His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy
United Arab Emirates

Sébastien Bazin
Group Chairman & CEO
Accor

Satya Anand
President - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Marriott International

Javier Águila
Group President, Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME)
Hyatt

Pier Paolo Righi
CEO & President
Karl Lagerfeld

Louis Abboud
Chief Development Officer & Deputy Head of Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Global Head, F&B Development, Ennismore

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi National Hotels, PJSC

Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Pascal Armoudom
Partner
Kearney

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

Dr Bertrand Audrin
Professor
EHL Hospitality Business School

Stephane Baghdassarian
VP Hotel Development
Groupe Barriere

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

Philip Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Rotana

Lara Y. Barrett
Senior Vice President Legal - Luxury & Lifestyle, Special Projects & Global Legal Lead for Accor One Living
Accor

Dr John Blakey
CEO Executive Coach, JOHN BLAKEY LTD
Author, Force for Good

Charbel Boutros
VP Development MEA
IHG

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Ruben Bruin
Young Leader

Hala Matar Choufany
President, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
HVS

Andrea Delfini
Founder & CEO
Blastness

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

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group

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

Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Dr. Marinos Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise Greece

Katerina Giannouka
Hospitality Leader

Gemma Greenwood
Director
Content Inc

Paul Griep
Founder, Sustainable Hospitality Challenge
Director Industry Relations & Alumni, Hotelschool The Hague

Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports

James Hacon
Founding Partner
Think Hospitality

Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Gustavo De Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Forsite Creative

Inge Huijbrechts
Chief Sustainability & Security Officer
Radisson Hotel Group

Guy Hutchinson
President, Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Hilton

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences

Adil Jabrayilov
Development Director MENA
Louvre Hotels Group

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Group Chief Executive Officer
Lakhraim Group

David Keen
CEO & Founder
QUO

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Sowon Kim Crettex
Associate Professor
EHL Hospitality Business School

Anthony Lagrabette
Head Hotel Asset Management
CBRE MENA

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

Serena Lim
Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited

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

Andreas Löcher
Head of Investment Management Operational (Hotel / Retail)
Union Investment Real Estate

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hotels & Tourism
CBRE MENA

Nick Van Marken
Managing Director
van Marken Consulting

Ana Martins
Director, Interior Design
ARC International Design Consultants

Haitham Mattar
Special Advisor, UNWTO
Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Jaidev Menezes
Regional Vice President, Mixed-Use Development - EMEA
Marriott International

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
HAMA MEA

Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Greg O’Stean
Chief Executive Officer
United Hospitality Management

John Pagano
Group Chief Executive Officer
Red Sea Global

Adeline Phua
Managing Lyf Partner
The Ascott Limited

Rico Picenoni
Head of Global Residential Development Consultancy
Savills

Paul Rands
Managing Director
Future of Hospitality Institute

Tea Ros
Managing Director
Strategic Hotel Consulting

Robin Rossmann
Managing Director
STR

Stephen Sackur
Presenter
HARDTalk

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

Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director
Hotel Analyst

Piergiorgio Schirru
Executive Vice President
Blastness

Markus Schreyer
Chairman
META Foundation

Adrian Strittmatter
Chief Executive Officer
Saentys

Joe Tabet
Managing Director
JT+Partners

Fouad Talaat
Regional Manager Middle East & Africa
Booking.com

Pat Thaker
Editorial Director, Middle East & Africa
The Economist Group

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

Jameel Verjee
Founder & CEO
CityBlue Hotels (a member of The Diar Group)

Choon Wah
Chief Financial Officer (CFO), H World International
Managing Director, Steigenberger Hotels GmbH

Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Richard Williamson
COO
The Considerate Group

Elie Younes
Executive Vice President & Global Chief Development Officer
Radisson Hotel Group

Dr. Martin Šoltés
Founder and Managing Director
EVUM Motors