News

The 7th Global Hospitality Conclave raised the bar on discourse on critical issues

The National Capital Region recently witnessed the 7th Global Hospitality Conclave (GHC) at The Oberoi, New Delhi after a hiatus of two years.

A dynamic event in the hospitality industry, the GHC has over the last seven editions raised the bar of discourse on critical issues impacting the world in general and hospitality in particular. 

Shiv Shankar Menon Indian Diplomat The 7th Global Hospitality Conclave raised the bar on discourse on critical issues
Shiv Shankar Menon, Indian Diplomat

This year, the Global Hospitality Conclave discussed and debated the way forward in a post-Covid scenario in the travel and tourism sector, focusing on Business in a world between orders, Permanent changes after Covid, Empowering your business, and Digital disruption. 

Global Hospitality Conclave (GHC) organizing committee that put together a dynamic Conclave
Global Hospitality Conclave (GHC) organizing committee that put together a dynamic Conclave

Global Hospitality Conclave a prestigious platform in the industry started and steered by the alumni of the erstwhile Oberoi School of Hotel Management (OSHM), now The Oberoi Centre for Learning & Development (OCLD) to share and gain knowledge and an enviable opportunity to network with the best in business. GHC over the years 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.

This edition of the Global Hospitality Conclave opening keynote was addressed by diplomat and Former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, and the participation of entrepreneur Sanjeev Bhikchandani, founder of InfoEdge on Empowering your Business.

Oberoi Alumni and industry stalwarts Ranju Alex, Area Vice President South Asia, Marriott International, Anuraag Bhatnagar, Chief Operating Officer, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts, Kapil Chopra, Founder – EazyDiner and The Postcard Hotel, and Ashish Vohra, Founder & CEO Justa Hotels and Resorts, discussed their journeys and experiences. 

GHC Group photo The 7th Global Hospitality Conclave raised the bar on discourse on critical issues
GHC Attendees

Invited panelists from across sectors such as Ritu Mehrotra, Regional Commercial Director – APAC, China & Oceania at Booking.com, Manoj Adlakha, SVP & CEO, American Express Banking Corp India, Natwar Nagar, Founder & CEO, The People Network, also shared their views on What is the new Normal. While Sandeep Bhushan, Director Meta Business Group India, Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Indigo, Vipul Prakash, Chief Commercial Officer, Make My Trip spoke about Digital Disruption. and Shukla Bose, Founder, and head of Parikrama Humanity Foundation spoke on the importance of CSR in today’s world.

Dilip Puri, Founder & CEO Indian School of Hospitality Ajay Bakaya, Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, and Rattan Keswani, Industry Expert moderated the panel discussions and sessions.

Organized annually, the Global Hospitality Conclave sees participants from across the world who have been part of The Oberoi Group in leadership positions. The objective of the Conclave is to get the Oberoi Hotels alumni together annually, who are presently employed in different sectors across the world such as banking, aviation, travel, education, etc, and go beyond the customary batch reunions by creating a compelling platform of knowledge exchange, experiences, and networking opportunities. 

GHC is open exclusively to all who have either graduated from OSHM/OCLD up to the year 2015 or have worked with the Oberoi Hotels in senior management for 5 years or more and is, therefore, a select group of top hospitality professionals.

About Global Hospitality Conclave                                            

​GHC is a forum to celebrate a collective heritage and cherish a common school. Common learning – knowledge, and ideology. A business philosophy. A path towards professionalism.

​GHC aims to bring together colleagues from their batches and industry across all batches. It is an alumni meeting. The underlying elements are networking and camaraderie. Laced with an abundance of exchange of current trends. And the evolution of hoteliering knowledge.

The idea is to get together and facilitate a lifelong relationship between alumni from the erstwhile Oberoi School of Hotel Management (OSHM) and now The Oberoi Centre for Learning & Development (OCLD).  The getting together of the alumni would create a compelling platform of knowledge exchange, experiences, and network opportunities and go beyond the customary batch reunions.

An organizing committee has put together the Global Hospitality Conclave that is open for participation to all who have worked at The Oberoi Group.

Read More: News