Travel & Tourism

Senior Vice President and Global Head of HR at CIGNEX Datamatics.  She has over 22 years of progressive experience in managing and leading various aspects of Human Resources spanning across high paced business domains of ITES. In addition to all functions of HR, Ankita overseas other enabling functions like Administration, Travel and Resource Management.
Ankita holds a PhD in Management and is a Gold Medalist in BBA as well as MBA. She has done HR and Business Strategy related Executive Management Programmes from IIM-A, ISB- Hyderabad and XLRI. She is a certified PPA (Thomas Profiling) Practitioner.

Inclusive & Experiential Events Strategist | Storyteller Marketer | Creating experiences, one event at a time. 40 under 40 Women in Events Industry award winner- Connect Meetings, 2018. Literary award winner- MPI Toronto, 2021.

Marketing Chair, 2021 MPI Toronto.
Education Chair, 2021 MPI Marketers & Experiential Designers Advisory Board.

As the Director of the Travel Tech and innovation hub in Jerusalem, Nofar in in charge of the business programs for Travel Tech startups In Jerusalem alongside implementing innovation and relevant technologies at the tourism sector in the city.
In the past Nofar worked at the Ministry of Economy at the International Relations Department – Establishing business and strategic collaborations with Germany. Nofar also worked at the Prime Minister’s Office of Communications.

Upaul has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry with significant expertise in the hotel operations & marketing.

Upaul Majumdar is responsible for the operations of the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu, a preferred destination for business meetings, leisure and all celebrations in Nepal. He took charge of hotel operations in July 2015 and has been at the helm for over five years.

Mulemwa is a Certified Meeting Professional who has over 15 years industry experience , specialising in Government to Government and Business to Government engagements. She will be speaking on the future of Business Tourism for Africa, the challenges and opportunities in a post COVID era