Mr Abhijit Bhattacharya

Managing Director

Terova

Company Details: Terova is a new venture of Griffith Foods established with a mission to deliver sustainable, ethically sourced, traceable natural ingredients. Terova develops and commercializes innovative applications of plant-based materials for food, and nutrition that

ABHISHEK PODDAR

MANAGING DIRECTOR

NANI AGRO FOODS P LTD

Company Details: Nani Agro Foods (P) Ltd., Erode in India is in the Spice business since 5 decades. Nani Agro Foods has been in the business of creating taste. It's spice and spice blends make food taste great. A fully integrated, end-to-end solution provider in Spice bus

Alfons van Gulick

CEO Nedspice Group & Chairman, Sustainable Spice Initiative

Nedspice Processing India Pvt Ltd

Company Details: Nedspice is a management owned group of companies headquartered in Rotterdam , The Netherlands. Nedspice is organized along two main lines of business, Sales and Distribution and Ingredients Processing. Nedspice group has two Ingredient processing facilit

A.K.Singh

Deputy Director General (Horticultural Research)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Anand Venkitraman

Vice President

Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Arun Yadav, SVP, NCDEX

Senior Vice President

NCDEX

Company Details: National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX/ the Exchange) is a professionally managed on-line, multi commodity exchange focusing on revolutionising India’s agricultural sector. NCDEX is India’s largest agricultural derivatives exchange with a market share of 80% in agricultural derivative contracts for the Financial Year ending Dec,2022. NCDEX was incorporated on April 23, 2003 as a public limited company and commenced operations on December 15, 2003 as a recognised association under The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952.

Bansi Dhurandhar

Director

MICROTROL STERILISATION SERVICES PVT LTD

Company Details: MICROTROL have been pioneers in providing sterilisation and hygienisation (bio-burden reduction) services, on contract basis since 1983 and today offers services from 19 convenient locations across India and South Asia. MICROTROL revolutionised the conce

Mr BENOIT WINSTEL

President, European Spice Association

COLIN PALC

Company Details: COLIN INGREDIENTS/DIAFOOD PROVIDE THE EUROPEAN FOOD INDUSTRY WITH HERBS, SPICES, VEGETABLES, MUSHROOMS, SEASONINGS, FUNCTIONAL MIXES, FLAVOURS AND COLORING AGENTS

B.Bhasker Goud

Manager Procurement

ITC Limited - ABD

Company Details: ITC Limited, is a major diversified Indian conglomerate with a turnover of $7 billion and a market cap of $35 billion, with presence in FMCG, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, and Information Technology. We represent the Ag

Biju Ravi

Head of SME BCO’s

A.P.Moller Maersk

Company Details: A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 76,000 people.

Mr BODAHANDI SARADA MOHANJITH DE SILVA

CONSULTANT

LALAN RUBBERS PVT LTD

Company Details: We are predominantly a Rubber Plantation Company having diversified into other crops. We have planted up to 300Ha of Cinnamon since 2010 and planned to extend the planting extent further. We have ventured into Cinnamon Leaf Oil Extraction at present and h

Mr Brijesh Krishnaswamy

President & Global Business Head – Spices

Olam Food Ingredients (OFI)

Company Details: Olam International has been recognised as a champion for inclusive business in the ASEAN agricultural sector at the inaugural AGROW Awards, organised by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).

Charlie Gill

Spice Commodities Director

McCormick Global Ingredients Ltd

Company Details: Herbs & Spices manufacturer

CHERIAN XAVIER

Chief Operating Offcier

Plant Lipids Private Limited

Company Details: Manufacturers of Spices, Spice Extracts, Spice Oleoresins, Natural Colours and Health Supplements.

Donald Pratt

Managing Director

McCormick Global Ingredients Limited

About: Global Sourcing, Sustainability Ag Development, Value Chain Transformation, Team Management and Development and P&L Management

Company Details: Global Sourcing and Sustainability Team for Herbs & Spices

Emmanuel Nambusseril

Chief Marketing Officer

Akay Natural Ingredients Private Limited

Company Details: Manufacturer and exporter of spice extracts (Oleresins and Essential Oils), steam sterilized dry spices, seasonings & blends and phytonutriants from spices and herbs.

Firat Abras

Sales Manager

KUTAS FOOD GROUP

Company Details: Kutas Group is World's leading grower, processor and exporter of Mediterranean herbs and spices

Ganapathy K. D

Deputy General Manager

Nedspice Processing India Pvt Ltd

Company Details: Nedspice is a management owned group of companies headquartered in Rotterdam , The Netherlands. Nedspice is organized along two main lines of business, Sales and Distribution and Ingredients Processing. Nedspice group has two Ingredient processing facilit

Mr Gulshan John

Managing Director

Nedspice Processing India Pvt Ltd

Company Details: Nedspice is a management owned group of companies headquartered in Rotterdam , The Netherlands. Nedspice is organized along two main lines of business, Sales and Distribution and Ingredients Processing. Nedspice group has two Ingredient processing facilit

Indranil Pan

Chief Economist

Yes Bank Ltd

Company Details: Banking

Jagjeet Singh Kandal

Country Director - India

IDH India.

Company Details: IDH convenes, co-creates, and co-finances inclusive and sustainable solutions that enable people in business, investment, and government to create value for people and the planet. IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative has been working in India since 2009

JITENDRA K SHARMA

DIRECTOR

JAIVIK FOOD AND RESEARCH PVT. LTD.

Company Details: Jaivik Food and Research Private Limited is the worlds first process management solutions provider specializing in processing spices, coconuts, cereals, condiments, edibles and beverages. Through our tailor-made solutions, we ensure end to end execution, right from conceptualization to post implementation support, with multiple options available for customization.

K S Thyagarajan

President

Crystal Crop Protection Ltd

KARTHIK

Director

ASIAN SPICES

Company Details: ASIAN SPICES IS ONE OF INDIAS LEADING SPICE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTER WE HAVE A LARGE AND DIVERSE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO THAT INCLUDES WHOLE SPICES GROUND SPICES AND ALL KINDS OF READY TO COOK CURRY MASALA POWDERS WE HAVE SOURCING CENTERS AND BUYING

KIRANDIP SWANI

MANAGING DIRECTOR

SWANI SPICE MILLS PVT. LTD.

Company Details: Swani Spice, a family owned enterprise, owes its legacy to Swani Corporation Est in 1956 and Parent company Surn Singh Lachman Singh est. in 1864. The Swani Group celebrated its years 150 years in 2014. The firm mantra at the Swanis since inception has be

Kishore Seetharam

Principal – Corporate Strategy

TAFE

Dr Krishnakumar IM

Chief Research Officer

Akay Natural Ingredients Private Limited

Company Details: Akay (part of Oterra) is a 26 plus years experienced innovative ingredient manufacturer and global supplier who is always dedicated to producing quality ingredients with a difference. We are a full range manufacturer and exporter of whole/ground sterilize

Ms Laura Shumow

Executive Director

American Spice Trade Association

Dr. Manish Grover

CEO

Aurea Biolabs Private Limited

Company Details: Aurea Biolabs is focused on nutraceutical product development, extraction, isolation and formulation of bio-active ingredients from spices and other natural extracts. Sustainable and traceable raw material sourcing with a long history of partnership relat

Mr.Matthew Ford

Strategic Account Manager

Rainforest Alliance

Company Details: The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. We are building an alliance to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of f

M M Murugappan

Dr.Pankaj Jaiminy

Managing Director

EUROFINS ANALYTICAL SERVICES INDIA P LTD

Company Details: Food testing Services

Peter Sayia

A.A. Sayia Inc

Company Details: Spice Brokers & Agents

Pontus Mattsson

VP, Supply Chain

Silva International, Inc.

Company Details: A global leader in the processing and sales of dehydrated ingredients, including vegetables, herbs and select fruits. Deliver value to customer brands through the good-for-you promise.

Poonam Pande

Program Manager

GIZ

PRAKASH NAMBOODIRI

Commercial Director – Strategy & Growth

AB Mauri India Pvt Ltd

Company Details: We are the one stop shop for all your Spices, Spice Blends & Seasonings requirements from the Land of Spices, India. Incorporated in 1991 as Cochin Spices Pvt. Ltd. as a joint venture with Tones Inc. USA, now AB Mauri has grown into a leading name in the

Mr PRATAP VALLIKKADEN

VICE PRESIDENT EXTRACTS

MANE KANCOR INGREDIENTS PVT LTD

Company Details: Mane Kancor Ingredients Private Limited is a pioneer in Global Spice Extraction, whose roots can be traced back to 1857 Cochin. Mane Kancor specialises in complete natural food ingredient solutions from sustainable sourcing of raw materials, clean extract

Mr Rahul Poddar

Head - Procurement

Nestle India Limited

Company Details: Nestle is the worlds largest food and beverage company. We have more than 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favorites and we are present in 191 countries around the world. NESTLE India is a subsidiary of NESTLE of Switzerland. Nestle India is

Rajiv Palicha

Head -Commercial

Jayanti Herbs and Spice

Company Details: Indian Products Pvt. Ltd., part of Jayanti Group Is one of the leading manufacturer exporters of value added Spice. We have one of Asia's largest BRC A grade certified spice processing facility in Kinanthukadavu, Tamil Nadu. Herbs & Spice Processing Facil

Dr. Ramesh Chand

Member Agriculture

NITI Aayog

Ramesh Krishnamurthy

Founder & Director

Inquizity

Company Details: A company focused on Sales and Operations / Supply Chain solutions and Business Process Automation. Inquizity offers end to end supply chain and automation solutions with proven solutions

Ramkumar Menon

Director

JSG Trading Private Limited

Company Details: We are dealers in conventional and organic spices

Ranjeet Klair

Director of Food Safety

The Acheson group

Company Details: A global consulting company for food safety, recall management, crisis management, regulatory compliance, FSMA trainings, HACCP, BRCGS trainings .

Dr Ravin Donald

Executive VP of Operations

Frontier Co-op

Company Details: A leading provider of organic spices in the United States.

Mr Ravindra Singh

Director

GIZ

Mr Roberto Fanni

Spice Expert

Jayanti Herbs and Spice

Company Details: Jayanti (Est. 1940) is an agro-commodity business group headquartered in Bangalore. Jayanti has processing base in India and Turkey, sourcing office in Vietnam and marketing offices in Dubai, Switzerland, Netherlands, and the USA. We are one of the leadin

Sanjay Sharma

Chief Executive Officer

MTR Foods Pvt Ltd

Company Details: MTR's wide range of products include ready-to-eat curries and rice, ready-to-eat cook gravies, instant mixes, spices and variety of pickles and milk beverage drinks. MTR has its footprints across the globe. To fuel further growth, MTR became part of Norwe

Sanjeev Bisht

Vice President - Spices

ITC Limited - ABD

Company Details: ITC Limited, is a major diversified Indian conglomerate with a turnover of $7 billion and a market cap of $35 billion, with presence in FMCG, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, and Information Technology. We represent the Agtech

Mr Sharad Sinha

Director – Head, Staples Business

Flipkart Grocery

Company Details: Flipkart is an Indian e commerce company which is committed to transforming commerce in India through investments in made in India technology innovations, customer centric constructs, a diverse category landscape and a world-class supply chain. With a

Shibu Anandarajan

Chief Procurement Officer

Akay Natural Ingredients Private Limited

Company Details: Akay (part of Oterra) is a 26 plus years experienced innovative ingredient manufacturer and global supplier who is always dedicated to producing quality ingredients with a difference. We are a full range manufacturer and exporter of whole/ground sterilize

Shobhit Jain

Co - Founder

Vegrow

Sreedhar

Head-Farm Supply Chain & Sustainability

Olam Food Ingredients (OFI)

Company Details: Olam International has been recognised as a champion for inclusive business in the ASEAN agricultural sector at the inaugural AGROW Awards, organised by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).

Srinivasa Kumar

Commercial Unit Lead, South Crop Science Division

Bayer

Stefano Trumpy

Managing Director

Webb James Srl

About: Webb James (est. 1793) is an agro-industrial organisation with head quarter in Livorno, Italy, where processed and steam sterilised Spice& Herbs are produced. Webb James has sourcing and processing units in Albania and Egypt. Worldwide distribution.

Company Details: Herbs and Spices processor

SUDHA NARAYANAN

Research Fellow

International Food Policy Research Inst.

Company Details: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 500 employees working in over 70 countries, and works with a wide range of partners. It is a research center of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. IFPRI’s vision is a world free of hunger and malnutrition. Its mission is to provide research-based policy solutions that sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition.

Sudipto Sannigrahi

Principal

Matrix Partners India

Sunjay Vuppuluri

Sr. President & National Head - FASAR

YES BANK

Company Details: YES BANK is a ‘Full Service Commercial Bank’ providing a complete range of products, services and technology driven digital offerings, catering to Retail, MSME as well as corporate clients. YES BANK operates its Investment banking, Merchant banking & Br

THOMAS DANIEL

CPO

PLANT LIPIDS PRIVATE LIMITED

Company Details: Manufacturers of Spices, Spice Extracts, Spice Oleoresins, Natural Colours and Health Supplements.

Venkatesulu A

AVP

DS GROUP CATCH FOODS

Company Details: DS Spiceco DS Spiceco is a part of the Multi-Business Corporation DS Group, which houses the popular brands Catch, Kewal and Not Just Nuts. Catch Salts & Spices has been on the vanguard of the Indian spices market, adapting tradition and bringing innovat

Vijay Sardana

Techno-legal Advisor, Agribusinesses Value Chain Investment Strategy & Trade Advisor

Advocate, Supreme Court of India