Atithi 07 held at Kohinoor Global Campus

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Kohinoor Group CMD, Unmesh Joshi adressing the audience while seated on the dias are (L - R) Jiten Acharya, principal, Kohinoor - IMI School of Hospitality Management, chief guest Dr Pandit Palande, pro-vice chancellor of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Prof Atanu Ghosh, associate professor, School of Management, IIT, Bombay and advisor to the director IIT, and Dr B P Verma, director, Kohinoor Business School)

'Atithi 07', the second annual national hospitality conference hosted by Kohinoor - IMI School of Hospitality Management was held recently at the activity centre of Kohinoor Global Campus, Khandala. The theme of 'Atithi 07' was 'Hospitality Industry - The Crux of the Service Industry'. The goal was to provide a national forum for academicians, professionals, entrepreneurs and students to discuss various issues and topics in the field of hospitality.

The two-day national event was graced by prominent personalities, like chief guest Dr Pandit Palande, pro-vice chancellor of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), professor Atanu Ghosh, associate professor, School of Management, IIT, Bombay and advisor to the director IIT, Unmesh Joshi, Kohinoor CMD, Jiten Acharya, principal, Kohinoor - IMI School of Hospitality Management, Dr B P Verma, director, Kohinoor Business School, among other dignitaries. Dr Palande enlightened the audience about the gradual changes over the years in education, while Unmesh Joshi stressed on the growing importance and potential of the upcoming services sector, contributing the lion's share to the national GDP.

The conference proved to be highly informative and educative, with prominent speakers from reputed institutions presenting their papers on various aspects of hospitality, followed by interesting question-answer sessions.