Registration & Welcome Coffee

Welcome Remarks – His Highness

Summit Opening

The African Growth Story:
Macro-Economic Insights

One Continent, Many Destinations – Building Africa’s Tourism Economy

Fireside Chat – Catalyzing Tourism Growth Through Strategic Investment

Linking Destinations – Strategies for a More Connected Africa

Networking Coffee

From First Timer to Power Player:
Making the Most of FHS World

Numbers that Matter – Understanding Africa’s Hotel Performance

Africa’s Talent Pipeline – Empowering the Future of Tourism & Hospitality

Empowering Connections:
Networking Session

Direct from the Destination – Unfiltered Investor Perspectives

Signings & Announcements

Networking Luncheon

Financing the Future – Capital Flows into African Opportunities

Closing Remarks

Welcome to FHS World 2025

Gemma Greenwood

Director
Content Inc

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

KeyNote:
The UAE’s Blueprint for Tourism, Innovation, and Economic Resilience

His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri

Minister of Economy and Tourism
United Arab Emirates

Then and Now:
Two Decades of Hospitality Investment Evolution

Moderator

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

In conversation with

Gerald Lawless

Ambassador
World Travel & Tourism Council

Naser Mohamed Ali Naser Alnuwais

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation P.J.S.C

Keynote:
Leading with Empathy in the Age of AI

The Future of Hotel Asset Management – HAMA Asset Management Workshop

Amit Nayak, CHA

Vice President
HAMA MEA

Rene Beil

Managing Director, BEAUFORT
Chairman, MAARAH HOLDINGS & HAMA President Middle East

Owners Forum:
The Power Struggle – Owners vs. Operators (Invitation-Only)

The Middle East Playbook:
How to Enter and Succeed in Hospitality Investment

Giuliano Gasparini, FRICS, CRE, HAMA, IoH, CHIA

Head of Hospitality Asset Management
WASL Group

When Machines Decide:
The Ethics and Economics of AI in Hospitality

Nicolas Nasra

Head of Hotel Advisory
Colliers MENA

From Record Growth to Resilient Strategies:
The Global Travel & Tourism Outlook 2025

Redefining Tourism Leadership for a New World

Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais

Corporate Vice President of Owner Relationship Management, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
Secretary-General Elect, UN Tourism

Serving the Next Wave of Travellers:
Meeting Mixed-Purpose Demand

Philippe Najjar

Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers ME

The Human Touch, Enhanced:
Using AI to Personalize Every Step of the Hospitality Journey

Moussa Beidas

Partner and Ideation Lead
PricewaterhouseCoopers ME

Derisking Investment through Social Impact

Building Destinations Together:
The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships

How Operators Drive Asset Value:
Leveraging Technology, Data & AI to Maximize Owner Returns

Ralph Melis

Chief Operating Officer
ExploreTECH

Global Deal Flow:
A Worldwide Investment Outlook

Signings & Announcements

FHS Africa 2026:
Advisory Board Meeting

Roy Bannister

Head of Strategic Partnership
The Bench

Speed Networking

FHS Welcome Reception

Speed Networking

Executive Investor Breakfast & Project Showcase – A Closed-Door Gathering

Welcome Back

The impact of Geopolitics and your Business Outlook

Daniel Thorniley

President
DT-Global Business Consulting

Hospitality in a Changing World

Dr Achim Schmitt

Dean
EHL Hospitality Business School

Country Pavilion Showcase

PitchPoint:
The FHS Investment Spotlight

Hospitality 2050:
The Long View from the Top

Rebuilding the Workforce:
Attracting and Retaining Talent in Hospitality

Sally Jeffery

Global Education and Skills Leader Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers ME

Beyond the Peak:
What the Numbers Say About the Next Chapter in Hospitality

Philip Wooller

Area Director - Middle East and Africa
STR

Mapping the Money:
Tracking Smart Capital in a Changing Hospitality Landscape

Hospitality with Purpose:
Landmark Initiatives Reshaping Inclusion in Hospitality

Atul Chopra

Founder &CEO
FRESHONTABLE LLC

H․E. Abdulla Abdulalee Al Humaidan

Secretary-General
Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination

Signings & Announcements

Forming Culture to Build Brands

Automating the Predictable, Humanizing the Exceptional:
Investing in People for the Moments that Matter

Building More Than Hotels:
A Legacy of Innovation and Expansion

TUI Raffle

Deal or No Deal:
Where Banks and Equity See Opportunity

"Workforce 2.0:
Talent Innovation Hackathon "

The Philippines Advantage:
Private Insights for Strategic Investors

Katrina Craig

Chief Executive Officer
Hotel Solutions Partnership

Listening Backwards to Move Forwards:
A Reverse Learning Experience

Andre Wiringa

Founder & CEO
Start Reverse

From Local Roots to Global Reach:
Charting the Hospitality Expansion Journey

Moderator

Stephen Sackur

Former Presenter
HARDTalk

In conversation with

Marc Dardenne

Chief Executive Officer
Modon Holding Hospitality

FHS Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award 2025

FHS Leadership Award 2025 - Supported by ISHC

Future Leader Award 2025 - Supported by EHL

Moderator

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

In conversation with

Dr․ Carole Ackermann

Chairwoman of the Board President of EHL Board of Trustees
EHL Hospitality Business School

Networking Luncheon

The New Reality:
Climate, Conflict and the hidden workforce opportunity in hospitality

Ufi Ibrahim

Chief Executive Officer
Energy & Environment Alliance

Dr Khaled Khalifa

Senior Advisor, Representative to the GCC
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Asian Investment Outlook:
Navigating Capital, Risk, and Opportunity

Larissa Esser

Senior Advisor, Representative to the GCC
Colliers

Country Pavilion Showcase:
Italy

PitchPoint:
The FHS Investment Spotlight

Deals, Dollars & Development:
Where Global Brands Are Betting Big Next

Serena Lim

Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited

The Future Is East:
Mapping the Mindset of Tomorrow’s Asian Tourist

Moderator

Ben Baseley-Walker

Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

In conversation with

Siegfried Nierhaus

Vice President & Head of Development Middle East, India and Africa
H World International

Tokenization & Digital Assets:
Transforming the Future of Real Estate With Blockchain

Signings & Announcements

From Resilience to Growth:
The European Hospitality Investment Outlook

Dirk Bakker

Head of EMEA Hotels | EMEA & Global Capital Markets
Colliers

Negotiating with Operators:
Mastering Contract Structures for Maximizing Returns

New Rules of Ownership:
Catalyzing Investment Through Real Estate Reform in KSA

Efficiency engine:
Automating operations for higher profit margins

Li Hawkins

Partner and Managing Director
Insight Out

Capital, Coastlines & Control:
The Mediterranean Investment Map for Owners

Risk or Rhetoric:
Navigating Climate Risk, Regulation, and Reality in 2025

Professor Marc Lepere

Lead in ESG & Sustainability, Executive Education, Department of Banking & Finance
King’s Business School

Franchise Models:
A Barrier to Sustainable Hospitality—or a Catalyst for Change?

Bani Haddad

Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Klaus Assmann

Chief Operating Officer - Middle East, India & Southeast Asia
United Hospitality Management (UHM)

Roi Ariel

General Manager
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

David Thomson

Senior Vice President Development
The First Group Hospitality

TenX Leadership Talk:
Driving Change Across a Continent

Pelumi Nubi

Founder
Nubi Network

Country Pavilion Showcase

Capital at a Crossroads:
How Sustainability is Rewriting the Rules of Hotel Investment

Ufi Ibrahim

Chief Executive Officer
Energy & Environment Alliance

Brand Bias vs Local Expertise:
Choosing the Right Operator for Maximum Success

Next in Line:
Africa’s Rising Destinations for Hotel Investment

Private Capital, Public Impact:
The Hospitality Footprint of Private Investors

Neil Benjelloun

Founder & Managing Partner
JL Equity Group

FHS Africa Excellence Award

Signings & Announcements

Beyond the Game:
How Immersive Sports and Culture Drive Tourism Growth

Peter Daire

Senior Executive Advisor, Sports Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers ME

Sophie Ryan

Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand
Dubai Racing Club

The Second Life of Hospitality Assets:
Investors' Playbook for Repositioning and Conversion

Jan-Patrick Krüger

Managing Director
Pandox AB

FHS Evening Reception

TenX Leadership Talk

Rooted in Place, Elevated in Experience:
The Future of Quiet, Conscious Luxury

Arjan Pit

Managing Director Middle East
UNS

Country Pavilion Showcase

Hospitality Master Planning and Operational Strategy:
A Data-Driven Approach to Value Creation

The Business of Luxury Resorts:
Aligning Brand, Experience, and Yield

“Hybrid Lives” – The Big Shift and Vision of Future Spaces

Guy Ivesha

Founder & CEO
Maslow's

From Mass to Class:
The Upscale Shift in the All-Inclusive Hospitality Market

Gregory Lanter

Group Deputy CEO
Club Med

Work. Live. Belong. Rethinking Hospitality for the Borderless Professional

Hans Meyer

Co Founder & Managing Director
Zoku

Welcome to Restaurant Investment Trends Transforming Hotels

James Hacon

Founder & Partner
Think Hospitality

AI in Action:
Practical Tools for Hospitality Leaders

AI in Action:
Practical Tools for Hospitality Leaders

Dining in the Future:
AI’s New Role in Gastronomy

Investing in Mixed-Use Real Estate:
Strategies for Maximizing Value in Modern Developments

Pedro Ribeiro

Chief Commercial Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Wellbeing Ecosystems:
Building Destinations Around Health and Harmony

The Business of Taste:
Leveraging F&B to Elevate Asset Value

Property Meets Prime Time:
How Reality TV Fuels Hospitality-Driven Real Estate

Eleonora Srugo

Licensed Associated Real Estate Broker, Douglas Elliman
Star of Netflix’s Selling the City

Affordable, Scalable, In Demand:
The Midscale Hotel Evolution

The Future of F&B Concepts in driving Hospitality Asset Value

Crossing Over:
Integrating Branded Residences with Senior Living, Wellness, and Co-Living Trends

Amit Arora

Chief Operating Officer
Arada

Next-Gen Leisure:
The Business of Competitive Socialising

From Groundbreaking to Grand Opening:
Aligning Project Delivery with Operational Success

Eoghan Devlin

Project Quantity Surveyor
Compass Project Consulting

Costas Livadaris

Technical Director - Hotels & Hospitality
Parsons

From Iconic Design to Strategic Returns:
Inside the Mind of a Global Real Estate Visionary

Nick Candy

Chief Executive Officer
Candy Capital

TenX Leadership Talk:
Crafting Flavorful Identities and Shaping the Culinary Scene

Managing Costs, Mitigating Risk:
Embedding Resilience in Hospitality Development

From Neighbourhood Gems to Five-Star Plates:
How Local Chefs Are Transforming Hotel Dining

The Branded Space Unpacked:
What’s Driving the Next Wave in Branded Hospitality, Offices, and Clubs

Metrics That Matter:
Turning Sustainability KPIs Into Catalysts for Change

Closing Plenary:
The Road Ahead for Global Hospitality

Closing Plenary

Luncheon

Welcome to the Branded Residences Forum at FHS World 2025

Moderator

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

In conversation with

Barry Landsberg

Principal
Landsberg Residential Consulting Inc.

TenX Leadership Talk - State of the Industry

Jeff Tisdall

Chief Business Officer, Accor One Living and Global Head of Mixed-Use
Accor One Living

Branded Residences Uncovered:
Global Performance Review & Insights

Riyan Itani

Director and Founder
Global Branded Residences Ltd.

Maximizing Returns, Minimizing Risk:
How to Optimize and Protect Value for Investors

Nadia Zaal

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Zaya Real Estate Developer

Daniel von Barloewen

Senior Vice President, Global Mixed-Use Development
Accor

World Branded Residences Awards

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

The Perfect Fit:
Selecting the Right Brand for Residential Success

Jaidev Menezes

RVP Mixed Use Development EMEA
Marriott International

Stefano Saporetti

Director of Brand Diversification
Aston Martin

Rosa Piro

Chief Investment Officer
Arada

The Real Deal:
Unpacking the Financial Realities

Riyan Itani

Director and Founder
Global Branded Residences Ltd.

Iconic by Design:
Crafting The Next Wave of Luxury Living

The Evolving Buyer Profile:
Who Is Investing in Branded Residences?

Legal Structures:
Protecting Interests of Investors, Purchasers & Brands

Paul Saba

Vice President and Senior Counsel - EMEA
Marriott International

Creating unique customer experience:
The Different Perspective of Branded Residences

World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards

Terra, Expo City, Dubai