About ILSI-India and ILSI
 
     
  Opening Session
  Welcome Address by Mr D H Pai Panandiker, Chairman, ILSI-India
  Vote of Thanks by Mr N M Kejriwal,President, ILSI-India
 
  Session I : The World of Tea
  Tea IndustryGlobal Trends Dr N Muraleedharan, Advisor, Tea Research Foundation
  Broad Compositional Differences and Benefits: Flavonoids, Theanine, Caffeine Prof. Sandip K Bandopadhyay, Advisor, National Tea Research Foundation
  Tea – The Right Perspective Dr. Dharini Krishnan, Dietitian, Former National President, Indian Dietetic Association
 
  Session II : Tea and Health – Recent Evidence of Health Benefits
  Tea and Vascular Health: Evidence Emerging from Epidemiological and FMD Studies Prof. Claudio Ferri, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of L'Aquila – San Salvatore Hospital
  Multicentric Study on The Effect of Tea in Cerebrovascular Disease Dr Amar Kr Misra, Stroke Unit, Stroke unit, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishtan
  Value Addition to Tea with Micronutrients, Flavors and Herbs Dr Gautam Banerjee, Hindustan Unilever Research Center
  Eliminating Toxicity of Smoking Through Tea Dr Koustubh Panda, Head & Coordinator, Dept. of Biotechnology & Dr. B.C. Guha Centre For Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Calcutta, Director, West Bengal Biotech Development Corporation, Adviser, Science & Technology, Govt. of West Bengal
  Elucidation of Physiological Functions of Tea Catechins and their Multiple Practical Applications Dr Yukihiko Hara President, Tea Solutions and Visiting Professor of School of Food and Nutritional Science, University of Shizuoka