Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments

Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
Taiba Investments

Nawfal Al Khudhairy
President & Chairman of the Board
Compass Project Consulting

Derar Al Manaseer
Executive Director – Group Strategy & Sustainability
ADNEC Group

Yazan Al Shouly
Partner - Real Estate & Hospitality
PwC

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels & Resorts

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Scott Antel
Founder/Owner
Scott's FZ

Imad Barrakad
CEO & Chairman
Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Ramine Behnam
Vice President - Development EMEA
Minor Hotels

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global

Hala Matar Choufany
President, HVS Middle East, Africa & South Asia
Managing Partner, HVS Dubai

Joao Cravo
Vice President of Operations
United Hospitality Management (UHM)

Shaun Dubash
Senior Director Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Makram El Zyr
Corporate Vice President - Development
Rotana

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group

Rabih Feghali
Board Member
Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA)

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

James Hacon
Founding Partner
Think Hospitality

Khatija Haque
Chief Economist & Head of Research
Emirates NBD

Michael Hardie
International Licensing & Business Development Manager
Solutions Group

Chadi Hauch
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development – Middle East
Marriott International

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

Aseem Kapoor
Founder & Chief Executive
ARK People Solutions

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & CEO
RIKAS Hospitality Group

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Group Chief Executive Officer
Lakhraim Group

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Mark Kirby
Chief Operating Officer - Head of Hospitality
Emaar Hospitality Group LLC

Philipp Klohr
Senior Vice President - UAE Real Estate, UAE Investments
Mubadala Investment Company

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director, Development MENA
Hilton

Daiane Lagger
Director of Marketing and Enrollment
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

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

Dr. Naim Maadad
Chief Executive & Founder
Gates Hospitality

Sander Maertens
Head of Country
Adyen

Marco G. Malacrida
Founder
Italia Hospitality

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
CBRE Middle East Region

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

Elie Milky
Vice President Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Laure Morvan
Chief Development Officer
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Accor Luxury Brands IMEAT & Asia

Margarita Naishtut
Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality MENA
JLL

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
HAMA MEA

Ahmed Nazim
Managing Director
Maldives Fund Management Corporation

Jamie Odgers
Associate Director, Real Assets Group
Standard Chartered Bank

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

Maria Pichon
Director Brand Development
NEOM Hotel Development

Vijay Raghavan
Director
Golden Sands Hotels Co. LLC

Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA
Knight Frank

Dr. Achim Schmitt
Dean
EHL Hospitality Business School

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

Eng. Khaldoun Soubra
Deputy CEO
Saudi Icon

Joe Tabet
Founder & Managing Director
JT&Partners

Saurabh Tiwari
General Manager
Taj Dubai/ IHCL

Wenceslaus Vedanayagam
Executive Director of Finance & Administration MENA Region
Louvre Group

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

Philip Wooller
Area Director - Middle East and Africa
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