CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: MAAD successfully hosted the 3rd Edition of the Mayo Alumni Business Summit bringing together alumni from various industries for a day of learning, networking and collaboration. The Summit saw a stellar lineup of speakers mostly Mayo Alumni who shared insights which were well received by the audience which had over 200 alumni attendees straddling across batches.
The Summit saw the Mayo College Alumni Association of Delhi President-Harmeet Singh, Mayo Old Boys Association President-Col. Bhawani Singh and Mayo Old Girls Association President-Pooja Kothari, welcoming the delegates. Paran Thakur a well-known Voice Over Artist compered the event.
The recently appointed Principal of Mayo College-Saurav Sinha graced the occasion and addressed the gathering with his initial impressions of Mayo.
The summit featured a fireside chat with Kapil Chopra (Founder, Postcard Hotels and Easy Diner) followed by two sessions on 1. New Age Hospitality and 2. Investing in Volatile Markets.
During the fireside chat, Kapil Chopra, in conversation with Vikramjit Singh (Founder-Alivaa Hotels) shared valuable insights in journey from a successful hotelier as CEO of Oberoi Hotels to becoming an entrepreneur and establishing Postcard Hotels and Easy Diner. He highlighted the genesis of Easy Diner as an overseas experience of reserving restaurants online. His philosophy on Postcard was to establish the best hotel in every state they enter, and which has played out in terms of hotel ratings. He emphasised the need to enjoy what you do and then it goes beyond work.