Speakers 2024
Abdulla Al Mulla
Chairman of UAE Restaurants Group and Co-Founder and Managing Director, Home Bakery
UAE Restaurants Group - Home Bakery
Association Partner
Ahmad Shamieh
General Partner
Homegrown Ventures
Investment Management
Amit Nayak
Vice Chairman
UAE Restaurants group & Vice President of HAMA MEA
Association Partner
Anahita Gustaspi
Independent Chef
Community Builder
Andreas L Borgmann
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Kcal
Healthy Eating
Antoine Mansour
Brand Manager
PAUL Arabia
Casual dining restaurant and bakery
Anton Deryagin
Head of Franchise Growth
Dodo Pizza
Restaurant Chain
Anurag Bajpai
Partner, Head of Consumer & Retail
KPMG
Advisory Services
Ashutosh Chakradeo
Chief Retail Officer
Choithrams
Supermarket Chain
Ashwinii Khatavate
Founder & Chief Brand Officer
Rootz organics
Ecommerce organic Platform
Bart Misztal
Managing Director
Naughty Pizza
Gourmet contemporary pizzeria
Bejoy Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Safeer Market
Hypermarket chain
Cedric Dallemagne
Director & Head of EMEA Chief Strategy Officer Program
Deloitte
Advisory Services
Chang Sup Shin
CEO
1004 Gourmet
Specialty Marketplace
Chase Lario
VP of Groceries
Careem
Quick Commerce Platform
Chef Avinash Mohan
Chef & Managing Director
Cochin Harbour Restaurant Dubai
Restaurant chain
Chef JP Anglo
Founder and Owner
Kooya
Homegrown Restaurant Concept
Cynthia Makhoul
Director
PwC Middle East
Advisory Services
Daniel Solomon
Founder
HeroGo
Sustainable ecommerce grocery
Diane Fermin
FoodHack Dubai Ambassador
FoodHack
Community and discovery platform
Dr. Sadeddine Mneimne
Chairman
Access Group International
Natural Gourmet Brand
Ekaterina Borodich
CEO
Drinkit Dubai
Digital Coffee Shop
Evgeny Chernikov
COO
Yango Tech
Grocery Business Intelligence Enabler
Faisal Younes
CEO F&B
Cenomi Retail
Franchise Retailer
Fay Economides
Co-founder
M Management Company
F&B group
Frederic Levy Perrault
CEO
Al Raya Supermarkets
Supermarket Chain
George Choufany
Managing Director
Kitopi
Tech-powered multi-brand restaurant
George Kunnappally
Managing Director
Nando's UAE
Food and Beverage Services
Gokhan Altul
Co-Founder
ALLEZZ
Halima Jumani
Founder & CEO
Kibsons International
Online Grocery Platform
Hrishikesh Datar
Director
Adil Trading Co.
Supermarket chain
Ionel Catau
Chef
Atelier House Hospitality
Hospitality Chain
John Noja
General Manager
Talabat Mart UAE
Quick Commerce Platform
Julianne Holt Kailihiwa
CEO
Sumo Sushi & Bento
Japanese Restaurant Chain
Khaled Al Darwish
CEO / Co-Founder / Board Member
Manuel Supermarket
Supermarket chain
Lito German
CEO
Sari Sari
Convenience Store
Louay Moursel
Regional Director of Operations
Gastronomica
Restaurant operator
Mahmoud Bahaa
General Manager
Rabbit
Online Grocery Platform
Manish Israni
Vice President – Operation
Geant and Aswaaq ( GMG)
Supermarket Brands
Manish Sabnis
CEO
Grandiose
Supermarket chain
Manisha Advani
Founder
Soul Santé Café
Healthy Food Pioneer
Manu Mahdi
CEO & Founder
Organic and Real
Online Grocery Platform
Marcus Sutton
General Manager
Zabeel House by Jumeirah, The Greens
Lifestyle Boutique Hotel
Mario Moreira
Director
Jomara
Organic FMCG brand
Mark Thomson
Retail Industry Director EMEA
Zebra
Retail Tech Partner
Mazen Kanaan
Co-Founder and CEO
House of Pops
Natural Ice cream Brand
Mitun De Sarkar
Chief Dietician & MD
Simply Healthy
Healthy Meal food service
Mohamed Hyder
Group CEO and Founder
FMART Group International
Supermarket chain
Mohammad Alawi
Chairman of the Board
Azad Properties
Retail Real Estate
Mohammed Dhedhi
Partner, MEA F&B Lead
Kearney
Advisory Services
Moin Jaffer Mansuri
Chef and Owner
Jaffer Bhai’s
Restaurant chain
Mr. Mohamed Al Hashemi
Chief Executive Officer
Union Coop
Consumer Cooperative
Muhammad Adeel Anjum
Chief Executive Officer
Circle K Arabia
Supermarket Chain
Nadia Shah
CEO and Founder
Drip Burgers
Restaurant Chain
Neharika Sharma
General Manager
Foodics UAE
POS and Restaurant Management System
Nicholas Cuadrado
Culinary Director – F&B
Bateel International
Luxury retailer
Nishant Bhatia
Head of Food and Beverage Retail and B2B-EMENA
Costa Coffee
Global coffee chain
Osamah Alawwam
Co-Founder
Roasting House
Specialty coffee roasters
Panchali Mahendra
Chief Executive Officer
Atelier House Hospitality
Hospitality Chain
Preet Vasudev
Co-Founder
Varak
Luxury dessert Brand
Raed Hafez
CEO
El Grocer By Smiles (part of e& Group)
Online Grocery Platform
Rashid Aramam
Buying Head
Nesto
Hypermarket network chain
Robin Nagar
Founder & CEO
Valley Culture
Himalayan Brand
Romil Ratra
Chief Executive Officer
Graviss Good Foods UAE (The Brooklyn Creamery)
Healthy Ice Cream Brand
Roy Hintze
Deals Strategy & Operations Partner
PwC Middle East
Advisory Services
Sadique Ahmed
CEO
RetailGPT
Phygital Commerce Partner
Shivani Sharma
Chef & Founder
Bliss Bites, UAE
Specialty Cafe
Simon Ritchie
Ultimate Fun Officer and Comms Director
Yolk Brands | Pickl | BonBird | 1762 | SouthPour
Hospitality Chain
Stefano Galgani
Sales Application and Innovation Manager
Unicoop Firenze
Consumer cooperative
Swapnil Pawar
Founder
ASQI Technologies
Sustainable Food Ecosystem
Swapnil Pawar
Founder
ASQI Technologies
Sustainable Food Ecosystem
Tamanna Padhi
Partner, MEA Consumer and Retail
Kearney
Advisory Services
Tapan Vaidya
CEO
PJP Investments Group
International Franchisee Partners
Tarryn Leigh Green
Chef & Co-founder
Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Emirates Culinary Guild
Nyum Meals
Meal food service
Tushar Fotedar
Director
Mister Baker
Bakery expert
Umesh Chopra
Market Intelligence Head
Sharjah co-op
Consumer Cooperative
Wendy Griffith
Marketing Director
Food Quest
Restaurant Management Operator
