Thank you for making the Food Connoisseurs India Convention 2025 – West India Edition a Grand Success!

21st May 2025 | NESCO Centre, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

Speakers

Esteemed Speakers

CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON
CHEF HEMANT OBEROI

Founder, OB Hospitality & Hemant Oberoi Hospitality; Founder, Michelin Selection Martabaan by Hemant Oberoi, One Toque by Gault&Millau

chef vineet manocha

President – Culinary at Bikaji Foods International Ltd,
The Kachori Story & Author

CHEF michael swamy

Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur,
Food Stylist, Author

SHATBHI BASU

Creative Consultants &
STIR Academy Of Bartending

ashish dev kapur

Founder & Director,
Moods Hospitality
(Yo! China, Mademoiselle Goa, Whisky Samba,
Antares Goa, The Wine Company & Cafe Mez India)

PRASHANT ISSAR

MD – Bellona Hospitality Services Limited & MD and Founder- Stratix Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.

NEETI GOEL

Director,
Avan Ventures Pvt Ltd

Chef Suvir Saran

Culinary Director,
one8 Commune

chef gautam mehrishi

Corporate Executive Chef,
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited

akshara bisht

Director-Food Division,
Sankalp Group

RAGHAV JOSHI

Co-Founder,
Rebel Foods

pawan shahri

Co-Founder & CEO,
Chrome Hospitality
(Late Checkout, Gigi, Lyla,
Eve, Kaia, Donna Deli,
Shy Cafe and Bar)

DHEERAJ GUPTA

Managing Director,
Jumboking

nalin bansal

E-Commerce Expert,
Former Director, Chai Point

ABHAYRAJ SINGH KOHLI

Partner, Tori & Director of Grandmamas Cafe, Pritam, Nakhra, Pritam Da Dhaba , MRP

nitin tandon

Food stylist, Chefpreneur,
& Educator

manu gulati

Founder, Managing Director & Master Brewer,
Effingut Breweries Pvt Ltd

harpreet tibb

Director,
Tibbs Frankie

PRAHLAD SUKHTANKAR

Founder, The Black Sheep Bistro and Black Market Goa

sid marchant

Co-Founder,
Good Flippin’ Burgers & FLYP Coffee

chef ambar rode

Chef and Restaurateur,
Founder- Nannas Negroni, Lepetit Amour, Flamingo Pune, Fig and Fromage

niketa sharma

Managing Director,
Keish Hospitality

AKSHAY BALWANI

Director, Upper Crust Foods Private Limited (Sbarro Pizza India)

Abhijeet Anand

Founder,
abCoffee

mukesh katotra

Executive Director & CFO,
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group India

ANISHA ANAND

Founder Director,
Aurum Foods

ANANT KUMAR GANEDIWAL

Founder Director,
Aurum Foods

chef vinod bhati

Executive Member, Indian Culinary Forum, IFCA, WACS

Chef Ishijyot Surri

Executive Chef and Founder Mulk, Miniyaturk & SJI Gourmet

CHEF NIYATI RAO

Chef & Co-Founder,
Ekaa, Bombay Daak and KMC Bar & Bistro

Ramakrishna Ganesh

Investor and Partner, Multiple Ventures,
Sally and Street by 1522

shashank anumula

Managing Director,
Cafe Niloufer

Sonal Barmecha

Managing Director,
Santé hospitality pvt ltd, La Magia and Yumma Swami

deepa hall

Business Head – F&B at Reliance Brands Limited

CHEF SAURAV BANERJEE

Corporate Chef,
NESCO Centre, Mumbai

Chef Altamsh Patel

Executive Chef,
Hilton Mumbai International Airport,
Joint Secretary WICA

CHEF ANANYA BANERJEE

Author, Consultant, Founder & CEO, Ananya Banerjee Consulting Services

CHEF avinash martins

Principal Culinary Artist,
Chef & Founder,
Cavatina

Suneel Shah

Sales Head,
Pentair
Indian Subcontinent

Abhinav Mathur

Managing Director,
Kaapi Machines

Niraj Manek

Co-Founder & CEO,
Sbooch

LOVE GOEL

Founder,
Indo Impex

Saurabh Shrivastava

Founder,
Mangosteen Cafe

EESHA SUKHI

Founder & Director,
The BlueBop Cafe

ashish chatterjee

Business Head,
Warehousing and Hyperlocal,
Celcius Logistics

r.s. dharmendra

Chief Operating Officer,
Gigu Hospitality Private Limited, Gillys Chain of Restobars

navin shetty

Business Head Retail,
Chai Point

chef ranjeet pandey

Vice President, Operations,
Fisherman’s Wharf

SWAPN RANDHAWA

Vice President,
Spaceman Spirits Lab