Dr. Uday Annapure HOD, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

Prof. (Dr.) Uday S. Annapure (BOYSCAST Fellow, FMASc) is a Professor and Head at Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai. He is having about 17 years’ rich Teaching and Research experience. Was elected as a Vice-President of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India), Mysore. [AFST(I)] for 3 times

He is a recipient of ICT- AFST(I) Best Teacher Award in 2014 and 2016 and Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Science (FMAS) – 2018

He was awarded BOYSCAST Fellowship from Department of Science and Technolo-gy, Government of India to visit Washington State University, Pullman, WA and Uni-versity of California, Davis, CA during 2010-2011

He is a recognized member of scientific committees for Food Safety and Standards Au-thority, India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Maharashtra State and of Academic Committees and Research Committees in various Universities

Prof. Prathap Kumar Shetty HHead, Department of Food Science and technology

Dr. Prathap Kumar Shetty Halady is currently working as Professor at the Department of Food Science and Technology at Pondichery University, India. Dr. Shetty obtained his PhD from National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India in 1997. Dr. Shetty did two years Post Doctoral studies at the University of Texas Health Centre at Tyler from 2000 to 2002. He completed one- year PG Diploma in Pedagogy at the National Pedagogic University Aarhus Denmark in 2008

He is actively involved in Food Safety and related activities in government as member of various government committees. Dr. Shetty has been awarded prestigious Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, London in the year 2018. Dr. Shetty was the immediate past President of prestigious Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India). He knows 9 languages and has travelled 21 countries.

Dr. C. AnandharamakrishnanDirector, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT),Thanjavur

Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan has 19 years of experience in R&D and administration at the CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a prestigious food research institution in the country. He was Principal Scientist and Coordinator for the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) at CSIR-CFTRI, before being appointed as the Director of Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur

Dr. Anandharamakrishnan completed his Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, under the Commonwealth pro-gramme. He pursued his B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) and M.Tech. from A.C. Col-lege of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. He is also the author of 6 books and 42 book chapters published by coveted publishers. He has supervised 8 Ph.D. theses and more than 50 bachelor’s and master’s theses

Dr. Anandharamakrishnan is the elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), Fellow of National Academy of Ag-ricultural Sciences (NAAS), Fellow of Association of Food Scientists and Technolo-gists (India) –AFST(I), and the Institute of Engineers (FIE). He serves/served as the Edi-tor of Journal of Food Science and Technology (Springer).

Shri V N GaurEx Joint Secretary to Govt. of India

Holding master's in Physics from Allahabad University, Shri Gaur has been a member of the IAS. After retirement he served as Administrative Member in the Central Adminis-trative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi.

Earlier he held the post of the Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Stand-ards Authority of India (FSSAI) during the crucial formative years from Feb 2009 to Feb 2012 and officiated as Chairman, FSSAI from Sep 2011 to Jan 2012.. He laid the foun-dation of making food safety a collaborative mission of all the stakeholders through a transparent participative process. He also prepared the blueprint of the food sector reg-ulation and the plan of action for the next 10 years that included, inter alia, compre-hensive updation of standards, and upgradation and expansion of food testing capa-bilities in the country. As CEO, FSSAI he led Indian delegations to several meetings and conferences of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its Committees.

While serving in the in the State of Nagaland he held charge as Secretary of the De-partments of Rural Development, Information and Publicity, Legal Metrology, Tourism and Information Technology, besides holding District assignments in the past

Harpal Singh SokhiCelebrity Chef

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi, known as the most entertaining & energetic Chef, is a sought- after name within the Indian Food industry. He was also appointed by the World Residence Sea to sample the array of Bollywood-esque gourmet dishes from all the regions of India for the 160 guests across the world residing at the cruise ship.

He has achieved Iconic Achievers Award 2018. He was recently honored with Food Fusion Leadership Award 2018 & Annapoorna Food Retail Award 2018. He was also awarded as the best Chef of the year 2016 by Indian Restaurant Congress.

He has touched hearts of millions of people with his other culinary shows called “Desh Da Swaad” on ZEE NEWS and “Punjab De Super Chef” on PTC Punjabi Television Network.Currently Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi runs his own firm Turban Tadka hospitality and is also into consulting, books and food business

Chef. Varun InamdarCelebrity Chef

A National Award winner, Varun Inamdar is regarded as one of the top 10 celebrity chefs in the world alongside culinary giants like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay. He has a 16 years of work experience as a trained chef, chocolatier, food stylist and author. He worked as a top rank executive at Oberoi Hotels and Resorts.

Globally known as The Prince of Chocolates and The Bombay Chef by fans and followers worldwide, he has a reach of over 284 million plus through his digital show ‘The Bombay Chef’ by Rajashri Productions. He is the Coco Brand Ambassador appointed by the Govt of Ecuador and is credited to have created India’s first of its kind 6 ft tall chocolate mannequin and chocolate Ganesha idol on TV with 23 Food shows aired in 2016 to 2018. He has also featured in Master Chef India on Star Plus. He is currently nominated by PM as brand ambassador for Swastha Baharat Yatra and Eat Right movement by GOI.

Dr BhandarkarExpert Ayurveda Practitioner and Yoga promoter

Dr Bhandarkar was a former assistant director (Yoga) at Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) Delhi, Ministry of AYUSH.

Hs academic qualifications include BAMS, Doctor of Naturopathy, MA in philosophy and completion of various yoga courses. He is a recognized trainer in AYUSH. He had presented 12 research papers on yoga and naturopathy in various international conferences. He has been honored with many prestigious awards such as Vidarbha Ratna Award, Swami Kuvalayanand Award, Maharishi Award(USA), Rashtriya Shikshak Sanman Award etc. He had successfully participated in many national and international conferences as a yoga and Ayurveda expert. He has been teaching Yogshstra for 11 years.

Alokparna Sengupta Deputy Director for Humane Society International/India

She has worked with the government of India to successfully persuade them to ban the testing of animals for cosmetics and the import of animal tested cosmetics in India.

Having obtained a degree of Masters in Science (M.Sc) for Biotechnology from Osmania University in Hyderabad and worked in Thomson Reuters for two years, she started her career in Animal welfare as a volunteer at the Blue Cross of Hyderabad. Before joining Humane Society International (HSI), she worked at Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organization (FIAPO) for FIAPO and HSI’s joint work on Toxicity testing in India.

Shri M M Chitale Consultant Food Regulatory & Product Development

Mr M M Chitale is a veteran food technologist from ICT, Mumbai (formerly popular as UDCT). He has over 50 years of rich experience in various segments of food industry and for last 8 years he has been the founder partner of FBO Consulting and Technical Service. His company provides consultancy in food safety systems, regulatory, product development and turn-key project implementation.

He was a member of FOOD Additive Sub Committee for a period of 3 years from 2000-2003. He was one of the trainers to train the Food Safety Officers from Maharashtra, Gujrat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala on behalf of Food Safety and Standards Authority of In-dia during the implementation of the new Food Regulations in the country..

Dr K D Yadav Director, AAK Kamani Oils Pvt Ltd

Dr K D Yadav is currently Sr. Vice President (Technical) at AAK KAMANI Pvt. Ltd. India. He heads their technical team and leads R&D of his company. He holds a PhD. Tech. in food Technology from UDCT (presently known as ICT), Mumbai, Indi.

He holds over 35 years of industrial experience in the field of Speciality Oils & Fats, Dairy & Bakery industry with specialization in Manufacturing of UHT Soyamilk and Soyamilk based beverages and aseptic packaging. Holds 5 Patents on development of specific processes for refining of vegetable oils, lecithin manufacture from Rice bran and Table margarine production, specialty Oils & fats; responsible for development of Table margarine & Fat spread first time in the country, pioneer in refined Rice bran oil processing.He served as Ex-President – Mumbai Chapter, Association of Food Scientists & Tech-nologists India ( AFSTI) .He was appointed as a Member of India Codex Shadow Committee on Oils & Fats, New Delhi. He was also an active member of E- Working group on Harmonization / development of FSSAI standards of Oils, Fats and emul-sions, New Delhi ( 2013-2014 ).