Deepak Ohri, founder and CEO of lebua Hotels and Resorts, is well-known worldwide as an award-winning entrepreneur who has transformed the luxury hospitality landscape globally. Mr.Ohri is a visionary who has elevated experiential luxury hospitality. He was the first to create the world's highest rooftop restaurant that has earned two 2 Michelin stars and the first to develop the concept of a vertical destination. Additionally, under Mr.Ohri’s leadership, Lebua is the first hotel in the world who has won the best service award by Michelin’s guide. Mr.Ohri became an overnight sensation when he organized “The Million Bath Dinner” that brought several Michelin star chefs who prepared dishes for global jet setters. A celebrated speaker on luxury and strategy, Mr.Ohri was invited to participate in the prestigious Forbes Global CEO conference both in 2008 and 2009. He has been a guest speaker at many events including the Cityscape Asia Conference in Singapore, the Worldwide TRI*M Conference organized by TNS in New York, The Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit in Los Angeles, Emerging Markets Conference (REFEM) in New York, the WTTC 9th Global Travel and Tourism Summit in Brazil, Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit in Switzerland, World Travel and Tourism Council in Japan and Macau and the Tourism Forum in China, among others.

As a recognized expert in leadership and luxury hospitality, Mr.Ohri has lectured at leading business management schools, including the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) & ISB Hyderabad, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School. He has also co-created and helped pioneer the first MBA course in luxury management and marketing for the Graduate School of Business at Florida International University.