30 SEP - 02 OCT 2024
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

2023 SPEAKERS

HE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy
United Arab Emirates

HE Mohamed Ali Rashed Alabbar
Founder & Managing Director of Emaar Properties
Founder & Director of Noon.com; Chairman of Eagle Hills; Chairman of Americana Group

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi
Group Chief Executive Officer
Miral

HE Dr. Rolando Zubiran
Board Member Beacon Media
Founder & CEO MESMR

HE Dr. Ghada Shalaby
Vice Minister
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt

Anouschka Menzies
Co Founder
Bacchus Agency

Louis Abboud
CDO & Deputy Head of Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Ennismore

Karim Abboud
Director EMEA
Klimato

Christian Abell
Founder, Craft Hospitality
CO & Founder, Architaste FZCO

Colin Abercrombie
Strategy Director
NEOM

Rashid Aboobacker
Portfolio Director, Asset Management
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Saujanya Acharya
CEO & Co-founder
Neumo

Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director
Lulu Financial Holdings & Twenty14 Holdings

Hassan Ahdab
President of Hotels Operations
Dur Hospitality

Engineer Suwaidan Al Dhaheri
Chief Executive Officer
IMKAN PROPERTIES

Ahmed Al Juhani
Chief Executive Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Mariam Al Musharrekh
Executive Director HR
Miral

Khuloud Hasan Al Nuwais
Chief Sustainability Officer, Emirates Foundation
Secretary General, ne’ma National Steering Committee

Mesheal Al-Omari
Investment Excellence Director
Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Monsurudeen Alasi
Market Research & Analytics Specialist
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism

Marvin Alballi
Amazon Best Selling F&B Author
Head of F&B, Arenco

Marwa Alderaawi
Student
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Abdullah Alharbi
Assistant Deputy Minister for Investment Enablement
Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Badr Alherbish
Chief Strategy Officer
Tourism Development Fund

Yazan Alshouly
Partner - Real Estate, Hospitality & Leisure
PwC Middle East

Faisal Altuwaim
CEO
Oaktree Hospitality

Dr. Ali Amiri
Regional Sustainability Director
Egis Group

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels & Resorts

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Patrick Antaki
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Hospitality Management Holding (HMH)

Scott Antel
Owner/Founder
SCOTT’S FZ

Radhika Arapally
Founder
Sustainability Kiosk

Basma Aribi
Head of Marketing
FreshOnTable

Karan Ashok
Business Head - UAE & Oman
OYO

Jana Bader
General Manager
The Bench

Emma Banks
Vice President, F&B Strategy & Development EMEA
Hilton

Imad Barrakad
CEO & Chairman
Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

Mahfoudh Bashatah
Strategic Business Executive Director
Rua Al Madinah

Ramine Behnam
Vice President Development - EMEA
Minor Hotels

René Beil
President, HAMA MEA
Managing Director, Beaufort Global

Ugo Bertoni
Director for External Affairs, Outreach and Cultural Engagement
Louvre Abu Dhabi

Nivesh Bhagtani
Senior Business Research & Development Executive, MJS Holding
Founder, Young Hotelier Network

Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Fahad Bin Mushayt
Chief Executive Officer
ASFAR

Erika Blazeviciute Doyle
Founder
Drink Dry

Paul Boldly
Managing Partner
RLA Global

Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Manager
NEOM

Charbel Boutros
VP Development, Middle East & Africa
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Filip Boyen
Global Ambassador, Forbes Travel Guide & Senior Advisor, Corinthia Hotels and Arsenale La Dolce Vita Trains
Forbes Travel Guide

Jordan Bray
Vice President & UAE Director
Plug and Play

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Jonathan Brown
Chief Portfolio Officer
Miral

Emlyn Brown
SVP WELLNESS ACCOR
ACCOR

Ewan Cameron
Director - Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group

Imran Changezi
Executive Director Hospitality Development
Diriyah Gate Company Ltd

Priya Chellani
Head of Asset Management
Miral

Puneet Chhatwal
Managing Director & CEO
Indian Hotels Company Limited

Hala Matar Choufany
President & Managing Partner, Middle East, Africa & South Asia
HVS - Dubai

Lizzy Coates
Senior Sustainability Advisor
Considerate Group

Nick Comaty
Vice President Food and Beverage
Ennismore

Marco Corallo
COO
Xenios Academy

Andreas Costa
Managing Director and Head of International Real Estate Finance
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Author & Speaker
The Future Normal

Matthew Dadd
Acting General Manager
Yas Asset Management

Sacha Daniel
Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Solutions Group

Shrikant Dash
Deputy Managing Director Corporate
AtmosphereCore

Mark De Cocinis
Chief Executive Officer
Boutique Group

Gustavo De Hostos
Managing Partner
Forsite Creative

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Ellen Dubois Du Bellay
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jumeirah Group

Amr El Nady
Head of Hotels & Hospitality MEA and Executive Vice President, Global Hotel Desk
JLL

Thomas Emanuel
Senior Director
STR

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group

Elyza Falzon
Vice President - Architecture, Design & Construction
Hilton Worldwide Services Limited

Mouna Faraj
Co-founder & CEO
ExploreTECH

Duncan Fraser-Smith
Author
Create to Plate

Bernadine Galliver
Vice President: Tourism Advisory
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group

Giuliano Gasparini
Head of Hospitality Asset Management
WASL / Dubai Real Estate Corporation

Andrew Gilmour
Principal Economist
The Economist Group

Wayne Godwin
Head of Hotels and Hospitality -Sub Saharan Africa
JLL

Amir Golbarg
Senior VP Operations
Minor Hotels

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Sarah-Jane Grant
Founder, Craft Hospitality
Managing Director, LXA

Jeremy Gray
VP Business Development
WhiteWater

Gemma Greenwood
Director
Content Inc

Max Grenard
Corporate F&B Director
wasl Hospitality & Leisure

Jeroen Greven
Managing Director
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Paul Griep
Director Sustainable Hospitality Challenge & Director Industry Relations
Hotelschool the Hague

Michael Grove
COO
Hotstats

James Hacon
Managing Partner
Think Hospitality

Hasan Haider
Founder and Managing Partner
Plus VC

Younes Hajoui
Director of Investment Development
Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Khatija Haque
Chief Economist & Head of Research
Emirates NBD

Hicham Hassouni
Strategy & Business Development Chief Officer
Boutique Group

Chadi Hauch
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development – Middle East
Marriott International

William Heinecke
Founder & Chairman
Minor Hotels

Christopher Hewett
SVP and Head of Hospitality
Al Hamra Real Estate

David Jackson
Director of Marketing & Public Affairs
Winnow

Joseph Jacob
Co-founder & CEO
Burnt

Kevin Jacobs
CFO & President, Global Development
Hilton

Kapil Jobanputra
Managing Director, Head - Real Estate Banking
Standard Chartered Bank

Sunil John
President - MENA
ASDA'A-BCW

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & Managing Partner
RIKAS Hospitality Group

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Lakhraim Group & Millennium Hotels MEA

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Faisal Khan
Director of Tourism Sector Management
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

Rayyan Khan
Student
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Amith Khanna
Head of Franchise
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Mark Kirby
Head of Hospitality
Emaar Hospitality Group

Philipp Klohr
Senior Vice President - UAE Real Estate, UAE Investments
Mubadala Investment Company

Sophie Kotrikadze
CMO
Spectrum

Theodor Kubak
Managing Partner
Arbireo Capital

Raed Kuhail
Executive Director Digital and Technology
Miral

Mark Powell Kyffin
Architecture Section Head
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director Development MENA
Hilton

Tatiana Labaki
Head of Hotel & Tourism Advisory
TONOMUS NEOM

Anthony Lagrabette
Director Asset Management
Colliers

Shane Lahiff
Architecture Director
SSH

Grégory Lanter
Chief Development, Construction & Property Officer, CEO Mountain Strategy
Club Med

Michael Levie
Owner
SMARELS

Peggy Li
Managing Partner
SPS Affinity

Stefano Lopez
Tourism Projects Director
AWN Enterprises

Clemence Lormand
Development Director
FAUCHON L' Hôtel / Aleph Hospitality

Andrew Love
Partner - Head of ME Capital Markets and OSCA
Knight Frank

Dr. Naim Maadad
Chief Executive & Founder
Gates Hospitality

Puneet Mahindroo
Co-Founder
PerfectCheck

Khalid Maliki
Co-founder & COO
Gimly

Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance 

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
CBRE

Haitham Mattar
Special Advisor, UNWTO
Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Michael McGovern
Director
Compass Project Consulting

Jaidev Menezes
Regional Vice President, Mixed-Use Development (EMEA)
Marriott International

Elie Milky
Vice President Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Kathryn Moore
Managing Director
Spa Connectors

Hadi Moukarzel
Brand & system services director
Louvre Hotels Group

Dr. Amine Elias Moukarzel
President
Golden Tulip MENA/Louvre Hotels Group

Tawanda Munambah
Head Planning, Investments & Cooperation
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority

Chris Nader
Co-Founder & CEO
ENVI Lodges

Nicolas Nasra
Head of Hotel Advisory
Colliers

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
HAMA MEA

Siegfried Nierhaus
Vice President Middle East
Deutsche Hospitality

David Nikuradze
Managing Partner
Spectrum

HE Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer
Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)

Irina Orlandini
Founder
Like4Like / Spaecial

Ani Otskheli
Deputy CMO
Next

Tim Peck
Chairman
OBMI

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Incoming Group Chief Strategy Officer
Accor

Jennifer Pettinger-Haines
Managing Director, The Bench Middle East
Founder, GRIF

Martin Picard
Co-Founder & Chief Real Estate Officer
Sonder

Maria Pichon
Director Brand Development
NEOM Hotel Development

Tapan Piplani
Chief Operating Officer
Valor Hospitality Partners- Middle East & CIS

Alfonso Ponce Alvarez
Director of Contributory Turnover Development, Sustainable Development & Innovation Department
Egis Group

Michael Pownall
Managing Partner- Africa & Middle East
Valor Hospitality Partners

Arul Prakash
Co-Founder & CEO
Buk Technology

Dale Qi Shen
Vice President, Director – Real Estate Structuring & Advisory
Mashreq

Vijay Raghavan
Director
Golden Sands Hotels Co. LLC

Johary Rajosefa
General Coordinator of Projects
Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Madagascar

Marco S Rentsch
Partner - Global Consulting Hospitality & Tourism Center of Excellence
PwC Middle East

Damien Rizzi
Consultancy & Advisory Director
Egis

Stephen Sackur
Presenter
HARDTalk

Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services -MENA
Knight Frank

Mario Samaha
Executive Chairman & Founder
Capital Motion

Tobias Schulz
Head of Restaurant & Partnership Development
Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Ingo Schweder
Founder & CEO
GOCO Hospitality

Nouran Seifelnasr Mahmoud
Tourism Policy Lead
Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi

Nada Serhir
Head of Promotion & Marketing Department
Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Ali Shahid
Marketing Director
the bench

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

Osama Shawky
CEO / Co-Founder
Thirty Sleeps

Cenk Sidar
CEO & Founder
Enquire.AI

David Singleton
Founder
ōrāculī

Gaurav Sinha
CEO
Insignia Worldwide

Andre Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Holoconnects

Filippo Sona
Co-Chairman
Wood Couture Industrial Group

Denis Sorin
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
AMSA Hospitality

Didier Souillat
Senior Advisor, Global Business Development
F1Arcade

Najee Syriani
CVP Projects
Rotana Hotels

Judith Szollosi
Business Developer
Conceptional

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer
Rotana Hotel Management Company PJSC

Manav Thadani
Founder and Chairman
Hotelivate

Alex Toledano
President
VISTO

Ruben Toral
Director Healthcare + Wellness
QUO

Tjalling van den Burger
VP Enterprise Sales
Adyen

Nick van Marken
Managing Director
van Marken Consulting

Stephan Vanden Auweele
Chief Executive Officer
United Hospitality Management

Tatiana Veller
Managing Director
Stirling Hospitality Advisors

Suma Venkatesh
Executive Vice President – Real Estate & Development
The Indian Hotels Company Limited

Hubert Viriot
CEO
YOTEL

Daniel von Barloewen
Regional Vice President, Head of Mixed-Use EMEA
Accor

Jamal Olivier Wick
CEO & Co-founder
Bespoke Modular Solutions

Guido de Wilde
Hospitality Advisor
wasl Hospitality

Marc Williams
Owner
ART MARKET

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman
The Bench

James Wrenn
Executive Director | Head of Capital Markets MENA
Colliers

Camil Yazbeck
Global Chief Development Officer - Premium, Midscale & Economy
Accor

Mark Zawacki
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Techne Infiniti Ventures

Zoe Yuhua Zuo
Unit Head of Hospitality, Entertainment & Attraction Development
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT)