Where Coffee & Tea Business Meets Innovation!

10:00 - 10:15 AM Welcome Note

10:15 - 10:30AM Lamp Lighting

10:30 - 11:15 AM AM Rewiring Global Tea & Coffee Trade: Supply Chains, Sourcing & Origin Power

• How global sourcing networks and trade flows are being restructured across producing nations.
• Exploring India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia as competing origin hubs in a fragmented global supply system.
• Understanding how trade, procurement strategies, and origin-led value chains are evolving in a volatile global market

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  Kushan Samararatne

  Chief Executive Officer – Colombo Coffee Company, Srilank
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  Ganesh Deivanayagam

  Chairman, Eswaran Brothers - Sri Lanka
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  Pramod Wakode

  Founder & President, TCA – Tea & Coffee Association CEO, United International Business Facilitation Centre (UIBFC), UAE
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  Arie Aripin

  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder, Jakarta Kopi Premium

11:15 - 11:30 AMKeynote
Smart Manufacturing in Tea & Coffee: From Craft to Industrial Precision

• How automation and digital systems are transforming tea and coffee production in Asia.
• Exploring intelligent roasting, blending, and processing systems for scalable quality consistency.
• Understanding how manufacturing efficiency and precision are reshaping global competitiveness

11:30-12:15 AMThe Café Economy Revolution: How HoReCa is Redefining Consumption in Asia

• How café culture and HoReCa expansion are reshaping beverage consumption across Asia
• Exploring lifestyle-driven demand growth and the rise of experiential beverage spaces
• Understanding the balance between retail consumption and café-led brand building

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  Akshay Kedia

  Co-Founder of Nothing Before Coffee (NBC)
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  Karan Mendon

  Co- founder & COO, Adhira & Appa
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  Baninder Singh

  Founder of Savorworks coffee and chocolate
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  Puneet Tibrewala

  Executive Director, Tea Post

12:15 - 1:00 PM Entrepreneurship & New-Age Beverage Brands in Asia

• How digital-first startups and D2C brands are disrupting traditional tea and coffee categories.
• Exploring niche positioning, premiumisation strategies, and consumer-led innovation.
• Understanding pathways for scaling from local markets to global beverage brands

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  Rajeev Baid
  CMD & Founder, Aman Tea Group & Chaichun Group
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  Vikram Mittal
  Founder, Mittal Teas
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  Abhijeet Anand
  Founder & CEO, abcoffee

1:00 - 2:00 PMNetworking Lunch

2:00 – 3:00 PMCapital Flows in Tea & Coffee: Where Investors Are Deploying Capital Icon

• How private equity, venture capital, and consolidation trends are shaping the beverage ecosystem.
• Exploring valuation frameworks, growth expectations, and investor appetite in Asia.
• Understanding M&A activity and the balance between profitability and scale

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  Prashant Mehta

  Managing Partner, Pulsar Capital
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  Arjun Vaidya

  Co-Founder, V3 Ventures

3:00 - 3:10 PMSponsor/Edit Keynote
What It Takes to Build a Global Beverage Powerhouse from Asia

• How leaders build globally dominant beverage companies from Asian origins.
• Exploring execution discipline, operational consistency, and long-term strategic vision.
• Understanding investor expectations and category leadership requirements at global scale

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  Dhaval Shah

  Director, Society Tea
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  Pathik Shah

  Executive Director, Jivraj9 Tea Group
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  S. Srudheep

  Managing Director, Sri Narasu’s Coffee Company Private Limited

4:00 - 4:45 PMRetail, E-Commerce & Omnichannel Growth in the Beverage Industry

• How digital commerce and retail transformation are reshaping beverage distribution globally.
• Exploring quick commerce, D2C scaling models, and evolving retail shelf dynamics.
• Understanding omnichannel integration as a core driver of growth and accessibility

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  Ishita Malpani

  Managing Director and CEO of Amruta Tea
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  Dinu Nanjappaa

  Founder & CEO, Planet Coffee
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  Laukik Bothara

  Founder & CEO, Colombian Brew Coffee, Didier & Frank Chocolates, and Christopher Cocoa