Pusa Institute Hotel Management Alumni Association (PIHMAA) is all set to organize its PIHMAA Annual Conclave & Exchange (PACE) 2015 on September 19, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Mahipalpur, New Delhi. The objective is to aims to get together students of the country’s most prestigious hotel school from over six decades for inspiring discussions.
“I am truly delighted to announce the holding of PACE 2015 on September 19th and am looking forward to the interaction with our alumni across several years and reconnecting with friends. PIHMAA is committed to working for the welfare of our alma mater, IHM Pusa and its students past & present. It is our endeavor to help PIHMAA in becoming a true ambassador for the college and its alumni,” KB Kachru, Chairman South Asia, Carlson Residor Hotels and Chairman PIHMAA said.
Starting with the Knowledge session spread over three hours, industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs from the alumni will share their views in two focused panel discussions. Kapil Chopra, President Oberoi Hotels; Puneet Chhatwal, CEO Steigenburger Hotel group; Raj Rana, CEO South Asia, Carlson Residor Hotels; Farhat Jamal, SVP West, Taj Hotels & Rahul Pandit, CEO Ginger Hotels will be the panelists for the first discussion on ‘ Are Hotels really keeping pace with the rapidly changing needs of today’s global traveller?’ which will be moderated by Mandeep S Lamba, Managing Director India, Hotels & Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle.
The second discussion will bring together Sanjeev Kapoor, Celebrity Chef; Himmat Anand, Founder Tree Of Life Resorts & Hotels; Rajesh Bahrdwaj, Founder Junoon New York; Sudhir Gupta, Founder & CEO TLC Group & Sunil Bhu, Founder Flanders Dairy Products to address the topic ‘ With Gen Y increasingly being lured into entrepreneurship, how can real life stories inspire them in building a successful enterprise?’ and will be moderated by Neena Chatrath, Founder Enhance Consulting.
Noted journalist Vir Sanghvi will be the Keynote speaker.
Mandeep S Lamba, Managing Director India, Hotels & Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle, & President PIHMAA said : “We want to ensure that PIHMAA becomes one of the strongest hospitality alumni associations and works in tandem with IHM Pusa to further enhance its leadership position as also for the goodwill, welfare and career interests of its alumni. Our alumni are true industry leaders as is evident from the names above and we wish to use these and other such leaders to inspire all our members in their career objectives.”
