Conference Schedule

10:00 - 10:45 AM Opening & Welcome
Kick off the day with event goals and the essentials of coffee & tea service

11:00 – 11:45 AMPanel: Coffee Bar Mastery
From bean sourcing to latte art—building a best-in-class café experience

• From Bean to Cup: Building the Gold Standard in Café Culture
• Sourcing, roasting, pouring: Creating the best in-class experience
• Innovation vs Experience: How Cafes are building on it

• 
  Ashita Marya

  CEO, Franchise India

• 
  Ranjit Talwar
  Commercial Director and India Head, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
• 
  Rajat Agrawal
  CEO, Barista
• 
  Sana Bector Parwanda
  Co-founder and Director, Zoet

11:45 AM - 12:00 PMFireside Chat: The Future of Café Culture
How sustainability, wellness & digital ordering reshape service.

• 
  Punita Kapoor

  Managing Editor, Entrepreneur Restaurateur

• 
  Shivam Shahi
  Co-Founder, Blue Tokai Coffee

12:00 - 1:00 PM Tea on the Table: Culture, Craft, and Commerce
Integrating tea cocktails, food pairing & steep-to-order programs

• Brewing Innovation: The Role of Tea in Modern Menu
• What’s Trending: Matcha tea, Boba Tea and Sustainable menus
• Sip & Savor: The Art of Tea & Pastry Pairing

• 
  Kazem Samandari
  Founding Chairman, L’Opéra (French Bakery Pvt. Ltd.)
• 
  Gauri Varma
  Chef and Founder, Confect Sugar Paste
• 
  Gaurav Kanwar
  Founder, Harjuku Tokyo Café
• 
  Samantha Kochharr
  MD, Blossom Kochhar Group & Founder, Tea Room
• 
  Adnan Sarkar

  Founder, Easy Boba

1:00 - 2:00 PMNetworking Lunch & Tasting
Curated coffee flights and tea tasting stations to sample

2:00 - 3:00 PMSmart Brewing: The Role of Automation in Beverage Craft

• Designing Menu: Choosing the right brew for your brand
• How Master brewers are integrating automation without losing "craft"
• Data-driven Brewing: What the numbers say

• 
  Mohit Malik
  CTO, Chaayos
• 
  Nitin Dixit
  Co-Founder, Greenr Café
• 
  Gautam Munjal
  Founder, Minimalist Hotels & Fika Coffee
• 
  Dushyant Singh
  Founder, Coffee Sutra
• 
  Abhinav Mathur
  CEO & Managing Director, Kaapi Machines India Pvt. Ltd
• 
  Vaibhav Nagori

  Founding Partner, Greenr Café

3:00 - 4:00 PMWhat’s Brewing: Importance of Customer feedback

• Consumer expectation and personalistaion
• Brew Beyond Borders: Building an Omni-Channel Tea & Coffee Brand
• Smart grinders, precision brewers & digital tea infusers in service
• Integrating feedback into brand story-telling

• 
  Jagriti Motwani

  Chief, Cha Chi

• 
  Gaurav Wadhwa
  Founder & Director, Theos Foods
• 
  Dushyant Singh
  Founder, Coffee Sutra

4:00 - 4:15 PMAfternoon Coffee & Tea Break
Experience a rapid-blend demonstration and tea infusion art.