Speakers

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Speakers 2024

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

Dhruv Kohli

Founder, Boba Bhai

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

Joy Singh

Co-partner, Yeti - Delhi, Gurgaon and Mumbai
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MERRILL PEREYRA

MD, Pizza Hut Indian Subcontinent And Conference Chairperson IRC 2023

Raghav Verma

Co-Founder, Chaayos

ZORAWAR KALRA

Founder & Managing Director, Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd.

KABIR SURI

Co-Founder & Director, Azure Hospitality

Vicky Ratnani

Celebrity Chef and Consultant

Manu Anand

Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo India

Pankaj Chaddah

Co-Founder and COO, Zomato

Shri Shivaji Desai

Joint Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration, Pune

CHEF MICHAEL SWAMY

Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur

CHEF ROMY GILL

Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur

PAVAN JAMBAGI

Founder & Director, Carnatic Cafe

Shri Goutam Deb

Hon'ble Minister, Ministry Of Tourism, Govt. Of West Bengal

Samir Kuckreja

President, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality Private Limited

Rod Young

Managing Director, DC Strategy, Australia

Shyam Jaju

National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party

Bina Ramani

Author, Designer, Social Activist, and Entrepreneur

Jattinn Kochhar

Internationally acclaimed Indian Designer

Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor

Celebrity Chef, Khana Khazana India Pvt. Ltd

SRIVATSA KRISHNA

CEO & Secretary, Coffee Board of India

Jasper Reid

Director, Wendy's & Jamie's Italian India & Owner IMM

Vikas Mittal

Managing Director, McCain Foods India Pvt Ltd

Chef Pankaj Bhadouria

Master Chef, Winner of Master Chef India

Chef Shipra Khanna

Master Chef, Winner of Master Chef India

UMESH MADHYAN

National Head - Infrastructure & Logistics, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (HCCB)

Rakhee Vaswani

Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur- Palate Culinary Studio

Mayur Tiwari

Executive Chef-JW MARRIOTT PUNE

Chef Ramesh B Javvaji

Executive Committee Board Member-IFCA & Director-Culinary Studies-International Academy Of Culinary Arts

Sandeep Singh

CEO- Papa John's India.

RAJEEV VARMAN

Conference Chairperson & Ceo, Burger King India

Vikrant Batra

Owner, Café Delhi Heights

Goumtesh Singh

Partner, Raasta, The Carribean Lounge & Yeti

Anahita N. Dhondy

Chef Partner, SodaBottleOpenerWala

Padma Shri. Dr. Pushpesh Pant

Indian Acedemic, Food Critic and Historian

Rajneet Kohli

President & CBO, Domino's Pizza

Ankit Tayal

Co-Founder, True Palate Hospitality
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BIRAJA ROUT

Founder, Biggies Burger
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HARPAL SINGH SOKHI

Energy Chef Of India, TV Anchor, Restaurant Brand Owner And Consultant, Author

KAZEM SAMANDARI

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

Actor, producer and entrepreneur

MAYANK TIWARI

Group Executive Chef, PVR Cinemas

SHIVAM SHAHI

Co-Founder And COO, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
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MAHESH REDDY

CEO, GOPIZZA India
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SAGAR DARYANI

CEO & Co-Founder, Wow! Momo
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