Panel discussion on 'Where Innovation Meets Emotion' to be held today

BW HOTELIER has partnered with Hansgrohe to organise ‘Design – Innovation to Conservation’ weBBlast series from October 27, 2020 to November 10, 2020. The first two shows saw riveting attendance each day, with many viewers tuning into the enriching panel discussions on different platforms. The third show lined up for today is titled ‘Where Innovation Meets Emotion’. 

The Keynote address for the day will be given by Gaurav Malhotra, MD India and Regional Key Accounts Asia, Hansgrohe. The session will be moderated by Reza Kabul, President, ARK Reza Kabul Architects. Other panellists include Vineet Verma, Executive Director & CEO, Brigade Hospitality; Shiv Kashyap, Vice President  - Technical Services, India & South Asia, Accor;  Prem Nath, Principal Architect & Owner, Prem Nath & Associates;     Mevan Gunatilleke, Executive Director, Sanken Overseas, Sri Lanka;   Thomas Stopper, Vice President Asia, Hansgrohe;   Asim Afsar, Business Head - Hospitality & Neighbouring Countries, Hansgrohe India and Bhuvanesh Khanna, CEO, BW Communities, BW Businessworld. The discussion will touch upon topics like ‘challenges with design’, ‘creative freedom vs budget’, ‘meeting the needs of the new- age customer’, ‘design and style as USP’, ‘emerging global trends in faucets and showers’ and also about the government policy of ‘Vocal for Local.’

On the tenth of November, the last two shows of the series will come alive with knowledge and substance:

* Show-4: 10 Nov 2020, Tuesday: 02:30 pm to 04:00 pm: "Enhancing Water Experience"

* Show-5: 10 Nov 2020, Tuesday: 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm: "Design for every Style & Need"

With 34 companies and 21 sales offices all over the world, Hansgrohe is one of the few global players in the sanitation industry. During the 2017 financial year, Hansgrohe employed around 5,000 people and supplied products to more than 140 countries. Incidentally, the Hansgrohe Group comprises the brands “hansgrohe” and “AXOR”. Founder Hans Grohe started out small in 1901, with a metal pressing workshop in Schiltach in the Black Forest. The creative hub and the company headquarters are still based there. But today, the hansgrohe brand that “Clever Hans” created enjoys a worldwide reputation: the products are used and popular the world over.