10th Global Hospitality Conclave
Saturday, May 17, 2025 at The Oberoi, New Delhi
Timing Agenda
10:00 - 11:00 Registration & Networking
11:00 - 11:05 Welcome

Sudhir Gupta, GHC Organizing Committee

11:05 - 12:00 Rai Bahadur MS Oberoi Memorial Lecture

Dr Ashwani Kumar, former Minister of Law and Justice of India, former Director on the Board of EIH Limited, Senior Advocate Supreme Court of India, Author, Thinker and Speaker

12:00 - 13:00 India's Strategic Options in the Prevailing Scenario

Arun Singh, former Ambassador of India to the United States
Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre and Foreign Policy Commentator
Professor Harsh V Pant, Vice President, Studies and Foreign Policy at Observer
Research Foundation, New Delhi

Moderated by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, former Navy Commander-in-Chief and commentator on
military and strategic affairs

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch, Nostalgia & Networking
14:15 - 15:00 Fireside Chat with Viraj Bahl
  • Viraj Bahl, Founder & Managing Director, VRB Consumer
  • (VEEBA • WokTok • Tasty Pixel • Barisco) in conversation with Dilip Puri, Oberoi Alumnus, Founder & Executive Chairman at Indian School of Hospitality
15:00 - 16:00 Leisure Redefined
  • Anant Apurv Kumar, Co-Founder, Brij Hotels
  • Jose T Ramapuram, Director, Evolve Back Resorts
  • Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, Managing Director, Suryagarh Collection
  • Sunil Mehta, Chairman, World Wilderness Trust of India
  • Moderated by Mohit Nirula, Chief Operating Officer, The Oberoi Group
16:00 - 16:45 Networking: Tea / Coffee
16:45 - 17:45 Oberoi Alumni - The Wider Spectrum
  • Ajay Vij, Senior Country Managing Director, Accenture India
  • Joe Manavalan, Co-Founder, Licious
  • Sharad Puri, Hospitality Industry Expert
  • Moderated by Shyam Mohan, Founder & Chairman, Tier 1 Network Private Limited
17:45 - 18:30 A Legacy Remembered

Bachi Karkaria in conversation with Rajiv Kaul

18:30 -19:00 Vote of Thanks, Sweepstakes and Group Photograph

Naveen Jain, GHC Organizing Committee

19:00 onwards Music, Cocktails & Dinner