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- 4th - 5th February 2026 | Royal Orchid Resort & Convention Centre, Bengaluru
- Bengaluru
Speakers
Conference Chairperson
Dr. (Chef) K. Thiru
Founding Dean,
The School of Hospitality Management, Mahindra University
vikram cotah
CEO,
GRT Hotels and Resorts
Tapan Vaidya
Group CEO – Papa Johns India/UAE/KSA/Jordan
shakir haq
CEO, NKP Empire Pvt. Ltd
(Empire Restaurant, Karama, EasyBites, Vegetarea, Empire Juice)
Prasanna Venkatesh
Co-Founder,
Madras Coffee House
Balachandar R
Executive Director,
Junior Kuppanna Kitchens Pvt Ltd
tarun mahadevan
CEO & Managing Director,
Advantage Foods
Anand Krishnan
Director,
Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan
Ganesh Poojari
Director,
Central Tiffin Room (CTR)
rajat luthra
CEO,
Third Wave Coffee
robinder singh
Chief Operating Officer,
Paradise Biryani
Ananth Mandra
Managing Partner,
Kritunga Restaurants Chain
H.R. Jayaram
Founder, The Green Path
(Eco Hotel, Organic Restaurant, Banquet Halls, Organic Store & Sukrishi Farm)
Santhosh Sriram
Owner, RRI Hospitality Private Limited (Hakuna Matata, Brahma Brews, The Palms Brew & Kitchen, Indian Biere House)
mukesh tolani
Co-Founder and Director,
Toit Beer Co.,
pH4 Food & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
dr. pratekk Chaturvedi
COO,
Ironhill India
Pravesh Pandey
Founder & CEO,
PP Ventures (Roxie, Helen’s Place & One Floor Down)
hemender reddy
Founder,
Sribhog Hospitalities & MAK Hospitality, The Moonshine Project, EXT by Moonshine Project, Bistro Melaange, Aromas of Dakshin
vimal sharma
Chief Executive Officer,
SMOOR Chocolates
Subramanya Holla
President,
Bangalore Hotels Association
ankur sharma
Co-Founder,
Rebel Foods
chef shriram rajendran
Chef, CEO, Author- The table book of desserts, Foodpreneur,
Founder -The Table India, Mapo Hakka Chinese, Butter Crust Pizzeria
Kn vasudeva adiga
Founder & Managing Director,
Paakashala Chain of Restaurants & Nandi Upachar Restaurant (Banquets, Party Halls)
raghavendra rao
Co-Founder & CEO,
The Rameshwaram Café
angad singh
Director,
Kake Di Hatti
dhruv singh
Founder & CEO,
Chelvies Coffee
Veerendra n Kamat
Managing Director,
Kamat Hotels & Restaurants
jayanth narayanan
Founder,
Pearltri Foods Pvt Ltd & Mani’s Dum Biryani
Chef ramsamy selvaraju
Corporate Chef,
Taj Group of Hotels
Chef Chalapathi Rao
Cuisine Designer & Partner,
Simply South, MasterChef India (Telugu) Judge, TEDx Speaker
Chef Koushik S
Chef, Founder – Eatitude Consultants, MasterChef India Tamil Judge, TEDx Speaker
Chef Rakesh Raghunathan
Celebrity Chef, Food Historian &
MasterChef India Judge (Tamil)
chef vikas seth
Chef & Culinary Director,
Embassy Leisure
chef vinod bhati
Executive Member,
Indian Culinary Forum, IFCA, WACS
diksha pande
Co-Founder,
Samosa Party
Ruth Dsouza Prabhu
Food Writer & Journalist,
Author-NY, Al Jazeera, The National, Fodors, Whetstone, GBH, Eaten, Nikkei Asia, Mint Lounge
Chef Johnson Ebenezer
Chef Patron & Co-founder, Farmlore, Omnisense, loreblr
chef abhijit saha
Founder & MD, Ace Hospitality & Consulting
Chef-Owner – Lyfe & Rosmarino Restaurants, Bangalore
Senthil Kumar
Chief Business Officer,
Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurants
Abhinav Mathur
Managing Director,
Kaapi Machines
sona prakash
Managing Director,
Drizzle Hospitality Group
Premkumar gt
Vice President, JSM Corporation
(Asilo, Shiro, Hard Rock Cafe, California Pizza Kitchen)
maniram selvaraj
Fourth-Generation Entrepreneur,
Dindigul Ponram Biriyani
chef vikram simha akula
Culinary Director,
KitchenomiKs
g k pramod
Author, Mentor, Serial Entrepreneur, Co-Founder – Iyengar’s Oven Fresh, Coffee Confessions, Casa Picossa Tropical Terrace, Bengaluru Belly
R.S. Dharmendra
Senior Vice President – Hospitality & Tourism, Sona Valliappa Group
Chef Rajmani Upadhyay
Chef, Restaurateur, Consultant &
Founder/Director – Concept Canvas
dhruv kohli
Founder,
Boba Bhai
sunita reddy
Chief Architect,
ACME Designers
gopichand cherukuri
Founder,
Indian Craft Brewery
Chef Michel Christmann
Founder & Executive Chef,
Rasa Table
Anamika Desai
Founder & CEO,
Miku’s Kitchen
swapn randhawa
Vice President,
Spaceman Spirits Lab (SAMSARA)
Swathi Varun
Founder,
Yellow Spoon
raunak kundu
Founder,
Bluchisel Business Solutions
Prakash G
Managing Partner,
The Nachiyar cafe
sunil mishra
Brand Head,
BIGGUYS
