ATAL INCUBATION CENTRE
CENTRAL COFFEE RESEARCH INSTITUTE




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
(Market Research),
Coffee Board

Dr. J. S. Nagaraja

Joint Director(Research) CCRI, Coffee Board

Mr. Rudra Gowda C

Subject Matter Specialist, Agronomy, Coffee Board

Venkata Reddy

Technical Officer,
Coffee Board

Dr. Pradeepa Babu B N

Subject Matter Specialist
Coffee Board

Dr. T N Gopinadhan

Divisional Head,
PHT, CCRI,
Coffee Board

Dr. I. M. Mandappa

Divisional Head,
Coffee Quality
Coffee Board

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 Centre for Excellence,
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

Executive Director
IAT&FT

Mr. V.E. Ovian,

Director
IndCaffe

Mr. Jagadeesh Sunkad

Serial Entrepreneur

Dr. Pushpa Murthy

Principal 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