HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Chairman and Chief Executive
Emirates Airline and Group

HE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy and Tourism
United Arab Emirates

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

Award Winner - Lifetime Achievement Award

HE Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais
Secretary-General Elect
UN Tourism

Alan Faena
Founder and President
Faena Group

HE Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer
Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)

Nick Candy
Chief Executive Officer
Candy Capital

Marc Dardenne
Chief Executive Officer
Modon Holding Hospitality

Oliver Hogg
Chief Executive Officer
Arzan Investment Management

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Marc Socker
Chief Executive Officer
Maybourne

Abdulla Rashed Al Abdouli
Chief Executive Officer
Marjan

Thomas B. Meier
Chief Executive Officer
Jumeirah

Neil Benjelloun
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
JL Equity Group

Stephen Sackur
Former Presenter
HARDTalk

Markus Venzin
Chief Executive Officer
EHL Group

Saurabh Bakshi
Chief Operating Officer
Azizi Developments

Faizal Kottikollon
Founder Chairman
KEF Holdings | Tulah Clinical Wellness

Hans Meyer
Co Founder & Managing Director
Zoku

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA
Wyndham Hotel & Resorts

Haitham Mattar
Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotel & Resort
Special Advisor to Secretary General, UNWTO

HE Abdulla AbdulAlee Al humaidan
Director General
Zayed Authority for People of Determination

Louis Abi Abboud
Regional Head - Lifestyle Collective MEAIT
Ennismore

Future Leader Award Presenter

Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
TAIBA

Yasser Ahmed
Chief Executive Officer
Action Hotels Limited

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Elena Akopiyants
Director of F&B Operations
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)

Sohail Alali
Investment Director
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Winner - FHS Leadership Award

Cleofe Albiso
Managing Director
Megaworld Hotels & Resorts

Saleh Alhabdan
Chief Executive Officer
Jabal Omar Development Co.

Asif Alidina
Co-Founder & CEO
Inntelo AI

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Mariam Almansoori
Entrepreneur
Montauk holding group

Abdulrahman Almoayed
Chief Investment & Development Officer
Legacy Hotels Holding

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Scott Antel
Partner & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Frauke Aoun
General Manager, Affini, A Tribute Portfolio Residence
Business Unit Manage, Marriott International

Roi Ariel
General Manager
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

Rolf Arndt
Managing Director
Fairmas Services

Amit Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Arada

Ashank Ashok Kothari
Managing Director
Brookfield Advisors India Pvt Ltd

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

Winner - Future Leader Award

Bertrand Audrin
Professor & Human Capital Specialist
EHL Hospitality Business School

George Azar
Chairman & CEO
Sotheby's International Realty

HE Amadou BA
Minister of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism
Republic of Senegal

Dominique Backhouse
Managing Director
Companion Communications

Dilip Bahirwani
Director, Product and Technology
Cavendish Maxwell

Abhay Bakaya
Chief Development Officer
Starwood Hotels

Dirk Bakker
Head of EMEA Hotels | EMEA & Global Capital Markets
Colliers

Roy Bannister
Head of Strategic Partnerships: Africa
The Bench

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Fred Barnachawy
Chief Investment Officer
DeshCap

Philip Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Rotana

Leo Barrit
Vice President of Sales
FLYR

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

Philippe Bassoul
Development Director - Hotels and F&B
Barrière Hotels & Resorts

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Mariana Beatriz Zobel De Ayala
Senior Vice President, Head of Leasing & Hospitality
Ayala Land, Inc.

Moussa Beidas
Partner and Ideation Lead
PwC Middle East

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

Brian Betel
Global Head of Direct Assets
ASG Iberia

Camilla Bevilacqua
Partner - Tourism and Hospitality
Arthur D Little

Anne Biging
CEO/Founder
Healing Hotels of the World

Rami Bissat
VP Investments and Business Development
TAIBA

Felicity Black-Roberts
Senior Vice President Development EAME
Hyatt

Pablo Bofill
Chief Executive Officer
Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

David Bonnet
Senior Vice President - Finance
Atlantis Dubai

Jack Bowcott
Chief Executive Officer
Goki

Filip Boyen
Director
Filip Boyen ltd

Diego Carrete
Founder
Fit Life FZCO

Award Presenter

Chiara Caruso
Director National Tourism Fund
CDP Real Asset SGr SpA

Atul Chopra
Founder &CEO
FRESHONTABLE LLC

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

Lizzy Coates
Associate Director
Considerate Group

Patrick Coodien
Director
QE2 Hospitality Academy

Investor - PitchPoint

Katrina Craig
Chief Executive Officer
Hotel Solutions Partnership

Geri Cupi
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Hotelworld AI

Peter Daire
Senior Executive Advisor, Sports Consulting
PwC Middle East

Sam Dawson
Managing Partner
GSIQ

Gustavo De Hostos
Founder and Managing Partner
FORSITE CREATIVE

HE Márcio de Jesus Lopes Daniel
Minister of Hotels and Tourism, Republic of Angola
Representing the African Union Presidency

HE Patricia De Lille
Minister of Tourism
Republic of South Africa

Giovanni de Niederhäusern
Senior Vice President of Architecture & Product Design
Pininfarina

Richard Dean
Broadcaster, Journalist, Public speaker

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Eoghan Devlin
Project Quantity Surveyor
Compass Project Consulting

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Sarah Duignan
Director, Client Relationships
STR, a CoStar Group company

Maarten Edelman
VP International Sales
dailypoint

Catherine Edwards
Chief Growth Officer
QUO Global

Helena Egan
Senior Director of Global Industry Relations
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Laura Eggleton
General Manager
Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown

Heba El Dessouky
Hospitality Development Director
City Edge Developments

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

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

Selim El Zein
VP - Head of Asset Management
Deyaar PJSC

Tarek Elkady
Vice President Investments
Osoolre

Larissa Esser
Senior Advisor, Representative to the GCC
Colliers

Olivier Eynard
Chief Operating Officer
RIKAS Hospitality Group

Ayman Ezzeddine
Senior Director Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Kris Fade
Founder, Fade Fit
Radio and TV Personality, Entrepreneur

Young leader

Omar Faisal Issa
Vice President Strategy
TAIBA

Rabih Fakhreddine
Founder & Group CEO
7 Management

Hamza Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Millat Global

Rabih Feghali
Hospitality Visionary
Parsli

Liam Findlay
Chief Executive Officer
Miral Destinations

Sean Fitzpatrick
Chief Experience Officer
Tatler Asia

H.E Siandou Fofana
Minister of Tourism and Leisure
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Marco G Malacrida
Founder
Italia Hospitality

Tech Startup - PitchPoint

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

Marinos Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise Greece

Chiara Gibertini
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Pininfarina SpA

Angelo Goggioli
Global Key Account Director Hospitality & Residential
Technogym

Blendi Gonxhja
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports

Dr. Senthil Gopinath
Chief Executive Officer, ICCA
Chair, Events Industry Council

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Gemma Greenwood
Director, Content Inc.
Moderator, Emcee, media training specialist, editor and communications consultant

Paul Griep
Founder, Sustainable Hospitality Challenge - Director Industry Relations and Alumni
Hotelschool the Hague

Michael Grieve
Chief Brand Officer
Jumeirah

Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports

Michaela Guzy
Founder, CEO, Executive Producer + OnAir
OhThePeopleYouMeet Productions

Tony Habre
Founder
AlphaMind Group

James Hacon
Founder & Partner
Think Hospitality

Bani Haddad
Founder & Co-CEO
Aleph Hospitality

Jury

Graham Hallett
Chief Development Officer
Marjan

Roland Hancock
Partner, Education and Skills Leader and Chief Sustainability Officer
PwC Middle East

Dr. Aron Hari Harilela
Chairman & CEO
Harilela Hotels Ltd

Shady Hassan
Vice President Development - North Africa
Marriott International

Ryan Hattingh
Group CEO
Agon Capital

Li Hawkins
Partner and Managing Director
Insight Out

Elias Hayek
Shareholder, Co-Chair Hospitality Industry Group, Middle East and Europe
Greenberg Traurig

Ufi Ibrahim
Chief Executive Officer
Energy & environment Alliance

Dr․ Eng. Abdelkhalek Ibrahim
Senior technical assistant to the minister
Ministry of housing, utilities and urban communities

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Guy Ivesha
Founder & CEO
Maslow's

Michael Jalbert
Chief Executive Officer
Forbes Global Properties

Barun Jolly
Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager
Robinsons Land Corporation

Neal Jones
Chief Operating Officer – Europe and Africa, EMEA OPR, Global Leader – Design Hotels
Marriott International

Prasanth Kalangi
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Zoniqx

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Rizwan Kassim
Founder and CEO
Rikas Hospitality Group

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

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

Anthony Khoury
UAE General Manager
Joby Aviation

Shaun Killa
Design Director and Founder
Killa Design

Darren King
Chief Executive Officer
Roomnet

Dimitrios Kolaxis
Senior Vice President Hospitality
Dubai Holdings

Jiri Konecny
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ELKO EP

Jan-Patrick Kruger
Managing Director
Pandox AB

Theodor Kubak
Co-Founder, President Emeritus, Director of the Supervisory Board,
HAMA Europe

John L. Ololtuaa, CBS
Principal Secretary, State Department for Tourism
Republic of Kenya

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Grégory Lanter
Group Deputy CEO
CLUB MED

Gerald Lawless
Non Executive Board Member

Alexander Lee
Chief Growth Officer
Jumeirah

Markus Lehnert
SVP International Hotel Development EMEA
Marriott International, Inc.

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

Serena Lim
Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited

Costas Livadaris
Technical Director - Hotels & Hospitality
Parsons

Filippo Lodi
Director
UNS United Network Studio

H.E. Dr. José Luís Sá Nogueira
Minister of Tourism & Transport
Republic of Cabo Verde

H.E. Rodney M. Sikumba
Minister of Tourism, Republic of Zambia
Representing the UN Tourism Regional Commission for Africa

Lindsay Madden-Nadeau
Senior Director Wellness Strategy and Development
Red Sea Global

Jeremy Maggs
Journalist, Radio Host and Television Presenter

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Maria Margarita M. Nograles
Chief Operating Officer
Tourism Promotions Board Philippines

Nicolas Mayer
Partner, Global Industry Leader Tourism
PwC Middle East

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Adrian Messerli
President - Hotel Operations, EMEA
Four Seasons

Henk Meyknecht
Chief Hospitality Officer
Private Equity, Assets & Entities

Elie Milky
Chief Development Officer, Middle East, Northeast Africa, Cyprus and Greece
Radisson Hotel Group

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Investor - PitchPoint

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Barr․ Hannatu Musa Musawa
Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy
Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nicholas Nahas
Partner
Arthur D Little

Philippe Najjar
Consulting Partner, Destinations
PwC Middle East

Sanjay Nandi
Group CEO
ADMO Lifestyle Holding

Roshan Nandwani
Head of Marketing and Consumer Engagement
Ayala Land Hospitality Inc.

Nicolas Nasra
Head of Hotel Advisory
Colliers MENA

Vickum Nawagamuwage
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Santani Wellness Resorts

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

Thomas Niens
Vice President Sales
Adyen

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

Investor - PitchPoint

Pelumi Nubi
Founder
Nubi Network

Duncan O'Rourke
Chief Executive Officer, MEA APAC, PM&E
Accor Hotels

Jamie Odgers
Vice President
Elaeo Partners

Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Uzoamaka Oshogwe
Managing Director & CEO
Transcorp Hotels

Barry O’Reilly
Head of Project Management UAE, Project & Development Services
JLL

Jason Paul Malajacan
Senior Vice President
Artstream Hospitality Management Group

New Brands - PitchPoint

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

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

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

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Arjan Pit
Managing Director
UNS United Network Studio

Alessandra Priante
President
ENIT SpA

Daniel Pugh
Partner - Head of Hospitality Valuation & Advisory
Knight Frank MENA

Zachary Pulman
Creative Director
Zachary Pulman Design Studio

Dinky Puri
Founding Partner
Eagle Wing

Daniel Radwansky
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
StegX

Vijay Raghavan
Director
Golden Sands Hotel Co. LLC.

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

Julien Renaud-Perret
Executive Director Hospitality
New Murabba Development Company

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

Pedro Ribeiro
Chief Commercial Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding

Adelajda Roka
General Director
Territorial Development Agency

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Michelle Russo
CEO & Founder
hotelAVE

Sophie Ryan
Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand
Dubai Racing Club

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Samer Sabra
Chief Hospitality Officer
Jabal Omar Development Company

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Zayan Salih
Chief Executive Officer
MDC Developers

Jordi Sanchís
Senior Development Director of Middle East
Melia Hotels International

Stefano Saporetti
Director of Brand Diversification
Aston Martin

Piergiorgio Schirru
Executive Vice President
Blastness

Dr Achim Schmitt
Dean
EHL Hospitality Business School

Stephan Schupbach
Partner / Owner and Chief Executive Officer
Chedi Hospitality

Professor Scott Richardson
Academic Dean
Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy Les Roches

Muin Serhan
Chief Executive Officer
Amsa Hospitality

Ali Shahid
Chief Executive Officer
The Bench

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Jitesh Shetty
CEO & Co-founder
Credibl Innovations Inc

Khalid Shiba
Chief Information Smart Officer
HDL Automation

Sajid Siddique
Senior Vice President - Head - Real Estate Structuring & Advisory
Mashreq Bank

Benjamin Sinclair
Chief Brand Development Officer
Faena Hotels & Residences

A.J. Singh
Professor
UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Daria Smith
Portfolio Director
The Bench

VALERIO SOLDANI
TRADE COMMISSIONER TO THE UAE AND OMAN
ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION

Jesko von den Steinen
Experience Consulting Innovation Lead
PwC Middle East

Armand Steinmeyer
VP Business Development
The Ascott Limited

Adrian Strittmatter
Chief Executive Officer
Saentys

Shafi Syed
Global Head, Hotel Development & Acquisitions
Equinox Hotels

Cheick-Oumar Sylla
Division Director for North Africa and the Horn of Africa
IFC

Joe Tabet
CEO & Managing Director
JT&Partners

Fouad Talaat
Regional Manager MEA
Booking.com

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer
Rotana

David Thomson
Senior Vice President Development
The First Group Hospitality

Daniel Thorniley
President
DT-Global Business Consulting

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Carolyn Turnbull
Chief Executive Officer
Nammos Hotels & Resorts

Kevin Underwood
Head of Hospitality Design
DesignEQ

Zen Valli
Chief Revenue Officer
RMS Cloud

Wytze Van Den Berg
Vice President EMEA
BWH Hotels

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

Investor - PitchPoint

Rosanna Wang
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Aristara

Patrick van der Wardt
Founder
The Hotel IT Guy

Matthew Weihs
Founder FHS Africa
The Bench

Andre Wiringa
Founder and CEO
Start Reverse BV

Philip Wooller
Senior Director, Middle East & Africa
STR, a CoStar Group Company

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman
The Bench

James Wrenn
Partner - Head of Hotel & Leisure Capital Markets | Middle East & Africa
Knight Frank

David Xiaoou Chen
Chairman & CEO
Fields of Gold Capital and Asset Management Group

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Maya Ziade
Chief Development Officer
Accor

David Zisser
Founder and CEO
OMNAM GROUP

New Brands - PitchPoint

New Brands - PitchPoint

New Brands - PitchPoint

Tech Startup - Pitch Point

Tech Startup - PitchPoint

Tech Startup - PitchPoint

Tech Startup - PitchPoint

Tech Startup - PitchPoint

Tech Startup - PitchPoint

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