(L-R) - Bikramjit Ray, Exec Ed, BW Hotelier; Bhuvanesh Khanna, CEO BW Communities; Dilip Puri, MD (India) and Regional VP (South Asia), Starwood Hotels; Yateendra Sinh, CEO of Lausanne Hospitality Consulting and Sourish Bhattacharyya, Consulting Ed, BW Hotelier inaugurating the BW Hotelier IHA Summit on March 21, 2016 at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

Bhuvanesh Khanna, CEO BW Communities welcoming the delegates and participants to the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

Dilip Puri, MD (India) and Regional VP (South Asia), Starwood Hotels delivering the keynote address on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

Rohit Khosla Senior VP (Ops), Taj Hotels delivering the Innovation Forum keynote address on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

Timmy Kandhari, MD, Sapphire Professional Service presenting the Mood of CEOs in an Uncertain Market report, on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

(L-R) Vilas Pawar, CEO, Choice Hotels India, Dilip Puri, Starwood Hotels and Timmy Kandhari of Sapphire Professional Services discuss the CEO report, on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

(L-R) Mahesh Aiyer, COO (South), The Lemon Tree Hotels; Amit Kapur, Managing Promoter, Vedatya Institute; Zubin Songadwala, General Manager, ITC Maurya; Biswajit Chakravarty, General Manager, Sofitel BKC and Jayanta Das, Managing Partner, Primero Skills and Training at a session on Turning People into Assets for Customer Delight on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

(L to R) Nitesh Gandhi, General Manager, Trident Gurgaon; Rohit Dasgupta, Senior Vice-President, EazyDiner; Prashant Gaurav Gupta, Hotel Manager, ITC Maurya; Samir Kuckreja, Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality; Nitin Nagarale, Founder & General Secretary, HPMF; Dinesh Verma, EAM (F&B), The Leela Ambience Gurgaon with moderator Bikramjit Ray in the panel discussing New Technologies That Will Drive Change in F&B Operations on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

(L-R) Richa Sharma, GM (Corporate PR), ITC Hotels; Divya Agha, Manager (Communications), The Lemon Tree Hotels; Ruchika Mehta, Corporate Director (Communications & PR), The Park Hotels and Vipul Kamboj, Director of Sales and Marketing, The Leela Ambience Gurgaon discuss the Perils and Prizes of Online Reputation Management on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

(L to R) Sourish Bhattacharyya in conversation with Chef Hemant Oberoi who was the first member of the BW Hotelier Hall of Fame, along with Bikramjit Ray on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.

(L to R) Sourish Bhattacharyya, BW Hotelier moderates a session with Manisha Bhasin, Senior Executive Chef, ITC Maurya; Ravitej Nath, Executive Chef, The Oberoi, Gurgaon; Rajesh Variyath, Corporate Executive Chef, Radisson Blu Noida; and Nitin Nagrale, Founder & General Secretary, HPMF on Why Going Local is Easier Said Than Done on Day 1 of the first BW Hotelier IHA and Summit 2016 held at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon.