NavedAli Shah
MICE Operations | Meeting & Event Planner | Travel Operations Specialist
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MICE and travel operations professional with 10+ years of experience across meetings, events, hospitality, travel logistics, and on-ground coordination. Experienced in handling cycle meetings, ISP programs, conferences, catering coordination, delegate movement, venue management, budgeting, vendor coordination, and client communication for domestic and international events. Currently working with BCD Travel LLC, Dubai in Meetings & Events on contract since February 2025 and serving notice period until June 02, 2026.
Experience
Meeting & Event Planner / MICE Operations - BCD Travel LLC, Dubai - Dubai
(2025-02 - 2026-06)
- Manage end-to-end meeting and event coordination within BCD Meetings & Events for corporate and pharmaceutical clients.
- Coordinate and execute meetings for Acino, Viatris, China Petro, Pfizer, Philips, Abbott Pharma, SBI Life, and ICICI Prudential, including venue bookings, travel, rooming lists, transport, supplier coordination, and event flow management.
- Support cycle meetings, internal stakeholder programs, conferences, and catering requirements while ensuring timely execution and service quality.
- Handle operational documents, approvals, budget tracking, and billing follow-up in coordination with internal teams, vendors, and clients.
- Serving notice period until June 02, 2026.
MICE Operations - Rosefinch Marketing Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai, India
(2019-01 - 2024-12)
Career Progression: Event Executive (2019) -> Senior Event Executive (2021) -> Assistant Operations Manager (2022) -> Operations Manager (2023) -> MICE Operations (2024). Led end-to-end MICE operations for corporate, pharmaceutical, IT, investment banking, and sports clients across domestic and international events. Promoted 4 times in 6 years based on operational excellence and leadership growth.
- Led end-to-end MICE operations for corporate, pharmaceutical, IT, investment banking, and sports clients across domestic and international events. Managed meetings, cycle meets, ISP programs, conferences, catering coordination, product launches, panel discussions, award functions, dealer meets, and team engagement events.
- Oversaw venue sourcing, vendor finalization, hotel bookings, flight coordination, transport, budgeting, compliance, billing, and on-ground execution.
- Managed international travel logistics including visas, passports, rooming lists, transit stays, restaurant bookings, insurance, and delegate movement.
- Coordinated conference travel and accommodation support for major medical and pharma conferences including ICNC, RSSDI, APICON, PEDICON, DETHECON, JPEF, CRITICON, and APIDIAS.
Transport & Room Reservation Coordinator - MS Car Hirers India Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai, India
(2018-01 - 2018-12)
- Managed team transport and room reservation coordination for IPL Season 11 and Pro Kabaddi League Season 6, including hotel stays and daily vehicle movements.
Apprentice - Banquet & Reservation Operations - Sahara Star, Mumbai - Mumbai, India
(2015-12 - 2016-11)
- Supported banquet operations, event setup, reservation handling, guest communication, and service coordination.
Hospitality Operations Intern - TajSATS Air Catering - Mumbai, India
(2014-06 - 2014-11)
- Supported catering operations, meal coordination, quality checks, and service support activities.
Hospitality Internship - The Oberoi Group - Mumbai, India
(2014-01 - 2014-05)
- Assisted hospitality operations and service support during internship training.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com - ISBM University (2018 - 2020)
Higher Secondary Certificate - HSC - Ascent School, Delhi (2016 - 2016)
Secondary School Certificate - SSC - National Institute of Open Schooling (2014 - 2014)