Our Speakers

Samir Kuckreja, Founder & CEO of Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, has 26 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd specialises in consultancy work for the hospitality industry. Areas of work include advising start-up concepts, food technology companies, foreign chains on entry strategy, existing chains on menu and cost optimisation, new store planning, systems and franchising, executive search and organisation development, restaurant companies on fund raising and PE/VC funds on acquisitions.

Samir is a Trustee and was the President of National Restaurant Association of India from 2009 to 2014. He is a founding member of the Governing Council of the National Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council and was CEO & MD of Nirula's from June 2006 till April 2012. Samir was a co-investor with Navis Capital Partners in the business. He earlier worked with Yum Restaurants and Mars Hotel & Restaurants.