29 SEP - 1 OCT 2026
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

2026 Advisory Board

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Mohammed Al Ahbabi
Director of Tourism Development
UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism

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Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
Taiba Investments

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Michael Aldridge
Chief Executive Officer
KOFISI

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Abdalla Almannaee
Managing Director & Head of Real Estate
First Abu Dhabi Bank

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Amit Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Arada

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Scott Antel
Founder/Owner
Scott's FZ

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Saurabh Bakshi
Chief Operating Officer
Azizi Developments

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René Beil
Managing Director, Beaufort Global
Chairman, MAARAH HOLDINGS & HAMA President Middle East

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Anil Bhardwaj
Director
The Arenco Group

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Nicolas Bellaton
Head of Hospitality
Emaar Hospitality Group

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Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

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Emmanuel Blouin
Director
Courbet Heritage

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Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global

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Rena Chidiac
Senior Director - Asset Management (Hospitality)
Ithra Dubai

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Katherine Christie
Senior Development Consultant
Global Branded Residences

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Anthony Costa
Head of Hospitality and Lifestyle
Candy Capital

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David Xiaoou Chen
Chairman & CEO
Fields of Gold (F.O.G.) Capital & Asset Management Corp.

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Marc Dardenne
Chief Executive Officer
Modon Holding Hospitality

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Georgette Davey
Managing Director
Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy - Les Roches

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Stefan Dubbeling
Managing Director Development EMEA
BWH Hotel Group

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Rasheed Duwaji
Development Director Hotels
Majid Al Futtaim

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

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Selim El Zein
Vice President - Head of Asset Management & Investments
Deyaar Development PJSC

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Makram El Zyr
Corporate Vice President - Development
Rotana

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Larissa Esser
Senior Advisor
Colliers

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Hamza Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Millat Group

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Mona Faraj
Chief Executive Officer
ExploreTECH

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Ahmed Ferchichi
PM Acquisition & Ops. - Dubai
YellowTree Fzco

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Jorge Fernandez
Senior Corporate Director of Operations
MODON

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Giuliano Gasparini, FRICS, CRE, HAMA, IoH, CHIA
Head of Hospitality Asset Management
WASL Group

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Marco G Malacrida
Founder
Italia Hospitality

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Alison Grinnell
Group COO, Marjan
CEO, Marjan Hospitality

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Pekka Hirvi
Director of Business Development – Middle East, Africa & Turkey
The Ascott Limited

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Oliver Hogg
Chief Executive Officer
Arzan Investment Management

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Abhishek Jalan
Founder and CEO
Grovy Developers

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Varun Kapur

Kapur & Partners

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Vinod Karat
Head of Hospitality Sector- Real Estate & Hospitality
First Abu Dhabi Bank

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Aly Kassam
Partner
Arzan Investment Management

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David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

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Philipp Klohr
Senior Vice President
Mubadala Investment Company

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Philipp Krause
Vice President Development
Jumeirah

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Paul Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer Hotels
ADNEC Group

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Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance 

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Elie Milky
Chief Development Officer , Middle East, Cyprus & Greece
Radisson Hotel Group

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Sameh Muhtadi
Founder and CEO
RAK Properties

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Nicholas Nahas
Partner
Arthur D Little

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

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Natalie Nasser
VP Commercial
Abu Dhabi National Hotels

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Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
Hospitality Asset Managers Association Middle East and Africa

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Nabil Nazer
Chief Executive Officer
Mohamed Saeed Almulla & Sons

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Wesam Okasha
Managing Director l Board Member Head of Global Development Asia, Greater China & EMEA Regions
TUI Blue Hotels LLC

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Dinky Puri
Founding Partner
Eagle Wing

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Jennifer Pettinger-Haines
Partner, Think Hospitality
Founder, The GRIF Collective

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Ronald Philip
Vice President - Investment & Corporate Development
Dubai World Trade Centre

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Aman Raheja
Director Development
Aleph Hospitality

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Marco S Rentsch
Partner - Global Consulting Hospitality & Tourism Center of Excellence
PwC Middle East

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Stephan Schupbach
President & Group CEO
Chedi Hospitality

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Lada Shelkovnikova
Partner Hotels & Hospitality
Watson Farley & Williams LLP

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Chen Sun
Special Advisor to Director
China Pavillion

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Saurabh Tiwari
Area Director, Middle East & CIS
Taj Hotels

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

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Philip Wooller
Area Director - Middle East and Africa
STR

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Maya Ziadeh
Chief Development Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy Division for Middle East, Africa & Türkiye
Accor