13 December 2022: Hotelivate is pleased to announce Anthony Capuano- Chief Executive Officer Marriott International as a speaker for the 18th Edition of its Hotel Investment Conference - South Asia (HICSA) in Bangalore from 11th- 13th April 2023. This would be Anthony Capuano’s first visit to India as the global CEO of Marriott. The senior leadership of Marriott will also be hosting the opening night cocktails at HICSA 2023 at the new JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa, one of Marriott’s newest resorts in India.
Rajeev Menon
President- Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China) at Marriott International
“We are delighted to partner with Hotel Investment Conference South Asia for their 18th annual event in 2023. HICSA is recognized as a key event for hotel investors, developers and partners in South Asia, and our presence is testament to Marriott International’s continued commitment to growing our portfolio in the region, and our confidence in the appeal of South Asia as a leading tourism destination in the future.”
The Hotel Investment Conference-South Asia (HICSA), since its inaugural edition in 2005, has been an unequalled gathering platform for the hospitality industry the world over. The conference is valued for its content-rich sessions and excellent networking opportunities attracting the hospitality industry’s top brands, hotel owners, bankers, developers, and professional advisors from around the globe. The event will take place in Bengaluru over the course of two and a half days with the primary event at Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park on April 12 and 13.
Manav Thadani
Founder Chairman of Hotelivate
“We are absolutely thrilled to have Anthony Capuano speak at HICSA this coming April. Marriott International continues to be at the forefront of the hospitality scene in the region and we are excited to announce the grand gala opening cocktails being hosted at one of their newest hotel resorts called JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfishire Resort & Spa. The conference also moves to Bengaluru for the first time, which is the tech start-up capital of India and where many hospitality companies are adapting to the technology trends. He further added that “Bengaluru also opens doors to a whole new set up of leading real estate players in the South.”
Attendees of the conference will get access to all the keynote addresses, interviews, panel and group discussions as well as all the breakout sessions. To learn more about HICSA 2023 and register for the conference, visit www.hicsaconference.com
About Hotelivate
Hotelivate is a new-age hospitality consulting firm offering specialized services to clients across the Asia Pacific region. Founded by the erstwhile team of HVS India, Hotelivate, offers a comprehensive consulting environment through a diverse team of consultants that have a combined professional experience of 250 years across varied hospitality verticals.
The founding partners of Hotelivate are reputed hospitality business consultants, who have advised, assisted, and nurtured thousands of clients for more than two decades in South Asia.
Through its focused, empathetic, and innovative approach, Hotelivate serves a wide range of industry stakeholders across all phases of hospitality lifecycle consulting, thereby eliminating the need for several different advisors. Specifically, Hotelivate assists clients right from inception to divestment of their hospitality ventures, by offering an entire spectrum of services that are practical and tangible value-adds for clients.
In addition, Hotelivate hosts some of Asia Pacific’s most successful conferences, namely Hotel Investment Conference – South Asia (HICSA), Hotel Operations Summit India (HOSI), and Tourism Hotel Investment & Networking Conference (THINC) Indonesia & Sri Lanka.
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About HICSA
To address the growing need for a uniform platform for industry participants to exchange ideas and discuss the future of the hospitality industry, the annual Hotel Investment Conference − South Asia (HICSA) was launched in 2005. Today, the conference is globally recognized as the most impressive and unique platform to explore growth and investment opportunities both within and outside India. Valued for its networking opportunities and high-level contacts as much as for its content-rich sessions, HICSA, over the last 16 years, has witnessed unprecedented support and appreciation from the hospitality industry. It attracts overwhelming participation from hotel owners, investors, operators, bankers, and industry specialists who come together to share their best practices, new ideas and latest market trends.
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