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11th June 2026 | NESCO Centre, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

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

11th June 2026 | NESCO Centre, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

Speakers

Conference Chairperson
CHEF GAUTAM MEHRISHI

Corporate Executive Chef,
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited

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

Chef harpal singh sokhi

Celebrity Chef & Entrepreneur

Narayan T Poojari

Founder,
Shiv Sagar Group

Prashant Issar

Managing Director,
Bellona Hospitality Services Limited

Amit Mulchandani

Director,
Kailash Parbat

Ranbir Singh Nagpal

CEO,
Yazu Hospitality

SHATBHI BASU

Creative Consultants &

STIR Academy Of Bartending

NEETI GOEL

Director,
Avan Ventures Pvt Ltd

Gaurav h parikh

Director,
Richboyz Hospitality Pvt Ltd

Amrut Mehta

Director,
Little Italy

CHEF MICHAEL SWAMY

Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur, Food Stylist, Author

Vishal Desai

Director, Rupa Group

(Le Meridien, Navi Mumbai: Mizuki, Basil & Beans, Madurai Bhavan & Piccolino)

Nikhil K Rochlani

Managing Partner, Butterfly High and KYMA

Niketa Sharma

Founder,
Blah, Thane Club, ViVi, Magna, South Stories, Masalader and ITI

Ankit Gupta

Co-Founder,
Burma Burma Restaurant & Tea Room

mukesh katotra

Executive Director & CFO,
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group India

SACHIN PABREJA

Co-Founder & CEO,

EazyDiner

GOUMTESH SINGH

Co-Partner, Raasta,
Co-Partner, Yeti

Natasha Hemani

Brand Director,
Blondie By Bastian

Kushal Anadkat

Managing Director and Co-Founder,

Saraza (A unit of Cuisinec nutrition pvt Ltd.)

Arun Kumar Singh

Hospitality Educationist & Consultant

Past Director, FHRAI-IHM, Greater Noida

Retd. Principal, IHM Mumbai, Lucknow & Jodhpur

salil fadnis

General Manager,

Hotel Sahara Star

GAURAV NARANG

Founder & Director,

Coffee Culture

Sachin Maheshwari

Cluster General Manager and F&B Master Alchemist with Accor

CHEF SHERIE MEHTAA

Celebrity Chef, Television Host, Judge (Sooperchef), Author & Food Researcher

Sumit Govind Sharma

Founder & Director,
Monarch Liberty Hospitality (MLH)

abhinav mathur

Managing Director,

Kaapi Machines

Pearl Sanga

Director,
Della Group

Swathi Varun

Founder,
Yellow Spoon

Chef Ishijyot Surri

Executive Chef and Founder,
Mulk, Miniyaturk & SJI Gourmet

Gaurav kanwar

Founder & CEO,
Harajuku Tokyo Café

Pankaj Sharma

Director,
Swastik Foodmart Pvt Ltd.
( Sandwizzaa and Spicezzaa )

NISARG DOSHI

Chief Operating Officer,

Aufside Hospitality LLP | Mumbai & Pune

Vaniitha Jaiin

Founder & CEO,

Revelry Distillery & Vanaha Gin

Anamika Desai

Founder & CEO,
MIKU’S Kitchen

Aman Chawla

Founder / Director,
Nami Foodbev Pvt Ltd

Chef Sudhir Pai

Chef Consultant & Treasurer,
Western India Culinary Association

Chef Bharat Alagh

Vice President Operations and Culinary , Orange Tiger Hospitality Pvt. Ltd &
Vice President – ICF

Chef (Dr.) Gautam Chaudhry

Founder, MD,
Demiurgic Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. &
Joint – Secretary – ICF

Chef Altamsh Patel

Director Culinary, Hilton Mumbai, International Airport & Jt. Secretary,
Western India Culinary Association

Anup Agarwal

CEO & Founder,
CaterNinja

Chef Vetri Selvan

Principal Consultant | Brand Mantra LLC

Seattle, WA — USA

Chef Tushar Malkani

Executive Chef,
ICONIQA, Mumbai

Aadetya Agarwal

Head of Sales & Marketing, Bachelorr’s (since 1930’s)

Yash Dalwani

Founder & CEO,

DNY Hospitality Pvt Ltd

R.S. Dharmendra

COO, Icon Hotels,
Bhagini Hospitality Pvt Ltd

Shraddha MOTIPARA

Head of Marketing,
Nando’s India

Rajiv Kohli

Cluster General Manager,
Thalassa Beach Resort and Anemos Living Boutique Resort & Spa

Subrata Gorai

Vice President – Operations,
Lite Bite Foods Pvt Ltd

PRASHANT NARULA

Vice President of Business Development & Operations at Prasuk Jain Hospitality