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