International Hospitality Leaders' Conference — shaping the future performance of the hospitality industry.
Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
Registration & breakfast from 7:30 AM
Bringing you a new experience with an all round difference is a not to be missed thought provoking day, that will make the all important shift that you may have missed. Reshape and manage your hospitality business with timely strategies to create higher shareholder value. Be smarter in dealing with multi Gens and growing customer wants. Institute of Hospitality Sri Lanka Executive Committee and the Conference Organizing Committee team led by Refhan Razeen, General Manager Shangri-La are proud to present this valuable insightful conference for the Nations Leaders in Hospitality. Humbly proud to serve as your Chairman of the prestigious Institute of Hospitality UK, Sri Lanka Region.
Interim Managing Director & General Manager
Raffles Hotel Singapore
People first
Trend Analyst & Change Psychologist
Pocket Marketing/nXt, Belgium
Traveller of tomorrow
Principal Secretary for Tourism
Department of Tourism, Seychelles
Premium tourism destinations
Managing Director
IHG, South West Asia
Boardroom to frontline
President & CEO, CodeGen Group
Founder, Vega Innovations, Sri Lanka
Hospitality meets AI
Founder, Sarucci
Revenue Management Specialist, Malta
Revenue in the age of AI search
Your delegate experience
More ways to connect, celebrate and remember Vision 2030 — all included in your delegate pass.
Start the day with breakfast and new connections.
Enjoy lunch and continue the conversation.
Unwind and connect with fellow hospitality leaders.
Mark your participation in Vision 2030.
Take home a special reminder of your experience.
Leverage AI and technology to drive smarter, more efficient hospitality.
Build future-ready teams with skills, purpose and adaptability.
Position Sri Lanka as a globally competitive hospitality destination.
Redefine guest experiences for the next generation of travellers.
Challenge the status quo and embrace bold change.
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 / Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
Arrive, collect your badge and connect with delegates.
Sudeep Jain / The evolving role of hospitality leaders
Giampaolo Ottazzi / Designing organisations for the future
Sherin Francis / Lessons from Seychelles
Faisal Murtaza / Winning in the age of AI search
Dr. Harsha Subasinghe / The intelligent economy of 2030
Herman Konings / Global consumer trends
Vision 2030 / Key themes
Seven themes shaping the future of hospitality.
Empowering leaders to drive performance and people.
Embracing technology and new ideas to create value.
Building responsible and future-ready hospitality.
Learning from global trends and best practices.
Strategies for growth, efficiency and long-term financial success.
Building the people and capabilities of tomorrow.
Unlocking opportunities for a stronger hospitality industry.