Principal Ankur Choksi joined leading hospitality and design experts as a jury member at the global AHEAD awards, a platform that seeks to highlight projects shaping the hospitality industry across Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Europe.

The judging panel comprised architects, interior designers, hoteliers and industry commentators, including Billie Khoo - Senior Design & Project Director for Hilton Architecture, Stephen Luk - Regional Vice President, Design Services at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Bill Barnett - Managing Director at C9 Hotelworks, among others. They followed a carefully developed judging process to ensure a rigorous and balanced approach, with the criteria for success based not only on creative excellence guest experience but commercial viability.