RA 2025 PASSAgenda 2025 More Tables, More Food, More Moolah
10:30-10:45 AM
Welcome Note
Ms. Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur- APAC & Franchise India Group
10:45-11:30 AM
The New Age Restaurant Growth: Powering Restaurant Growth Through Technology and Leadership
Session Highlights:
- Intelligent Leadership: Leveraging Emotional Intelligence, Data, and Technology to Drive Restaurant Success
- The Winning Story: LTOs that drive success
- Innovation That Works
- Feeding the dupe culture, Gen Z and younger Millennial
Session Lead & Moderator:
Anand Ramanathan, Partner and Consumer Industry Leader- South Asia, Deloitte
Speakers
Gaurav Pande, Executive Vice President and Business Head- Popeyes, Jubilant FoodWorks
Shakir Haq, CEO & Director, NKP Empire Ventures
Prashant Issar, MD, Bellona Hospitality
Navaj Sharief, Founder & Managing Director, Sharief Bhai Biryani
Sangeetha Maruthapandian. Director, Anjappar Chettinad Restaurant
Nanda Kumar Janaki, Area Sales Manager- OOH, Nestle Professional India
11:30-11:45 AM
Keynote Session:
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager & OIC, GAIL Gas Limited- Bengaluru
11:45-12:30 PM
The Rise of home-grown Startups: How they are attracting Investors
Session Highlights:
- Staying competitive in the fast growing data-centric biz
- Evolving with Innovation
- Customer is the King: Focusing on customer to drive growth
- Building an effective transformation team
Session Lead & Moderator:
Nandini Banerjee, Managing Editor, Retailer Magazine
Speakers
Sundeep Singh, Founder & CEO, Bogmalo Foods and Hospitality LLP
Zaid Sait, CEO, Zed The Baker
Abhinav Mathur, CEO & Managing Director, Kaapi Machines and Something’s Brewing
Tejasvi Suresh Bala, CEO, Swirl Lifestyle
Naufal Verkumb, Founder, Burger Seigneur
12:30-1:30 PM
2025 Dining Trends: How Chefs are Innovating The Table Experience
Session Highlights:
- Staying One Bite Ahead: Understanding Customer Trends Better
- New age menu innovation: moving towards a Sustainable Futures
- The Rise of Hotel Restaurants: How Top executive Chefs are creating different flavours
Session Lead & Moderator:
Abhijit Saha, Chef- Entrepreneur and Founder & MD, Ace Hospitality
Speakers
Chef Bobby Patel, Co-founder, Thyme and Whisk, Mad Doh
Chef Nishesh Seth, Executive Chef, Shangri-La Banglore
Chef Rajesh Roy, Executive Chef, The Leela Bhartiya City, Bangalore
Chef Ritik Mathur, Corporate Chef, Cremica Food Industries Ltd
1:30-2:30 PM
Networking Lunch
2:30-3:30 PM
Building omni-channel in restaurants: What Does Innovation Look Like for these brands
Session Highlights:
- How QSR and delivery/ Cloud Kitchens have become co-conspirators
- How data can help in better decision making
- New and Exciting: Embracing Trends that sets you apart
- Big Data, Bigger I1mpact: Creating Outstanding Delivery and Dine-in Experiences
- How spaces are inter-connected
Session Lead & Moderator:
Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Franchise India
Speakers
Arpita Aditi, Founder & CEO, Dil Foods
Mahesh Reddy, CEO, GoPizza India
Abhijeet Anand, Founder & CEO, abCoffee
Zain Khwaja, MD, US Pizza
Sourish Bhattacharyya, Senior Consultant, We The Chefs, and Co-Author, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Indian Cuisine
Stephen Jude Noah, Head – Leasing, Forum Malls
3:30-4:15 PM
The Bigger The Better: Building Spaces That Creates an Everlasting Expression
Session Highlights:
- The journey from ‘Fine Dining’ to ‘Fun Dining’
- How Big is Big for Nightlife Restaurant and Bar
- Key elements pushing the growth of fun spaces
- Beyond The Food: How Bar Teams are ruling the top restaurants
Session Lead & Moderator:
R S Dharmendra, COO, Gilly’s
Speakers
Arun Prasanna, CHO, Byg Brewski Brewing Company
Teja Chekuri, Founder- Full Stack Ventures
GopiChand Cherukuri, Founder, Indian Craft Brewery
Chef Priyank Singh Chauhan, Culinary Director, Shiro (JSM Corporation)
4:15-5:00 PM