Fazal Bahardeen, the CEO of CrescentRating, addressed the plenary session of the Hospitality Operations & Design Conference of FHA 2010 on the 22nd of April. FHA 2010 is Asia's largest International Food and Hospitality Trade Event.

Fazal spoke on "The Rise of the Halal Conscious Travelers and its Impact on the Global Hospitality Industry."

As part of the FHA 2010,  Singapore International Halal Forum 2010 (SHIFT2010) took place on the 21 April 2010 under the theme of  "Changing Consumer & Industry Trends in Muslim-Minority Countries"