Date: 10 March, 2021
Forum: Speaker Series: India at Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.
The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university in Berkeley, California. Speaker Series: India at Berkeley is organized by the student community in University of Berkeley and the vision is to engage with the rich Indian cultural fabric and tackle the most pressing issues facing the Indian society at large.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder & Executive Chairperson, Biocon talks to the students of the University of California, Berkeley in March 2021. As a part of Speaker Series India @ Berkeley, Kiran talks about her entrepreneurial journey, about overcoming numerous challenges in building Biocon into a leading global biopharmaceutical company with a commitment to make healthcare affordable and accessible and India as a powerful Bioeconomy.
She also addresses students questions on how India can leverage IP to become a global innovation powerhouse, how women can play a greater role in India’s growth story, what the Indian government needs to do make the COVID-19 vaccination drive more effective. Kiran also provides insights into how Brand India can eveolve from being a volume player to a value player in the global supply chain.