Organising Committee

Organising Committee of RESPack-2025 & FIPSA-2025

Dr. Sameer Joshi

Sameer Joshi has done his Polymer Engineering from Pune University in 1990 and also Ph.D on plastic waste management in 2017. He has is own plastic moulding unit in Pune and is passionate and works for plastics sustainability, environment and circular economy. He is a Guinness World Record Holder for the world’s largest “T” shirt from plastic waste and member of UN environment Marine Litter Action Group.

Mr. Praveen Bhatia

Mr. Praveen Bhatia, being a techno-commercial person, has a rich experience of over three decades in the consulting vertical of tube packaging machines. He is currently a member of the Board of esteemed Swiss group Wifag-Polytype India Marketing Private Limited, which is one of the leaders in the world of packaging and printing machines. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Tube Packaging Association in India.

Mr. Aditya Gupta

He is an Engineering Graduate in the field of Electronics from Bangalore University in 1991 and joined his family business of speciality paper and started manufacturing coated paper meant for flexible packaging. He is technically trained at Indian institute of paper , Saharanpur and now DPT, IIT, Roorkee. He is a Member of Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Institute (TAPPI) since 2004 and Indian pulp and paper technical association of India (IPPTA). He re-introduced cellophane in flexible packaging in India and developed a variety of food grade applications with paper. He also promotes specialised BOPP and bio-compostable resins for flexible and rigid packaging.

Mr. Ramanathan Balasubramanian

Mr Ramanathan has over 20 years experience in sales & marketing of coated steel with specialization on steel for packaging. He has been associated with the Metal Packaging Industry at various levels and has played a key role in driving innovation in Tinplate Packaging. Currently Heads Tinplate Business for JSW Steel and responsible for a business volume 0.6 million tons per annum.

Mr Vishal Malhotra

Mr Vishal Malhotra is the distinguished Director of Presto Stantest Pvt Ltd, a renowned Company founded by his visionary grandfather in 1983. An alumnus of Delhi Public School.He furthered his academic powers by obtaining a degree in Mechanical Engineering from RVCE, Bangalore, followed by an MBA from the esteemed Indian Institute of Foreign Trade( IIFT), New Delhi. Since joining Presto in 1995, Mr Malhotra has demonstrated unparalleled expertise in the field of quality and material testing equipment manufacturing. His leadership has been instrumental in propelling Presto to the forefront of the industry by earning its reputation for excellence and innovation. Under his stewardship, Presto has garnered a multitude of prestigious Awards including the Coveted Government of India Award for Quality, NABL accreditation and most recently, the ZED Gold Certification for Zero Effect, ZERO defect.

Prof. Mrs. Madhura Mahajan

She is the Head of Department in Printing and Packaging Technology at Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Engineering and Technology and GK Pate Institute of Management, Pune having rich Teaching Experience for 28 years, subjects of interest: offset, ink rheology, adhesives technology, press standardization, and packaging.Active researcher, presented papers at National and International Conferences and published 8 international journal papers.

Working on several research projects related to sustainable packaging. One is related to smart labels and the second one is related to printability

of barrier coating on agri-waste paper packaging. Hosted many online and offline conferences, seminars, talk shows, and moderated panel discussions. Invited at various associations: ICMA, A member of Sectional committee member of the Bureau of Indian Standards of MED 25 and MSD 6, departments for Printing standards. AIFMP awarded her the Presidential Award for Best Teacher and OPA felicitated her for her contribution to the 2021 Print Olympiad and 2024

West Zone Competition.

In May 2018, the Alumni Association of Pune Vidyarthi Griha, in honor of the Founder and Director, the Late Pa. Bha. Kulkarni, awarded her an alumni award for a noteworthy contribution to the Department of printing.Was awarded Best Teacher by the Late VG Joshi Trust in 2011. Before joining the academic field, Prof. Madhura worked in Parksons Packaging and Tata Press.

Mr. Rohit Ganeriwalla

Rohit has been in the packaging industry for about two and a half decades. During this journey, he has worked with Filling, Capping, Induction sealing, Labelling, Shrink Sleeving, Vacuum and Modified Atmospheric Packaging machines, Induction sealing wads, Pressure Sensitive Labels, Shrink Labels, Laminates and more such allied products catering to Food, Pharmaceuticals, Ayurvedic, Cosmetic, Chemicals, Pesticides, Edible & Lubricant oils, Confectionery,
Beverages, Spices, Dairy and many more industries.