• October 5, 2024

4th Young Visionary Housekeepers National Convention and 6th PHA YUVA Anniversary scheduled for 9th September at Bengaluru

The 4th edition of the Young Visionary Housekeepers National Convention and 6th PHA YUVA Anniversary is scheduled on 9th September 2023 at Fortune Park JP Celestial, Bengaluru – Member ITC’s hotel group. The theme of the Convention is “Housekeeping- Sustainable Development Goals & G20”. Housekeeping, being a skeleton of every industry across the globe, the opportunities for housekeeping to contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals and G20 are unlimited.

This convention will witness 250+ PHA YUVA members from prestigious Hotel Management Institutions from state, central and private categories, along with leaders housekeeping leaders representing hotels, healthcare, facilities management, aviation, railways, cruise liners, academia and ancillary industries.

The main objective of the convention is to unite young professionals and industry professionals in housekeeping across India under one roof to discuss how housekeeping can contribute to SDGs and G20 along with leading brands from ancillary industries.

The convention is one of its kind, where everyone gets an opportunity to learn, network, collaborate and succeed. The convention is exclusively reserved for PHA life members, corporate members, PHA YUVA members, industry leaders, and PHA-trusted housekeeping product manufacturing companies and suppliers.

Highlights of the convention:

  • Launch of Blueprint of PHA YUVA Goals 2030 with 15 Unique Goals focusing on Developing Talents for the Global Housekeeping Industry.
  • Leader’s Voice on “Role of Housekeeping in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals & G20” from Hotels, Healthcare, Facilities Management, Aviation, Railways, Cruiseliners and Academia.
  • Housekeeping Pecha Kucha by leading Housekeepers and Sustainability Champions across the Nation on emerging topics.
  • India’s First Educational Exhibition for Housekeeping representing the varied product and service-based ancillary industry brands.
  • Face to Face with Gen Z and the Allied Industry Leaders– Emerging Career Opportunities in Allied Industries.
  • Sustainable Housekeeping Quiz 
  • PHA Par Excellence Awards –19 Awardees for their Outstanding Achievement towards developing Industry, Fraternity and the Association
  • Results announcement of the Housekeeping Innovations for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
  • Cultural Extravaganza by PHA YUVA

Inspiring Leaders and PHA and PHA YUVA Fraternity Developers attending the Convention include:

  • Jayashree Nagaraj, Founder President & Chairperson
  • Chief Guest- Achuta Rao, Chief Operating Officer, The Windflower Resort & Spa, Mysore
  • Guest of Honor- Dominic Xavier, General Manager-Fortune Park JP Celestial Bengaluru
  • Keynote Speaker- Sita Lekshmi, General Manager, Aloft Bengaluru Outer Ring Road, Crown Holder of Mrs. India Pride of Nation 2023,1st Runner up.
  • Bindu KC, Corporate Housekeeper, Abad Hotels and Resorts
  • Indrani Sanyal, General Manager -Housekeeping, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata
  • Ralph Sunil, Sr. Vice President – Administration, JSW Steel – Vijayanagar Works
  • Saptarshi Mukherjee, Director- Head Airside Operations- South and West India, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, IndiGo
  • Ajay Singh, Environment & Housekeeping Wing, South Western Railway
  • Susan James Govanakoppa, Incharge- Shore Excursions, Royal Caribbean International Cruiseliners
  • Amlan Kumar Dasgupta, Vice President – Skill Development, Presidency College of Hotel Management
  • Niranjan Khatri, Founder, iSambhav on Sustainability
  • Ranajit Behera, Senior Maintenance Manager- Services, Bangalore International Airport Limited
  • Shivakumar V, Senior Manager – Housekeeping, Prestige Property Management & Service
  • Babita Butola, Deputy Housekeeper, Vivanta Bengaluru Whitefield
  • Smritee Raghubalan, Hospitality Author, Oxford University Press
  • Shankar KG, DGM & Head-Vooki B2B Vertical, (Pon Pure Chemical Pvt Ltd)
  • Prithviraj P, Area Manager – South, SARAYA Mystair
  • Dinesh, Managing Director, Raenco
  • Manoj Parihar, CEO, Green Maneuver Industries LLP
  • Samit Choudhary, Regional Sales Manager, Diversey
  • Josyula S Shekar, Director & CEO, ZYVANA Integrated Services Pvt Ltd
  • Ravi Shanker, South Regional Head (Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka & Maldives), Buzil Rossari

Overall, this convention is a lifetime opportunity for the Housekeeping Fraternity members to join hands and participate in the Impactful Journey of Creating a Sustainable Housekeeping Industry, Fraternity and Association.

About the Organiser:

Professional Housekeepers Association (PHA) was registered through the efforts of a group of like-minded, enthusiastic professional Housekeepers in Bangalore on 16th February 2015 and launched on 21st May 2015. The founding members and the Executive Committee bring vast professional experience from their areas of expertise. The life members are seasoned professionals who contribute immensely to the collaborative development of the fraternity.

PHA YUVA:

A feather in the cap of PHA is its offshoot, PHA YUVA, constituted and launched on 09th September 2017 as a formal platform for the youth aspiring to be a part of the hospitality industry in the core area of Housekeeping. PHA YUVA has grown leaps and bounds with 300+ passionate members across the Nation. PHA YUVA is for the students, by the students, mentored proficiently by industry professionals and faculty members. To know more about PHA and PHA YUVA, please check out our website http://www.phka.in/

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