Mansi Ahuja
Ampro Marketing
Principal
Mansi Ahuja is a marketing professional with over two decades of experience in promoting high-value imported food products. As the Founder & CEO of Ampro Marketing, a specialised food marketing consultancy, she has helped shape market strategies for international fresh and dried fruit boards. Her company represents the likes of Avocados Australia, World Macadamia Organisation, Turkish Hazelnuts & Turkish Dried Fruits & Pistachios, with a strong focus on market development, consumer awareness, and increasing category demand in India.

Ajay TG
Westfalia Fruit
General Manager
Ajay is the general manager of Westfalia Fruit India and has over 12 years of experience in the fresh produce business. He has been involved in establishing Westfalia Fruit India's operations and Sam Agri Group's domestic distribution. He comes with a background and experience in the hospitality industry and investment banking.

Tarun Arora
IG International
Director
Tarun Arora, director of IG International, is a second-generation leader who drives the company's growth in fresh fruit importation and agri-tech services. He manages diverse ventures, including IG Blueberries, and works to pioneer CEA technology and agroforestry for premium fruit cultivation. Tarun also directs IG's response to climate change challenges through ESG initiatives and strategic partnerships.

Narinder Singh
Simpli Namdhari's
Assistant GM - fresh category
Narinder Singh represents Simpli Namdhari’s, a Bangalore-based fresh food retail chain with over 25 stores. He leads the fruits and vegetables, and dairy categories, bringing more than 18 years of deep expertise in fresh produce category management, domestic and imported sourcing, assortment strategy, pricing, and building scalable, consumer-led fresh value chains.

Sarthak Jain
Blinkit
Director
Sarthak Jain is director for fresh produce at Blinkit, overseeing key initiatives to drive growth and efficiency. He has extensive experience in e-commerce, retail and operational strategy. Previously Sarthak worked with companies at an early stage, playing a pivotal role in their growth and scale-up. He led the International Trade business at Vegrow and held senior leadership positions at Urban Company in the UAE and India.

Azhar Tambuwala
Sahyadri Farms
Director
Azhar Tambuwala has been involved in the field of agriculture in India since 1995 with a focus on global markets. He, along with 22,000+ farmer shareholders, has helped create India’s largest farmer collective, Sahyadri Farms. This has taken him across the world and within India. He sits on the Board of Sahyadri Farms and a range of other companies in horticulture, technology and pharmaceuticals.

Naaznin Husein
Shamrock Nutrascience
Director
Naaznin Husein is an eminent clinical and sports nutritionist, digital health strategist, and transformative leader in nutrition practice. She serves as co-founder and CEO of Shamrock Nutrascience, founder of Freedom Lifestyle & Wellness Centre, and is chief nutrition advisor to the Indian Navy (INS Hamla). A former president of IDA Mumbai and national leader, she drives digitalisation in nutrition, authors national publications, and advises leading Bollywood, sports, and media personalities.

Gopi Shankar
Global Victoria
Director Trade and Industry
Gopi Shankar is a seasoned international trade and investment facilitation professional with over 25 years of experience in both public and private sectors. As the Head of Trade for the State Government of Victoria, Australia for South Asia, Gopi Shankar is responsible for driving the Victorian Government’s trade engagement with the South Asian region. His role is to support and assist Victorian businesses in their international expansion and growth in the region. He works across sectors such as Food and Agribusiness, Tech, Advanced Manufacturing, Mining, FMCG, Sustainability and Health. Prior to joining the Victorian Government, he was with the British High Commission and before that he worked in the private sector in diverse fields such as Technology and Mining. His passions include travelling and volunteering in the area of animal welfare.

Kaushal Khakhar
Kay Bee Exports
CEO
Kaushal leads Kay Bee Exports, a food safety–driven agribusiness committed to delivering safe, residue-controlled produce to global markets. Under his leadership, the company follows a fully integrated business model that includes a structured co-farming model, where the company works closely with farmers to ensure compliance with international standards. The organisation also manufactures its own bio-pesticides, strengthening its control over crop protection.

Chinmayee Deulgaonkar
Controlunion
Managing Director
Chinmayee Deulgaonkar is the managing director of Control Union India and has 27 years of experience in the food industry with specialisation in certification, auditing, training, and regulatory activities. Chinmayee is a FOSTAC ambassador and FSSAI National Resource Person and has trained regulatory officials of FSSAI, State FDA, Dubai Municipality, Kazakhstan, as well as represented India in various ISO committee working groups of food safety management system standards.

Pritee Chaudhary
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Regional Director
Pritee Chaudhary is director of the west region for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With Mumbai at its core, the western region handles around 70 per cent of India’s food imports through its ports. Prior to joining FSSAI, Pritee worked for Mumbai Customs. Over her career spanning 19 years, she has held various senior positions in government. She has also delivered a TEDx talk on the subject – ‘Mitigating global hunger: stemming the tide of food waste’.

Robert Mant
Kuehne and Nagel
VP Global Sales - Seafreight Reefer Perishable Products
Robert Mant is VP of global sales and development for seafreight perishables at Kuehne and Nagel. With 35-plus years of experience in global fresh produce logistics, he has obtained valuable and unique insights into the perishables supply chain. The reefer logistics expert held senior level positions in Dole Food Company, Compagnie Fruitiere in France and Star Reefers in the UK. In 2017, Robert took his expertise to Kuehne and Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, where he leverages the organisation’s global network of sea logistics reefer professionals to offer solutions to the customer.

Sachin Khurana
QuickRelations
Director
Sachin Khurana is director of QuikRelations. He is an experienced trade marketing leader with extensive experience in food and beverage and agribusiness. Specialising in market expansion, trade engagement, and regulatory affairs, he has successfully led international campaigns, strengthened global partnerships, and driven impactful strategies across South Asia and the Middle East to enhance market access and consumer demand for premium food products.

Shoubhit Jain
Vegrow
CEO
Shoubhit Jain is the co-founder and CEO of Vegrow, one of India's largest fresh fruit companies. Vegrow operates globally in branded fruits and runs multiple farmer markets (mandis) across India. Launched in 2020, Vegrow is backed by global investors like GIC, Prosus and Lightspeed. Prior to this, Shoubhit was the global lead at ITC’s Agribusiness.

Rajoo Ramlingha
Star Bazaar
Head - Fresh Business
Rajoo Ramlingha is head of the fresh business at major Indian food retailer Star, a joint venture between Trent and Tesco. Rajoo has more than 20 years’ experience in the Retail, Quick Commerce, B2B and Agri-business sectors.

Varun Kakar
Four Pillars Australia
Director of operations (India)
Varun Kakar is the director of operations (India) at Four Pillars Australia, where he leads market entry and supply chain strategy for Australian producers in India. His work focuses on building efficient, transparent cross-border trade ecosystems by aligning suppliers, distributors, and demand-side partners across the food and agriculture sectors. With a multidisciplinary background spanning law, technology, and operations, Varun brings a systems-driven approach to solving complex market challenges.

Manyak Tandon
Gat No. 171, Mumbai-Agra Road Village Jaulke, Taluka Dindori Nashik - 422 207 Maharashtra, India
With almost 25 years of experience in Indian table grape exports, Mayank Tandon manages customer relationships with leading retail chains across Europe, China, and East Asia for leading exporter DeHaat-Freshtrop. Mayank recently forayed into primary agriculture with establishment of Agxotic Farms – a centre of excellence for table grapes with new genetics as they become available for Indian growers. From precision fertigation to IoT in agritech, multiple new age solutions are trialled at the centre for suitable guidance to the wider grower fraternity.

Bijesh Thelakkattu
PJJ Fruits
Purchase Manager
Bijesh Thelakkattu is the head of purchasing at PJJ Fruits, leading sourcing, quality control, and supplier management. He blends operational expertise with creative brand-building, ensuring consistent supply, strong partnerships, and high product standards across South India’s competitive fresh fruit market.

Rahul Kumar
DJ Exports
B2B Sales
Rahul Kumar heads up B2B sales at DJ Exports, driving growth across modern retail and e-commerce channels with a focus on building consumer-led fresh produce categories. He also heads the grape export division at IFC Overseas, managing global markets, including Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. With over a decade of experience, he brings a strong cross-functional perspective across supply chain, sales, and market development.