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Hosts of the 5th annual Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) announced at the recently held program planning meeting that the 2013 event will take place at The Leela Kempinski Gurgaon Delhi (N.C.R.) on January 14-15, 2013. HIFI is hosted by Burba Hotel Network (BHN) and Horwath HTL.
The members of the HIFI 2013 Program Planning Committee who assembled for the day-long meeting on March 16, 2012, included Navjit Ahluwalia, Marriott International; Chandragupta Amritkar, Global Destinations; Rummy Anand, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group; Deepika Arora, Wyndham Hotel Group; Navneet Bali, Duet India Hotels; James E. Burba, BHN; Jaideep Dang, The Oberoi Group; Pankaj Dugar, IREO; Kevin Holt, intelliMeet; Sudeep Jain, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels; Rishi Kapoor, MGM Hospitality; Rajiv Kaul, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts; Nikhil Manchharam, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Pat Martin, BHN; Rajesh Punjabi, Hilton Worldwide; Dhruva Rathore, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts; Lokesh Sabharwal, Accor; Zubin Saxena, IHG; Sunil Seth, Seth Dua and Associates; Deven Shah, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd; K.V. Simon, American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute; PR Srinivas, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; Davashish Srivastava, Horwath HTL – India; Vijay Thacker, Horwath HTL – India; and Vineet Verma, Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd.
At the planning meeting, the committee members had the opportunity to suggest topics for the conference, develop innovative networking ideas, and have a sneak preview of the new location.
“We are very pleased with the outcome of the planning meeting and are appreciative of the time and enthusiasm of the committee who joined us for the day,” commented Jim Burba, president of BHN. “This was the first time the partners and supporters of the event gathered in this format to plan the event, and some fantastic ideas for the 5th annual HIFI were generated.”
Registration for HIFI 2013 will open soon. For additional information on HIFI visit the HIFI website.
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About HIFI
HIFI focuses on the hotel investment opportunities in India, which has seen a rapidly growing economy and expansion of its hotel and tourism industry. Investment interest in the Indian hotel sector has increased significantly over the recent years, recognizing the potential for investment and operations in a large rapidly growing economy.
About BHN
BHN is the worldwide leader in developing and organizing conferences for the hotel and tourism investment community. With more than two decades of experience, more than 100 events completed or in production to-date, and more than 70,000 international delegates, BHN conferences have become “must attend” events for industry leaders who come together to network, conduct business and to learn about the latest trends. BHN events include: the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles; the ALIS Summer Update in Dallas; the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in Miami; the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) in Hong Kong; HICAP UPDATE in Singapore; the Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) in Gurgaon Delhi (N.C.R.), the Hotel Opportunities Latin America (HOLA) conference in Miami; and the Hotel Investment Conference Europe (Hot.E) in London. The BHN website is the gateway for information about the conferences BHN produces, as well as a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world.
About Horwath HTL
Horwath HTL India is the India member of Horwath International’s Hotel, Tourism, and Leisure Consulting Group (HTL). Horwath HTL is the world’s largest hotel industry specialized consulting organization, currently with 46 offices in 39 countries. Since the set-up of Asia Pacific Operations in 1987, Horwath HTL has been involved with over 2,000 projects throughout the region in all phases of the property lifecycle for clients ranging from individually held businesses to the world’s most prominent hotel companies, developers, lenders, investors, and industrial corporations. Horwath HTL currently operates out of regional offices in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Sydney, and Auckland. Horwath HTL is a member of Horwath International, the ninth largest accounting and consulting network globally with member firms in about 90 countries and over 400 offices worldwide. |
