2026 Speakers

Juliana Kagwa
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Tourism Board

Ashish Sharma
Chief Executive Officer
Serena Hotels Africa

Augusto Kalikemala
Secretary of State for Tourism
Republic of Angola

Clemence Lormand
Corporate Director of Development
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC

Vimbai Masiyiwa
Co-Founder & CEO
Batoka Africa

Jameel Verjee
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
CityBlue Hotels ( a member of The Diar Group)

Rosco Wendover
Chief Executive Officer
Angama Group

Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Mutheu Muna-Mwaniki
Director - Legal & Projects
Trianum Hospitality

Safiyya Akoojee
Director
Thomson Wilks Inc․

Michael Aldridge
CEO & Founder
KOFISI

Scott Antel
Partner & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Simon Ardonceau
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
AIRE

Marcson Baker
Investment Manager
KFW-DEG

Roy Bannister
Head of Strategic Partnerships: Africa
The Bench

David Beers
Chief Executive Officer, EMEA
Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Linda Bekoe
Founder & CEO
About Partners Luxury Brands Collection

Suhail Ashok Bhatia
Director - Asset Management
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere du Congo (CHIC)

Eric Buthelezi
Founder & Chairman
Emcakwini Community Trust

Ewan Cameron
Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group

Rahul Chaudhary
Managing Director & CEO
CG Corp Global

Hon. Princess Eva Cooper
Director General
Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA)

David Damiba
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Shaun Dubash
Senior Director Development, Middle East & Africa
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer
Knight Frank Kenya

Oussama El Kadiri
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure - MENA
Knight Frank MENA

Hamza Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Millat Global

Geri Flanagan
Director Development
Banyan Group

Erwan Garnier
Senior Director, Development, Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

Laura Gasca
Senior Project Specialist
UN Tourism

Neil George
Partner & Co-CEO
Aleph Hospitality

Ronak Gopaldas
Director, Signal Risk
Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics

Peter Greenberg
Travel Editor
CBS News

Gary Greene
Principal
GGD

Bani Haddad
Founder & Co-CEO
Aleph Hospitality

Ufi Ibrahim
Chief Executive Officer
Energy & environment Alliance

Jonathan Jackson
Founder
Lordship Group

Rakhee Kantaria
Director
Modways Investments Ltd․

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Judy Kepher Gona
Founder & Sustainability Systems Architect
Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa

Dr․ Aradhana Khowala
Founder & CEO
Aptamind Partners

Julia Kleber
Chief Executive Officer
Kleber Group

Jeremy Maggs
Journalist, Radio Host and Television Presenter
iAfrica

Julia Majale
Managing Director
Tuko Media

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA
Wyndham Hotel & Resorts

Laurinda Marsh
LEED® Green Associate & Key Account Manager - Global Projects Africa
Hansgrohe

Andrew McLachlan
Founder & Managing Director
Develop Hotels Inc

Hon. Rebecca Miano, EGH
Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife
Republic of Kenya

Wanja Michuki
Family Enterprise Coach, Consultant, Advisor
Be Bold Consulting & Advisory Ltd․

Steve Mitchell
Managing Director, Global Lodges
Belmond

Govind Mundra
Head of Development - Middle East & Africa
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Alfred Mwanake
Chief Executive Officer
Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association

Mary Mwangi
Executive Director
Raising Futures Kenya and Seed of Hope

Bevin Ngara
Managing Director
Eagle Asset Management Company

Thami Nkadimeng
The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group

Sisa Ntshona
Director
Living Lands Initiative (LLI)

Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Mujahid Pasha
Director of Development - Middle East & Africa
BWH Hotels

Moshi Perera
General Manager Hyatt Regency Nairobi & Area Vice President - Africa
Hyatt International

Rael Phillips
CEO & Co-Founder
Totalstay™

Jean- Baptiste Recher
Chief Development Officer Luxury Brands, Middle East, Africa and Turkiye
Accor

Julien Renaud
Chief Executive Officer
ONOMO Hotels

Gillian Rogers
Principal Country Officer for Kenya
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Hapiloe Sello
Chief Executive Officer
South African National Parks

Aniket Manoj Shroff
CEO & Owner
Niti Group - La Maison Royale

Tom Stevens
Chief Operating Officer - Hotel Operations
The First Group Hospitality

Kei Tamaki
Investment Officer
International Finance Corporation

Daniel Trappler
Senior Director, Development, Sub-Sahara Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

David Vely
Vice President Development & Asset Middle East and Africa
Club Med

Mita Vohra
Sales and Marketing Director
Sarova Hotels

Frank Wagner
General Manager
Advanced Computer Technology (ACT)

Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs
Managing Director
The Bench

Philip Wooller
Senior Director, Middle East & Africa
STR, a CoStar Group Company

Luckson Zambuko
Founder & Chairman
African Youth in Tourism & Hospitality Associationn