Oberoi Global Hospitality Conclave 2026 Held in New Delhi

New Delhi, May 2026: Talk in hotel corridors is shifting back to leadership and big-picture thinking, and the 11th Global Hospitality Conclave at The Oberoi New Delhi showed exactly where those conversations are heading.

The 11th edition pulled in senior leaders, alumni, and industry insiders for a closed-room exchange on where hospitality is going next. It wasn’t just networking, it was a pulse check on the business.

The conclave, now over a decade old, brought together leadership from the Oberoi ecosystem, alumni of the Oberoi School of Hotel Management (now OCLD), and executives linked to the group.

11th edition continues decade-long industry dialogue

What started as an alumni-driven forum has turned into a serious industry checkpoint. The Global Hospitality Conclave has grown into a space where operators don’t just talk shop, they compare notes on what’s working and what’s breaking.

And the room has widened.

Participants now come from aviation, banking, travel, and education, sectors that directly impact how hotels run and grow. That cross-industry mix is no accident. Hospitality doesn’t operate in isolation anymore.

This year’s edition stuck to that formula, pushing conversations around real-world friction, growth signals, and where the next wave of demand could come from.

Keynote sessions and panel discussions address industry trends

The format stayed tight, keynotes, panels, and fireside chats. But the tone was sharper, focused on external pressures shaping hotel business today.

The Rai Bahadur M.S. Oberoi Memorial Lecture stood out as a core moment, reflecting on the legacy of founder Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi and how his thinking still influences modern hotel leadership.

Then came geopolitics, a topic operators can’t ignore anymore.

A panel featuring Rudra Chaudhuri, Akshay Mathur, and Dr Constantino Xavier broke down how global tensions, policy shifts, and economic swings are directly hitting travel demand, investment flow, and hotel performance.

Other sessions, including a keynote and a fireside chat, pushed into leadership thinking, how decision-making is changing as the business becomes more volatile.

Leadership and alumni engagement at the core

Senior leadership from The Oberoi Group showed up in full strength, reinforcing one thing, relationships still run this business.

And that message was clear: networks matter as much as numbers.

Alumni sessions like “The Wider Spectrum” added another layer, bringing in professionals who’ve moved beyond hotels into other industries. Names like Kiran Andicot, Devendra Bharma, Ribhu Chatterjee, and Amitabh Rai shared how hospitality training translates outside the sector.

It wasn’t nostalgia. It was proof of how far hospitality talent travels.

Focus on leadership, personal development and industry collaboration

Beyond operations, the conclave drilled into leadership at a personal level. One session focused on how individuals grow inside high-pressure environments, and why that matters more now than ever.

The closing fireside chat between Sandeep Walia and Rattan Keswani brought it back to the top, how leaders are thinking about the next phase of the industry.

And yes, networking wasn’t an afterthought. It was built into the flow, keeping conversations active beyond the stage.

Platform reinforces knowledge exchange and industry connectivity

The Global Hospitality Conclave has settled into a clear role, it’s where the Oberoi network and wider industry reconnect, recalibrate, and reset direction.

It’s part formal discussion, part informal deal-making.

And in a business that runs on relationships, that mix still works.

The 11th edition didn’t try to reinvent the format. It simply sharpened it, keeping the focus on leadership, shared learning, and staying connected in a business that’s changing fast.