Abdulrahman Abaalkhail
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Company

Dr. Ahmed Abdulwahab Khan Alhashimi
Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO)
Sumou Investment Global

Rashid Aboobacker
Asset Manager
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Victor Abou Ghanem
Chief Executive Officer
Story Hospitality

Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Shaji Abu Salih
Vice President - Business Development & Growth
Shaza Hotels

Waleed Abualnadi
Commercial Director
Saudi Icon Company

Dr. Hamad Abuhaimed
Chief Executive Officer
Shatha Company

Janet Adams
Chief Operating Officer
SingularityNET

Ankur Agrawal
CEO & Founder
Inhabitr

Khalid Al Gahtani
Chairman
Rikaz Properties

Shaikha Al Nowais
Corporate Vice President - Owner Relationship Management
Rotana

Dr. Fahad Al Otaibi
Senior Advisor at the Architecture & Design Commission
Ministry of Culture

Ebrahim Al Qassab
Projects Director
Baraka for Real Estate Development & Investment

Khalid Al-Amoudi
Chief Executive Officer
Jabal Omar Development Company

Hossam Al-Basrawi
General Manager Corporate Banking Group
Alrajhi Bank

Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments

Yasser Faisal Al-Sharif
Founder
Al Sadu Advisory

Lena AlAmeel
Founder & Creatrix
Barriya

Nawal AlKhalawi
Founder & CEO
Asfar Experience

Naif AlMadi
Chief Business Officer
Tourism Development Fund

Abdulrahman AlMalik
Investment Development Executive Director
ASFAR

Osama AlOthman
Chief Executive Officer
Aseer Investment Company

Lama AlQawasmi
Co-Founder & COO
Hospitality Talents

Dr. Abeer Alamri
Skills Development and Talent Optimization Expert

Fadi Alaseri
Senior Director - Education
Red Sea Global (RSG)

Mohammad Alathel
Vice Chairman
Amsa Hospitality

Sarah Albaiz
Managing director
Qantara

Nouf Alharthi
Manager of Business Development
TDF Grow

Banan Alhazmi
Researcher (Ph.D. Candidate)
KAUST

Badr Alherbish
Chief Strategy Officer
Tourism Development Fund

Hussam Alhuzaimi
Co-Founder & CEO
Evolve Hospitality

Asif Alidina
Co-Founder & CEO
Inntelo AI

Abdulaziz Alkhudair​
Managing Director, Majd Alaamal
CEO, Yakoon Invest Company

Ahmad Almutawa
Investment Management Executive Director
ASFAR

Khalid Alsatti
Senior Specialist
UN Tourism

Dr. Khalid Alshaibani
Chief Executive Officer
Health Sector Transformation Program

Ibrahim Alsini
Executive Partner
Inaar

Mubarak Alsufayan
Hospitality BD Manager Investment and Asset
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Ibrahim Alturki
Chairman
Growth Partner

Bilal Ambikapathy
Partner
Wisefields

Nikolina Angelkova
Former Minister Tourism
Bulgaria

Stephen Ansell
Managing Director – Middle East and Africa
Hyatt

Ahmad Arab
Founding Partner
Horwath HTL Saudi

Salma Arafa
Senior Innovation Specialist
UN Tourism

Hiba Araji
Regional Design & Project Development Manager - Middle East & CIS
Valor Hospitality Partners

Pascal Armoudom
Partner
Kearney

Adrian Artimov
Chief Commercial Officer
Sommet Education

Aboudi Asali
Executive Vice President, Head of Hotels Advisory MENA
JLL

Mohammed Attia
Chief Executive Officer
Al Othaim Investments

Maya Ayoub
Founder & CEO
District Twelve

Abdullah Azhari
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Icon Company

Dominique Backhouse
Founder & Managing Director - Hong Kong & Singapore
Companion Communications

Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments

Jasniya Badsha
Co-Founder
RiyadhConnect

Maud Bailly
Chief Executive Officer
Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems

Mawadah Bajrai
Food Innovator and Researcher

Sam Bakhshandehpour
President & Board Member
José Andrés Group (JAG)

Daniel von Barloewen
Regional Vice President, Accor One Living
Head of Mixed-Use (EMEA), ACCOR

Philip Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Rotana

Luis Nicolás Barrios
Regional Manager - Innovation, Education and Investments
UN Tourism

Muhammad Bassrawi
President Domestic Tourism Business Unit
Saudi Tourism Authority

Caty Batten
Net Positive Innovation Lead
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Anton Bawab
Independent Hospitality Advisor

Christophe Beauvilain
Managing Partner
Pygmalion Capital

Siew Kim Beh
Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging
CapitaLand Investment Limited / The Ascott Limited

Sharan Bhinder
COO & Co-Founder
SPARKLEHAZE

Dr. Fahad Bin Mushayt
Chief Executive Officer
ASFAR

George Bos
Founder
The Natural Bottle

Martin Boudreau
President and Executive Producer - Parks & Hospitality
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group

Alberto Bounous
Vice President Design & Development
KAFD DMC

Coley Brenan
Partner, Head of Europe
KSL Capital Partners

Nick Candy
Chief Executive Officer
Candy Capital

Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global

Ulpa Chauhan
Chief Solutions Officer
Beyond Bamboo

Stephen Cheesebrough
Head of Development
Red Sea Global

Rosanna Chopra
Executive Director – Destination Development
Red Sea Global

Nicholas Clark
Program Director
Compass Project Consulting

Kathrin Cockhill
Commercial Director
HotStats

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Author & Speaker, The Future Normal
Co-founder, 3Space

Joao Cravo
Vice President for Asset Management
United Hospitality Management

Lameese Damiri
Senior Education Specialist
UNTourism

Luc Delafosse
Vice President, Hospitality Management,
Al Khozama Investment Company

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Jihad Dirani
VP New Development Leasing
Cenomi Centers

Marcello Distefano
Chief Executive Officer
San Carlo Restaurant Group

Gregory Djerejian
Group Head of Investments
Red Sea Global

Benoît-Etienne Domenget
Chief Executive Officer
Sommet Education

Pascal Donat
Chairman & Founder, Maison ELLE
President, de Valotel

Antony Doucet
Chief Experience Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Tariq Dowidar
Vice President, KSA
Aleph Hospitality

Carlos Díez de la Lastra
Chief Executive Officer
Les Roches

Henri Giscard D’Estaing
President
ClubMed - All-Inclusive beach and mountain Resorts

James Edmondson
Director Infrastructure & Real Estate
Deloitte Middle East

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

Amr El Nady
Head of Hotels & Hospitality MEA and Managing Director, Global Hotel Desk
JLL

Sherif M. Elsherif
Managing Director - MENA
Olayan Food Services Company

Lars Eltvik
Senior Advisor – Education
Red Sea Global

Thomas Emanuel
Senior Director
STR, a CoStar Group Company

Rafael Espeja
Asset Manager
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Amr Fakiha
Strategy & Growth Director, Project & Development Services, KSA
JLL

Elyza Falzon
Vice President - Architecture, Design & Construction
Hilton Worldwide Services Limited

Mario Ferraro
CEO
Smeralda Holding Group

Marco Franck
Chief Hospitality Officer
Boutique Group

Dr․Fabien Fresnel
Chief Executive Officer
The Riyadh School of Tourism and Hospitality

Yousef Gamal El-Din
Former News-Anchor
Bloomberg

Hitesh Gandhi
Senior Director Development – KSA and Kuwait
Marriott International

Reem Garash
Partner- KSA Consulting & Valuation
HVS

Giuliano Gasparini
Head of Hospitality Asset Management
WASL / Dubai Real Estate Corporation

Amir Ali Golbarg
Senior Vice President - India, Middle East & Africa
Minor Hotel Group Limited

Steven Greenway
Chief Executive Officer
flyadeal

Heidi Grimwood
Vice President
ELE | NA Elements of Nature

HE Gloria Guevara Manzo
Chief Special Advisor
Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Jade Hall
Founding Director
Astral Placemaking Group

Rhonda Hare
General Legal Counsel
Ennismore

Olivier Harnisch
Founder & CEO
Lunasole Hospitality

Jake Haupert
Founder, Chair, and Chief of Innovation and Impact
Transformational Travel Council

Sean Hehir
President & CEO
Trinity Investments

Daniel Hill
Chief Executive Officer
AQUIVIO

Christoph Hoffmann
Founder
25hours Hotels

Gustavo De Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Forsite Creative

Aseel Hussain Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Manager
NEOM

Abdulrahman Ibrahim
Chief Data and Innovation Officer
Madinah Development Authority

Mohammed Islam
Host & Founder
The Mo Show Podcast Saudi Arabia

Amin Ismail
Managing Director
Certares

Adil Jabrayilov
Development Director MENA
Louvre Hotels Group

Imshan Jamal
Managing Director & Co-Founder
EQ Group

Fredrik Jonsson
Board Member, Hospitality Asset Management Association
Chief Asset Management Officer, ASFAR

Dunia Joulani
Partner | Head of Travel, Hospitality and Leisure
Deloitte Middle East

Aseem Kapoor
Founder & Chief Executive
ARK People Solutions

Ola Kayal
Founder & CEO
Nabati

Talar Keshishian
Senior Manager Leasing – Retail Development
Red Sea Global

Muna Bu Khamseen
Executive Assistant Manager
Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel & Residences

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners

Alexey Korobkin
Senior Director Development
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Jan-Patrick Krüger
Managing Director
Pandox AB

Theodor Kubak
Co-Founder, President Emeritus; Director of the Supervisory Board, HAMA Europe
Managing Partner, Arbireo Hospitality Invest

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director, Development, Middle East & North Africa
Hilton

Tatiana Labaki
Head of Hotels and Tourism Advisory - PSU
Tonomus

Tommy Lai
Chief Executive Officer
Alyvate Hospitality

Julien Laloye
Director, Mixed-Use Development (EMEA)
Marriott International

Gregory Lanter
CEO Global Development Construction Property
ClubMed - All-Inclusive beach and mountain Resorts

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

Angela Lester
Executive Vice President Business Development EMEA
sbe

Peggy Li
Managing Partner
SPS Affinity

Serena Lim
Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited

Stefano Lopez
Tourism Projects Director
Baheej

Panos Loupasis
Market Managing Director Türkiye, Middle East & Africa
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Waleed M. Abualnadi
Commercial Director
Saudi Icon Company

Eng. Abdulaziz M. Al-Shanqiti
Director General, Investment Development Division
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).

Lindsay Madden-Nadeu
Sr. Director Wellness Strategy
Red Sea Global

Sally Maier-Yip
Founder and Managing Director
11K Consulting

Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Madan Manjeshwar
Director of Finance
AlMoajil Hospitality

Mohammed Marghalani
Chief Franchised Assets Officer
Dan Company, PIF Subsidiary

Natasha Martin
Director, Visitor Experience – Nature Reserve
NEOM

Ana Martins
Director, Interior Design
ARC International Design Consultants

Nicolas Mayer
Industry Leader Hospitality and Tourism EMEA; Managing Partner Global Center of Excellence Tourism & Hospitality
PwC

Lindsay McGinn
Global Vice President, Residential Marketing
Accor One Living

Elie Milky
Vice President Development ME, Cyprus, Greece & Pakistan
Radisson Hotel Group

Narjes Mohammed
Revenue Manager
Makkah clock Royal Tower. A Fairmont Hotel

Fahad Mohammed Alobailan
Chief Executive Officer
BAAN Holding

Jean-Jacques Morin
Group Deputy CEO and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division CEO
Accor

Falih Motasim Hajaj
Chief Executive Officer
Tashyid Urban Development

Fawaz Moumina
Country Manager & Senior Director of Operations – Saudi Arabia
Hilton

Khalid Mulla
Chief Financial Officer
Rua al Madinah

Govind Mundra
Head of Development - MEA
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Simone Mundy Clowry
Chief Operating Officer
Beyond Bamboo

Jessy El Murr
Former Journalist
BBC

Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts

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

Vikram Natarajan
Chief Executive Officer
Kayanee

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

Ibrahim Osta
Global Tourism Lead and Senior Economic Growth Advisor
Chemonics International

Duncan O’Rourke
Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific - Premium, Midscale & Economy
Accor

Ian Palmer
Executive Director - Venues
MDLBEAST

Sundip Patel
Chief Executive Officer
Ezdaher Financing Company

Sam Payrovi
CEO & Co-Founder
ARKHAUS

Cyril Piaia
Chief Executive Officer
Confidential

Rico Picenoni
Head of Global Residential Development Consultancy
Savills

Maria Pichon
Director Brand Development
NEOM Hotel Division

Tapan Piplani
Chief Operating Officer
Valor Hospitality Partners- Middle East & CIS

Ron Pohl
President
BWH Hotels

Girish Prabhu
CEO & Co-Founder
Instio Experiences

Alessandra Priante
President
Italian National Tourist Board

Ashraf Qasem
Chief Hospitality Officer
Al Othaim Investments

Maximilian Quack
Senior Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality MEA
JLL

Malinalli Ramirez Martinez
Ph.D. candidate
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Mateo Ramos
Chief Executive Officer
Foodvest Holding WLL

Rohan Ranade
Associate Vice President, Real Estate & Development
The Indian Hotels Company Limited

Carsten K. Rath
Entrepreneur
Passion for Excellence AG

Martin Raymond
Co-Founder, The Future Laboratory
Editor-in-Chief, LS:N Global

Lorelei Regragui
Founder & CEO
StayK

Julien Renaud-Perret
Executive Director Hospitality
New Murabba Development Company

Ada Renedo
Regional CEO, Middle East
Together Group

Omar Romero
Chief Development & Luxury Officer
Minor Hotel Group Limited

Agnès Roquefort
Chief Development Officer, Luxury & Lifestyle
Accor

Stephen Rossouw
Senior Director of Development
New Murabba Development Company

Samer Sabra
Chief Asset Management Officer
Jabal Omar Development Company

Rohit Sachdev
Chief Executive Officer
Soho Hospitality

Moustafa Said
Partner
Wisefields Law

Israa Sammoura
Founder & CEO
Meyraki

Christopher Sanderson
Co-Founder
The Future Laboratory

Markus Schreyer
Chairman
META Foundation

Ingo Schweder
Founder & CEO
GOCO Hospitality

Lyndsey Scott
Director
MJS Investment

Muin Serhan
Chief Executive Officer
Amsa Hospitality

Mohamed Siam
Chief Operating Officer
Trofi

Arjun Singh
Founding Director
Hospitality and Tourism Management Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship

Mark Sperring
Regional PMC Director
Compass Project Consulting

Rana Tabbara
Reporter
CNN Business Arabic

Joe Tabet
Managing Director
JT+Partners

Reina Takla
Business Editor
Arab News

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer
Rotana

Harry Theoharis
Member of Parliament, Hellenic Parliament
Candidate for UN Tourism Secretary-General

Oli Thomas
Founder
Hatchin

David Thomson
Senior Vice President Development
The First Group Hospitality

Michael Thorley
Project Director, Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority (Expro)
DAR Engineering

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

Saurabh Tiwari
Area Director - Operations, Middle East & CIS
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

Johannes Torpe
Designer & Musician
Johannes Torpe Studios

Ashish Tulsian
Co-founder & CEO
Restroworks

Jules Ugo
Chief Executive Officer
Lotus

Yasmine Vanda Trofast
Founder & Owner
YVT Consultancy

Sarah Varghese
Global Head of Cities
KPMG Saudi Arabia

Holkan Vasquez
PhD Student
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Suma Venkatesh
Executive Vice President – Real Estate & Development
The Indian Hotels Company Limited

Linh Vu
Founder & CEO
Key Hospitality Consulting

Daniela Wagner
Global Business Development Director
Jacobs Media

Gavin Weaver
Regional Director
AtkinsRéalis

Anouck Weiss
Chief Communication Officer, Sommet Education
Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Sommet Education Foundation

Henrik Winther
Founder
Tigrus Holding

Andre Wiringa
Founder & CEO
Start Reverse

Georgie Woollams
Founder & Managing Director
Katch International

Philip Wooller
Area Director - Middle East and Africa
STR

Tariq Yousef Dowidar
Vice President Saudi Arabia
Aleph Hospitality

Talal Yousif
Director - Lodging Development
Marriott International

Kurt Zdesar
Chef, Founder & Owner
Chotto Matte

Ahmed Zeeshan
Technical Consultant
HPE Aruba Consulting Systems Engineer

Mohamed Zhran
CEO & Founder
Tenance

Maya Ziade
Chief Development Officer Premium, Midscale and Economy Division Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Accor

Makram El Zyr
Corporate Vice President – Development
Rotana