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 Keswani
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
Trance 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 and Consultant with IHCL for Diversity & Inclusion

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
Trance 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 RAO
Founder
Simply South
East Zone Jury Members

JURY CHAIR – SANDIP MUKHERJEE
Professor Emeritus & Advisor
Hospitality Academics

NISHEETH SRIVASTAVA
Principal
IHM – Mumbai

CHEF SHARAD DEWAN
Director
Gourmet Design Company

VIJAY KUMAR
Principal
IHM – Shillong

SHAUN KENWORTHY
Chef, Restaurateur, Food Consultant and Travel Writer

Raja Sadhukhan
Principal – IHM Kolkata