DAY ONE - 15th DECEMBER |
| 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Workshops
| Workshops 1: Stress & Lifestyle Management |
| 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Yogacharya Arun Pandala |
| Workshop 2: Technology Innovation |
| 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Prof. Ian Millar, Prof of Information Technology, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Registrations
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| 2:30 PM - 2:35 PM |
Welcome Address and Opening Introductions
| Manav Thadani, MD, HVS India |
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| 2:35 PM - 2:50 PM |
State of the Indian Hotel Industry
| Kaushik Vardharajan, Executive Director, HVS Hospitality Services |
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| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
Keynote Address - 1
| Raymond Bickson, Managing Director and CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces |
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| 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM |
Owners: What Makes Then Happy?
| Moderator |
Navin Berry, Editor, Cross Section Publications (P) Ltd. |
| Panelists |
Vithal Kamat, Chairman & Managing Director, Kamat Hotels India Limited |
| Raj Singh Gehlot, Chairman, Ambience Group |
| Dilip Puri, Chief Executive Officer, Duet Group |
| Atul Chordia, Chairman, Panchshil Realty |
| Sanjay Gupta, Chairman, Neesa Leisure |
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| 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM |
Networking Break |
| 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM |
Keynote Address 2 - The Global Traveller
| Steve Rushmore, President & Founder, HVS |
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| 4:50 PM - 6:00 PM |
Employee Retention : A Manager's Perspective
| Moderator |
Sanjeev Sethi, Area Dir HR, Leela Group |
| Panelists |
Girish Ganeshan, Director Food & Beverage, Hyatt Kolkata |
| Madhav Sehgal, Accomodations Manager, Taj Palace, New Delhi |
| Partha Basak, Director Finance, Courtyard by Marriot Pune Hinjewadi |
| Garima Nagpal, Executive Housekeeper, The Imperial, New Delhi |
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| 7:30 PM Onwards |
Dinner and Bartending Competition, Westin Hotel |
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DAY TWO - 16th DECEMBER |
| 09:30 AM - 10:20 AM |
View from the Top
| Moderator |
Neeva Jain, TV Anchorperson and HELLO contributor |
| Panelists |
Dipak Haksar, COO, ITC |
| KB Kachru, Executive VP, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Asia Pac |
| Chender Baljee, Chairman, Baljee Group of Hotels |
| Rajeev Menon, Area VP, Marriott International |
| Rajiv Kaul, President, The Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts |
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| 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM |
Keynote Address - 3
| Kapil Kaul, CEO, Indian Subcontinent and Middle East, CAPA (Delhi) |
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| 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM |
Keynote Address - 4 - Technology Trends & Their Impact on Hospitality
| Prof. Ian Millar, Prof of Information Technology, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne |
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| 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM |
Networking Break |
| 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM |
The Big Divide : Revenue Management v/s Key Account Management
| Moderator |
Kapil Chopra, Sr. Vice President, Trident, Gurgaon |
| Panelists |
Puneet Mahindroo, Corporate Dir. Of Revenue Management And Global Distribution, Taj |
| Brij Bhushan, Director Revenue Account Management - India, MEA, Preferred Hotel Group |
| Devdutta Banerjee, Regional Director of Revenue Management, Starwood Asia Pacific. |
| V/S |
| Daniel Tannenbaum, Regional Dir. Sales & Marketing, Accor, India |
| Kadambini Mittal, Area Director of Sales & Marketing, IHG |
| Deepak Khullar,President, Cambay Hotels |
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| 12:50 PM -14:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 14:00 PM - 14:50 PM |
F&B : Is it Just a Hotel Business?
| Moderator |
Rajiv Sharma, Associate Vice President Development - South West Asia, InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Panelists |
Samir Kuckreja, CEO & MD, Nirula |
| Avijit Ghosh, Corporate Executive Pastry Chef, Leela Bangalore |
| Praful Chandwarkar, MD, Malaka Spice |
| Ashana Kapur, Director Brand Development, RHW Hotel Management Services |
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| 14:50 PM - 15:10 PM |
Keynote Address 5 - Leadership & Motivation
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| 15:10 PM - 16:00 PM |
TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY |
| 16:00 PM - 16:20 PM |
Networking Break |
| 16:20 PM - 17:00 PM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
| Session A : Increasing Revenue, Optimising Costs |
| Moderator |
Raman Mehra, CEO Gravis Hospitality |
| Panelists |
Venkatesh Gomatam,Regional Director of Finance, Accor |
| Monisha Dewan, General Manager, Hilton Garden Inn, Saket |
| Ulrike Stark, Area Director of Finance – India, Malaysia, Maldives, and Pakistan, Marriott International |
| Siddharth Thaker, Executive Director, HVS |
| Session B : Environment/Going Green |
| Moderator |
Shamsher Singh Mann, Associate Director, HVS |
| Panelists |
Param Kannampilly, MD & Chairman, Concept Hospitality |
| Nirajan Khatri, General Manager, ITC Welcom Environ Initiatives |
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| 17:00 PM - 18:00 PM |
Hot Seat
| Moderator |
Manav Thadani, MD, HVS India |
| Panelists |
Romil Ratra, Sr VP & GM, Graviss Hospitality & Intercontinental Marine Drive |
| Matthew Cooper, General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Gurgaon |
| Prashant Kumar, General Manager, Ibis, Delhi Airport |
| Neeraj Chadha, General Manager-India, Hilton Hotels |
| Ritu Chawla, Dep GM, Taj Krishna |
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| 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM |
Dinner*
| Venue: Westin, Gurgaon | Hospitality Evening Partner: Hotelier |
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* To be confirmed |
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