DISTINGUISHED ADVISORS

Akilan Karthikeyan

Hospitality HR Professional

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Expertise in Human Resources Management, Hospitality Training, HR Policy Design & Implementation, Employee Engagement & Welfare, Strategic Workforce Planning and Hotel Preopening.

Have gained experience over past 25+ years from International Hotel Brands like Marriott International, Golden Tulip Hotels & Resorts, Swiss Belhotel, Taj Group of Hotels and also other Organizations like Apollo Hospitals.

Jawahar Shantharaj

Hospitality Professional

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Expert in People Performance Optimization, Talent Coaching, Building Hospitality Capabilities, Culture curation, Pre-opening , Branding, Human Resources Management and Hospitality Business Consulting.

Experienced in Managing People for Global Hospitality Organizations in the Middle East & Asia over 25 years, working for Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, Wyndham, Starwood and other Global Organizations

Shankar Bharadwaj

Hospitality Professional

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Multi-faceted hotelier well accomplished in roles undertaken for four decades, with a rich experience of managing business for Global Organizations and Hotel Owners. Ever willing to accept challenges, was instrumental for new marketing strategies for Taj Hotel in Sanaa Yemen. Implemented new Quality Assurance initiatives to increase product reliability as lead auditor & management representative ISO 90002001 and HACCP for Abu Dhabi National Hotels.

Experienced in pre-opening of several hotel projects for different owners in the GCC. Currently holding the franchisee for brand Parkside looking at new opportunities in India and the GCC.

Regional Head for the Association of Hospitality Professional Welfare India Western Region. (AHPWI) serving them, overseeing roll out of the E-hospitality Patshalla Education Learning never ceases, and we love to share his vast knowledge, experience, and welcome him
as our Mentor/Advisor at Inspirace

Dileep Kumar P I

Hospitality Professional

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Expert in Hotel Administration, Sales and Marketing,Revenue Optimization, Asset Management,Hospitality Education and Business Consulting.

Alumnus of Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Salzburg, Austria.

Experience in Managing the Operations and Commercial performance of hotels in both Public and Private sectors for the past three decades. Held leadership positions with ITDC Ashok, Le Meridien, Starwood, The Oberoi Group, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). The recent positions held was with The Leela Group as the General Manager, The Leela Raviz Kovalam.

Member of the Kerala State Tourism Advisory Board, Board of Governors of IHMCT,Kovalam.

Patrick W. Antaki

Hospitality Professional

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Patrick gained a degree in Hotel Management at College La Salle in Canada, before gaining an MBA in International Marketing at the University of Leicester in the UK.

With more than 35 years of experience in the industry, he has worked in all aspects of the industry, from waitering all the way up to COO of eminent international companies, before deciding to setup PWA Hospitality Services.

Nigel Essex

Hospitality Professional

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With 18 years in Hospitality and Facilities Management in Dubai and India, Nigel perfected his passion points in Hygiene, Safety, Sustainability & Quality (HSEQ). From strategic planning of H&S requirements, to audits, assessments, and training of all levels.