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AIC-CCRI Mentors

AIC-CCRI-CED's mentors have a unique and well-rounded mix of national and international experience, with a wide range of skills and expertise.

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In House Mentors

Mr. N N Narendra, IOSF

Director of Finance,
Coffee Board

Dr. M. Senthil Kumar

Director of Research CCRI, Coffee Board

Dr. Y. Raghuramulu

Director of Research
CCRI (Rtd.)

Dr. Suryaprakash Rao N

Director of Research
CCRI (Rtd.)

Dr. Babu Reddy

Dy. Director (Research), Market Intelligence Unit,
Coffee Board

Dr. J. S. Nagaraja

Joint Director(Research) CCRI, Coffee Board (Rtd.)

Dr. Rudra Gowda C

Deputy Director (Research), RCRS, Coffee Board

Venkata Reddy

Deputy Director (Extension),
Coffee Board

Dr. Pradeepa Babu B N

Deputy Director (Research),
Coffee Board

Dr. T N Gopinadhan

Divisional Head,
PHT, CCRI,
Coffee Board

Dr. I. M. Mandappa

Divisional Head,
Coffee Quality
Coffee Board

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Praveen H J

Chief Executive Officer,
AIC - CCRI - CED

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External mentors

Dr. Suresh Bhagavatula

Professor IIM B

Mr. Navratan Katariya,

Director
IOT COE, NASSCOM

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Mr. T. N. Venkata Reddy

Rtd Professor
UASB

Dr. P.G. Chengappa,

Former Vice Chancellor,
UAS B

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Mr. B.S. Surya Prakash

CEO
Coorg Coffee Supplies

Ms. Sunalini Narayan Menon

President Coffee Lab Ltd

Mr. Satish Chandra

ED
IAT&FT

Mr. V.E. Ovian,

Director
IndCaffe

Mr. Jagadeesh Sunkad

Serial Entrepreneur

Dr. Pushpa Murthy

Chief Scientist
CFTRI

Mr. Faaez Mohammed

Founder & CEO
First Crack Coffee Roasters

Mr. Prakash Nimbalkar

Startup Mentor and
Advisor

Ms. Shruti Jain

Founder & CEO
Ventureark Financial Service

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Mr. Anup Singh

Q Arabica Grader &
Coffee Sensory Expert

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Ms. Sony Samal

Co-Founder and Director 72 DPI Skillz Pvt. Ltd.

Ms. Rini Sanyal

Regulatory Expert Food & Beverages
Regulatory Advisor to FoodChain ID

Mr. Prajwal Singh

Founder of
Harmakki coffee
coffee planter, roaster, brewer and cafe owner

Mr. Claude Johnson

Certified SCA Barista Professional, 2014 National Barista Champion

Mr. Ashish Mathur

Brand Consultant,
Co-Founder of
We Brand Coffee,
Coffee Branding Specialist

Mr. Prashanth Nagaraj

Founder - Woodpecker’s Coffee Trading House
Co-founder of Bean Bottle Co & Caffeine Innovations

Mr. Pradeep Kumar Bhat

Expert in Instant Coffee,
Food Industry, Fertilizer,
Industrialization,
Production Management

Mr. Dhanraj Shetty

Expert in Instant Coffee
Food Industry, R&D,
Quality Management,
System Implementation