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2024 SPEAKERS

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

Khalid Saud Abu Haimed
Chief Executive Officer
Al Khozama

Mahmoud Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister, Destination Enablement
Ministry Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Desdemona (Desi)
Humanoid Robot

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

Layan Abo Shkier
Women Editor & Research
Forbes Middle East

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

Shaji Abu Salih
Vice President - Business Development & Growth
Shaza Hotels

Layla Abuzaid
Chief Executive Officer
WK Holding

Janet Adams
Chief Operating Officer
SingularityNET

Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
Taiba Investments

Khalid Al Gahtani
Chairman
Rikaz Properties

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

Shaikha Al Nowais
Corporate Vice President - Owner Relationship Management
Rotana

Norah Al Tamimi
Chief Executive Officer
Baheej Company

Khalid Al-Amoudi
Chief Executive Officer
Jabal Omar Development Company

Hashim Al-Attas
Chief Executive Officer
Leylaty Group

Abdulrahman Albassam
Board Member
Baheej Tourism Development Company

Abdulaziz Alkhudair​
Managing Director, Majd Alaamal
CEO, Yakoon Invest Company

Abdulrahman AlMalik
Investment Development Executive Director
ASFAR

Osama AlOthman
Chief Executive Officer
Aseer Investment Company

Sinan Al Saady​
Founder & CEO
Cool Inc.

Bilal Ambikapathy
Founding Partner
Wisefields

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels

Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Salma Arafa
Innovation Specialist - Department of Innovation, Education and Investment
UNWTO

Hiba Araji
Regional Design & Project Development Manager
Valor Hospitality Partners

Abdullah Azhari
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Icon Company

Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments

Luis Nicolás Barrios
Regional Manager - Innovation, Education and Investments
UNWTO

Siew Kim Beh
Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging
CapitaLand Investment Limited / The Ascott Limited

Ramine Behnam
Vice President Development - EMEA
Minor Hotels

Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Dr. Fahad Bin Mushayt
Chief Executive Officer
ASFAR

Oliver Bonke
Chief Executive Officer, H World International
Managing Director, Steigenberger Hotels GmbH

Coley Brenan
Partner, Head of Europe
KSL Capital Partners

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Benjamin Calleja
Founder
Livit Design & Fast Fine Restaurant Group

Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global

Rahul Chaudhry
Managing Director & CEO
CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings

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

Nicholas Clark
Program Director
Compass Project Consulting

Kathrin Cockhill
Commercial Director
HotStats

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Author & Speaker, The Future Normal
Co-founder, 3Space

Mark De Cocinis
Chief Executive Officer
Boutique Group

Gustavo de Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Foresite Creative

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Henri Giscard D’Estaing
President
ClubMed - All-Inclusive beach and mountain Resorts

Susie Ellis
Chair & CEO
Global Wellness Institute and Global Wellness Summit

Thomas Emanuel
Senior Director
STR

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group

Mario Ferraro
CEO
Smeralda Holding Group

Michael Flanagan
Chief Business Development Officer
Al Khozama

Marco Franck
Chief Hospitality Officer
Boutique Group

Hitesh Gandhi
Senior Director Development Saudi Arabia
Marriott International

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

HE Eng. Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Rumaih
Deputy Minister for Planning and Development
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Christoph Hoffmann
CEO and Partner
25hours Hotels

Jerry Inzerillo
Group Chief Executive Officer
Diriyah Gate Development Authority

Mohammed Islam
Host & Founder
The Mo Show Podcast Saudi Arabia

Adil Jabrayilov
Development Director MENA
Louvre Hotels Group

Mohammed Jawa
Founder & Chairman
MJS Holding

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & CEO
RIKAS Hospitality Group

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

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Julien Laloye
Director, Mixed-Use Development (EMEA)
Marriott International

Gregory Lanter
Chief Development Officer
ClubMed - All-Inclusive beach and mountain Resorts

Serena Lim
Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited

Stefano Lopez
Tourism Projects Director
AWN Enterprises

Panos Loupasis
Market Managing Director Türkiye, Middle East & Africa
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Waleed M. Abualnadi
Commercial Director
Saudi Icon Company

Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hotels & Tourism
CBRE MENA

Matthew Martin
Saudi Arabia Bureau Chief
Bloomberg LP

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

Elie Milky
Vice President Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Falih Motasim Hajaj
Chief Executive Officer
Tashyid Urban Development

Fawaz Moumina
Country Manager & Senior Director of Operations – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hilton

Uday Mukundan
Chief Executive Officer
The Food District Company

Nicolas Nasra
Head of Hotel Advisory, Hospitality & Tourism | MENA Region
Colliers

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
HAMA MEA

Jennifer Pettinger-Haines
Co-Founder, Global Restaurant Investment Forum
Partner, THINK Hospitality

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

Martin Raymond
Co-Founder, The Future Laboratory
Editor-in-Chief, LS:N Global

Ada Renedo
Regional CEO, Middle East
Together Group

Mike Rigby
General Manager & Regional Vice President – Middle East
WhiteWater

Edie Rodriguez
Member of the Board of Directors
Saudi Tourism Authority

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

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

Christopher Sanderson
Co-Founder
The Future Laboratory

Markus Schreyer
Chairman
META Foundation

Ingo Schweder
Founder & CEO
GOCO Hospitality

Ali Shahid
Marketing Director
The Bench

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

Patrick Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Strive Services Group

Rana Tabbara
Reporter
CNN Business Arabic

Joe Tabet
Managing Director
JT+Partners

Iyad Tammas
International Business Development Director
DAR Engineering

Pat Thaker
Editorial Director, Middle East & Africa
The Economist Group

Ashish Tulsian
Co-founder & CEO
Restroworks

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

Richard Williamson
Chief Operating Officer
Considerate Group

Henrik Winther
Founder
Tigrus Holding

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman
The Bench

Simon Wright
Founder & Chairman
TGP International

Tariq Yousef Dowidar
Vice President Saudi Arabia
Aleph Hospitality

Ahmed Zeeshan
Technical Consultant
HPE Aruba Consulting Systems Engineer

Makram El Zyr
Corporate Vice President – Development
Rotana