2023 Annual IC3 Conference & Expo Speakers

Krish Ashok is the author of MasalaLab: The Science of Indian cooking, published by Penguin RandomHouse, and an Amazon best-seller that explores the science of Indian cooking with the aim of making the reader abetter cook and turning the kitchen into a joyful, creative playground for culinaryexperimentation. The book uses simple, first-principles, middle-school level scienceexplanations and hand-drawn illustrations to break down what happens in theIndian kitchen and recommends algorithms and metamodels for common dish typesand regional Indian sub-cuisines.  
In his day job, Ashok is the GlobalHead – Digital Workplace forTata Consultancy Services (one of the world’s largest technology companies) andhelps Fortune 1000 companies reimagine the future of work, a role that is atthe intersection of technology, design and culture. He also makes simple explainer videos debunking popularmisconceptions about food and diet on Instagram and YouTube, and is a regularcolumnist on food, science, and culture for publications such as Mint, TheHindu, Conde Nast Traveler and Scroll. He is a trained Indian classical violinist whoalso plays the Cello and electric guitar and composes and produces music thatyou can listen to on all major streaming platforms. A particularly popularplaylist is Sanskrit Rock, where he translates and adapts popular heavymetal and classic rock songs into Sanskrit. His music was featured on NPR