Shireesh’s tourism career began with a British company that is one of the oldest travel companies in the world. After training in London, Shireesh returned to India and subsequently migrated to the United States, where he has been involved in marketing global destinations and leisure products for over two decades now. His knowledge of the British market does not emanate solely from his training in England, but also from the training he received from his father who studied at Oxford. Shireesh is best qualified to navigate the challenging tides in UK for business generation. He comments, “Education in India and training by the Brits gave me a solid runway to understand, learn and master the American marketing skills, which unarguably are the finest in the world.”

Every successful organization has a deity who inspires passion and creativity – and another who brings in efficiency and discipline. The latter pretty much defines Ashish’s character and role in Celebrations! Born and brought up in the world renowned city of Udaipur in Rajasthan, tourism became an obvious choice to begin his career. Widely traveled and trained in almost every segment of the industry, Ashish now lives in India and manages the overall operations of the organization. His belief that there isn’t any ‘problem’ that does not have a ‘solution’ speaks well for his unique ability to anticipate challenges in the field of tourism marketing.

Based in Mumbai, Ashok Banthia has spent over 20 years in the film, television and theatre industries as an actor, producer and director of numerous full-length plays, serials and feature films. He is a graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. Currently, he is Secretary of the Society of National School of Drama Graduates. He has written, produced and directed a mythological play on Kanha - "Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamah" which are staged in India and abroad from time to time.

Piyush Prakash
- Project Consultant

A graduate from the prestigious School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, Piyush in his 25 years of practice, has designed diverse kinds of facilities including stadium, both open & covered, hotels & resorts, schools, colleges, hospitals, commercial complexes including facilities for IT services, shopping malls, farmhouses, villas and large industrial buildings.
Winner of several Architectural competitions Piyush, is the Managing Director and the principal designer of the Architectural firm DAAT India Private Limited (www.daatindia.com), which provides complete design services in Architectural & Interior Designing, Urban & Town Planning, Landscaping & Horticulture, Structural, Electrical, Sanitary & Public health, HVAC, Fire Fighting and related fields.
DAAT under the able guidance of Piyush, endeavors to create facilities relevant to their environment & times, appropriate in their use of materials & technology and above all energy conscious and sustainable in today’s context.

With over 37 years of federal service in a natural resource management agency, Ted brings us extensive experience at providing and managing ecosystems as well as providing recreational experiences for millions of visitors. Directing the development of $40,000,000 worth of interpretative services for the public at Mount St. Helen's National Volcanic Monument is just one of the more recent accomplishments while leading sustainable forest management practices throughout the west coast of the United States. Ted's hobbies include investment consulting, skiing, white water rafting, travel, and camping.

Tony brings with him over thirty years of marketing experience and a strong emphasis on consumer products and services. Senior sales and trade marketing positions within consumer focussed multinationals such as Sanyo and 20th Century Fox in his earlier career have been followed by over twenty years running his own international marketing company with clients in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe. Since 1994, Tony has run a successful event design and management company which has also included a sports tour business for affinity groups both inbound to the UK and outbound to Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Scandinavia. Tony brings with him both an extensive knowledge of consumer products and services and an entrepreneurial outlook necessary for building successful long term relationships with trade partners