Speakers

Conference Chairperson

Dr. (Chef) K. Thiru

Founding Dean,
The School of Hospitality Management, Mahindra University

B.A.R. Mohammed ali

Chairman &

Managing Director, Narmada Group of Hotels

Tapan Vaidya

Group CEO – Papa Johns India/UAE/KSA/Jordan

Jay Lim

Founder & Global CEO,
GOPIZZA

ARUN ADIGA

Managing Partner,
Vidyarthi Bhavan

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

MAHESH REDDY

CEO,
GOPIZZA India

hari balasubramanian

Angel Investor

chethan hegde

Founder, 1522 the Pub BLR,
Co-Founder: Suzyq BLR, Street 1522

Ganesh Poojari

Director,
Central Tiffin Room (CTR)

bert mueller

Founder,

California Burrito

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

Mr. Ajit GS

Founder, Crimson and Clover Hospitality India Pvt Ltd,
(Flo, CBD, Rasai , Cafe Del Sol , Bento Lab , Chat Chatore & Curry Express)

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

Anindita Gupta

Head of Marketing,
Cafe Amudham

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

ARAVINDAN V

Founder, Vijay sweets

& Green Rabbit Vegan Wedding Catering

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 SHREEYA ADKA

Masterchef India Tamil Judge,

Founder / Chef – The French Door

Chef anirban dasgupta

Executive Chef,

The Oberoi, Bengaluru

chef rohit tokhi

Chef & COO,

Toscano

Prasanna Kumar

Co-Founder,

BLR Brewing Co,

Beanlore Coffee Roasters, Hamilton

chef vinod bhati

Executive Member,
Indian Culinary Forum, IFCA, WACS

Dheeraj Keshav

CEO,

Arna Dairy Farm (P) Ltd

diksha pande

Co-Founder,
Samosa Party

Vinod kumar

Managing Director &

Co-Founder,

SNN Spices & Masala

vt amarnath

Founder & Managing Director,

MARTRAM’S –

The South Indian Coffee House

Gopinath Belganty

City General Manager,

Bellona Hospitality

raghavendra sanjeev rao

Restaurateur & Owner,

Hallimane & Dose Camp Chain of Restaurants

sandeep jangala

Founder,

Yummy Bee,

Healthy QSR Chain

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

Chef Simran Singh Thapar

Executive Chef,
Leela Palace Bangalore

Senthil Kumar

Chief Business Officer,
Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurants

James Melvin

Founder, CEO
DreamStorey

Abhinav Mathur

Managing Director,
Kaapi Machines

Shubham Tibrewal

Business Head-

Food Service, Pakka

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

chef rajneesh gandhi

Founder, Chefs At Work

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

Swathi Varun

Founder,
Yellow Spoon

Lakshmi Sridhar

General Manager of Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach and The Bheemli Resort managed by Accor.

naveen suresh

Digital Creator & Co-Founder, Monk Studios Bangalore Breakfast Walks & fbablore

rahul rd

Digital Creator &

Founder – @the.brownie.guy

swapn randhawa

Vice President,
Spaceman Spirits Lab (SAMSARA)

raunak kundu

Founder,

Bluchisel Business Solutions

kulpreet kaur

Director of Sales & Marketing,

Hyatt Centric MG Road Bangalore

Prakash G

Managing Partner,

The Nachiyar cafe

sunil mishra

Brand Head,
BIGGUYS

vivek g

Digital Creator & Founder,

The Food Quest India

akanksha

Digital Creator,

Growth Strategist &

Founder of chaloo.fir

zafir syed

Digital Creator &

Food Experiences Specialist