Skift India Summit Livestream

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Wednesday, March 18

8:50 AM
Welcome

Rafat Ali
Skift
Founder & CEO

9:00 AM
Connecting India to the World
With
Campbell Wilson, Air India CEO and Managing Director

9:25 AM
Where Will The Next Billion Travelers Come From?
With Rajesh Magow, MakeMyTrip Co-Founder & Group CEO and Dhruv Shringi, Yatra Online Co-Founder & CEO

9:50 AM
Destination India: Emerging Hospitality Trends
With Anuraag Bhatnagar, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts CEO and Chris Hartley, Global Hotel Alliance CEO

10:15 AM
How Dubai Drives Global Growth
With Issam Abdul Rahim Kazim, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing CEO

10:40 AM
Morning Chai Break

11:10 AM
Redefining Luxury for the Affluent Consumer
With Vikram Oberoi, The Oberoi Group CEO and Managing Director

11:30 AM
How AI Will Help Fuel India’s Travel Boom
With Nikhil Raghavan, Mondee Senior Executive

11:45 AM
Expanding Hospitality and India’s Growth Story
With Rajeev Menon, Marriott International President, Asia Pacific excluding China

12:00 PM
Bridging the U.S. and India in the Decade Ahead,
With Eric Garcetti, United States Ambassador to the Republic of India

12:30 PM
Lunch

1:30 PM
Skift Research Presentation: How India Travels

1:40 PM
Taking India Online: Lessons From Asia And Beyond
With Omri Morgenshtern, Agoda CEO

2:00 PM
Capturing the Travel Surge
With Laura Houldsworth, Booking.com Managing Director & Vice President, Asia Pacific

2:15 PM
How Tourism Can Regenerate Humanity
With Rosanna Chopra, Red Sea Global Executive Director - Destination Development

2:25 PM
Crafting Journeys That Matter
With Hari Ganapathy, Pickyourtrail Co-Founder; Eesha Singh, No Footprints Co-Founder; and Neha Arora, Planet Abled Founder

2:55 PM
Building a More Inclusive Industry
With Keshav Suri, The LaliT Suri Hospitality Group Executive Director

3:15 PM
Afternoon Chai Break

3:45 PM
Reimagining Travel to Address Climate Change
With Darrell Wade, Intrepid Travel Co-Founder & Chairman

4:05 PM
Hyper-Personalizing the Air Travel Experience
With Jonathan Tong, Amadeus Senior Vice President, Airlines - Southeast Asia, India Subcontinent and Greater China

4:20 PM
Made In India: TBO.com’s Global Aspirations
With Gaurav Bhatnagar, TBO.com Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director and Ankush Nijhawan TBO.com Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director

4:40 PM
The Power of Lifestyle in Hospitality
With Sharan Pasricha, Ennismore Founder & Co-CEO

5:05 PM
What Comes Next for OYO?
With Ritesh Agarwal, OYO Founder and Group CEO