KK Menon (or Unni how he is fondly referred to as) is an experienced professional with a career spanning over 4 decades with one of the most powerful business families in the Middle East, the Kanoo Group. He was last serving as the CEO of the Kanoo Innovation Division. He brings a depth of knowledge and experience in industries like travel, technology, shipping and oil and has played a pivotal role in shaping the Kanoo Group as a leading conglomerate over the last 44 years.

Swami Swaminathan was the Executive Chairman of Manipal Health Enterprises a leader in the Healthcare Industry in India with 16 hospitals, over 5000+ beds , connecting with over 2 million patients annually, supported by over 2000 doctors and 6000 Nurses and support staff. Prior to joining Manipal Health Enterprises he was the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Infosys BPO with annual revenues of over 600 Million dollars. Swami led the firm building a 25000 + team worldwide, of over 65+ different nationalities in their workforce, with global operations in 6 centers in India and over 18 centers outside India in Americas, Europe, LATAM and APAC.

Recognized as a thought leader in the industry Swami is a key note speaker in many global conferences.

Ninan is a global chief executive experienced in the B2B and B2C technology, media and travel sectors with a track record of creating shareholder value. Previously Ninan served as the Chief Executive Officer for Travel Leaders Group, one of the largest retail, corporate and entertainment travel companies in North America and the UK with sales of over $20 billion and more than 4,000 employees.

Before this, Ninan provided highly-respected, visionary leadership as Chief Executive Officer of PR Newswire. During his tenure, PR Newswire enjoyed significant organic growth from product innovation and international expansion.

Ninan also served as Chief Commercial Officer of Worldspan, the worldwide travel information, e-commerce and technology service provider. In this role, he was responsible for sales, marketing, operations, service and support activities for customers and partners in over 60 countries.

Michael served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Sabre Group, positions he held from 1996 to 1999. During his tenure at Sabre he led the company’s IPO and helped expand its technology solutions throughout the travel and tourism industry. For the sixteen years prior to joining Sabre, he worked at American Airlines where he was CFO from 1989 to 1995.

Mr. Durham currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Hertz Global Holdings, the holding company for The Hertz Corporation, and Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company focused on the transportation and logistics industries. With extensive experience in the travel and tourism industry, he has previously served on the Boards of Directors of Hotwire, Bombardier, Inc., Fairchild/Dornier Aerospace Corporation and Northwest Airlines Corporation.

Andrew has held numerous senior management and director roles as part of his 25 year stint in the tourism industry, including at the Melbourne Convention Bureau, Tourism Victoria and the South Australian Tourism Commission, and is a former Managing Director of Tourism Australia.

During his time as Managing Director of Tourism Australia, Mr McEvoy worked with the industry to embed the Tourism 2020 Strategy – with its aim to double the value of overnight expenditure – a target the country is on track to achieve.

Mr McEvoy is also experienced in the media, most recently as the Managing Director of Life, Media and Events at Fairfax. He is currently the Chairman of the Sealink Travel Group (SLK) and sits on the Boards of Ingenia (INA), and the Lux Group, owner of Luxury Escapes.

With a professional experience spanning 36 years across various industries including Healthcare, Automobiles, Software, Engineering, Retail, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Aviation and various other sectors. He has clients covering major corporations where he has built relationships and helped on finance, tax and transactions in multiple areas including entry of various groups in India.

He also runs two venture funds, Ideovate Ventures and V9 Ventures, and makes angel investments in early stage startups in India and Singapore. His investing experience includes sectors like AI/ ML, Consumer-tech and Fin-tech.

He also Founded, AARC & Co, firm of Chartered Accountants in 1984 with offices at Delhi and Bangalore, India. The firm has a strength of over 100 people spanning Delhi and Bangalore offices.