Continuing with the tradition at BW Hotelier, this year the jury meet saw an eclectic mix of industry stalwarts, consultants, brand heads, and corporate honchos get together to handpick the best industry professionals for BW Hotelier’s Second Indian Hospitality Summit and Awards to be held on March 23 & 24 at The Leela Ambience Hotel, Gurgaon. The task at hand was not easy. The panel had to select achievers from hundreds of all-India nominations through a transparent and unbiased process.
Day 1 (March 15, Wednesday) @ The Leela Ambience Hotel, Gurgaon
Jury Meet – NorthIt was an intense 5 hour-long session to select North India’s best and the brightest in the hospitality industry. The jury discussed the merits of each nominee across various categories and narrowed it down to one winner and one jury choice award. The North India Jury included: Tristan Beau De Lomenie, GM Delegate, Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity, Zubin Songadwala, GM, ITC Maurya, Michel Koopman, GM, The Leela Ambience Gurgaon, Vishvapreet Cheema, GM, Radisson Blu Plaza, Anirban Sarkar, GM, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Gurgaon, Sourish Bhattacharya, Consulting Editor, BW Hotelier, Bikramjit Roy, Executive Editor, BW Hotelier and Vaishali Dar, Editorial Head, BW Disrupt.
Day 2 (March 16, Thursday) @ The Leela Ambience Hotel, Gurgaon
Jury Meet – NationalJury deliberations continued for the second day as the National Jury decided to choose the winners on the basis of various factors that add extraordinary value to the industry; improve and inspire Indian hospitality locally as well as globally. The National Jury included industry stalwarts like K B Kachru, Chairman (Emeritus-South Asia), Carlson Rezidor, Manjit Gill, Corporate Chef, ITC Hotels, Sunil Lulla, Chairman & Managing Director, Greys Group, Charulata Ravi Kumar, CEO India, Sapientnitro And Razorfish, Dilip Puri, Mentor, Marriott International, Rahul Pandit, CEO, Ginger Hotels, Anil Bhandari, Chairman, A B Smart Concepts, Vijay Wanchoo, Sr. Executive Vice President, The Imperial, New Delhi, Vikramjit Singh, President & Chief Revenue Officer, The Lemon Tree Hotel Company, Sourish Bhattacharya, Consulting Editor, BW Hotelier, Bikramjit Roy, Executive Editor, BW Hotelier and Vaishali Dar, Editorial Head, BW Disrupt.
BW Hotelier’s Second Indian Hospitality Summit and Awards 2017 will be held at the Leela Ambience Gurgaon on March 23 and 24, 2017. This year's Summit will focus on how hospitality industry is Ramping Up for the Future.
It will be an evening to remember where the industry who’s who is expected to attend. Do look out for the Winners and Summit coverage in our April edition of BW Hotelier!
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Vaishali Dar is a Senior Associate Editor with BW Businessworld and Editorial Head with BW Disrupt. She writes on corporates, start-ups, hospitality and travel