• Badge Collection
    02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  • Inaugural Session
    05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
    Prayer
    Welcome Speech
    Mr Cherian Xavier
    Chief Operating Offcier
    Plant Lipids Private Limited
    Lighting the Lamp
    Inaugural Address
    Address by Keynote Speaker
    Mr Murugappan Muthiah Murugappan
    Felicitation by The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    Mr Anand Venkitraman
    Vice President
    Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award
    Setting the Context
    Mr Sanjeev Bisht
    Vice President - Spices
    ITC Limited - ABD
    Vote of Thanks
    Mr Emmanuel Nambusseril
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Akay Natural Ingredients Private Limited
    Inauguration of the ISC Expo 2023
  • Welcome Dinner
    07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Session I - Covid Impact on global economy influencing trade & food security
    09:00 AM - 10:10 AM
    Covid Impact on Global Economy Influencing Trade & Food Security
    Mr Sunjay Vuppuluri
    Sr. President & National Head - FASAR
    YES BANK
    Mr Biju Ravi
    Head of SME BCO’s
    A.P.Moller Maersk
    Mr Indranil Pan
    Chief Economist
    Yes Bank Ltd
    Mr Arun Yadav
    Senior Vice President
    NCDEX
    Dr SUDHA NARAYANAN
    Research Fellow
    International Food Policy Research Inst.
  • Session II - Predicting Consumer Behaviour in an Unpredictable World
    10:10 AM - 11:20 AM
    Predicting Consumer Behaviour in an Unpredictable World
    Mr PRAKASH NAMBOODIRI
    Commercial Director – Strategy & Growth
    AB Mauri India Pvt Ltd
    Mr Brijesh Krishnaswamy
    President & Global Business Head – Spices
    Olam Food Ingredients (OFI)
    Dr Ravin Donald
    Executive VP of Operations
    Frontier Co-op
    Mr Sanjay Sharma
    Chief Executive Officer
    MTR Foods Pvt Ltd
    Mr Sharad Sinha
    Director – Head, Staples Business
    Flipkart Grocery
  • Session III - Embracing Technology and Transformation
    11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
    Embracing Technology and Transformation
    Mr Gulshan John
    Managing Director
    Nedspice Processing India Pvt Ltd
    Mr Bansidhar Dhurandhar
    Director
    MICROTROL STERILISATION SERVICES PVT LTD
    Mr JITENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
    DIRECTOR
    JAIVIK FOOD AND RESEARCH PVT. LTD.
    Dr Pankaj Jaiminy
    Managing Director
    EUROFINS ANALYTICAL SERVICES INDIA P LTD
    Mr Ramesh Krishnamurthy
    Founder & Director
    Inquizity
    Mr Srinivasa Kumar Karavadi
    Commercial Unit Lead, South Crop Science Division
    Bayer
  • Session IV - Product Innovations
    12:30 PM - 01:40 PM
    Product Innovations
    Mr Abhijit Bhattacharya
    Managing Director
    Terova
    Dr Krishnakumar IM
    Chief Research Officer
    Akay Natural Ingredients Private Limited
    Dr Manish Grover
    CEO
    Aurea Biolabs Private Limited
    Mr PRATAP VALLIKKADEN
    VICE PRESIDENT EXTRACTS
    MANE KANCOR INGREDIENTS PVT LTD
  • Lunch Break
    01:40 PM - 02:40 PM
  • Day 3 - Setting the Context
    09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
    Setting the Context
    Mr Sanjeev Bisht
    Vice President - Spices
    ITC Limited - ABD
  • Day 3 - Special Address
    09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
    Special Address
    Dr Ramesh Chand
    Member Agriculture
    NITI Aayog
  • Session V - Innovations in Agricultural Practices - Startup led Digital Disruptions
    10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
    Innovations in Agricultural Practices - Startup led Digital Disruptions
    Mr Sanjeev Bisht
    Vice President - Spices
    ITC Limited - ABD
    Mr Kishore Seetharam
    Principal – Corporate Strategy
    TAFE
    Mr Shobhit Jain
    Co - Founder
    Vegrow
    Mr Sudipto Sannigrahi
    Principal
    Matrix Partners India
    Dr Anand Singh
    Deputy Director General (Horticultural Research)
    Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • Session VI - Emerging Trends & Challenges in Food Safety Regulations - Global & Indian Perspective
    11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
    Emerging Trends & Challenges in Food Safety Regulations - Global & Indian Perspective
    Mr Ramkumar Menon
    Director
    JSG Trading Private Limited
    Mr K S Thyagarajan
    President
    Crystal Crop Protection Ltd
    Mr BENOIT WINSTEL
    President, European Spice Association
    COLIN PALC
    Mr Pontus Mattsson
    VP, Supply Chain
    Silva International, Inc.
    Mrs Ranjeet Klair
    Director of Food Safety
    The Acheson group
    Mr Roberto Fanni
    Spice Expert
    Jayanti Herbs and Spice
    Mr Vijay Sardana
    Techno-legal Advisor, Agribusinesses Value Chain Investment Strategy & Trade Advisor
    Advocate, Supreme Court of India
    Ms Laura Shumow
    Executive Director
    American Spice Trade Association
  • Session VII- Sustainability, Biodiversity & Climate Change
    12:45 PM - 02:15 PM
    Sustainability, Biodiversity & Climate Change
    Mr Alphons Jacobus Josephus Marie van Gulick
    CEO Nedspice Group & Chairman, Sustainable Spice Initiative
    Nedspice Processing India Pvt Ltd
    Mr Donald Pratt
    Managing Director
    McCormick Global Ingredients Limited
    Mr JAGJEET SINGH KANDAL
    Country Director - India
    IDH India.
    Mr Matthew Ford
    Strategic Account Manager
    Rainforest Alliance
    Mr Rahul Poddar
    Head - Procurement
    Nestle India Limited
    Poonam Pande
    Program Manager
    GIZ
  • Lunch Break
    01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
  • Race Course
    02:00 PM - 05:30 PM
  • Gala Dinner
    07:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Day 4 - Introduction and Setting the Context
    09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
    Introduction and Setting the Context
    Mr Sanjeev Bisht
    Vice President - Spices
    ITC Limited - ABD
  • Release of AISEF – YES BANK Knowledge Report on “Spices of India: Strides towards Market Driven Imperatives”
    09:40 AM - 09:50 AM
    Presentation on Knowledge Report by Mr. Sunjay Vuppuluri, National Head- FASAR, YES BANK
    Mr Sunjay Vuppuluri
    Sr. President & National Head - FASAR
    YES BANK
  • Day 4 - Keynote Address
    09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
    Keynote Address
    Mr Ravindra Singh
    Director
    GIZ
  • Session VIII - Crops and Markets
    10:10 AM - 01:30 AM
    Crop Report - Chilli
    Mr PRAKASH NAMBOODIRI
    Commercial Director – Strategy & Growth
    AB Mauri India Pvt Ltd
    Mr Peter Sayia
    A.A. Sayia Inc
    Mr THOMAS DANIEL
    CPO
    PLANT LIPIDS PRIVATE LIMITED
    Chairman of the Session
    Mr KIRANDIP SINGH SWANI
    MANAGING DIRECTOR
    SWANI SPICE MILLS PVT. LTD.
    Crop Report - Black Pepper
    Mr Rajiv Palicha
    Head -Commercial
    Jayanti Herbs and Spice
    Mr Charlie Gill
    Spice Commodities Director
    McCormick Global Ingredients Ltd
    Mr Venkatesulu A
    AVP
    DS GROUP CATCH FOODS
    Crop Report - Turmeric
    Mr Sreedhar Kaluva
    Head-Farm Supply Chain & Sustainability
    Olam Food Ingredients (OFI)
    Mr ABHISHEK PODDAR
    MANAGING DIRECTOR
    NANI AGRO FOODS P LTD
    Mr Stefano Trumpy
    Managing Director
    Webb James Srl
    Crop Report - Cumin
    Mr Bhasker Goud
    Manager Procurement
    ITC Limited - ABD
    Mr KARTHIK UDAYAKUMAR
    Director
    ASIAN SPICES
    Mr Firat Abras
    Sales Manager
    KUTAS FOOD GROUP
    Crop Report - Dehydrates
    Mr Ganapathy K. D
    Deputy General Manager
    Nedspice Processing India Pvt Ltd
    Crop Report - Ginger
    Mr Shibu Anandarajan
    Chief Procurement Officer
    Akay Natural Ingredients Private Limited
    Crop Report - Cinnamon
    Mr BODAHANDI SARADA MOHANJITH DE SILVA
    CONSULTANT
    LALAN RUBBERS PVT LTD
    Crop Report - Clove
    Q & A
  • Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
    01:30 PM - 01:40 PM
  • Lunch Break
    01:40 PM - 02:40 PM