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Company:<\/strong> Canary Technologies\n
Time:<\/strong> 10\/23\/26 at 1:25 PM\n
Where:<\/strong> Statler Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harman Singh Narula is the Co-Founder and CEO of Canary Technologies, the industry leader in agentic AI guest management and staff operations for global hotels. Under his leadership, Canary has become one of the industry\u2019s fastest-growing technology companies, powering millions of automated guest touchpoints and hotel workflows through its award-winning AI platform. Today, Canary serves more than 20,000 hotels in over 100 countries, including many of the world\u2019s leading hotel brands such as Marriott International, Four Seasons and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. One of the most well-funded venture-backed hotel technology companies globally, Canary has raised nearly $200 million to date. The company has also been recognized as one of Fast Company\u2019s Most Innovative Companies and named to the Deloitte Fast 500 multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to founding Canary, Harman was a management consultant at Bain & Company, where he advised senior executives in hospitality, technology and private equity. Earlier, he worked at Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he focused on strategic initiatives to streamline operations and enhance the guest experience. Harman began his career at Citigroup in the office of the CEO, focused on corporate M&A and strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harman holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from Cornell University\u2019s School of Hotel Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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