HICAP is pleased to announce that Sonu
Shivdasani the Guardian of the Culture (CEO & Joint Creative Director) for
Soneva, will be awarded the HICAP Innovation Award. Mr. Shivdasani will be
presented with the award at the 30th annual HICAP being held 23-25 October 2019
at the Kerry Hotel Hong Kong.
The HICAP Innovation Award recognizes and celebrates an
individual(s) or company who has created innovative products, services, ideas,
or processes that have enhanced, expanded or advanced the hospitality and
tourism industries in the region and beyond. Recipients are determined by
special committee comprised of senior level industry participants.
Sonu
Shivdasani was born and studied largely in England, with some periods of his
education being in Nigeria and Switzerland. He is an alumnus of Eton College
and a graduate of Oxford University, where he received an MA in English
Literature. Whilst the role of CEO and Chairman of The Soneva Group keeps him
quite busy, he still finds time to enjoy reading, art, architecture, wine,
travelling and wellness.
Together with
his wife Eva, he founded Soneva Fushi in 1995 in the Maldives, pioneering the
trend for back to nature luxury holidays. The Shivdasanis also established the
Soneva Foundation, a not-for-profit organization committed to supporting the
development and operation of projects and campaigns that have a positive
environmental, social and economic impact.
Adding to its
special nature, the Award is not given out every year. Prior recipients of the
HICAP Innovation Award include: Tony Fernandes, Group CEO, AirAsia Berhad; James B. Sherwood, Founder &
Chairman Emeritus, Orient Express Hotels Ltd; Sheldon G. Adelson, Chairman of
the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Las Vegas Sands Corp; The Founders of
WATG - Jerry Allison, Don Goo & Greg Tong; the Founders of Regent
International - Robert Burns, George Rafael, and Adrian Zecha; Sol Kerzner,
Founder and Chairman, Kerzner International; and Ho Kwon Ping, Executive
Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings.
For additional information on HICAP or the Innovation
Award, visit the website at www.HICAPconference.com.