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7-9 May 2023
Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh

2023 SPEAKERS

HH Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid Al Saud
Secretary General, King Faisal Foundation (KFF)
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Al Khozama

Prince Mansour bin Saad Al Saud
Assistant Secretary General, King Faisal Foundation (KFF)
Board Member, Al Khozama Investment Co.

Louis Abi Abboud
Chief Development Officer and Deputy Head of Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Ennismore

Mohamed Abboud
Chief Financial Officer
Majd Food

Mahmoud Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister, Investment Attraction
Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Elias Abou Samra
Chief Executive Officer
RAFAL Real Estate Development Company

Joseph Abou Yaghi
Corporate Vice President - Human Resources
Rotana

Khalid Saud Abu Haimed
Chief Executive Officer
Al Khozama

Hassan Ahdab
President of Hotels Operations
Dur Hospitality

Tom Aikens
Michelin Star Chef & International Restaurateur
Owner / Director, Cawston Limited

Sohail Al Ali
Investment Director
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Muhammad Al Amir
Chief Executive Officer
AIMS Hospitality

Abdulrahman Al Bassam
Chief Executive Officer
AWN

Dr. Raeyd Al Dakheel
Chief Executive Officer
Mawten Real Estate Company

Eng. Ahmed Al Juhani
Chief Executive Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Wahdan Al Kadi
Chief Business Officer
Tourism Development Fund

Mae Al Mozaini
Founder & CEO
The Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment-Nusf

Sinan Al Saady
Founder & CEO
Cool Inc

Norah Al Tamimi
Co-Founder
AWN

Tariq Al Tuwaijry
Managing Director
Sisban

Hashim Al-Attas
Chief Executive Officer
Leylaty Group

Qusai Al-Fakhri
Chief Executive Officer
Tourism Development Fund

Tariq Ali al-Tamimi
Chairman
Al Tamimi

Abdullah Al-Zahrani
Chief Executive Officer, Engineering Sector
SRACO Co.

Dr. Naif Alawi
Dean College of Business
Umm Al Qura University

Deem Albassam
Co-founder & Managing Director
The Independent Food Company

Dr. Thaib Alharethi
Assistant Professor
King Abdulaziz University

Dr. Aljuhara Aljuhaimi
Founder, Altopiano
President & Founder, LTCOM

Abdulsalam Alkuwaity
Founder & CEO
SEA Ventures

Sami Almidani
Culinary Ambassador
Maiz

Sultan Alobaida
Chief Commercial Officer
KAFD

Tiana Amann
Head of ESG
Kerten Hospitality

Amir Amidi
Managing Partner
Travel and Hospitality Center of Innovation, Plug and Play

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels and Resorts

Patrick Antaki
Chief Operating Officer
HMH Hotel Group

Scott Antel
Partner/Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Abdulhalim Awlia
Operations Specialist
NEOM Hotel Development

Jana Bader
General Manager, KSA
The Bench

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

Alex Barros
Growth and Innovation, Hotelverse
CMO, BEONx

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

Lynne Bellinger
Director of Food & Beverage Business Development EMEA
Marriott International

Dr. Martin Berlin
Partner - Global Deals Real Estate Leader
PwC Middle East

Nichola Beskine-Taylor
Partner
TGP International

Anne Biging
CEO & Founder
Healing Hotels of the World

Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Gregory Black
Chief Executive Officer
BBG Developments

Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Lead
NEOM

Oliver Bonke
CEO & Chairman of the Board of Management
Deutsche Hospitality

Charbel Boutros
Vice President Development, MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Stefan Breg
Managing Partner
Keane Consult & Create

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Nicolas Budzynski
Chief Executive Officer
LPM Restaurant & Bar

Benjamin Calleja
Founder
Livit Design and Fast Fine Restaurant Group

Judith Cartwright
Founder & Managing Director
Black Coral Consulting

Francois Chabaudie
Co-founder & CEO
Neoma

Imran Changezi
Development Senior Director
Diriyah Company

Bobby Chinn
Chef & Judge
MBC Top Chef

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

Charles Clements
Director - Innovation & Growth
Keane Consult & Create

Jimi Daodu
Founder & CEO
Vault Hill

Kamal Darwish
Chief Executive Officer
SECC Group

Rajan Datar
TV and Radio Broadcaster
Conference Moderator

Mark De Cocinis
Chief Executive Officer
Boutique Group

Gustavo de Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Forsite Creative

Wentzel David de Wet
General Manager, KSA Shobak
Kitopi

Sebastian Dumonet
Chief Executive Officer
Smart Food Holding

Sanjay Dwivedi
Chef Patron & Culinary Director
Meraki Restaurants

Dr. Rana Edwards
Co-Founder | VP
I Love Pokè

Michael Ellis
Chief Culinary Officer
Fine Dine Club

Olivier Eynard
CEO & Co-Founder
Meraki

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group

Ayman Ezzeddine
Regional Business Development Director
Golden Tulip MENA /Louvre Hotels Group

Eman Fallatah
Culinary Director
Nakhati

Rabih Feghali
Board Member
Hospitality Asset Manager's Association MEA

Michael Flanagan
Chief Business Development Officer
Al Khozama

Stephen Flawith
Founder & CEO
Yolk Brands

Duncan Fraser-Smith
Founder & Managing Partner, The Cutting Edge Hospitality Agency
Author, Create to Plate

Joe Frem
CEO & Co-Founder
Matbakhi

Lucio Frigo
Executive Advisor & Chief Development Officer at CDP
Saudi Ministry of Culture

Susan Furness
Founder & CEO, Strategic Solutions
Web3 Strategist

Ahmed Gamal
Chief Executive Officer
BEC Arabia

Sarah Gasim
Senior Vice President and Head of Hotels KSA
JLL

Salman Gasim
Chief Executive Officer
Swiss Hospitality Company

Nicolas Gaume
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman
Orbite

Jasmine Geffner
Chief Financial Officer
Dorsett Hospitality International

Samuel George
Chief Operating Officer
Kotozna

Chris Godfrey
Chief Executive Officer
HBA

James Hacon
Chief Marketing Officer
MAPAL Group

Fahd Hamidaddin
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Tourism Authority

Mark Hamilton
Product Lead – Digital Twin
JLL

Ali Hamze
Consultant
Shada Hotel

Hicham Hassouni
Strategy & Business Development Chief Officer
Boutique Group

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

Sinclair Hutcheson
Head Architecture
DAR Engineering

Guy Hutchinson
President & CEO
Rotana

Jerry Inzerillo
Group CEO
Diriyah Company

David Jackson
Director of Marketing & Public Affairs
Winnow Solutions

Neil Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer
Six Senses

Mohammed Jawa
Founder & Chairman
MJS Holding

Majed Kaki
VP - Travel and Tourism
Elaf Group

Stephen Kamat
Vice President, Brands, Marketing and Communications
Millennium Hotels and Resorts

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & Managing Partner
RIKAS Hospitality Group

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Tetra Hospitality Investment & Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Sheila King
Business Development Manager
Mapal

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Marcel Kofler
Director of Operations
Al Faisaliah Hotel

Niccolo Kosarew
Director
Villa Mamas

Christopher Lund
Executive Director, Head of Hospitality & Tourism, MENA Region
Colliers

Richard Mackay
Director of Hospitality Operations
Al Moajil Hospitality (AMH)

Cladys Magagna
Corporate Director of Food and Beverage
Al Khozama

Yashin Maharaj
MEPI Technical Director
SSH

Panchali Mahendra
President
Atelier House Hospitality

Dimitris Manikis
President, Europe, Middle East, Eurasia & Africa (EMEA)
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

HE Gloria Guevara Manzo
Chief Special Advisor
Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
CBRE Middle East

Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis
Head of Food Service Consulting
JLL

Haitham Mattar
MD MEA & South West Asia
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Jalil Mekouar
Founder & CEO
inHovate

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

Chris Miller
Founder & CEO
White Rabbit Projects

Andrew Simon Milton
Chief Operations Officer
Constance Hotels & Resorts

Dr. James Morgan
Dean
International Tourism and Hospitality College

Andrew Morrow
Founder/Consultant
Tomorrow Hospitality

Uday Mukundan
Chief Executive Officer
The Food District Company

Boris Mulder
Commercial Director
Neoke

Clint Nagata
Founder & Creative Partner
BLINK Design Group

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President and Executive Board Member
HAMA MEA

David Nikuradze
Founder & CEO
Spectrum

Tunji Olapido
Chef
MAMO Michelangelo Riyadh

Patrick Omeara
Deputy Director
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Tim Peck
Chairman
OBMI

Chris Perry
Executive Director
Qiddiya Investment Company

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

Choon Yang Quek
Chief Technology Officer
Saudi Tourism Authority

Atish Rakholia
Vice President - F&B
Apparel Group

Ramakrishnan Ranganathan
Chief Financial Officer
Abdulla Al Othaim Investment Company

Sreenath Rangapuram
CEO/Founder
Tranquil

Assem Raqaban
Head of Real Estate
Al Rajhi Capital

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

Mike Rigby
General Manager & Regional Vice President, Middle East & India
WhiteWater

James Riley
Group Chief Executive
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Edie Rodriguez
Member of the Board of Directors
Saudi Tourism Authority

Agnès Roquefort
Chief Development Officer, Luxury & Lifestyle
Accor

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

Roaya Saleh
Founder, Villa Mamas
President & Founder, RS Management WLL

Alida Saleh
Head of Sustainability MEA
JLL

Gautam Sashittal
Chief Executive Officer
King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)

Jeremy Scarf
Chief Executive Officer
Keane Consult & Create

Faisal Shaker
Founder, Board Member & CEO
Modern Food Company (MFC) & Modern Elite Company

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

Abdullah Shokair
Marketing Manager
Bather Farm

Natasha Sideris
Founder & CEO
Tashas Group

Mehmet Safa Sihlaroglu
General Manager
Yauatcha Riyadh

David Singleton
Founder
ōrāculī

Gaurav Sinha
Chief Executive Officer
Insignia Worldwide

Patrick Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Strive Services Group

Petra B Spanko
Regional Director
Katch International

Paul Stevens
Chief Operating Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy Division, Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Accor

Mohammed Subedar
Founder & MD
SBD Alliance

Najee Syriani
Corporate Vice President – Projects
Rotana

Widad Taleb
Senior Reporter
CNN Business Arabic

Ruben Toral
Director of Health & Wellness
QUO Global

Augusto Traversa
Sales & Marketing
GauVendi

Nick van Marken
Managing Director
van Marken Consulting

Jameel Verjee
Founder & CEO
CityBlue Hotels (a member of The Diar Group)

Rebecca Viani
Partner | Head of International Development & Franchising Advisory
WhiteSpace Partners

Daniel von Barloewen
Regional Vice President
Accor One Living, EMEA & India

Sandeep Walia
Chief Operating Officer, Middle East
Marriott International

Keri Watkins
Senior Lawyer - Real Estate & Hospitality, MENA
Baker McKenzie

Steven Webster
Head of Hospitality Asset Management
KAFD

David Weir-McCall
Industry Marketing Manager
Epic Games

Richard Williamson
Chief Operating Officer
Considerate Group

Andrew Williamson
Senior Director - Retail Development
Red Sea Global

Ian Wilson
Regional Director for Hospitality
THE LINE, NEOM

Tom Wood
Chief Executive Officer
The Boundary Architectural Visualisation

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Simon Wright
Founder & Chairman
TGP International

Spencer Wylie
Chief Executive Officer
Compass Project Consulting

Zuoyi Xi
Chairman
SECC Group

Elie Younes
Executive Vice President & Global Chief Development Officer
Radisson Hotel Group

Christiane Zeidan
Director - Sustainable Hospitality Operations
Red Sea Global

Khaled Zowayed
Partner
Baker McKenzie