Jawaher F. Alfaris
PR & Org. Communication
Taiba

Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director
LuLu Financial Holdings, Twenty14 Holdings & Tablez

Derar Al Manaseer
Executive Director – Strategy & Investment
ADNEC Group

Shaikha Al Nowais
CVP - Owner Relationship Management (ORM)
Rotana

Yazan Al Shouly
Partner - Real Estate & Hospitality
PwC

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels & Resorts

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Scott Antel
Founder/Owner
Scott's FZ

Aboudi Asali
Senior Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality MEA
JLL

Klaus Assmann
Chief Executive Officer
Aldar

Imad Barrakad
Chief Executive Officer
Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development -SMIT

Ramine Behnam
Vice President - Development EMEA
Minor Hotels

René Beil
Managing Director
Beaufort Global Partners LLC

Anil Bhardwaj
Director
A.A. Almoosa Enterprises LLC (The Arenco Group)

Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Gabriel von Bonsdorff
Senior Principal - Real Estate & Hospitality (Investments & Asset Management)
Investment Corporation of Dubai

Charbel Boutros
VP Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Michael Byron
Resident Director, UAE
SSH

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Priya Chellani
Acting Head of Asset Management
Miral

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

Shrikant Dash
Deputy Managing Director - Corporate, Head Of Investment & Strategy
Atmosphere Core

Thomas Jean de Oliveira
Projects Head
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism

Oliver Ebner
Executive Director
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group

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

Jeremy Gray
Vice President of Business Development
WhiteWater

Jeroen Greven
Managing Director
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Simon Hasdell
Vice President Asset management Hospitality
IFA Hotels & Resorts

Hicham Hassouni
Strategy & Business Development Chief Officer
Boutique Group

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

Olivier Hennion
Managing Director
IT Hospitality Group

Christopher Hewett
Senior Vice President & Head of Hospitality
Al Hamra

Guy Hutchinson
President & CEO
Rotana

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & Managing Partner
RIKAS Hospitality Group

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

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

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

Aradhana Khowala
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Aptamind Partners

Mark Kirby
Chief Operating Officer - Head of Hospitality
Emaar Hospitality Group LLC

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director, Development MENA
Hilton

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

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

Dr. Naim Maadad
Chief Executive & Founder
Gates Hospitality

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hospitality | Hotels & Tourism
CBRE Middle East Region

Elie Milky
Vice President Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Laure Morvan
Chief Development Officer
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Accor Luxury Brands IMEAT & Asia

Amit Nayak
Vice President and Executive Board Member
HAMA MEA

Chris Newman
Executive Director, Hotel Development
NEOM

Siegfried Nierhaus
Vice President Middle East
Deutsche Hospitality

Jamie Odgers
Associate Director, Commercial Real Estate Banking - Africa, Middle East
Standard Chartered Bank

Ranjit Phillipose
Area Director-Middle East & General Manager
The Palm, Dubai

Damien Rizzi
Regional Director
Voltere by Egis

Stephen Sackur
Presenter
HARDTalk

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

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

Gaurav Sinha
CEO & Chief Strategist
Insignia Worldwide

Spencer Wylie
Chief Executive Officer
Compass Project Consulting