Speakers

Rocky Mohan

Ex Executive Director, Mohan Meakin Ltd.
Chairman, Mohan Goldwater Ltd.
Promoter Chef Pin & Gourmet Passport
Author & TV Personality

Ranjit Paliath

CEO, Lite Bite Foods Pvt. Ltd.
(Punjab Grill, YouMee, Zambar, Street Foods by Punjab Grill, Asia Seven, Tres and Hahn’s Kitchen)

RASHMI UDAY SINGH

Author of 40 food books, TV host, conferred the French government’s Chevalier knighthood. Founder of the non-profit global Hospitality Hope

KAZEM SAMANDARI

Executive Chairman,
L’Opera

CHEF DAVINDER KUMAR

Vice President, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi &
President, Indian Culinary Forum

CHEF MONTU SAINI

Executive Chef – PHCU,
Sr. Executive Chef – President’s Secretariat
(June 2015 – August 2020),
Former Member Le Club Des Chefs Des Chefs (CCC)
(Since 2015 – 2020 , As special guest in General Assembly Meet in 2023),
CCC – Club Of Personal Chefs Of Heads Of States
& The World’s Most Exclusive Gastronomic Society

Kaushik Roy

Founder & CEO,
Biryani By Kilo

Akash Kalra

Managing Director,
United Coffee House Restaurants

Rakshay Dhariwal

Founder & Managing Director, Pass Code Hospitality & Maya Pistola Agavepura
Co-Founder, India Cocktail Week

GAURAV WADHWA

Founder Director, Culinary Head & Co-owner
THEOS FOOD PVT LTD.
THEOS MANUFACTURING PVT. LTD.
THEOS GLOBAL CULINARIA

Siddharth Mathur

Founder & CEO, Khoya Mithai, Founder, Secret Ingredient,
Co-Founder, Bomba,
Co-Founder, Niko,
F&B Entrepreneur, Culinary
Innovator, Brand Architect

Anand Krishnan

Managing Director,
Vasanta Bhavan Hotels Private Limited

Chef Vineet Manocha

Head- Culinary Innovation & Production, Devyani International Ltd.
(KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa Coffee, Vaango)

Gaurav Dhingra

Director, Defence Bakery Pvt Ltd, Partner, Alma Bakery & Cafe,
General Secretary, Indian Bakers Federation

Chef Suvir Saran

Culinary Director, Avas Wellness |
Author of Tell My Mother I Like Boys

Amit Bagga

Co-Founder,
Daryaganj Hospitality

Amitabh Negi

CEO,
Vita Nova
(Coffee Island)

Angad Singh

Director,
Kake Di Hatti

Jinraj Adyanthaya

Head of Sales,
Nestle Professional India

Rahul Bahl

Deputy General Manager (North) –
Food Services,
Tata Consumer Products

GOUMTESH SINGH

Co-Partner, Raasta,
Co-Partner, Yeti

Ajit GS

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

Samir Kuckreja

Founder & CEO,
Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.

Kishore Sharma

Chief Operating Officer,
Giani’s Ice Cream

Nitin Mathur

COO, EHV International
(Indian Accent, Comorin, Hosa, Fireback, Barback, Chor Bizzare, Drift Cafe Bar, EHV Catering)

Sameer Singh

Head of Strategic Expansion, Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group (GIHG)
(PizzaExpress, P.F. Chang’s, Olive Garden and Chili’s)

CHEF K. THIRU

Founding Dean,
The School of Hospitality Management,
Mahindra University

Chef Rakesh Sethi

Corporate Executive Chef, Operations, South Asia Radisson Hotel Group

Chef Ramasamy Selvaraju

Corporate Chef,
Taj Group of Hotels

Sachin Pabreja

Co-Founder & CEO,
EazyDiner

Sahil Baweja

Director – Pendulo, Potions, Chica Loca by Sunny Leone & Boombox (Perseva Partners)

Priykant Gautam

Director, Affirma Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Founder – Masaldaani, Maatribhoomi, Hydrama, The Baba Bean & Mysore Tiffins

Chef Om Nayak

Chef & Founder,
The Pasta Bowl Company,
Bombay Meri Jaan, Chef Om’s Hospitality

Kush Kapoor

CEO & Director – Roseate Hotels & Resorts

Mayank Prasad

Founder & Brand Architect – Curated Catering By Design, Wine & Cheese Affaire, The Gourmet Chaat Company, The Wedding Platform, The Prince- Luxury Bar Collection, The Art of Gifting and Ikigai Farm Venue, F&B Serial Entrepreneur