Speakers

Our Speakers

Anil Chadha

Managing Director,
ITC Hotels Limited (Conference Chairperson)

M. Mahadevan

Chairman & MD,
Advantage Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Anjan Chatterjee

Founder & MD,
Speciality Restaurants Ltd.

Akshay Bector

Chairman & MD,
Cremica Food Industries Limited

Chef Vicky Ratnani

Author, Chef & Founder,
SpeakBurgers

Tapan Vaidya

Group CEO, PJP Investments Group (UAE, KSA & Jordan) & Treasurer & Executive Board Member at UAERG

Tarun Jain

CEO,
Tim Hortons India

Karan Kapur

ED,
K Hospitality Corp.

Suvir Saran

Chef & Restaurateur

Kunal Kapur

Chef & Restaurateur

Atul Kochhar

2-Time Michelin-Starred Chef & Restaurateur

Kallol Banerjee

Co-Founder,
Rebel Foods

Minakshi Singh

Co-Founder,
Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy, Sidecar & The Brook

Jairaj Singh Solanki

MD and Co-Founder, Naaya Hospitality

Rajat Wahi

Senior Advisor,
CPG, Retail & Hospitality

Sukul Kundan

Brand CEO,
PF Chang's India

Dhruv Oberoi

Executive Chef,
Olive Qutub, The Grammar Room & Bar Serai

Rajan Sethi

Managing Director, Bright Hospitality Private Limited (BHPL)

Dr. Chef Parvinder Singh Bali

Director, School for European Pastry and Culinary Arts

Vardaan Marwah

Chef Partner,
Farro

Vikrant Batra

Founder,
Café Delhi Heights, Bakehouse Comfort & Ikigai

Chef Rakesh Sethi

National Award-Winning Celebrity Chef, TV Cooking Show Host & Corporate Executive Chef

Dipender K Tiwari

Director - Culinary & Dining,
Qutab Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (QLA, Mehrauli)

Kavita Devgan

Writer & Nutritionist

Amit Bagga

Co-Founder, CEO & CMO, Daryaganj Hospitality

Ajay Singhal

Former CEO, Gourmet Investment Pvt Ltd

Shahnaaz Anjum

Director of Food & Beverage, Fairmont Jaipur

Gaurav Kanwar

Founder,
Harajuku Tokyo Cafe

Dheeraj Mathur

Cluster Executive Chef, Radisson Blu, Kaushambi, Delhi NCR

Amit Dash

Executive Chef, The Westin Gurgaon and The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa

Vineet Manocha

Group President – Culinary, Bikaji Foods International Limited

Niketa Sharma

Founder,
Keish Hospitality

Gagandeep Singh Sawhney

Executive Chef & Culinary Centre of Excellence Cuisine Specialist, MEIA Region, Shangri-La Group

Avantika Sinha Bahl

Founder & MD,
TSPL Hospitality

Pawan Shahri

Founder & CEO,
Chrome Asia

Jatin Mallick

Chef & Co-Founder,
DOS & Tres

Varun Madan

CEO & Founder,
Salad Days

Randeep Bajaj

Founder,
Ambrosia Hospitality

Neeraj Sharma

Director of Food & Beverage, Roseate House

Abhayraj Singh Kohli

Partner, Tori & Director- Grandmamas Cafe, Pritam, Tacos & Buns & Candy & Cream

Sanjay Mohta

Vice President,
Kopi Kenangan

Gaurav Pande

Executive Vice President & Business Head, Popeyes at Jubilant FoodWorks

Gautam Munjal

Founder, Minimalist Hotels

Neha Gupta

Co-Founder,
Beyond Designs

Nishant Choubey

Consulting Chef,
Indus Bangkok Tokyo

Saby Gorai

President, Young Chefs Association of India, Mentor, Consultant Chef

Ankita Poojari

Director, Shiv Sagar Group

Nikhil K. Rochlani

Managing Partner, Kyma, Butterfly High, The Bigg Small Café+Bar

Chef Matteo Fracalossi

Executive Chef, Andaz

Mathew Varghese

Executive Director and State Head -Delhi & Haryana, Indian Oil Corp LimitedIndian

Joy Singh

Co-partner, Yeti - Delhi, Gurgaon and Mumbai and Raasta

Akshay Anand

Partner, Toy Room, Ophelia, Cosy Box

Chef Om Nayak

Founder, Chef Om’s Hospitality

Amrut Mehta

Director, The Little Italy Group

Mayank Tiwari

Group Executive Chef,
PVR Cinemas

Chef Gautam Chaudhry

Director, Demiurgic Hospitality

Sahil Sambhi

Founder,
Latango, Japonico, Berlin, Vietnom & Bawri

Nikita Harisinghani

Co-Founder, Chrome Hospitality

Anirudha Kotgire

Managing Director & Co-Founder, Waayu

Sheet Dila

Head of Marketing, Passcode Hospitality

Dr(chef) Rajeev Goyal

President, India Food Tourism Org.
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Previous Speakers

Varun Kapur

Executive Director, Travel Food Services and Conference Chairperson 2024

Jaewon Lim

Founder and Global CEO, GOPIZZA

Krunal Chahwala

CEO, PizzaExpress India

Akshay Bector

Chairman & Managing Director, Cremica Food Industries Limited

Mouni Roy

Actor & Entrepreneur

Manisha Bhasin

Corporate Executive Chef, ITC Hotels

Mahesh Reddy

CEO, GoPizza India

Amit Bagga

Co-founder, CEO & CMO, Daryaganj Hospitality

Shivam Shahi

Co-Founder And COO, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Pawan Shahri

Founder, Chrome Hospitality

Vineet Manocha

Group President – Culinary, Bikaji Foods International Limited

Rajat Agrawal

CEO, Barista

Davinder Kumar

Vice President, Le Meridien, New Delhi and President, ICF

Dhruv Oberoi

Executive Chef, Olive Qutub, The Grammar Room, Bar Serai

Tarun Khanna

Partner, CX Advisors LLP.

Ashish Dev Kapur

MD, White Hat Hospitality

Abhijeet Anand

Founder & CEO, abCoffee

Chef Gauri Varma

Founder, Confect Sugar Paste

Teja Chekuri

Global Entrepreneur And Managing Partner, Ironhill India

Ankur Chawla

FnB Entrepreneur, Sommelier & Beverage expert

Shakir Haq

CEO, NKP Empire Ventures

Rajat Tuli

Partner, Kearney

Karan Makan

Founder & MD, Quantum Oakmen Partners

Vikrant Batra

Owner, Café Delhi Heights

Shivesh Bhatia

Baker & Influencer

Adwait Anantwar

Chef Partner Inja Restaurant New Delhi & Brand chef, Mohalla Restaurant UAE & SAUDI ARABIA

Mister Tikku

Content Creator and Influencer

Gagandeep Singh Sawhney

Executive Chef, Shangri La Group

Goumtesh Singh

Co-partner, Yeti - Delhi, Gurgaon and Mumbai

Ritika Sharma

Director, Litchi Bistro- Delhi

Ankur Singh

Partner, Kearney

Kailash Agarwal

President-Retail QSR, Halidram’s

Rakesh Ranjan

CEO- Food Delivery, Zomato

Rahul Agrawal

CEO, Barbeque Nation

Aman Chainani

Founder & MD, Pacific Hospitality

Gaurav Wadhwa

Founder Director, Culinary Head & Co-owner, Theos Food Pvt Ltd

Sahil Sambhi

Founder & CEO, House of Yuvi

Nishant Sinha

Founder, Roastery Coffee House and Co-founder at Colocal

Ipsa Sambhi

Founder, La Croute

Akash Kalra

3rd Generation Owner and Managing Director, United Group

Amrut Mehta

Director, The Little Italy Group

Shreh Madan

Co-Founder, CMO, Burgrill

Nikhil Chawla

Indian Food vlogger

Saby Gorai

President, Young Chefs Association of India, Mentor, Consultant Chef

Mayank Tiwari

Group Executive Chef, PVR Cinemas

Chef Om Nayak

Founder, Chef Om’s Hospitality

Mohit Dang

Co-founder, Currynama by Seven Seas

Chef Rakesh Sethi

Celebrity Chef & Corporate Executive Chef, Radisson Hotels Group- South Asia

Varun Madan

CEO & Founder, Salad Days

Nishant Choubey

Partner, Saatvik Delhi

Sanandan Sudhir

Founder & Director of On2Cook India

Rajit V. Shetty

Managing Director, Ramee Group

Minakshi Singh

CEO & Co-founder, Cocktails & Dreams, Sidecar and Thirsty Three Hospitality

Manoj Rai

CEO, Punjabi by Nature

Siddharth Arora

COO, Subway India

Rubjeet Singh Grover

Managing Director, Amritsar Haveli Group

Udai Pinnali

CEO, Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality (ABNAH)

KAZEM SAMANDARI

Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, L’Opéra (French Bakery Pvt. Ltd.)

Neelam Singh

Founder & CEO, The Burger Company

Manish Sharma

Co-Founder & COO - Karigari

Sohrab Sitaram

Co-Founder and Director, Keventers

Tejasvi Suresh Bala

CEO, Swirl Lifestyle

Dr. Chef Parvinder Singh Bali

Director, School for European Pastry and Culinary Arts

Nitish Jha

Ex-foodpreneur, Angel Investor and Marketing & Growth Consultant

Jairaj Singh Solanki

Director/Co-founder, Naaya Hospitality (Lair, New Delhi)

Amin Ali

Seasoned Journalist and Food Critic

Akshay Anand

Partner, Toy Room, Ophelia, Cosy Box

Shikha Nath

Culinary Director, Charcoal Concepts

T Aditya Reddy

Founder, Mexarosa

Aishwarya Suri

Founder, Dramz

Nishtha Saxena Sehgal

Brand Owner, Belgian Waffle Factory

Jahaan Khurana

Founder & Managing Director, The Rolling Plate

Dhaval Ajmera

Executive Chef, Nestle Professional

Veer Anukul Chandhok

CEO, Dana Choga Restaurants

Inderjeet Singh Banga

Promoter, Pirates of Grill

Palash Bhattacharya

National Channel Activation Manager- Food Services, Dabur

Gaurav Narang

Founder, Coffee Culture

Manoj Kumar Gupta

Executive Director and State Head (Delhi & Haryana), Indian Oil

Rahul Tiwari

Sales Executive, Nestle Professional

Amit Sharda

Chief Operating Officer, Prologic First

Rajat Wahi

Consultant

Suvir Saran

Chef & Restaurateur

Sana Bector Parwanda

Co-founder & Director, Zoet

Sumitt Wahall

COO, True Palate Café Pvt Ltd

Jatin Rai

GM, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. | Franchise Expansion, P&L, Business Development
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