In Brief: The 2026 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific, aimed at acknowledging emerging talent in the hospitality sector, is now open for nominations, with the award ceremony set to take place at the HICAP event.
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), is now accepting nominations for the Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP on 20-22 October 2026 at the Fairmont Singapore & Swissotel The Stamford in Singapore.
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
- 35 years of age or younger, born on or after 23 October 1991
- Have a minimum of five years in a hotel development and/or investment-related field with a minimum of one year with the current company
- Recognized by leaders in the hospitality field as a rising star
- Currently living and working in the Asia Pacific or South Asia region with a minimum of two years’ experience in the market
To nominate a candidate, please complete the nomination form. The deadline for submissions is on or before midnight SGT on 14 August 2026. Please note that all candidates need to be nominated by another person from within their organization or someone with direct work experience with the nominee.
Past recipients include:
- 2025 – Karan Mahesh
- 2024 – Stella Blythe
- 2023 – Vicky Jian
- 2022 – Calvin Li
- 2021 – Siddhant Jhunjhunwala
- 2020 – Corey Hamabata
- 2019 – Daniel Yip
- 2018 – Kieran Bestall
- 2017 – Peter Harper
- 2016 – Kiichi Mashita
- 2015 – Nihat Ercan
- 2014 – Christopher Hur
For more information, please visit the ISHC Rising Star Award webpage.