STHIRA 2026, Meet the Jury
The Jury members of STHIRA Sustainable Food Innovation Challenge 2026 are inventors, industry leaders, academicians and practitioners from India and Italy. They all have share a common aspiration for a wiser and resilient future of the world.
K L Mukesh
Mentor, Board Advisor
VC Partner
Jayati Talapatra
Jayati Talapatra
Business Sustainability Advisor
Springer Author
Akshay Soni
Thought Partner
Angel Investor
Uchit Vohra
F&B Business Leader
Food Industry Operations
Ramesh Agarwal
CEO Food Safety Works,
Marketer, Product Enthusiast
Shovan Ganguli
Shovan Ganguli
Visiting Faculty, TDU
Science & Technology Consultant
Gouri Tonpe
F&B Product Innovation
F&B Industry Expert
Maria Piochi
Associate Professor, UNISG
Food Science & Technology
Mandaar Sukhtankar
Chef, Consultant
Culinary Research
Maddalena Borsato
Maddalena Borsato
Research Associate,
Perception & Quality, UNISG
Jyoti Bhat
Product Innovation & Education
Herbalife Nutrition
Donatella Saccone
Associate Professor
Economic Policy, UNISG
Vaidehi Bhagwat
Head of Research, Landscape Environment Advancement Foundation
Elena Fusar Poli
Anthropologist & Research Collaborator, UNISG
Matteo Dellapiana
Matteo Dellapiana
Research Fellow in
Agroecology, UNISG
Vikas Seth
Vikas Seth
Chef & Culinary Director
Embassy Leisure
Eram Rao
Professor of Food Technology, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science
Malvika Naik
Urban Designer & Landscape Architect, Landscape India
Francesca Grazioli
Francesca Grazioli
Scientist & Writer
Visiting Professor UNISG
Franc0 Fassio
Franc0 Fassio
Associate Professor Industrial Design, UNISG
Shibani Muralidhar
Founder, Nerlu Cafe
Kumud Dadlani
Food Culture Researcher,
Sustainable Supply Chain Mgr
Chiara Chirilli
Chiara Chirilli
Ecogastronomy, Food Science
Research Fellow UNISG
Paola Migliorini
Paola Migliorini
Technology Leader
Expert in user experience