JURY MEMBERS – #IHA 2023
National Jury Members
Jury Chair – K.B. KACHRU
Chairman Emeritus and Principal Advisor- South Asia
Radisson Hotel Group
RAJIV KAUL
Former President
Leela Hotels
DILIP PURI
Founder and CEO
Indian School of Hospitality
DIWAN GAUTAM ANAND
Founding Trustee
Cuisine India Foundation
RATTAN KESHWANI
Former Dy. Managing Director
Lemon Tree Hotels
MANDEEP LAMBA
President (South Asia)
HVS Anarock
SURESH KUMAR
Founder, KUE Management Services and Founder & Mentor
Rosakue Hospitality
VEER VIJAY SINGH
CEO & MD
Trace Hotels
FARHAT JAMAL
Chairman, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Committee
IMC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
JAIDEEP DANG
MD – Hotels & Hospitality Group
JLL
RAHUL PANDIT
CEO
Horizon Industrial Parks
YATEENDRA SINH
Principal, Org- YSA & Associates
Sarl Switzerland
SANDIP MUKHERJEE
Professor Emeritus & Advisor
Hospitality Academics
North Zone Jury Members
Jury chair – SURESH KUMAR
Founder, KUE Management Services and Founder & Mentor
Rosakue Hospitality
RIFAQUAT ALI KHAN
Founder- CEO
The Works
NAVEEN JAIN
Managing Director
Nouvelle Knowledge Service
SUNIL GUPTA
Partner
Incredible Smart Hospitality
SAMIR KUKREJA
Founder & CEO
Tasanaya Hospitality
SANJEEV K. NAYAR
Co-Founder/ Director
Incredible Smart Hospitality
West Zone Jury Members
Jury Chair – FARHAT JAMAL
Chairman, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Committee
IMC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
HEMANT OBEROI
Chef & Owner
Hemant Oberoi Restaurant, BKC
RAKHEE LALVANI
Founder
RLA
ANTOINE LEWIS
Journalist, Radio Commentator & Food Consultant
KUNAL VIJAYAKAR
Food Writer, Author, Television Presenter & Travel and Food Documentarian
JEHANGIR H AIBARA
Director
Mahajan & Aibara
TIMMY KANDHARI
Founder & MD
Sapphire Professional Services
South Zone Jury Members
Jury Chair – VEER VIJAY SINGH
CEO & MD
Trace Hotels
PK MOHAN KUMAR
Former Taj Sr. Leadership & Founder &
CEO – Turnstone Hospitality
ANAND RAO
Former V.P. Operations Support & Quality
ITC Hotels
DHUNJI KAVARANA
Former CEO
WelcomHeritage
ANDREW SALDANHA
Senior Partner
Nexysy Partners- A Consulting Collective
CHEF VIJAYA BASKARAN V
General Secretary
Indian Federation of Culinary Associations
CHEF CHALAPATHI RAOV
Founder
Simply South
East Zone Jury Members
JURY CHAIR – SANDIP MUKHERJEE
Professor Emeritus & Advisor
Hospitality Academics
NISHEETH SRIVASTAVA
Principle
IHM – Kolkata
CHEF SHARAD DEWAN
Director
Gourmet Design Company
VIJAY KUMAR
Principal
IHM – Shillong
SHAUN KENWORTHY
Chef. Restauranteur
Consultant, Food & travel writer
Raja Sadhukhan
Principal – IHM Kolkata
