Saida Samara Khan
ESG Consultant, Masters on food waste managment in Bangkok
Welcome to the third edition of ICA Weekend. The theme this year is ‘Identity, Assimilation and Survival: Street food as a Lens to Migration’.
Join us at Indian International Center in Delhi on 19th April to explore the concept of streetfood the way it has never been done on one platform. We are not just bringing together different stakeholders but we are also bringing in perspectives from other countries that have set a benchmark in streetfood.
We will be talking about streetfood in the context of vending in urban cities and urban planning; migration and identity; and in the light of current scenario, ICA will also bring the spotlight on energy security and sovereignty for the food and hospitality sector, including streetfood vendors.
There will be also be presentations by the shortlisted writers for the ICA Prize for Indian Food Writing. Be there for the discussions, for the networking and to watch the winning pitch.
EVENT
HighlightsICA Weekend is back with the promise of bringing together the most diverse and insightful voices from the Indian food sector. Prepare to talk about streetfood the way you never did before.
Food meets policy meets diplomacy
The most diverse set of stakeholders to talk about streetfood in never before ways.
ICA Food Writing Prize 2026
India's only food focused writing prize enters the third edition. Come, watch the pitches.
The ICA Spotlight
Energy and food sector? From alternate sources to sustainability, this will be interesting.
All About Streetfood
From policy to culture to international perspectives, this is the deepest dive.
Esteemed
Speakers
Julie Torres Moskovitz
Advisory Board at Street Vendor Project, New York
Abhishek Ranjan
Chief Executive Officer & Senior Vice President, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL)
Chu Hao Pei
Academic and Visual Artist
Vignesh Ramachandran
Chef Partner at Theta Theta Telugu & Coffee Sangam
Sangeeta Singh
Head - Street Food Program NASVI
Dr. Rashi Gupta
Founder & MD of Vision Mechatronics
Dr. Tripta Thakur
Vice Chancellor of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University
Tim Curtis
Director and UNESCO Representative of the New Delhi Regional Office for South Asia
Sankalp Vishnu
Co-founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
Charmaine O’Brien
Author
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Author & Artist
Om Routray
Founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
Tanushree Bhowmik
Co-founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
Conference
Schedule
The gap between food and agriculture needs to be bridged. The best way to do it is by encouraging knowledge workers and building platforms for such knowledge.
Om Routray
Co-founder, ICA
ICA Weekend will bring together all those stakeholders from the Indian food ecosystem who traditionally are not seen under the same roof. That itself should generate new ideas.
Tanushree Bhowmik
Co-founder, ICA
Indian food & beverage as well as hospitality industry will immensely benefit from access to well researched knowledge.
Sankalp Vishnu
Co-founder, ICA
Event
Partners
Day 1
Day 1
April 19, 2026
10:00 am
Inaugural Session
19
April
1. Welcome Address: Mr. Om Routray, Founder, Vrihi Foundation (5 minutes)
2. Address by Special Guest: Dr Tripta Thakur, Vice Chancellor, Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University (7 minutes)
3. Address by Special Guest: Mr. Amal Sinha, Director and Group CEO of BSES Delhi (17 minutes)
4. Keynote Address : Mr. Tim Curtis, Director and UNESCO Representative for the UNESCO Regional Office in New (15 minutes)
5. Vote of Thanks: Mr. Sankalp Vishnu, Founder, Vrihi Foundation (5 minutes)
11:00 am
Street Food Vending in Urban Spaces– Existence or Exclusion
19
April
1. Sangeeta Singh, Head – Street Food Program, National Association for Street Vendors in India
2. Rashim Bedi, Self Employed Women’s Association, India
3. Julie Torres Moskovitz, Board Member, New York Street Vendor Project
4. Samara Khan, Researcher, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Moderated by Om Routray, Founder - Director, Vrihi Foundation
12:00 pm
ICA Spotlights
19
April
ICA Film Screening on Small Dairy Owners of Delhi (15 minutes)
A short film made by ICA and Delhi Food Walks, with support from BSES
• Introduction by Anubhav Sapra, Founder, Delhi Food Walks.
Enabling Energy Security and Sovereignty for the Indian Food Industry
A tech-led panel on exploring LPG alternatives for the food industry.
Chaired by Dr Tripta Thakur, Vice Chancellor, Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University
1. S N Srinivas, CEO, Atal Incubation Centre, CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar
2. Abhishek Ranjan, CEO, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd.
3. Rashi Gupta, Founder, Vision Mechatronics Pvt Ltd.
Moderated by Vijay Pratap Singh Aditya, Founder, Ekgaon Technologies
2:45 pm
ICA FOOD WRITING PRIZE 2026: Identity, Assimilation and Survival: Street food as a Lens to Migration
19
April
Poster presentations by Five Finalists
• Moderated by Charmaine O’Brien, Author and Team Member, ICA
Presentations by Top Three Finalists
• Moderated by Tanushree Bhowmik, Co-Founder - Vrihi Foundation and Head - Indian Culinary Agenda
Event
Location Considered one of the country’s premier cultural institutions, the India International Centre is a non-government institution widely regarded as a place where statesmen, diplomats, policymakers, intellectuals, scientists, jurists, writers, artists and members of civil society meet to initiate the exchange of new ideas and knowledge in the spirit of international cooperation.
Address
Seminar Hall No.1 – 3, Kamaladevi Complex
Email us
connect@indianculinaryagenda.org
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