Hoteliers
Ranju Alex
Area VP, South Asia, Marriott International
Anil Chadha
Divisional Chief Executive, ITC Hotels
Nikhil Sharma
Managing Director & ASVP, Radisson Hotel Group
Sunjae Sharma
MD India & Southwest Asia, Hyatt Hotels
Puneet Dhawan
Senior VP Operations, India & South Asia, Accor
Anuraag Bhatnagar
CEO, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts
Mohit Nirula
Chief Operating Officer, The Oberoi Group
SK Mohapatra
MD, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Atmosphere Hotels
Ajay Bakaya
Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts
Zubin Saxena
Senior VP & Country Head, India, Hilton
Sudeep Jain
Managing Director, South West Asia, IHG
Manbeer Choudhary
CMD, Noormahal Palace Hotel
Parveen C. Kumar
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, IHCL
Zaid Sadiq
ED, Liasoning & Hospitality, Prestige Group
Sanjay Sethi
CEO & MD, Chalet Hotels Limited
Chander Baljee
Chairman & Managing Director, Royal Orchid Hotels
Ranjit Batra
President, Hospitality, Panchshil Realty
Vineet Verma
Director, Brigade Hospitality Services Pvt Ltd
Vikram Cotah
Chief Executive Officer, GRT Hotels & Resorts
Kush Kapoor
Chief Executive Officer, Roseate Hotels & Resorts
Restaurateurs
Zorawar Kalra
Managing Director & Founder, Massive Restaurants
Hemant Oberoi
Hemant Oberoi Restaurants & Hospitality
Anurag Katriar
Founder, Indigo Hospitality Private Limited
Vikrant Batra
Founder, Cafe Delhi Heights & Nueva
Pooja Bedi
Founder, Happy Soul Cafe & Gin Garden, Goa
Rachel Goenka
Founder & CEO, The Chocolate Spoon Company
Kabir Suri
Co-Founder, Azure Hospitality Pvt Ltd
Rakshay Dhariwal
Managing Director, Pass Code Hospitality
Abhijit Saha
Founding Director & Chef, Avant Garde Hospitality
Gaurav Shetty
Managing Director, MRG Group & Goldfinch Hotels
Siddharth Kothari
Director, Mocambo, Peter Cat & Peter Hu?
AD Singh
Managing Director, Olive Bar & Kitchen
Rahul Akerkar
Creative & Culinary Director, Aditya Birla New Age
Sharad Madan
Co-Founder & Director, Bel Cibo Hospitality
Anjan Chatterjee
Founder, Speciality Restaurants Limited
Priyank Sukhija
Owner, CEO & MD, First Fiddle Restaurants
Amit Bagga
Co-Founder & CEO, Daryaganj Restaurant
Rohit Aggarwal
Director, Lite Bite Foods Pvt Ltd
Hitesh Keswani
Founder, Silver Beach Entertainment & Hospitality
Rohit Khattar
Chairman, Ekatra Hospitality Ventures International
Ramit Bharti Mittal
CEO, Gourmet Investments Pvt Ltd
Arjun Aggarwal
Managing Director, Bhartiya City Developers
Ashish Kapur
Founder, WhiskySamba, Antares Beachclub, Yo! China
Pooja Dhingra
Founder & Chief Executive Officer , Le15 Patisserie
Top Chefs
Manish Mehrotra
Culinary Director, Indian Accent & Comorin
Niyati Rao
Chef & Partner, Ekaa Restaurant, Mumbai
Varun Totlani
Head Chef, Masque Restaurant Bombay
Hussain Shahzad
Executive Chef, The Bombay Canteen & O Pedro
Yogendra Adep
Culinary Director, South Asia, Marriott International
Amit Chowdhury
Executive Chef, Taj Mahal Hotel & Towers, Mumbai
Manisha Bhasin
Corporate Chef, ITC Hotels & WelcomHotels
Prateek Sadhu
Founder, Varakaar Hospitality Venture
Vinesh Johny
Pastry Chef & Co-founder, Lavonne Academy of Baking
Reji Mathew
Co-owner & Culinary Director, Kappa Chakka Kandhari
Avijit Ghosh
Director Global, IIHM Institute of Pastry & Culinary
Celebrity Chefs
Ranveer Brar
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Kunal Kapur
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Ajay Chopra
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Harpal Singh Sokhi
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Saransh Goila
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Varun Inamdar
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Rakesh Sethi
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Vicky Ratnani
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Anahita Dhondy
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Shipra Khanna
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Maria Goretti
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Rakhee Vaswani
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Zeba Kohli
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Sabyasachi Gorai
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Gautam Mehrishi
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Rakesh Raghunathan
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Wedding & Event Planners
Sabbas Joseph
Founder-Director, Wizcarft International Entertainment
Mahesh Shirodkar
Managing Director, Tamarind Global Weddings
Rituraj Khanna
CEO, Q Events Private Limited
Chetan Vohra
MD, Weddingline & Line Communications
Rakhi Kankaria
Founder-Director, Rachnoutsav Events
Bhavnesh Sawhney
Co-Founder, FB Celebrations Pvt Ltd
Caterers
Varun Tuli
MD, Food, Inc. Catering by the Yum Yum Tree
Puneet Sikand
Founder-Director, The Kitchen Art Company
Aditi Duggar
Founder-Director, Sage & Saffron
Sammir Goggia
Director, Saltt Catering & Shakkr
Sanjay Khullar
Vice Chairman, The Seasons Group
Akshay Khurana
Managing Partner, Ranch Cuisine Concepts
Executive Committee
Rocky Mohan
Founder & Mentor, Chef Pin App
Gautam Anand
Founding Trustee, Cuisine of India Foundation
Shafquat Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Trikaya Media Group
Rashmi Uday Singh
Founder, Hospitality Hope, Author & TV Host
Kanika Sethi
Founder & Director, Kanika Sethi Weddings & Events
Sajjid Mitha
Luxury Travel Writer & Food Critic
Esteemed Directors
Vikas Khanna
Restaurateur & Michelin Star Chef
Vineet Bhatia
Restaurateur & Michelin Star Chef
Atul Kochhar
Restaurateur & Michelin Star Chef
Manjit Gill
President, Indian Federation of Culinary Associations
Garima Arora
Restaurateur & Michelin Star Chef
Sarah Todd
Restaurateur, Author & Celebrity Chef
Rohit Ghai
Restaurateur & Michelin Star Chef
Asma Khan
Restaurateur, Author & Celebrity Chef
Satish Arora
Former Director, Food Production, Taj Sats
Manjunath Mural
Restaurateur & Michelin Star Chef
Kunal Vijayakar
Food Writer, Author & TV Personality
Kamiya Jani
Founder & Editor in Chief, Curly Tales