Indian Restaurant Congress

Day 1 - August 28, 2017
10:00AM - 10:15AM	Welcome Note By: Ms. Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Franchise India Lighting Of Lamp & Inauguration
10:15AM - 11:15AM	Inaugural Session: Restaurant Industry 2020 Mr. Zorawar Kalra, Founder & Managing Director, Massive restaurants Pvt Ltd Mr. Srivatsa Krishna, CEO & Secretary, Coffee Board of India Mr. Stelio Nathanael, Chief Executive Officer, Gold Brands
11:15AM - 11:40AM	Networking Tea
11:40AM - 12:30PM	Session 1: Innovation + Experience : The new law in food game Marrying 'Fine Dining' to 'Fun' Dining Session Lead and Moderator: Amin Ali, Special Correspondent, The Times of India Mr. Kabir Suri, Co-Founder & Director, Azure Hospitality Mr. Varun Kapur, Executive Director, K Hospitality Corp Mr. Ashish Kapur, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Yo! China Chef Akmal Anuar, Founder & Chef, Fils 3 Restaurant Mr. Varun Tuli, Founder, Yum Yum Cha (The Yum Yum Tree)
12:30PM - 1:30PM	Session 2: Soul and Scale: How restaurants are making most of it Session Moderator : Mr. Rajat Wahi, Partner & Head - Consumer Business, Deloitte Mr. Stelio Nathanael, Chief Executive Officer, Gold Brands Mr. Ashish Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, TexMex Cuisine Pvt Ltd Mr. Sagar Daryani, CEO & Co-Founder, Wow!Momo Mr. Unnat Varma, Managing Director, Pizza Hut Mr. Varun Chaudhary, Executive Director, CG Corp Global Mr. Sahil Jain, Co-Founder, Dineout
1:30PM - 2:30PM	Networking Lunch
2:30PM - 2:40PM	Session 3 Mr. Ajay Singh Bhadoria, Vice President sales, Parag Milk Foods ltd
2:40PM - 3:30PM	Session 4: Where's the money: 2017-2018 Capital Connection Session Lead & Moderator : Mr. Anup Jain, Founding Investor & Board Member – Letz Gain, Strategic Advisor –Consumer & Retail-GFK & Founder & Managing Partner –Redback Advisory Services Mr. Ajit Mathur, Director –Strategic Initatives, Alamak Capital Advisors Mr. S P Singh, General Manager, SIDBI Mr. Rahul Rai, Partner & Director, Rabo Equity Advisors Private Limited Mr. Safir R Anand, Senior Partner-Anand & Anand, Head –Trademarks Contractual & Commercial IP
3:30PM - 3:40PM	Session 5 Mr. Sahil Jain, Co-Founder, Dineout
3:40PM - 4:30PM	Session 6: Building a Company Culture Session Moderator: Mr. Rajat Tuli, Senior Consultant , A T Kearney Mr. Tanmay Kumar, Chief Financial Officer, Burger King India Mr. Manish Rishi, Director - HR, The Leela Hotel & Residences, Gurgaon Mr. Nishith Kumar, Director- HR, Hilton Worldwide Mr. Sameer Bhasin, CEO, Barbeque Nation Mr. Biplob Bannerjee, Corporate HR, Jubilant FoodWorks Mr. Samir Chopra, Chairman, CybizCorp Mr. Kapil Malhotra, Founder and Managing Director, Total Solutions Group
4:30PM – 4:45PM	Sesson 7: Increase Profits and Maximise control using ready to use ERP for RESTAURANTS Ms. Catherine Silvia Murmu – PR Manager, Rance Computer
4:45PM - 5:30PM	Session 8: Turning the new food game Session Lead & Moderator: Mr. Karan Tanna, Chief Executive Officer, Yellow Tie Hospitality Mr. Pavan Jambagi, Founder & Director, Carnatic Cafe Chef Osama Jalali, Food Writer & Co-Founder, Masala Trail Mr. Munaf Kapadia, Chief Eating Officer, The Bohri Kitchen Chef Michael Swamy, Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur Ms. Madhavi Das, Chief Management Services Officer, FSSAI Mr. Varun Khullar, Director, The Seasons Group
7:30PM - 8:15PM	Bar & Cigar Summit Mr. Varun Sudhakar, Head- Operations & Innovations (Beverages), PizaExpress Mr. Inderjeet Singh Banga, Curator and Promoter, Prankster/ Pirates of Grill Mr. Rocky Mohan, Founder & Mentor, Gourmet Passport Mr. Saurabh Khanijo, Director, Welgrow Concepts
	End Of Conference Day One

Day 2 - August 29, 2017

9:30AM - 10:15AM

Chai & Bun Sumit Mr. Aditya Bagri, Vice President-Marketing & Group Director, Bagrrys India Chef Satish Sharma, Executive Chef – Pastry & Bakery , Hyatt Regency Mr. R.J. Surendranath, MD, M/s. HNS Hotels Pvt. Ltd.

Hall 1
10:30AM - 11:30 AM	Session 1: GOOD + FOOD What keeps the diners drooling in 2017 Session Lead & Moderator: Chef Amrita Raichand, Celebrity Chef Chef Romy Gill, Celebrity Chef Chef Alexander Moser, Celebrity Chef & Executive Chef, Andaz Chef Gautam Chaudhary, Celebrity Chef & Director-Giant Foods LLC Chef Vivek Bhatt, Executive Chef, JW Marriott, New Delhi
11:30AM - 11:45AM	Networking Tea
11:45AM - 12:30PM	Session 2: Brew Hot-Blow Cold Bev Trends 2017 :The Bar & Beverage Business Landscape Session Lead & Moderator: Ms. Anoothi Vishal, Columnist, Food Writer, Economic Times Ms. Shatbhi Basu, Director, STIR Academy Of Bartending & Creative Consultants Mr. Ishan Grover, Brewmaster/Partner, R J Brewing Solutions Mr. Vaibhav Singh, Founder, Perch Wine & Coffee Bars Mr. Viraj Lamba, Director, FLYP@MTV
12:30PM - 1:30PM	Session 3: Creative Catering Session Lead & Moderator : Mr. Sameer Lamba, Founder, Kwality Group Mr. Amit Dua, Founder, FnB Catering Mr. Pranay Bahl, Director, Embassy Restaurants & Catering Chef Puneet Sikand, Director and Proprietor;The Kitchen Art Company, JPS Catering Pvt Ltd Sanjay Vazirani, CEO & Managing Director, Foodlink Services Pvt Ltd Ved Krishna, MD, Yash Papers

Hall 2
10:30AM - 11:30 AM	Session 1: The Future of Food Delivery Mr. Bhavik Rathod, Head of UberEATS India
11:30AM - 11:45AM	Networking Tea
11:45AM - 12:30PM	Session 2: The Connected Experience Of A Smart Restaurant Tech Talk On Restaurant's Playbook In A Digital World Mr. Samir Khadepaun, CEO & Co-Founder, MobiKon Tech Mr. Piyush Jain, Co-Founder, LimeTray
12:30PM - 1:30PM	Session 3: Tech Munch: Influencing Food Digitally Session Lead & Moderator: Mr. Kalyan Karmakar, Food blogger, columnist and author of The Travelling Belly Ms. Deeba Rajpal, Food Writer, Recipe Developer, Food Stylist & Blogger – Passionate About Baking Mr. Shuchir Suri, Founder, Food Talk India Ms. Uma Raghuraman, Food Expert & Owner, MasterChefMom

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Networking Lunch

2:30PM - 3:00 PM

Session 4: Valedictory Keynote How The Changes In The Food Industry Are Creating Opportunities And Threats? Time To Reset Our Strategies Mr. Jaspal Singh Sabharwal, Co-Founder-Tag Taste Foods Pvt. Ltd. & Senior Advisor-Everstone Group

3:00PM - 3:30 PM

Session 5: Talk With Chef Ranveer Brar Chef Ranveer Brar, Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur

3:30PM - 3:45PM

Networking Tea

3:45PM - 4:15PM

Session 6: Talk With - Chef Romy Gill Chef Romy Gill, Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur

4:15PM - 4:45PM

Session 7: Keynote Session
How Dining Trend is Changing Mr. Akmal Anuar, 3 Fils Restaurant

Workshop Sessions

Hall 1
5:00PM - 5:45PM	Session 1: A design that boast: How can your design attract customers Mr. Ketan Jawdekar, Founder & MD, Studio K-7 Designs Pvt Ltd Mr. Asha Sairam, Principal - Interior Design, Studio Lotus Mr. Abhigyan Neogi, Architect and Founder, Chromed Design Studio