2025 Speakers

William Heinecke
Founder & Chairman
Minor International

David Green
Chief Executive Officer
V&A Waterfront

Pelumi Nubi
Founder
Nubi Network

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Guy Hutchinson
President Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Magdaline Osei Baffour
Investment Director
Westmont Hospitality

Dr Morné du Plessis
Chief Executive Officer
WWF South Africa

Tadiwos Getachew Belete
CEO & Owner
Boston Partners PLC-Kuriftu Resorts

Folaseto Akin-Olugbade
Investment Manager
Actis

Loretta Aniagolu
CEO
Fit Group of Companies / Fit Hospitality and Entertainment Ltd

Scott Antel
Founder
Scott's Fz

Roy Bannister
Head of Strategic Partnership
The Bench

Caty Batten
Net Positive Innovation Lead
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Kojo Bentum-Williams
Senior Expert, Communications in Africa
UN Tourism

Suhail Ashk Bhatia
Director - Asset Management
Compagnie Hoteliere Et Immobiliere Du Congo

Ewan Cameron
Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group

Julie Cheetham
Chief Operating Officer
Travalyst

Karim Cheltout
Senior Vice President - Lodging Development, Middle East & Africa
Marriott International

Matthew Child
Founder & CEO
ReWild Capital

Hala Matar Choufany
President - Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai
HVS

Patricia De Lille
Minister of Tourism
Republic of South Africa

Lara Dendy Young
CEO & Co Founder
Conservio

Sam Diab
Managing Director Development, North & East Africa
Hilton

Shaun Dubash
Senior Director Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Tim Ducommun
Development Manager Luxury Brands,MEAT
Accor

Enver Duminy
Chief Executive Officer
Cape Town Tourism

Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer Africa
Knight Frank

Lara Dupre
Co Founder & CEO
Le Palais d’Akwa

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

Tom Fels
Founder & CEO
Animarem

Nicholas Ferguson
Executive Director
Cape Winelands Airport Ltd

James Fernie
Founder
Uthando (Love) South Africa

Brooke Friswold
Conservation Biologist
Bring The Elephant Home

Paul Gardiner
Chief Executive Officer
Terra Nova Create

Erwan Garnier
Senior Director Development: Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

Neil George
Partner, Executive Director
Aleph Hospitality

Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI Blue Hotels & Resorts

Wayne Godwin
Chief Executive Officer
JLL Africa

Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Nick Hamman
Director
Walk Communications

David Harper
Director
Hotel Partners Africa

Duprette Harri-Calaca
Managing Director
Sanbonani Resort Hotel and Spa

Nils Heckscher
Managing Director | Head of Africa
PKF Hospitality

Jon Howell
CEO & Owner
AviaDev

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences Ltd.

Nyawira Kariuki
Director of Coprorate Services
Janus Continental Group

Altaaf Kazi
VP: Corporate Communication and Business Development
Millat Group

Jugal Khushalani
Senior Director Development - Sub-Saharan Africa
Marriott International

Titus Kipsang
Senior Director
Symbion Consulting Group

Ninon Lamothe
Africa Director
Voltere by Egis

Francois Lategan
Director: Strategic Consulting
JLL Africa

Markus Lehnert
SVP, International Hotel Development
Marriott International

Ram Lokan
Partner, Managing Director
Kasada Capital Management

Esteban Lozada
Managing Director Development, North & West Africa
Hilton

Jeremy Maggs
Journalist, Radio Host and Television Presenter

Shamil Manek
Director
The Merwest Company

Khalil Manji
Partner
Compagnie Hoteliere Et Immobiliere Du Congo

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

Nicole Maske
Director
Manta Ventures

Euan McGlashan
Global Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Valor Hospitality

ANDREW McLACHLAN
Founder & Managing Director
DEVELOP HOTELS INC

Virginia Messina
Executive Vice President
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Linda Mothibe
Principal: Property Finance Africa
Nedbank CIB

Samantha Muna
Director Business Development
Trianum Hospitality

Allan Nenguke
Executive Manager: Development
V&A Waterfront

Thami Nkadimeng
The Message Architect
The Message Architect

Glynn O'Leary
Chief Executive
Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD)

Wesam Okasha
MD & Head of Global Development
TUI Blue Hotels & Resorts

Tony Payne
Chief Executive Officer
Technogym South Africa

Joe Pietersen
Founder
Nkombe Rhino

Mmatšatši Ramawela
Managing Director
Africa Tourism Connect

Lopang Rapodile
ESG manager
Kasada Capital Management

Mark Read
Chairman
Everard Read Gallery

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

Matthew Renshaw
Senior Director PDS SSA
JLL

Tony Romer-Lee
Co-Founder & Managing Partner AMEA
Valor Hospitality

Gillian Saunders
Director
Gillian Saunders Consulting Pty Ltd

Craig Seaman
Chief Executive Officer
Index Hotels

Ritvika Sethi
Senior Manager Development & Feasibility Lifestyle MEAIT, Global All Inclusive & Rixos
Ennismore

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

Alex Stancu
Head, South & East Africa
IATA

Wrenelle Stander
Chief Executive Officer
Wesgro

Johan Steyn
Founder
AI for Business

Thys Steynberg
Sales Executive: Property Finance Africa
Nedbank Limited CIB

Kevin Teeroovengadum
Board Director/Advisor
KTAfrica

Haddis Tilahun
Founder & Chairman
United Africa Group

Rashid Toefy
Deputy Director-General
Western Cape Government Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Bruno Trenchard
Head of Feasibility MEAT
Accor

Wytze Van Den Berg
Vice President EMEA
BWH Hotels

Mita Vohra
Board Director
Sarova Hotels & Resorts

Marcel von Aulock
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Sun

Frank Wagner
General Manager
ACT

Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs
Group Managing Director
the bench

Graham Wood
Chief Operating Officer
Sun International

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Luckson Zambuko
Founder
African Youth In Tourism and Hospitality Association