
Ali Naafiz is a media and PR professional, an entrepreneur, and a journalist with a passion for science, media, and arts and technology. He co-founded Next Media Group, a media company that creates immersive and interactive content, and CIAO Advertising, an advertising agency that offers creative and innovative solutions. He is also the editor of Hotelier Maldives, a magazine for the hospitality industry, and the director of storytelling for Maldives Promotion House, a media and marketing company. He has worked for various media outlets in Maldives and Sri Lanka, and has been involved in editorial and communications projects for international organisations. He has a diploma in development journalism and a diploma in journalism, and has received several awards for his work.
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Indy Dodanwala
Indy Dodanwala, the present General Manager of Adaaran Prestige Vadoo found his calling in the hospitality industry after traveling half way across the world. He hails from Kandy, Sri Lanka and is a citizen of the United States of America. “I grew up in Sri Lanka,” he says. “I completed my high school there and left the country when I was 19 years old.” Young and possessing an adventurous spirit, he travelled around Canada for two years. “The Canadian Government had a programme at that time where they issued visitor visas,” he says.