GLOBAL HOSPITALITY CONCLAVE 2014 DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HOSPITALITY SECTOR
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The recently concluded Global Hospitality Conclave 2014 touched upon trends and opportunities in the hospitality landscape of the country and the world at large, as well as, discussing priorities and arriving at all potential gateways and drivers of growth in the coming years. “It also provided an opportunity for a serious rethink on existing models,” said a press release issued by the organiser.
The objective of the Conclave was to get the alumni together annually and go beyond the customary batch reunions by creating a compelling platform of knowledge exchange, experiences and networking opportunities.
The Conclave, an initiative by the alumni of the erstwhile Oberoi School of Hotel Management (OSHM), now The Oberoi Centre for Learning & Development (OCLD), brought together over 100 participants including SS Mukherji, Vice Chairman & CEO, The Oberoi Group and industry veterans like Rajiv Kaul, President Leela Hotels; Anil Madhok, Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels; Ragini Chopra, Vice President - Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Jet Airways; Dilip Puri, MD, India and Regional VP South Asia, Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts; Rattan Keswani, Deputy Managing Director, Lemon Tree Hotels. The newer generation included Ravish Swarup, Chief Executive, Praxis Services; Nirbhik Goel, HR Director‐India, Barclays and Sudhir Gupta, Chief Executive, TLC Relationship Management to name just a few.
This year the Conclave has grown in representation and credibility into a powerful forum seeking to bring together professionals from different areas of the service and hospitality industry, encouraging interactions and debates thereby raising the bar of discussion on critical issues impacting the world in general and hospitality in particular.
An all women panel discussed the various challenges, opportunities and way forward for creating an equitable, fair and safe workplace. Guest speakers at the Conclave included Nakul Anand, Executive Director, ITC; Lalit K Panwar, Secretary (Tourism), Govt of India, and John Gerondelis, renowned Hospitality Designer, SRSS, Atlanta, US.