Friday 13 Feb., 2026
8:30 a.m. : Registrations & Breakfast
9:30 a.m. : Visit to Exhibition
10:30 a.m. : Assembly at Summit Hall for Inaugural Session
: Lamp Lighting & Felicitation of Dignitaries
: Welcome Address by Miss Tanvi Gupta, Director, NNS Media Group
: Keynote Address by Ms. Manju Rajpal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Govt. of Rajasthan
: Special Guest Address by Mr. Palle Ganga Reddy, Chairperson, National Turmeric Board
: Special Guest Address by Ms. Harshana Gulati, Director, Mahashian Di Hatti Pvt. Ltd.
: Special Guest Address by Mr. Paras Jitendra Adani, Director, Adani Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
: Chief Guest Address by Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Hon’ble Minister for Industries and Commerce, Information Technology and Communications, Youth Affairs and Sports, Skills, Planning and Entrepreneurship, Soldier Welfare, Govt. of Rajasthan
12:00 p.m. : Business Session – 1
: Talk by Mr. Arun Yadav, Senior Vice President, NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.)
– Talk by Mr. Ajay Kedia, Founder & Director, Kedia Capital Services Pvt. Ltd.
12:35 p.m. : Panel Discussion on Role of AI & Emerging Technologies in Sustainable Growth of Spice Sector
Moderator – Mr. Adesh Kumar, Director, Business Development & Innovation, Keya Foods International Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists
– Mr. Palle Ganga Reddy, Chairperson, National Turmeric Board
– Mr. Paras Jitendra Adani, Director, Adani Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Subhamoy Dutta, Director, Krishna Chandra Dutta (Spice) Pvt. Ltd.
– Dr. Sushil Mansotra / Ms. Harshana Gulati, Director, Mahashian Di Hatti Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Naman Agrawal, Director, Agrawal Masale LLP
– Mr. U. Karthik, Director, Asian Spices
– Mr. Santosh Kumar Sahu, Director, Co-Founder & CEO, Gogreen Warehouse Pvt. Ltd.
1:15 p.m. : Networking Lunch and Visit to Exhibition
2:00 p.m. : Business Session – 2
: Talk by Mr. Ashish Kumar Agarwal, Director, Sun Shine Foods Products (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Bhikaram Chandram) (BC Brand)
: Talk by Mr. P. Rajan Mathews, Head-Marketing, Swastik Spices and Chief Brand Mentor, at Pro Next Food Brands, on Challenges and Future of the Value -Added Packaged Spice Products Market
: Talk by Mr. Subhamoy Dutta, Director, Krishna Chandra Dutta (Spice) Pvt. Ltd., on Technological Advancement in Spice Industry
: Talk by Mr. Ankit Sawla, Managing Partner, K. M. Industries, on Coriander – Crop & Market Outlook
: Talk by Mr. Santosh Kumar Sahu, Director, Co-Founder & CEO, Gogreen Warehouse Pvt. Ltd., on How Gogreen is helping Spice Players across India specially Exporters and Processors for Quality testing, Scientific & smart Warehousing, raising funds against Stored Spices in Cold & Dry storages.
: Talk by Mr. Dinesh Kumar Soni, Managing Director, Shree Shyam International, on Cumin Market
: Talk by Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Director (Head-Commodity & Currency Research), Prithvi Finmart Pvt. Ltd.
: Talk by Mr. Satish Kumar, Managing Director, VSR Enpro Consultants Pvt. Ltd., on Technological Innovations in Spice Processing and Packaging.
: Presentation by Mr. Yateen Thombre, Manager (Sales & Applications), Sesotec India Pvt. Ltd., on Ensuring Purity with Product Inspection Equipment in the Spice Industry.
4:00 p.m. : Panel discussion on Red Chilli (Dry Red Pepper)
Moderator : Mr. Basavaraj Hampali, Founder, Spice Extra
Panelist
– Mr. Bhaskar Goud, CPO, Eastern & MTR
– Mr. Jugraj Bhandari, President, The Chillies Export Merchants Association
– Mr. Rakesh Dhir, AGM – Procurement, Dharampal Satyapal Foods Limited (Catch Spices)
– Mr. Saurabh Tater, Manager-Procurement, ITC Ltd.
– Mr. Ajay Singh Rathore, Product Specialist (Hot Pepper – Red Dry and Dual), Syngenta India Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Vivek Kumar Pachauri, Value Chain Manager, Nunhems India Pvt. Ltd.
4:45 p.m. : Business Session – 3
: Talk by Mr. Hardik Bhagwan M Sarda, Director Owner, Manohar Sarda Foods Pvt. Ltd., on Turmeric – Demand Supply & Price Outlook.
: Talk by Mr. Amit Khare, AVP – Research, GCL Broking
: Talk by Mr. Naman Agrawal, Director, Agrawal Masale LLP, on E-Commerce & Direct to Consumer Channels : The New Spice Trade Frontier.
5:25 p.m. : Panel discussion on Creating Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable Growth of the Spice Sector
Moderator : Mr. U. Karthik, Director, Asian Spices
Panelists
– Mr. Abhishek Poddar, Managing Director, Nani Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd.
– Dr. Sushil Mansotra/Ms. Harshana Gulati, Director, Mahashian Di Hatti Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Paras Jitendra Adani, Director, Adani Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Palle Ganga Reddy, Chairperson, National Turmeric Board
– Mr. Ashish Kumar Agarwal, Director, Sun Shine Foods Products (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Bhikaram Chandram) (BC Brand)
– Mr. P. Rajan Mathews, Head-Marketing, Swastik Spices and Chief Brand Mentor, at Pro Next Food Brands
6:00 p.m. : Break for Hi-Tea and Networking
6:30 p.m. : Visit to Exhibition
7:00 p.m. : Entertainment Program & Cocktail Dinner
Saturday 14 Feb., 2026
8:30 a.m. : Registrations & Networking Breakfast
10:00 a.m. : Visit to Exhibition
10:30 a.m. : Assembly in Summit Hall for Inaugural Session
: Lighting of Inaugural Lamp and welcome of Dignitaries
: Welcome Address by Mr. Akshay Gupta, Director, NNS Media Group
: Keynote Address by Dr. N. K. Gupta, Director (R), SKN Agriculture University, Jaipur, on Speed Spices : Rajasthan’s untapped Potential in the Global Market.
: Special Guest Address by Mr. Sandeep Ghosh, Business Head, Dharampal Satyapal Foods Ltd. (Catch Spices)
: Chief Guest Addresses by Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena Ji, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture & Horticulture and Rural Development, Govt. of Rajasthan
11:30 a.m. : Business Session – I
: Talk by Mr. Basavaraj Hampali, Founder, Spice Extra, on Dry Red Chilli
: Talk by Mr. P. Rajan Mathews, Head-Marketing, Swastik Spices and Chief Brand Mentor, at Pro Next Food Brands, on Digital and Millenials : Shaping the Packaged Spices Market in India.
: Talk by Mr. Rajeev Kumar Baranwal, Dy. General Manager, NABARD
: Talk by Mr. Mohit Gambhir, Managing Director, B. L. G. International Hing Pvt. Ltd., on Hing
: Talk by Mr. Jugraj Bhandari, President, The Chillies Export Merchants Association, on Red Chilli
12:35 p.m. : Panel Discussion on Turmeric
Moderator – Mr. Hardik Bhagwan M Sarda, Director Owner, Manohar Sarda Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists
– Mr. Abhishek Poddar, Managing Director, Nani Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Rakesh Dhir, AGM – Procurement, Dharampal Satyapal Foods Limited (Catch Spices)
– Mr. Arun Yadav, Senior Vice President, NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.)
– Mr. Amit Khare, AVP – Research, GCL Broking
– Mr. Govind Bagul, GM – Purchase, Empire Spices & Foods Ltd. (Rambandhu)
– Mr. Palle Ganga Reddy, Chairperson, National Turmeric Board
– Mr. Ajay Kedia, Founder & Director, Kedia Capital Services Pvt. Ltd.
1:15 p.m. : Lunch & Visit to Exhibition
2:00 p.m. : Business Session – 2
: Talk by Mr. Prateek Mishra, Export Manager, Rajesh Masala, on E-Commerce & Export
: Talk by Mr. Sandieep Kumar Tulsyan, Managing Director, R. D. Udyog Pvt. Ltd. (Kashi Gold)
2:20 p.m. : Panel Discussion on Cumin
Moderator – Mr. Ajay Kedia, Founder & Director, Kedia Capital Services Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists
– Mr. Dinesh Kumar Soni, Managing Director, Shree Shyam International
– Mr. Bharat Dasani, Managing Director, Krishna Canvassing
– Mr. Kishore Shah, Founder Proprietor, Manibhadra Traders
– Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Director (Head-Commodity & Currency Research), Prithvi Finmart Pvt. Ltd.
– Mr. Arun Yadav, Senior Vice President, NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.)
– Mr. Amit Khare, AVP – Research, GCL Broking
3:00 p.m. : Business Session – 3
: Talk by Mr. Anuj Gupta, Associate General Manager, Patanjali Foods Ltd.
: Talk by Mr. Shreyansh Jain, Director, N C Bhojraj & Company, on Cardamom
3:25 p.m. : Panel Discussion on Coriander
Moderator – Mr. Ajay Kedia, Founder & Director, Kedia Capital Services Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists
– Mr. Ankit Sawla, Managing Partner, K. M. Industries
– Mr. Mahesh Kumar Chaudhary, AGM – Procurement, Dharampal Satyapal Foods Limited (Catch Spices)
– Mr. Govind Bagul, GM – Purchase, Empire Spices & Foods Ltd. (Rambandhu)
– Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Director, DV Enterprises
– Mr. Arun Yadav, Senior Vice President, NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.)
– Mr. Amit Khare, AVP – Research, GCL Broking
– Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Director (Head-Commodity & Currency Research), Prithvi Finmart Pvt. Ltd.
4:00 p.m. : Business Session – 4
: Talk by Mr. Ajay Singh Rathore, Product Specialist (Hot Pepper – Red Dry and Dual), Syngenta India Pvt. Ltd., on Contribution & Approach in Red Dry Hot Pepper for Processing Industry and Farming Community by Syngenta.
: Talk by Mr. Shahrukh J Khan, Product Manager, Rieco Industries Ltd., on Future-Ready Spice Processing : Ensuring Consistency, Quality & Safety.
: Talk by Mr. Kamal Sharma, Consultant Editor, Moltol
5:00 p.m. : Vote of Thanks
: Hi Tea & Business Networking