Cornell International Hospitality Summit
The 1st Cornell International Hospitality Summit India was held January 17, 2012 in Mumbai in partnership with the Center for Hospitality Research and Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces.
Stay tuned for details on the
Cornell International Hospitality Summit China
to be held in Shanghai in 2013
1st Cornell International Hospitality Summit
India held January 17th, 2012 at the
Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
The CIHS India featured the ninth edition of the Dean's Leadership Series, a CEO Panel of four of the top hospitality executives in India. Jon Denison, associate dean for external affairs at SHA, moderated. The distinguished panel included:
- Raymond Bickson, Managing Director and CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
- Patu Keswani, Chairman & Managing Director, The Lemon Tree Hotel Co.
- Vivek Nair, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, The Leela Group
- P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman and CEO, EIH -Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
- Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, &
Director, Apeejay Surrendra Group
The CIHS India also featured two other innovative panels:
Achieving Excellence Via Operational and Human Capital Innovations
Moderated by: Rohit Verma, Professor & Executive Director, CHR
- Neeraj Chadha, Regional General Manager-India, Hilton Worldwide
- Ajay Kaul, Chief Executive Officer, Jubilant Foodworks Limited
- Vikram Oberoi, COO and joint managing director of Oberoi Hotels, Oberoi Hotels
& Resorts
- Srinath Sridharan, Senior Vice President and Head, Strategic Alliances, Wadhawan Group
- KS Srinivasan, VP Human Resources, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
Revenue & Performance Enhancement in Emerging Hospitality Markets
Moderated by: Chris Chan, Professor & Dean Cornell-Nanyang Institute
- Patrick Andres, Vice-President Asia-Pacific, Sabre Hospitality Solutions
- Brian Ferguson ‘95, VP, Expedia
- Ravish Khanna '91, Executive Director, Novotel Juhu Beach Mumbai and Majorda Goa
- Grahame Tate, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, IDeaS
- K. Vijayaraghavan (Vijay), CEO, Sathguru Management Consultants
Post-event Press Coverage
Hospitality Biz India: Cornell Summit Focuses on Hospitality Professionals
CIHS India 2012 Title Sponsor
CIHS India 2012 Sponsors
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Planning Committee
Rajesh Arora, Business Head, India Hospitality Review; Arjun Baljee, Managing Director, Peppermint Hotels; Kamlesh Barot, President, Federation of Hotel and Restaurants India; Amrita Bhalla, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts; Paul Bienkowski, Publisher, Hospitality Design; Cees Bosselaar, Director, Business Development and Destination Analyst, PhoCusWright; Chris WH Chan, Professor, Cornell University; and Dean of Cornell-Nanyang Institute; Michael Chow, Publisher, Travel Group; Jon Denison, Associate Dean for External Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration; Stephen Farrant, Director, International Tourism Partnership; Paul Foskey; Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific, Marriott International; Steve Haggerty '90, Global Head - Real Estate and Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Kevin J. Jacobs '94, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Treasurer, Hilton Worldwide; Steena Joy, Associate Editor, Express Hospitality & TravelWorld; Meg Keilbach ’88, Director of Alumni Affairs & Development, Cornell School of Hotel Administration; Richard Mack III ’85, Manager, Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe; Marilyn McHugh, CHA, Director, Global Hospitality Events, Questex Hospitality Group; Alain de Pouzilhac, CEO, FRANCE 24; Chris Proulx, President & CEO, e-Cornell; Sameer Patil, Director, TravelTechie; Henri Roelings, Founder/CEO, Hsyndicate.org; Sheldon Santwan, Editor & COO, Saffron Media Pvt. Ltd.; Puneet Singhvi, Senior Vice President, International Business & Mobile Advertising, Times of India; Joe Strodel, Jr. P'11, Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration; Manav Thadani, MRICS, Chairman, HVS South Asia; Rohit Verma, Professor & Executive Director, Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research.
