Past Events
ICA Weekend 2025
Indian Dairy – What’s Next
Speakers:
Subhadeep Sanyal – Partner, Omnivore
Ankur Kathuria, Partner – Agriculture & Climate, Intellecap
Hemendra Mathur – Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund Moderated by Om Routray, Founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
India’s Dairy Diversity: Understanding Non-bovine Milk
Speaker:
Sanjeev Kumar, Director, Internation Institute of Goat Management
Sonal Founder, CEO, White Cub
Vikas Chawla, Chef
Moderated by: Mili Dubey, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industries
Steeped in heritage: India’s culture of Ghee
Speakers:
Rituraj Singh Pundeer, Founder, Deradun Dairy
Manjit Gill, Chef
Shahu Patole, Author
Moderated by: Vijay Pratap Singh Aditya, Founder, Ekgaon
Cheese Tasting led by Chef Dhruv Oberoi and Chris Zandee
Speakers:
Chris Zandee, Founder, Himalayan Products
Dhruv Oberoi, Olive Bar and Kitchen
On the South Asian Cheese Trail
Speaker:
Chris Zandee, Founder, Himalayan Products
Avantika Bhuyan, Editor, Mint Lounge
Dhruv Oberoi, Executive Chef, Olive Bar & Kitchen Pvt Ltd
Moderated by: Ruth D’Souza Prabhu, Author, Independent Journalist
ICA Spotlight – Sundarini Naturals
Speakers:
Sima Das, Manager, Sundarini Naturals
ICA Spotlight – Tracex
Speakers:
Srivatsa Srinivasarao, CEO, TraceX
How India Made Condensed Milk its Own
Speakers:
Ruchi Srivastava, Film maker, Co-Founder, Greed Goddess Media
Dhawal Ajmera, Chef
Moderated by: Tanushree Bhowmik, Co-founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
ICA FOOD WRITING PRIZE 2025 : Rivers of Milk – India’s Tradition of Milk in Dairy
ICA Weekend 2024
Rice at the Centre of the Table
Speakers:
Milli Dubey: Director, Food and Agri, PHD Chamber of Commerce
Shridula Chatterjee: Head Chef, Mezze Mambo
Deepak Verma: Domain Lead, Agriculture, ONDC
Moderated by:
Sankalp Vishnu: Co-founder – ICA, Author & Food Critic
India’s Rice Future: Climate Change, Sustainability & Consumer Pull
Speakers:
Eram Rao: Professor of Food Technology, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
Vijay Pratap Singh Aditya: Founder & CEO, ekgaon
Sheetal Sharma: Senior Scientist, IRRI
Moderated by:
Om Routray: Founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
A Fine Grained Heritage
Speaker:
Tanushree Bhowmik
ICA Indian Food Writing Prize – Paper Presentations
Speakers:
Harshita Lalwani: Paper Presenter
Sunaina Dhir: Paper Presenter
Rachit Keertiman: Paper Presenter
Charmaine O’Brien: Discussant
Priyadarshini Chatterjee: Moderator
ICA Indian Food Writing Prize – Paper Presentations Session 2
Speaker:
Suraj Gogoi: Paper Presenter
Rubeka Idrishi: Paper Presenter
Santa Nibedita: Paper Presenter
Charmaine O’Brien: Discussant
Avantika Bhuyan: Moderator
ICA Indian Food Writing Prize Announcement
Address by Dr. Colleen Taylor Sen
Speakers:
Dr. Colleen Taylor Sen
ICA Spotlight 2024
Speaker:
Rachit Keertiman: Chef
Moderated by:
Om Routray: Founder, Indian Culinary Agenda
Reclaiming the Language of Indian Food
Speakers:
Archana Nathan: Senior Commissioning Editor, Penguin Random House India
Ishita Dey: Author and Professor, South Asia University
Sharanya Deepak: Writer and Editor
Moderated by:
Tanushree Bhowmik: Co-founder – ICA, Author
Taming the Shrew – Navigating new and social media
Speakers:
Anubhav Sapra: Founder of Delhi Food Walks
Shruti Taneja: Founder of Nivaala Magazine
Sadaf Hussain: Chef, Author, Podcaster
Moderated by:
Ruth D’Souza Prabhu: Author, Independent Journalist
Gaze: Visual Media’s Tryst with Indian Food
Speaker:
Shubhra Chatterjee: Food documentarian, Writer, Director,
Rahee Punyashloka: Writer, Artist, Scholar, filmmaker
Surajit Sarkar: Curator, Kerala Museum, Kochi
Keynote address titled Soft Power is not Easy to Accumulate: A view from NYC
Speakers:
Krishnendu Ray: Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University