India Furniture Conclave is a B2B conference on Furniture, Kitchen, Wardrobes & Hardware sectors with its inaugural edition happening on the 22nd of September 2023 at Pragati Maidan Delhi alongside WADE ASIA Architecture Event, MATECIA Exhibition and India Interior Retailing (IIR).

India is at the cusp of becoming one of the fastest growing markets globally for furniture makers and sellers. The country is the fifth largest producer and fourth largest consumer of furniture globally. As per World Bank, India’s organized furniture industry is said to grow at 20% annually.

In an opportune time like this, a knowledge forum like INDIA FURNITURE CONCLAVE is much needed so that different stakeholders of the sector can come together, connect  and engage in fruitful discussions. 

At INDIA FURNITURE CONCLAVE, our goal is to witness the Indian Furniture Industry take its rightful place in the spotlight wherein different stakeholders can shape the current industry and pave the way for a bright future!

With this purpose in mind, we have assembled a lineup of the industry’s finest minds!

INDIA FURNITURE CONCLAVE AGENDA 2023

BUSINESS OF FURNITURE IN INDIA 2023-2027  

An insightful session on changing landscape of furniture demand in the country from the viewpoints of emerging & existing frontrunners in the furniture manufacturing and supply chain space/business.

Mr Saurabh Jain, Co-founder & CEO - India Operations,  Livspace

Dr Mahesh M, CEO, Creaticity, Pune

Mr Madhusudan Lohia, Director, Merino Group

Mr. Mohit Bansal, Head, Public Affairs, IKEA India

Mr. Andre Eckholt, MD, Hettich India Pvt Ltd

Moderator: Pragat Dvivedi, Founder, IIR, FDT

WHY ITALY, WHY China? A discussion on the INDIA MOMENT and the High Opportunity Space!

Many of the customers as well as the designers prefer “Made in Italy”or “China” over Indian furniture makers. European is something missing in Indian furniture manufacturing eco-system. Isn’t it a high opportunity area for growth and success? Finding reasons and ways...

Mr. Bharat Kawedia, Modulinea, Mumbai

Mr.Gopi T, MD, Woodtech Consultants, Bangalore

Ar Santha Gour, Director, Infinitti Design Studio Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

Ms Nisha Manghnani, SCASA, Hyderabad

ID Ameet Mirpuri, Visakhapatnam

Moderator: Ar. Chandrika Sahay, Meraki Dezine, New Delhi

CONSUMERS MINDSET of big Metros & Tier 2 cities

There is wide contrast in demography if we look at rising expectation and spending power of an Indian Consumer. A very insightful session to know more about Price Point, Luxury & Brand aspiration, Source of Product, expected Services, etc specially in Furniture, Kitchen& Wardrobe& Hardware sector.

Ar Bobby Mukherji, Principal, Bobby Mukherji Architects (BMA), Mumbai

Mr. Ajit Bhartia, CEO, Crystal Furnitech, Nagpur

Mr. Thomas Markose, Director, Aristo India, Bangalore

Mr Tejas Timbadia, Director, The Colosseum, Hyderabad

Mr. Muninder Pal Singh, Strategic Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield India

Moderator: Mr Vikas Marwah, Country Sales Head - Engineered Panels, Greenlam

HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL FURNITURE: SCOPE and TRENDS in INDIA

Furniture manufacturing in India is spreading very fast. With learned designers and consultants and a pioneer player from office furniture space, this session is aiming to dig the growth potential area in the next five years.

Ar. Alhad Gore, Managing Partner, Beyond Design Architects and Consultants

Mr. Manoj Tomar, Founder & MD, AFC Furniture Solutions

Ms. Zainab Mukadam, Head, India – Design & Workplace, Cushman & Wakefield India

Mr. Ashish Jain, Director, Spin

Ms Sapna Agarwal, ANSA Interior

Moderator: Dr. Anuradha Chatterjee, Professor and Dean, School of Design and Innovation, RV University

HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL RETAIL INTERIOR & FURNITURE STORE;

With focus on Design Display, Product Selection, Size, a must attend topic for retailers who are in interior products and willing to grow/expand in interior & furniture related product categories.

Dr Mahesh M, CEO, Creaticity, Pune

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Owner, Ply Mahal, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi

Mr Dilip Rathi, Managing Director, Etreluxe

Ms Sukriti Sharrma, Partner, Plüsch

Mr. Rajeev Kumar, shopPros, Bangalore

Mr. Deepak Sapru, AVP. Sales & Marketing, Godrej & Boyce Mgf

Moderator: Mr Pragat Dvivedi, Editor-in-chief, FDT

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