2026 Speakers
Our speakers are chosen for their industry knowledge and insight. If you would like to be considered as a speaker for FHS Africa 2026 please contact mala.patel@thebench.com
Augusto Kalikemala
Secretary of State for Tourism
Republic of Angola
Ashish Sharma
Chief Executive Officer
Serena Hotels Africa
Juliana Kagwa
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Tourism Board
Vimbai Masiyiwa
Co-Founder & CEO
Batoka Africa
Jameel Verjee
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
CityBlue Hotels
Rosco Wendover
Chief Executive Officer
Angama Group
Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts
Buhle Ndlovu
Principal Investment
Kasada Capital Management
Mutheu Muna-Mwaniki
Director - Legal & Projects
Trianum Hospitality
Safiyya Akoojee
Director
Thomson Wilks Inc․
Scott Antel
Partner & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE
Simon Ardonceau
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
AIRE
Amondi Aroko
Senior Editor
Tuko Media
Marcson Baker
Investment Manager
DEG ( German Investment and Development Company )
Roy Bannister
Head of Strategic Partnerships: Africa
The Bench
Linda Bekoe
Founder & CEO
About Partners Luxury Brands Collection
Colin Bell
Co-founder of Natural Selection and former CEO of Wilderness
Suhail Ashok Bhatia
Director - Asset Management
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere du Congo (CHIC)
Ewan Cameron
Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group
Fiona Craw
VP Development, Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group
Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer
Knight Frank Kenya
Réda Faceh
VP Development Northern, Western & Central Africa
Accor
Geri Flanagan
Director Development
Banyan Group
Laura Gasca
Senior Project Specialist
UN Tourism
Neil George
Partner & Co-CEO
Aleph Hospitality
Prof. Mary Gikungu
Director General
National Museum of Kenya
David Gitonga
Tourism Secretary
Republic of Kenya
Ronak Gopaldas
Director, Signal Risk
Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics
Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management
Peter Greenberg
Travel Editor
CBS News
Gary Greene
Principal
Gary Greene Design
Bani Haddad
Founder & Co-CEO
Aleph Hospitality
Javad Hajiyev
Associate Partner - Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory
Knight Frank MENA
Nils Heckscher
Head of Africa
PKF hospitality group
Alec Howard
Founding Partner
Planet F&B Consultants
Ufi Ibrahim
Chief Executive Officer
Energy & environment Alliance
Jonathan Jackson
Founder
Lordship Group
Rakhee Kantaria
Director
Modways Investments Ltd․
Mark Karake
Founder and CEO
Shukran
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
Clemence Lormand
Corporate Director of Development
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC
Jeremy Maggs
Journalist, Radio Host and Television Presenter
Kirsten Manning
Vice President - Head of Advisory
HTI Consulting
Laurinda Marsh
LEED® Green Associate & Key Account Manager - Global Projects Africa
Hansgrohe
Guy McGregor
Managing Director
Luxury Frontiers
Andrew McLachlan
Founder & Managing Director
Develop Hotels Inc
Wanja Michuki
Family Enterprise Coach, Consultant, Advisor
Be Bold Consulting & Advisory Ltd․
Steve Mitchell
Managing Director, Global Lodges
Belmond
Mehdi Morad
CEO Hospitality & Conservation
Janus Continental Group
Mary Mwangi
Executive Director
Raising Futures Kenya and Seed of Hope
Maurine Nduati
Partnership, Engagement & Gender Officer
Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association (TTWCA)
Thami Nkadimeng
The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group
Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts
Stephen Oluwatobi
Chief Operating Officer
Kora
Mujahid Pasha
Director of Development - Middle East & Africa
BWH Hotels
Prof․ Claver Pashi
Chief of Staff
Ministry of Tourism Democratic Republic of Congo
Samir Patel
Founder & CEO
Workable
Moshi Perera
General Manager Hyatt Regency Nairobi & Area Vice President Sub Saharan Africa
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Rael Phillips
CEO & Co-Founder
Totalstay™
Jean- Baptiste Recher
Chief Development Officer Luxury Brands, Middle East, Africa and Turkiye
Accor
Tobias Reinecke
Head of Investments & Development EMEA
Choice Hotels International
Julien Renaud
CEO African Hotel Development
ONOMO Hotels
Gillian Rogers
Principal Country Officer for Kenya
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Hapiloe Sello
Chief Executive Officer
South African National Parks
Aniket Shroff
CEO & Owner
Niti Group - La Maison Royale
Lee-Anne Singer
Southern Africa Partner
HVS Middle East & Africa
Pauline Siteyi
Head of People
KOFISI
Kei Tamaki
Investment Officer
International Finance Corporation
David Thomson
Senior Vice President Development
The First Group Hospitality
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
Board Director and Head of Sales, Marketing, Revenue and Distribution
Sarova Hotels
Frank Wagner
General Manager
Advanced Computer Technology (ACT)
Richard Wairegi
Senior Manager
African Export Import Bank
Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group
Matthew Weihs
Founder FHS Africa
The Bench
Philip Wooller
Senior Director, Middle East & Africa
STR, a CoStar Group Company
Luckson Zambuko
Founder & Chairman
African Youth in Tourism & Hospitality Associationn