Cornell Nolan School affiliations:
Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Advisory Board
Key areas of expertise:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Hotel and Travel Distribution
- Starting a new business
- Customer discovery
- Business viability
- Hotel technology & e-commerce
- Networking
Ashwin Kamlani is a hospitality technology entrepreneur with two decades of experience at the intersection of travel, e-commerce, and innovation. After leading the global e-commerce division at Meliá Hotels International, he founded Regatta Travel Solutions, a pioneering reservations platform later acquired by Kognitiv Corporation. Today, Ashwin is the Founder and CEO of Hyperfunnel, an AI-powered distribution platform designed to help hotels, cruise lines, and travel brands adapt as consumers increasingly turn to AI search engines for booking decisions. A graduate of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration (MMH ’03), Ashwin is passionate about helping the hospitality industry navigate the next wave of disruption by combining deep industry expertise with emerging AI technologies.