Agenda 2026

An invitation-only masterclass on the fundamentals of branded residence development, from feasibility to brand fit.

By Invitation · Closed-Door

• ◆Nandivardhan Jain, Chief Executive Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors
• ◆Vijay Bhandari, Chief Operating Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors

A closed-door session in three short conversations, where brand and development leaders explain what they look for, and what makes them walk away, before an agreement is signed.

By Invitation · Closed-Door · Three-Part Series

NOESIS opens the summit with a data-led read of India's branded residences market and the launch of the NOESIS Branded Residences Report.

Incl. Launch of the NOESIS Branded Residences Report

• ◆Nandivardhan Jain, Chief Executive Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors

Where India's private wealth is moving, and why branded homes have become the address of choice for the country's wealth creators.

Keynote

• ◆A leader from India's capital markets and wealth management (to be announced)

One of India's most respected developers on the state of branded living and where India sits in the global picture.

Fireside Chat

• ◆(to be announced)
• ◆Vijay Bhandari, Chief Operating Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors

Global operators share what has worked in branded residences worldwide, what has failed, and what India should borrow and avoid.

Power Panel

• ◆Daniel von Barloewen, SVP, Accor One Living & Head of Global Mixed-Use Development, Accor One Living
• ◆Gabriel Gn, VP & Group Head of Business Development, Banyan Group
• ◆Ramzy Fenianos, Chief Development Officer, APAC, Radisson Hotel Group
• ◆Penny Trinh, Vice President, Mixed-Use Development, Asia Pacific (Excluding China), Marriott International
• ◆ModeratorAnant Kumar, Co-Founder, Brij Hotels

A candid conversation on taking a branded landmark from land to launch, and the decisions that make or break it.

Fireside Chat

• ◆Navdeep Sardana, Founder, Whiteland Corporation
• ◆Nandivardhan Jain, Chief Executive Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors

The legal architecture of a branded residence deal, from land and approvals to brand and licensing agreements.

Fireside Chat

• ◆Sujjain Talwar, Co-founding Partner, ELP (Economic Laws Practice)
• ◆ModeratorDr. Adv. Harshul Savla, Managing Partner, Suvidha Life Spaces

A clear-eyed look at underwriting a branded residence: what makes the numbers work, and where developers get them wrong.

Fireside Chat

• ◆Kalpesh Mehta, Founder & Managing Director, Tribeca Developers, India Partner, The Trump Organization
• ◆Arjun Baljee, Founder, ICONIQA & President, Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd.

Celebrating the projects, developers and operators setting the standard for branded living in India.

On Stage

What a brand partnership delivers beyond the name on the door, from a leader who has built one of India's most trusted hospitality brands.

Fireside Chat

• ◆Anil Chadha, Managing Director, ITC Hotels Limited
• ◆Nandivardhan Jain, Chief Executive Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors

A candid boardroom conversation on what capital will and will not underwrite in branded residences, straight from the funds and banks writing the cheques.

Panel Discussion · Candid

• ◆Saurabh Rathi, Managing Director & Co-Head (Real Estate), Motilal Oswal Alternates
• ◆Sahil Shah, Managing Director, Certus
• ◆Nihar Thanawala, Chief Investment Officer, TCG Real Estate
• ◆Gaurav Chaturvedi, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Financing, HDFC Bank
• ◆ModeratorSuhail Kannampilly, Managing Director, The Fern Hotels & Resorts

Brand development heads debate the two dominant models for branded residences in India, and which one fits which market.

Power Panel · Brand Development Heads

• ◆Adhiraj Guha, Senior Mixed Use Development Specialist, Marriott International
• ◆Davashish Srivastava, Vice President - Development, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group
• ◆Balvinder Sahrawat, Vice President - Development, South Asia, Accor
• ◆Amit Nagpal, Regional Vice President - Development, India & Southwest Asia, Hyatt
• ◆Sameer Nayyar, EVP - Strategic Development, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
• ◆ModeratorVijay Bhandari, Chief Operating Officer, NOESIS Hotel Advisors

The model that turns a residence into a yield instrument. Operators and developers open up how sale-and-leaseback and assured-return structures really work, and where owners have been burned before.

Power Panel

• ◆Bajrang Bararia, Co-Founder & COO, Amavi by Clarks
• ◆Santhosh Kutty, Chief Business Officer, Business Development, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts
• ◆Kahraman Yigit, Co-Founder & CEO, Olive by Embassy
• ◆Aditya Garg, Senior Director - Development, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group
• ◆ModeratorVishal Kamat, Executive Director, Kamat Hotels (India)

How the best branded residences sell out before launch, from the developers and sales leaders who have done it.

Power Panel

• ◆Palaniappan Ampa, Managing Director, AMPA Group
• ◆Sudeep Bhatt, Director - Strategy, Whiteland Corporation
• ◆Sagar Chordia, Director, Panchshil Realty
• ◆ModeratorJaideep Dang, Head of Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts

One project walked from feasibility and brand selection, through signing, to a grand launch that has drawn strong market interest, with the real decisions, numbers and lessons along the way.

Case Study

• ◆Suma Venkatesh, EVP - Real Estate & Development, IHCL (Taj Hotels)
• ◆Yukti Nagpal, Director, Gulshan Group

As fashion, automobile and lifestyle brands enter the home, what these partnerships offer buyers, and what they demand of developers.

Power Panel

• ◆Jagdish Johal, Managing Partner, YOO
• ◆Fabio Calorio, Senior Vice President - Brand Extension, Pininfarina
• ◆Anthony Moulton, Founder & Managing Director, Brand & Co.
• ◆Moderator(to be announced)

What happens after handover: operating, managing and protecting the value of a branded asset over the long run.

Power Panel

• ◆Rajesh Ranjan, Senior Vice President - Development, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts
• ◆Sebastian Moritz, Chief Executive Officer, Moritz Consulting
• ◆Keshav Baljee, Executive Director, Royal Orchid Hotels
• ◆ModeratorVikkramjit Singh, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Alivaa Hotels & Resorts

The leaders of India's most established hospitality brands and developers lay out where branded living goes over the next five to ten years.

Closing Power Panel

• ◆Zubin Saxena, SVP & Regional Head, Hilton South Asia
• ◆Nikhil Sharma, Managing Director & COO, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group
• ◆Hrishikesh Parandekar, Chief Executive Officer, Kolte-Patil Developers
• ◆ModeratorNathan Andrews, Strategic Advisor, DS Group