Every year, the department organises numerous talks, guest lectures and seminars in various hospitality areas. These events bridge the gap between the student and the industry. The department conducts these with the support of industry experts and student clubs. These sessions are interactive and practical in nature. These interactions give the students the opportunity to connect and network with experts and to learn the current trends in the hospitality industry. Some of the talks, lectures and guests visited our department for seminars, colloquiums and symposiums are given below:
Sno |
Name |
Topic |
1. |
Mr. Raymond Meuhlman Head Brewer, Mannheim Brews |
Brewing |
2. |
Ms. Sancharita Chaterjee Yoga Instructor and Operations Manager and Head of Media Relations, Cision |
Yoga and wellness |
3. |
Mr. Neel Sharma Business Development and Marcomm Head, XOOX Brewmill |
Customer service in F&B outlets |
4. |
Mr. Santosh Kumar VP- Marketing, Fresh to Home |
War against adulterated meat and fish |
5. |
Ms. Neeti Gokhalay Founder and Principle designer, Second design & Media |
Building brands |
6. |
Chef Zahan Gafoor Founder, Bread & Batter |
Online Entrepreneurship |
7. |
Mr. Sunil Halasnad Founder, Eddy’s cafe, Bangalore |
Entrepreneurial challenges in the restaurant business |
8. |
Ms. Smita Agrawal Founder, Stay with Us, Bangalore |
Curating experiences with tea |
9. |
Mr. Tawhid Khan Founder & Director, Nativity |
Restaurant Layout: An Architect’s viewpoint |
10. |
Mr. Dharmik and Mr. Subramaniam Program Managers, THE GAIN |
How to start a start up |
11. |
Ms. Ritu Chawla Mathur Managing partner, Prognosis Global Consulting |
Customer Experiences Management |
12. |
Ms. Sushmita Sabbaraju Co-founder, Carrots restaurant |
Opportunities in a vegan based food business |
13. |
Mr. Sanjith Kuttan Director, Bangalore Distilleries & Breweries |
Product branding and marketing |
14. |
Mr. Ajay Khatri
|
Scope of careers in aviation |
15. |
Ms. Payal Shah Founder, K?bo Fermentary |
Introduction to fermentation |
16. |
Mr. Karthik Singh Consultant Head Brewer, Yellow Submarine |
Beer |
17. |
Mr. Abhishek Kar Director of F&B, Shangri-La |
Prospective outlook of hotel business in the coming decade |
18. |
Mr. Jagdish Menda Managing Director, Menda Hospitality |
Journey of an entrepreneur |
19. |
Chef Pronoy and Ms. Jisha John Head Chef Academy, Cure Fit |
Health and nutrition |
20. |
Ms. Subha Niranjan Sustainability Manager, ELCITA |
Sustainability and Waste Management |
21. |
Ms. Roma Roy Choudhury Founder, House of Seitan |
Future of food |
22 |
Mr Visheshwar Raj Singh, VP, Oberoi Bangalore |
Oberoi Culture |
23 |
Mr Sanyam, L&D Manager, Oberoi Bangalore |
Sustaining in the hospitality industry |
24 |
Mr Prashanth Saldanha India Wine Consultant, Clarence Dillon Wines |
Taste and Appreciation of French Wines |
25 |
Mr. Darren Camilleri – Head of Industry Engagement, Le Cordon Bleu Australia.
Sham Singh Le Cordon Blue |
“ Scope of Hospitality and Culinary Career in Australia” |
26 |
Mr Satvick Jaitley ITC Hotels |
Sleep therapy and innovation in hotel rooms |
27 |
Chef Vikas Seth Chef & Culinary Director, Embassy Leisure, Sanchez, Sriracha |
The flavours from Mexio |
28 |
Ms Gauthami Shanker D'Souza Co-owner of BBQSPitefire Food Truck |
Popularising a food truck business via social media |
29 |
Ms Nayana Khanna L&D Manager, Taj , Bangalore |
Next generation Managers |
30 |
Mr Kenneth Pinto, Consultant and Trainer, Bangalore |
How to crack an interview |
31 |
Mr Priyadarshan Banjan, Akshayakalpa |
Rejuvenating Indian Agriculture |
32 |
Chef Abihijit Saha, Chef & Cofounder, Caperberry and FAVA |
Culinary Art
|
33 |
Mr Shyam Kumar, EAM, Conrad Bangalore
|
The Revenue Management Ball game |
34 |
Mr Sachin, Wine Enthusiast, Bangalore |
Matching Food and wine
|
35 |
Mr Tarini Greater Than Gine, Bangalore |
Marketing a Gin in India |
36 |
Mr Chaitanya Soni, Asst. Revenue Manager Accor hotels, Bangalore |
Opportunities in Revenue Management |
37 |
Ms Geeth, Revenue Manager, Oberoi |
Love for number and Revpar |
38 |
Mr Arjun Raju
|
Managing expansions of restaurant brand |
39 |
Mr Santhosh Chandrashekaran
|
Preparing for a restaurant pitch |
40 |
Mr Pravesh Pandey, GM, Big Brewsky, Bangalore |
Managing India biggest micro brewery |
41 |
Chef Naren Thimmaiah,Executive Chef, Taj Gateway, Bangalore |
Coastal cuisines of India |
42 |
Ms Jositta Francis, MMA, Bangalore. |
Self defence for women |
43 |
Chef Selvaraju, Executive Chef, Taj Vivanta, Bangalore |
Sustainability in Kitchen |
44 |
Ms Keren Agam, Baker, Israel
|
Breads from Israel |
45 |
Ms Mama Yanai, Psychologist and Wellness Therapist, Japan |
Silent dinner and the importance of silence while eating |
46 |
Mr Kurush Dalal, Food Historian Mumbai |
Studying Food |
47 |
Ms Gargi Guha, PR, Four seasons, Bangalore |
Opportunities in Brand Promotions of Hotels |
48 |
Ms Vidya Rao JLL |
Facilities management |
49 |
Nitesh Bansal Asia Crew Development Manager (Shipboard Recruitment & Training) MSC Crociere S.A.
|
Career in cruise lines |
50 |
Ms Lioma Dsuza & Jimsen Alumni Entrepreneur SWAT food truck |
Food truck—Entrepreneurial Hub |
51 |
Diya John Alumni Entrepreneur |
Starting a restaurant- Entrepreneurial Hub |
52 |
Anthony Jose Roy/Star Casino Australia
|
Opportunities in Casinos and Managing Casino Banquets
|
53 |
Ms Anindita Banerjee, Housekeeping manager, ITC Gardenia
|
Service design customization and personalization |
54 |
Mr Anthony Williams Personality Development Trainer |
Personality development for I semester students |
55 |
Zeba Kohli Fantasie Fine Chocolate. |
"Entrepreneurship, Chocolates and the Art of Balance" |
56 |
Praveen Kumar A K Third wave coffee rosters |
Third wave coffee |
57 |
Pallavi Halder Sula Wines |
Sula Brand Awareness and talking about life at Sula |
58 |
Mrs. Kalyani Vijay
|
Talk on Principles of Food Hygiene by |
59 |
Andre Cardozo, Asst. General Manager, Embassy Services |
Guest Lecture on Safety and Emergency Management in Facilities Industries |
60 |
Prof. Avishek Chakra, SLCU |
Guest talk on "Trade Mark and Logos" |
61 |
Mr Devesh Agarwal, Wine Connoisseur |
The "Wines of the World" by a biker |
62 |
Shri Ananth Bhat, Maharishi Veda Vigyana Bhawan |
Medidate to Lead: Transcendental Meditation |
63 |
Mr Manjunath, Co-Founder, Happy Hens |
"50 grams of magic - The egg story" |
64 |
Chef Kean Chuan, Malayasia |
Demonstration of French Desserts |
65 |
Dr Biljo, Professor, Food Biotechnology |
Talk on, ‘Common Adulterants in Food’ |
66 |
Prof Chengappa, |
"Political Environment and Economic system and Indian Constitution and Business", |
67 |
Chef Subigya, Taj Yeshwanthpur |
The Tandoor |
68 |
Valentine Athaide Training Manager, Vivanta by Taj |
Talk to Ist semester BHM students |
69 |
Ms Sancharita Chatterjee |
Talk on Unlock your success Story through Yoga |
70 |
Mr Dhruvank Charan Conrad Bengaluru |
"Luxury Hospitality - Trends and Challenges" |
71 |
Imran Hiroli Conrad bengaluru |
Challenges of a pre-opening property |
72 |
Mr Somnath Mukherjee GM, Taj West End |
Developing Ambassadors for World Class Hospitality |
73 |
Mr Yash M Bhamre Brand Ambassador, Paul John Single Malts |
The flavours of Indian single malt and the promotion strategies of beverage |
74 |
Mr Jayanth Narayanan Managing Director - HO Food Services Private Limited QSR chain (Mani's Dum Biryani) |
The Challenges of Mid scale restaurants |
75 |
Mr Prasanth S. Cofounder, Amande |
The crispy and chewy macrons |
76 |
Chef Srinivasalu, ITC Windsor Manor Hotel |
World of Biriyani |
77 |
Ms Rakhee Biswas, Former Global Head Legal and VP, ITC InfoTech |
"Intellectual Property Rights" |
78 |
Ms Neha Vohra, Rooms Division Manager, Courtyard by Marriott |
Cost Analysis - New property operations and vendor management" |
79 |
Mr Eric Mascarenhas, Founder, iclickconsult |
Guest Lecture on "Digital Transformation" |
80 |
Gerald Lipman, ICHM, Adelaide |
Career Counselling on "Hospitality Higher Education in Australia" |
81 |
Mr Senthil Kumar, Jones Lang Lasalle |
Risk and Emergency Management |
82 |
Jaspreet Singh University College Birmingham |
Higher Education in the UK |
83 |
Srishti.GULIA Training Manager, Grand Mercure |
Accor Take off challenge |
84 |
Mr Madhusudan Co-founders, Lipi, Bangalore |
Building a Restaurant business from scratch |
85 |
Ms Sofia Kumar Assistant Front Office Manager, ITC Chola, Chennai |
Woman power in the hospitality sector |
86 |
Pavan Hanbal, Cofounder, Coffee Mechanics, Bangalore |
Brewing the right cup |
87 |
Mr.Nitirooge Phoneprasert, Consul-General and Diplomats from the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chennai,
|
Opportunities in Thai hospitality industry |
88 |
Ms. Sovna Puri, WSET educator |
Wines and Spirits |
89 |
Chef Tanvi Chanwarker, Pastry Sous Chef, ITC Gardenia |
Tempering and Chocolate Making |
90 |
Chef Samruddhi Nayak, Chef and Founder, Krumb Kraft, Bangalore |
Sourdough Baking |
91 |
Chef Michelle Peris, Pastry Chef, ACA |
Wedding Cakes |
92 |
Chef Raghunandan, Pastry Chef, ACA |
Sugar craft |
93 |
Chef Frédéric Deshayes, Chef Instructor - Pastry, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris |
Pastry Entremets |
94 |
Ms Bhawana Rao, Cofounder, Encompass, Bangalore |
Luxury Tourism |
95 |
Ms Eva Breitbach, UNiSG, Italy |
Slow Food in Italy |
96 |
Mr Tapas Chakraborty and Ms Manimeglai, SKAL, Bangalore |
Introduction to Young SKAL |
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