Event Schedule | Vegan India Conference 2026

6-7 June Agenda

NATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXCELLENCE AWARDS

6 June 2026

Business Conclave

MAIN STAGE

09:00

Registrations & Welcome

10:15

Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest

11:20

PANEL

Scaling India’s Plant-Based Economy: Unlocking Trade, Farmer Value, and Nutrition Outcomes

India’s plant-based sector is emerging as a key driver of economic growth, nutrition security, and climate resilience. This plenary brings together policymakers and industry leaders to explore how India can scale from farm to global markets—unlocking trade, strengthening farmer value chains, and advancing equitable access to plant-based nutrition.

12:00

MASTERCLASS

Scaling 100% Plant-Based Hospitality Brands in India

What does it take to start a 100% plant-based café in India? This masterclass offers a grounded look at building and running a plant-based food business in an evolving market.

12:40

BARISTA DEMO

Brewed Better with So Good

01:00

LUNCH

02:15

PANEL

The Indian Takeover of Biomaterials in Manufacturing and Beyond

As the world moves away from resource-intensive materials, India is quietly leading a biomaterials revolution. From plant-based leather to sustainable packaging, a new generation of innovators is reshaping manufacturing at its core.

This session unpacks how India is positioning itself at the forefront of this transition, and what it means for businesses, consumers, and the future of sustainable production.

03:00

PANEL

From Mycelium to Casein - What's the Future of Plant-Based Foods?

This session aims to explore the scientific and technological advancements shaping the next generation of food systems—from mycelium-based innovations to precision fermentation and bio-identical proteins. As the sector evolves beyond first-generation plant-based products, we see immense value in bringing a scientific lens to questions of scalability, nutrition, and real-world applicability.

04:00

PANEL

Flexitarian Playbook for Brands: Rise of Healthy Plant-Based Foods & Products

The biggest growth in plant-based is coming from flexitarians. Fueled by health-conscious choices, this shift is redefining how vegan foods are positioned, formulated, and marketed. This session explores the key cues brands must understand to meet flexitarian expectations and ride the wave of the healthy foods movement.

04:35

TEA BREAK

05:00

PANEL

Embedding Food Systems into ESG and CSR Roadmaps

This session will focus on how businesses can incorporate plant-forward approaches into their operations, including procurement, food service, and events. It will highlight practical considerations, real-world applications, and the broader relevance of food systems within sustainability strategies.

05:45

TALK

Purpose Entrepreneurship: Growing a Mission-Driven Brand

Behind every mission-driven brand is a journey shaped by conviction, experimentation, and hard trade-offs.

Blending personal insights with practical lessons, the session explores how purpose translates into product, how challenges are navigated in emerging markets, and what it takes to scale impact without losing sight of the mission.

Grassroots Advocacy Bootcamp

Meeting Room 5

02:45

PANEL

Who Are We Talking To? Language, Access & Vegan Growth in India

Vernacular Advocacy trains activists to speak about plant-based living in regional languages (Hindi, Marathi, Tamil) to break the "Urban-Only" barrier.

03:30

TALK

Animal Advocacy in Practice: Bridging Rights and Welfare

Using the street dog issue as a central case study, this session unpacks the evolving legal landscape, including key aspects of the Supreme Court’s stance, while grounding the discussion in the lived realities of caregivers, residents, and enforcement authorities. Building from this, the session explores how advocacy operates in practice, and how rights- and welfare-based approaches—often seen as opposing—can in fact complement each other. Drawing connections to broader animal protection efforts, including farmed animal campaigns, the session will offer participants a more integrated and practical understanding of effective advocacy.

04:30

WORKSHOP

Crafting High-Impact Leaflets & Booklets: Design + Messaging

This hands-on workshop will guide participants through the fundamentals of creating compelling leaflets and booklets for effective outreach. Alongside design principles, we’ll layer in core communication strategies—how to shape messages that resonate, simplify complex ideas, and drive action. We’ll explore how to combine clear messaging with impactful design to communicate persuasively and accessibly, including audience targeting, framing, tone, and calls-to-action. Participants will learn practical principles of layout, visual hierarchy, and content structuring, along with tools to test and refine their messaging. By the end of the session, attendees will have a framework for creating or improving outreach materials that are not only visually engaging but also strategically crafted to influence and connect with their intended audience.

7 June 2026

Health & Lifestyle Conclave

MAIN STAGE

10:00

Opening Address & Welcome

A quick welcome followed by a focused recap of the most impactful moments from Day 1, setting the stage for what’s ahead.

11:00

Keynote Address by Guest of Honor

12:00

TALK

Protein Made Easy — The Everyday Format Revolution

India's protein gap isn't an awareness problem, it's access through familiar foods. In this session, Prolicious shares how it built a brand philosophy around upgrading the food Indians already eat, wholefood protein and gut-happy fibre inside dal, roti, khakra and vermicelli, not shakers and supplements, and how that philosophy was turned into a cultural movement. A first-hand account of why the most powerful distribution channel for nutrition is the food people already love!

12:40

CHALLENGE

Push-Up Competition: Proof That Plants Perform.

A high-energy showcase of plant-powered strength. Vegan athletes and bodybuilders compete to perform the maximum number of strict push-ups, proving that peak performance and strength can be built entirely on plants.

01:00

LUNCH

02:00

PANEL

Reversing Lifestyle Diseases: Building a Healthier Relationship with Food

From high blood pressure and fatty liver to stress and emotional imbalances, many modern lifestyle conditions are deeply connected to how we eat, think, and live.

This session breaks down how a plant-based diet, combined with meditation and mindful eating, can help reverse these conditions and restore balance. It focuses on simple, actionable practices that support both physical health and emotional resilience.

03:10

TALK

Purpose Entrepreneurship: Growing a Mission-Driven Brand

How do you turn personal values into a scalable, credible brand? In this candid 10-minute talk, Anju Kalhan shares the journey of building Bliss by Anju—a mission-driven brand rooted in whole plant-based nutrition and real nourishment. Through honest stories and hard-earned lessons, she explores balancing impact with profitability, building trust through transparency, and growing without selling out. From personal healing to purposeful entrepreneurship, this session reveals how conscious choices can become the foundation of a powerful, values-led business.

03:20

DEBATE

The Ultimate Face Off: Protein Wars Supplements vs Whole Foods

Supplements vs whole foods—who really wins?

In this high-energy, laugh-out-loud debate, Team A makes the case for plant-based protein supplements, while Team B champions getting protein from whole foods. Athletes, bodybuilders, nutrition experts, and influencers go head-to-head with facts, flair, and friendly fire as they bust myths and defend their side.

The twist? The audience is the judge. Through live reactions and voting, the crowd decides which argument packs the strongest punch. Informative, entertaining, and unapologetically fun—this is protein talk like you’ve never seen it before.