Hotel Investment Conference – South Asia (HICSA) 2018 | HVS Conferences | 4 April 2018 | Grand Hyatt Mumbai, Bandra Kurla Complex Vicinity, Off Western Express Highway, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400055, India

Hotel Investment Conference-South Asia (HICSA) is widely viewed by global industry leaders as the premier hospitality event for the South Asian region, valued for its networking opportunities and high-level contacts as much as for its content-rich sessions. Having rightfully created a niche for itself, HICSA brings together an impressive conglomeration of business leaders, think tanks and industry top brass, and has undoubtedly become one of the most coveted forums for all industry players in the region.

2018 Speakers:

Achin Khanna, MRICS
Managing Partner Strategic Advisory, Hotelivate

Alan Watts
President - Asia Pacific, Hilton

Amit Kapoor
Co-Founder and CEO, Airpay Payment Services

Anshu Sarin
Chief Executive Officer, Keys Hotels

Arne M Sorenson
President and CEO, Marriott International

Ashish Jakhanwala
Managing Director and CEO, SAMHI

Atul Jain
Chief Operating Officer - India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Best Western Hotels and Resorts

Daniel Lesser
President and CEO, LW Hospitality Advisors

David Keen
Chief Executive Officer, QUO

Deep Kalra
Chairman and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip

Deepak Bagla
Chief Executive Officer and MD, Invest India

Deepak Ohri
Chief Executive Officer, lebua Hotels and Resorts

Dilip Puri
Founder and CEO, Indian School of Hospitality

Dr. Ankur Bhatia
Executive Director, Bird Group

Gaurav Bhushan
Global Chief Development Officer, AccorHotels

Gerald Lawless
Chairman, World Travel & Tourism Council

Govind Mundra
Sr. Director of Development - Eurasia, Wyndham Hotel Group

Gurmeet Singh Uberai
Director, Shanti Hospitality

John Gerondelis, AIA, LEED AP
Principal, Smallwood Reynolds Stewart Stewart

Kapil Chopra
Chairman of the Board, EazyDiner

Katerina Giannouka
President - Asia Pacific, Radisson Hotel Group

Kevin Underwood
Principal Planning and Design, HKS Hospitality Group

Lada Shelkovnikova
Partner Hotels and Hospitality, Withers KhattarWong

Luciano Mazza
Director of Hospitality Architecture - London, HKS Hospitality Group

Manav Thadani, MRICS
Founder Chairman, Hotelivate

Mark Hoplamazian
President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Megha Tuli
Partner and Co-Founder, Hotelivate

Nakul Anand
Executive Director, ITC Limited

Navjit Ahluwalia
Sr. Vice President and Country Head - India, Hilton

Nigel Harris
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer Development and Projects, Onyx Hospitality

Nikhil Nath
Chief Executive Officer, Knowcross

Nipun Sahni
Partner, Apollo Global Management

Nirupa Shankar
Director, Brigade Hospitality Services

Pascal Gauvin
Managing Director - India, Middle East and Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group

Patu Keswani
Chairman and MD, Lemon Tree Hotels

PR Bansal
Managing Director, Lords Hotels and Resorts

Prashanth Aroor
Managing Director and CEO, Intellistay Hotel

Puneet Chhatwal
Managing Director and CEO, Indian Hotels Company

Rahul Pandit
Managing Director and CEO, Ginger Hotels

Rahul Salgia
Founder and CEO, DigiValet

Rajeev Newar
Executive Director and CFO, Chalet Hotels

Rajiv Kaul
President, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts

Ritesh Agarwal
Founder and CEO, OYO Rooms

Rohit Hans
Director Development - India, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts

Rohit Vig
Regional Managing Director - India, StayWell Hospitality

Roshan Abbas
Managing Director, Geometry Global Encompass

Sabina Chopra
Managing Director - India Subcontinent, RCI

Salil Khare
Director, Ascentis

Sameer Nayar
Executive Vice President Strategic Development, The Oberoi Group

Saurabh Chawla
Chief Development Officer, Groupe du Louvre/Jin Jiang Europe

Saurabh Gupta, MRICS
Managing Partner Asset Management and Investment Advisory, Hotelivate

Shubhra Sharma
Director Investment, SAMHI

Shwetank Singh
Vice President Development and Asset Management, InterGlobe Hotels

Siddhartha Gupta
Managing Director Real Estate, The Blackstone Group

Sonica Malhotra
Joint Managing Director, MBD Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts

Stephane Regnault
Managing Director Asset Management, Hotelivate

Suhel Seth
Managing Partner, Counselage

Sujjain Talwar
Partner, Economic Laws

Sundareswaran S
Executive Director Investment Banking Division, Morgan Stanley

Sunjae Sharma
Vice President Operations - India, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts

Varun Saraf
Managing Director, Chartered Hotels

Vikram Choubal
Vice President Project Management, Global Design - Asia Pacific, Marriott International

Vimal Singh
Managing Director - South Asia, Golden Tulip Hospitality Group / Louvre Hotels

Vir Sanghvi
Resident Commentator, CNN News18

Vivek Bhalla
Regional Vice President - South West Asia, InterContinental Hotels Group

Zaid Sadiq
Executive Director - Liaisoning and Hospitality, Prestige Group

Zubin Saxena
Vice President Development - South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group

2018 Partners:

HOSTED BY:
• Hotelivate

INVESTMENT FACILITATION:
• Invest India

PATRONS:
• Hyatt
• Marriott International

PLATINUM:
• Accor Hotels
• Bird Group
• Hilton
• Hotelier India
• ITC Hotels
• Make My Trip
• RHG Radisson Hotel Group
• Samhi
• Taj
• The Oberoi Group

GOLD:
• Airpay
• Ascentis
• BW | Best Western Hotels & Resorts
• Charlet Hotels
• Digi Valet
• Economic Laws Practice
• G6 Hospitality
• Golden Tulip
• HKS
• IHG
• IntelliStay Hotels Pvt. Ltd
• Keys Hotels
• Know Cross
• Lebua Hotels & Resorts
• Lords Hotels & Resorts
• MBD Steigenberger
• Quo
• Sarovar Hotels & Resorts
• Shanti Hospitality
• Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart
• Templatolio
• The Leela
• Travel Click
• Wyndham Hotel Group
• One Finerate

SUPPORTED BY:
• AAHOA
• Global Hotel Network
• Hotel Online
• World Travel and Tourism Council

MEDIA:
• Asian Hospitality
• Hotel News Now
• Hospitality Talk
• Hospitality Biz
• Hotel Executive
• Hotels
• T3
• Travel Biz Monitor
• Hotelier
• Tourism First