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

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.

vimal sharma

Chief Executive Officer,
SMOOR Chocolates

Kn vasudeva adiga

Founder & Managing Director,

Paakashala Chain of Restaurants & Nandi Upachar Restaurant (Banquets, Party Halls)

raghavendra rao

Co-Founder & CEO,
The Rameshwaram Café

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

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)

chef vikram simha akula

Culinary Director,
KitchenomiKs

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

Anamika Desai

Founder & CEO,
Miku’s Kitchen

Swathi Varun

Founder,
Yellow Spoon

raunak kundu

Founder,

Bluchisel Business Solutions

Prakash G

Managing Partner,

The Nachiyar cafe

sunil mishra

Brand Head,
BIGGUYS