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Indian Home Show 2012

Conference Agenda

11:30 - 11:45	Networking Tea/Coffee
DAY 1 - AUGUST 27, 2012
10:00 - 11:30	Inaugural Session : "THE FOOD SERVICE VISION: Restaurant Industry 2012 and Beyond" Welcome Address: Ms. Ritu Marya-Editor in Chief, Retailer, Franchise India Holdings Ltd Inaugural Address: Mr. Niren Choudhary, Managing Director, Yum! Restaurants India Pvt. Ltd. & Conference Chair Session 1 Session Highlights Economic Forecast for the Restaurant Industry Movements, trends & new leadership in Food Service Business Need for better food processing infrastructure in India The food inflation challenge :Fixing the volatile commodity price effects on ROI performance Financing Opportunities In Govt Guaranteed Loans Session Chair: Mr. Niren Chaudhary, President, Yum! Restaurants India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Sunil Kapur, Chairman, Blue Foods & Travel Food Services Mr. Navin Kumar Maini, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI, Lucknow Mr. Manu Anand, Chairman & CEO, Pepsi Co. India Mr. Akshay Bector, Managing Director, Mrs. Bector Foods (Cremica Food Specialties) Mr. Vikas Mittal, Managing Director, McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
11:45 - 12:35	Session 2 THE ANATOMY OF A CONSUMER: Connecting Consumers with Profitability Session Highlights Understanding the eating out trends Need to profile consumers' needs Filling out the gap in institutional catering services in India Families Matter! Why This Valuable Segment Warrant more loyalty building spend Keeping the consumer coming back for more Opportunities for Increasing Consumption: A Fresh Take on Strengthening Food Safety quality ï¿½ A policy thrust Mr. Pankaj Chaddah, COO, Zomato Dr. A. Madhavan, Asst. Director, FSSAI Mr. Sanjeev Mehandiratta, Group Advisor-Food and Beverages, Cafï¿½ Coffee Day Mr Ashish Kapur, Managing Director, Yo!China*
12:35 - 13:30	Session 3 EAT OR BE EATEN: POSITIONING FOR HIGH VOLUME BUSINESS Best practices in Foodservice operations, relative to sales-building The Lifespan of Menu Trends- The Business Case for Menu R&D Additional revenues in Catering & Home Delivery Cost Audit & Control in Foodservice operations A better SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Growth Vs. Operational Improvement deals Session Chair: Mr. Marut Sikka, food consultant and restaurateur, Magique Mr. Rahul Akerkar, Managing Director & Director Cuisine,Indigo (Degustibus Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.) Mr. Shiv Karan Singh, Director, Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Saurabh Khanijo, Director, Welgrow Hotel Concepts Pvt. Ltd. (Kylin) Mr. Vikas Arora, Executive Director, Precious Hospitality& Leisures Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Prosenjit Roy Choudhury, CEO Barbeque Nation
13:30 - 14:30	Networking Lunch
14:30 - 15:00	Keynote 1 Raising the Growth Bar --- A Keynote by Mr. Rod Young, Managing Director, DC Strategy, Australia
15:00 - 16:15	Session 4 FOR WHAT ITï¿½S WORTH- How to access capital for growth Session Highlights How private equity firm promotes operational improvement and synergies How PE Firms are leading M&A deals in Restaurant Industry Private Equity Vs Bank Loans Session Chair: Mr. Samir Kuckreja, President, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Hemendra Mathur, Managing Director, SEAF India Investment Advisors Mr. Sandeep Kohli, Sr. Advisor, TVS Capital Funds Ltd. Mr. Siddharth Lal, Sr. Vice President, Rabo Equity Advisors Ms. Seema Jhingan, Senior Partner, Lex Counsel Law Offices
16:15 - 17:00	Session 5 Enabling and Motivating Franchise Growth Session Highlights Business Opportunities in Restaurant Franchising Multiple Unit, Multiple Concepts: How the modern day franchisee profile is changing Building the franchisor-franchisee relation on communication & sound strategy Drawing the line- control concerns: finance, IP & property Session Chair: Mr. Rod Young, Managing Director, DC Strategy, Australia Mr. Manmohan Kohli, Owner, Hotel Aroma Vikram Mr. Rajeev Panjwani, CEO, Travel Food Services Mr. James R. Walker, Chief Development Officer, Brass Tap, USA Mr. Shivshankar R, Director, Barista Lavazza Mr. Pravin Juneja, Managing Director, South Asian Hospitality Services Pvt. Ltd.
17:00 - 17:15	Networking Tea/Coffee
17:15 - 18:15	Session 6 Blueprint For Building A Talent Pool- Developing work ethic in restaurant workplace Latest Ways to Recruit and Retain todayï¿½s Workforce How can inspired staff be trained to turn customers into fans? Strategies to build a culture of dedicated services Fighting the battle of low productivity, declining confidence and young employees not prepared to work. Training for skill development- a nationwide concern Session Chair: Mr. Alok Shivapuri, Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa Mr. Ranjan Choudhury, Head Principal- Program Development, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Mr. Deepak Behl, Chief People Officer, The Kwality Group Mr. Ajay Khanna, Sr. VP-Hospitality Business,Team Lease Services Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Venkatraman Girish, Sr. Vice President-Human Resources, Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.
Day 2 - AUGUST 28, 2012
10:00 - 10:15	Keynote 1 Becoming a Restaurant Chain-Samir Kuckreja, President, NRAI and Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
10:15 - 11:15	Session 1 CHAIN RESTAURANT STRATEGIC PLANNING-- Regional vs, National Business Growth plan Session Highlights Menu Engineering & Design Planning Concept standardization and establishing successful partnerships with vendors Understanding unit expansion, operating margins, outsourcing & return on capital How to Decide Whether to Open, Relocate, Remodel or Simply Close the Store Pricing strategies ï¿½How fixed and variable model works Session Chair: Mr. Samir Kuckreja, President, NRAI and Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Mr. R Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Continental Equipment India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Manu Mohindra, Managing Director, Under One Roof Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Vijay Abhimanyu, Managing Director, Billion Smiles Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Gokul Krishna,CEO, Cada-Designs Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Tanmay Kumar, Director-Business Development- Yum! Restaurants India Pvt. Ltd.
11:15 - 11:30	Networking Tea/Coffee
11:15 - 11:45	Keynote 2 Building a Restaurant Chain - A Recipe of Success --- Mr. Tapan Vaidya, General Manager- Asia Pasific Region, The Jawad Business Group, UAE
11:45 - 12:45	Session 2 INTERNATIONALIZE: LOOKING BEYOND BORDERS Session Highlights The global marketplace: What to know Is your Brand ready to go global Identifying the Global marketplace: Where & When Collaboration for global outreach Session Chair- Mr.Tony White, Regional General Manager -Gloria Jeans Coffee, Australia Mr. Manish Mehrotra, Executive Chef, Old World Hospitality Mr. Mir Mazharuddin, MD, Hyderabad House Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Rahul Kumar,CEO,Red Mango
12:45 - 13:15	Keynote 3 The New Age Leadership Realities- Vantage Points of Inspiration Session Highlights Leadership has taken on many more forms and continues to evolve as the dynamics of people and communication evolve. The reality today is that today the Business owner needs to be crisis-prepared 24/7. It is not a matter of ï¿½ifï¿½ you, as a leader, will deal with crisis; it is a matter of ï¿½when.ï¿½ A thought Leadership session that will allow food operators and entrepreneurs to conquer the emotional paralysis that robs vision and momentum, turning obstacles into incredible opportunities and harnessing the power of change Mr. Jonathan Jordan, President, Global Change Management, Inc., USA
13:15 - 13:30	Session 3 The Future Of Foodservice Technology Session Highlights This practical discussion will explore the role that IT can play in an restaurant organization to support & provide integrated brand experience including streamlining the Front of House with focus on Menu engineering, table management, POS, reservations etc. Mr. Ashish Tulsian, Co- Founder & CEO , POSist Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
13:30 - 14:15	Networking Lunch
14:15 - 15:15	Session 4 REACHING OUT TO THE CONSUMER- Marketing it right Session Highlights The strategy for Location Based Behavioral Targeting Making print work, Maximize Your Media Mix Social Media: The Fundamental Shift into the Future Social Media: The Fundamental Shift in the Future Mr. Ankur Warikoo, CEO, Crazeal.com (by GROUPON Inc.) Mr. Anil Bhandari, Chairman, A B Smart Concepts Mr. Saurabh Sengupta, Head of Operations, Zomato Mr. Bhaskar S, Co-founder, Amagi Media Services Mr. Sunil Kallerackal, Founder & Chairman, BookyourTable Mr. Amit Kohli, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Food Panda
15:15 - 16:15	Session 5 THE LOCATION A-Z OF RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT Session Highlight Occupancy Costs: When Is Rent Too High and What to Do About It? Why Food courts are under-performing & how developers-operator collaborations can fix it Explore the pros & cons of Food-courts vs Stand-alone dining space Exploring the benefits and problems that surround transit locations (places like airports, metro stations, bus-stands & railway stations) and debate if the transit spots are the true profit pockets. Session Moderator: Ms. Saloni Nangia, President, Technopak Advisors Ms. Deepti Goel, Vice President- Retail, Ambience Mall Mr. Yogeshwar Sharma, Director, Select Citywalk Ms. Ritu Chaudhri, Vice President-Marketing & Operations, Nirulas
16:00 - 16:15	Networking Tea/Coffee
16:15 - 16:35	Session 6 Hotel Restaurants, Concepts and Eating out Trends Session Highlights Rise in eating out in Hotel restaurants. How & Why? Hotel chains clocking high revenues from F&B business in their properties Independent restaurants moving in hotel premises & famous hotel restaurants moving out in stand alone locations. Good or Bad? Marketing of Hotel restaurants as a separate entity & How they can provide an integrated brand experience. Mr. Cajetan A Araujo, Hotel Manager, The Claridges, Surajkund

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Testimonials

Awardee Speak

Copper Chimney ï¿½ The arrangements were good, we were very happy & it was an enjoyable night.

Chef Sanjay Malkani

Awardee Speak

Under One Roof Consultants It was a pleasure to be a part of the Indian restaurant awards. The evening was very well organised, crisp and structured. it was nice to see a Pan India participation and especially nice to see Restaurants from non metro cities receive awards for their accomplishments.

Manu Mohindra

Awardee Speak

Smoke House Grill Firstly congratulations on the successful venture. Great beginning and we our sure it will go places. It was a fantastic evening.

Shivkaran

Delegate Speak

It was a very interesting and full of insights event and we certainly hope to participate in more of these in the future

Nuno Desouza, Nestle Professional

Real Educative sessions-
Atanu Saha, Himalaya International

Delegate Speak

Very insightful and informative. Cleared a lot of myth-
Sonia Mohendran, Under One roof

Was a great opportunity to get an insight for a start up -
Gagandeep Singh, Doodle Cafï¿½

Good Speakers, Good open house discussions-
Ashish Ahuja, Pebble Street

Delegate Speak

Superb content & presentation by Deepak Behl -
Sushant Gomber, IBDC Publisher

Informative, concise and well structured-
Pooja Mahajan, Unitas Foods Pvt Ltd

Hats off for hard work you put to cover 360 degree of industry-
Nilesh Dhoot, Cookeasy Equipments

Delegate Speak

Some of the Speakers were relevant & also had new hospitality investors at the same platform. It was also well managed. -
Avinash Srivastava, Vadilal Enterprises

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