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INDIA KITCHEN CONGRESS 2025

  • 04th Apr 2025 - 13th Apr 2025
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India’s largest conference for the Modular Kitchen and Cabinetry industry is back. Be a part of the annual knowledge fest and develop growth strategies for your business and design practice.
A must-attend event for furniture manufacturers, channel partners and design professionals, India Kitchen Congress (IKC) helps stakeholders become future-ready.

At IKC 2025, the focus will be on the STATE OF THE INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT SCENARIO, ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, and DESIGN THINKING.

In its 11th edition, IKC will continue to attract the most innovative and dynamic leaders who inspire with their ideas and experiences and push the industry towards overall growth.
It is the venue to meet 300+ manufacturers, vendors, dealers & franchisees, institutional buyers, designers, and service providers.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Business Track (Aura hall): 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
Design Track (Harmony hall): 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm

Awards and Gala Dinner (Aura hall): 6.30 pm onwards

 

  • # Anuj Prasad

    Co-founder, Desmania

  • # Balaji Sharma

    Executive Director, AFC Furnit...

  • # Bijou Kurien

    Chairman, Retailers Associatio...

  • # Deepak Gupta

    Managing Editor, Sourcing Hard...

  • # Frank Prekwinkel

    CEO, imos AG

  • # Frank Schloeder

    Managing Director, Häfele Sou...

  • # Gopal Dwivedi

    Chief Design Officer - Global,...

  • # Govind Assudani

    Managing Director, IMA Schelli...

  • # H S Manikandan

    Chief - Sales & Marketing, Joi...

  • # Hardeep Sawhney

    Chairman & Managing Director, ...

  • # Juhi Santani

    Principal Designer and Founder...

  • # Khanindra Burman

    Co-Founder, Würfel Küche

  • # Kirit Joshi

    Managing Director, Spacewood F...

  • # Linn Roslund

    Managing Director, IKEA Supply...

  • # Mahesh M

    CEO, Creativity by Deepak Fert...

  • # Mahesh Shah

    Managing Director, Nobilia India

  • # Manu Neelakandhan

    Director, IdeaCulture

  • # Prashant Khandelwal

    CEO, Hepo India

  • # Rajesh Mittal

    President, Federation of India...

  • # N K Raghavendra

    Director, Pensare Solutions LLP

  • # Rahul Mehta

    CEO, Furniture & Fittings Skil...

  • # Rajesh Shah

    Director, Shreepal Trade Impex

  • # Santhosh Kumar

    Vice Chairman, Anarock Proper...

  • # Sankari Radhakrishnan

    Managing Director, NAADI

  • # Sahana Shetty

    Hon. Secretary, IIID BRC & Co ...

  • # Saurabh Jain

    Co-Founder, Livspace

  • # Selva Kumar Rajulu

    Managing Director, Nolte FZE

  • # Venkataramana Gorti

    Chairperson , Furniture & Fitt...

  • # Surender Gnanaolivu

    Retail Experience Design curat...

  • # Venkatesh V

    CEO, Greenply Samet

  • # Vivekanandan Vajravelu

    Senior Sales Manager, Coohom

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  • 04 Apr 2025

    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

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    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

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    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

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    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

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    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

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    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

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    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

  • 04 Apr 2025

    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • 04 Apr 2025

    1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

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    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

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    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

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    3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

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    4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

  • 04 Apr 2025

    6:30 PM - 11:55 PM

  • REGISTRATION & TEA

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    • KEY NOTE SESSION: STATEOF INDUSTRY

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      • Consumer at the Crossroads in the Phygital Age

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          H S Manikandan

      • Retail in India: Potential and Challenges - A reflection on the diversity within India, adoption of new trends and changes in consumer behaviour, and what the future holds

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          Bijou Kurien

      • How India’s Furniture & Home Improvement SMEs can Become Sustainable Enterprises

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          Linn Roslund

      • Modern Kitchen: Transforming Lives & Re-Defining Real Estate

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          Santhosh Kumar

      • Welcome

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          Deepak Gupta

      • Indian Panel Industry-Partnering with Furniture Industry for Success

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          Rajesh Mittal

      • NETWORKING BREAK

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        • Book Launch - The Interior Designer's Sales Blueprint

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            Gopal Dwivedi

        • PANEL DISCUSSION: Addressing the Make in India Challenge

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            Prashant Khandelwal

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            Venkatesh V

        • Global Trends and Way Forward for Indian Kitchen Industry

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            Selva Kumar Rajulu

        • FIRESIDE CHAT: Building India’s Furniture Future: Innovation, Manufacturing & Global Growth

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            Deepak Gupta

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            Frank Schloeder

        • PANEL DISCUSSION: Money, Matter and Mind - a thought provoking conversation on making money work in our industry

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            Saurabh Jain

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            Mahesh Shah

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            Kirit Joshi

        • INVESTMENT SCENARIO

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          • LUNCH

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            • MASTERCLASS: Design Strategies for Kitchen Experience Centres - Customer-centricity and Engagement

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                Surender Gnanaolivu

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                Juhi Santani

            • Apprenticeship: World's #1 Skilling Strategy - Why?

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                Rahul Mehta

            • STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH

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              • PANEL DISCUSSION: Design as a Business Strategy: From Concept to Consumer

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                  Hardeep Sawhney

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                  Khanindra Burman

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                  Gopal Dwivedi

              • MASTERCLASS : The Interior Designer’s Sales Blueprint: Mastering the Art of Selling Design

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                  Gopal Dwivedi

              • NETWORKING BREAK

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                • Valedictory Address: Industry is at an Inflection Point, Let’s Seize the Moment

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                    Venkataramana Gorti

                • PANEL DISCUSSION: Revolutionising Furniture Manufacturing in India: The Role of Emerging Technologies

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                    Vivekanandan Vajravelu

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                    Sankari Radhakrishnan

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                    Rajesh Shah

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                    N K Raghavendra

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                    Govind Assudani

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                    Balaji Sharma

                • The Future of Kitchen - Speculative Design

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                    Anuj Prasad

                • Furniture - The Technology driven Industry

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                    Frank Prekwinkel

                • ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY

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                  • MASTERCLASS : The ABCs of Indian Kitchen Design

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                      Manu Neelakandhan

                  • AWARDS AND GALA DINNER

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