His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Tourism Council
United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Issam AbdulRahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM)

Fatim-Zahra Ammor
Minister of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy
Kingdom of Morocco

Sébastien Bazin
Group Chairman & CEO
Accor

Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports

Philip Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Rotana

Puneet Chhatwal
Managing Director & CEO
Indian Hotels Company Limited

Kevin Goh
Chief Executive Officer
The Ascott Limited

Pier Paolo Righi
CEO & President
Karl Lagerfeld

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

Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Michael Dyke
Chief Executive Officer
New Murabba Development Company

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

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

Guy Hutchinson
President, Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Dr. Fahad bin Mushayt
Chief Executive Officer
ASFAR

Thomas B. Meier
Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer
Jumeirah

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

Dr. Marinos Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise Greece

Louis Abboud
Chief Development Officer, Deputy Head MEAT & Global Head F&B Development
Ennismore

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi
Group Chief Executive Officer
Miral

Ines Abel
CEO & Founder
Luxury Hospitality

Francine Aclan
Young Leader

Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director
Twenty14 Holdings

Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
Taiba Investments

Naureen Ahmed
Founder
Inspiring Women in Hospitality

Maha Al Gargawi
Vice-President of Business Advocacy
Dubai Chambers

Yosor Al Suhaili
Principal & Head of Business Development
Andart Global

Saria Alderhali
Founder
Bondai

Osama AlOthman
Chief Executive Officer
Aseer Investment Company

Eng. Sultan Alshehri
Chief of Investment
Aseer Development Authority

Dr. Hanin Alsubaie
Chief Executive Officer
Darent

Mohammed Altajir
Board Member
Tratok Holding

JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels

Ries Anderson
Young Leader

Stephen Ansell
Managing Director – Middle East and Africa
Hyatt

Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Werner Anzinger
General Manager & Area Vice President, Operations
Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai

Radhika Arapally
Founder
Sustainability Kiosk

Katerina Argyrou
Partner, Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure
PwC

Pascal Armoudom
Partner
Kearney

Amit Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Arada

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

Dr. Bertrand Audrin
Professor
EHL Hospitality Business School

Sahar Parham Al Awadhi
Pastry Chef

Maya Ayoub
Founder & CEO
District-Twelve

George Azar
Chairman & CEO
Sotheby's International Realty

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Sam Bakhshandehpour
Global Chief Executive Officer
José Andrés Group

Gergely Balint, MRICS RV
Associate Partner, Specialist Valuation
Cavendish Maxwell

Paolo Barletta
Chief Executive Officer
Arsenale Spa

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

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

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

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

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Luis Nicolas Barrios
Regional Manager Innovation Education and Investment
UN Tourism

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

Rana Batterjee
Co-Founder & COO
EduPloyment

Husni Al Bayari
Chairman & Founder
Bayari Investments

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Peter Bazeli
Principal and Managing Director
Weitzman

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Bell Beh
Co-Founder
BuzzAr

Anil Bhardwaj
Director
The Arenco Group

Felicity Black-Roberts
Senior Vice President Development EAME
Hyatt

Dr John Blakey
Author - Force for Good
John Blakey Ltd

Aseel Hussain Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Manager
NEOM

Samy Boukhaled
Vice President
Elaf Hotels

Eng. Rawaf I. Bourisli
Vice Chairman
Action Hotels

Charbel Boutros
VP Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Coley Brenan
Partner & Head of Europe
KSL Capital Partners

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Emlyn Brown
Senior Vice President - Well-Being
Accor

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Ruben Bruin
Young Leader

Tjalling van den Burger
Vice President Enterprise Sales
Adyen

Richard Bursby
Partner
Taylor Wessing LLP

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Nick Candy
Chief Executive Officer
Candy Capital

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Laurent Cartier
Chief Research & Development Officer
Amsa Hospitality

Judith Cartwright
Founder & Managing Director
Black Coral Consulting

Chiara Caruso
Director National Tourism Fund
CDP Real Asset SGR SpA

Imran A Changezi
Executive Director Hospitality Development
Diriyah Company

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Rahul Chaudhary
Managing Director & Global CEO
CG Corp & CG Hospitality Holdings

Miguel Chillerón
Director of AI & Design
Livit Consulting & Design

Katrina Chin
Young Leader

Atul Chopra
Founder & CEO
FreshOnTable

Hala Matar Choufany
President, Middle East & Africa
HVS

Errikos Christodoulou
Hotel Operations Manager
MarBella Collection

Parisa Chum
Head of Sustainability Communications
Flint Culture

Sara Codner
Area Director Spa & Wellness
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Josh Craddock
Group Director Marketing
EatX

Rahul Dahiya
Young Leader

David Damiba
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Georgette Davey
Managing Director
Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy Les Roches

Alain Debare
Partner – Head of Investments and Asset Management, Middle East and Africa
HVS

Andrea Delfini
Founder & CEO
Blastness

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Emma Doherty
Young Leader

Sarah Duignan
Director, Client Relationships
STR

Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer
Knight Frank

Mark Eacott
Global VP Design
Ennismore

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Dr. Peter Ebertz
Managing Director & Head of Hotels
Art-Invest Real Estate Management

Ben Edwards
Group Head of Cost, Commercial, and Procurement
Red Sea Global

Catherine Edwards
Chief Strategy Officer
QUO

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

Selim El Zyr
Vice Chairman and Co-Founder
Rotana

Larissa Esser
Senior Director International Transactions
Colliers

Pier Ezhaya
General Manager, Tour Operating
Alpitour World

Ayman Ezzeddine
Director Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Elyza Falzon
Vice President - Architecture, Design & Construction ME & SSA
Hilton

Mohammed Al Fardan
Head of Procurement
Red Sea Global

Hamza Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Millat Investment

Nouran Farouk
Cofounder
Dosy Bikes

Rabih Feghali
Board Member
HAMA

William-Harley Fleming
Chief Operating Officer
Millennium Hotels & Resorts Middle East & Africa

Bernardo Fort-Brescia
Founder & Principal
Arquitectonica

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Marina Franolic
Head of Investors Relations
The Bench

Yousef Gamal El-Din
Anchor and Entrepreneur
Stagespring

Marta Garcia De Alcaraz
Co-founder and Business Development Director
Salasia Group

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

Ali Ghaleb Jaber
Chief Executive Officer
GJ Properties Investments LLC

Mitra Ghamsari
Chief Executive Officer
Persepolis Investments

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Sammy Gharieni
CEO / Founder
Gharieni Group

Simone Gibertoni
Chief Executive Officer
Clinique La Prairie & Co-founder CLP Holistic Health

Philip S. Gillard
Managing Director
Arquitectonica

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Amir Golbarg
Senior Vice President - Middle East, Africa & India
Minor Hotels

Christian Gradnitzer
VP Business Development
RIKAS Hospitality Group

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Gemma Greenwood
Director
Content Inc

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

Federica Grignolo
Associate
Studio Carter

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Benjamin Habbel
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Limestone Capital

James Hacon
Founding Partner
Think Hospitality

Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Shamsh Hadi
Founder & CEO
ZorroSign

Younes Hajoui
Director of Investment Development
Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development SMIT

Majd Hamamouchi
Corporate Business Development Director
TIME Hotels

Eezan Shahul Hameed
Chief Commercial Officer
Maldives Fund Management Corporation

Doaa Abdel Hameed
Cofounder & CBO
Bonbell

Edward Hamod
Founder & CEO
Switch Foods

Simon Hasdell
Vice President Asset Management Hospitality
IFA Hotels & Resorts

Khawla Al Hashimi
Chief Projects Officer
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority - Shurooq

Lenah Hassaballah
Editor
CNN Business Arabic

Andy Hawkins
Head of Global Residential Development Sales
Savills

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Peter Heneghan
Futurist and Founder of AI & Communications agency
The Future Communicator

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Gustavo De Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Forsite Creative

Inge Huijbrechts
Chief Sustainability & Security Officer
Radisson Hotel Group

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Adil Jabrayilov
Development Director MENA
Louvre Hotels Group

Wissal Jarjour
Interior Designer
Dubai Holding Investments

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Zhann Jochinke
Director of Market Intelligence and Research
Cavendish Maxwell

Sissi Johnson
President
Berlin Fashion Film Festival

Khaled A. Kaawar
Chief Executive Officer
Strata Global Holdings

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Aseem Kapoor
Founder & Chief Executive
ARK People Solutions

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & Managing Partner
RIKAS Hospitality Group

David Keen
CEO & Founder
QUO

Paul Keen
Director of Project Management
QUO

Amith Khanna
Head of Franchise, IMEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners

Dr. Sowon Kim
Professor
EHL Hospitality Business School

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

Philipp Klohr
Senior Vice President
Mubadala

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Klaus Kohlmayr
Chief Evangelist & Development Officer
IDeaS Revenue Solutions

Lourie Kruger
Chief Financial Officer
Katara Hospitality

Khushi Kumar
Students
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director Development MENA
Hilton

Tatiana Labaki
Director Innovation & Technology at Hotel Division
NEOM

Anthony Lagrabette
Director - Asset Management , Hotels & Tourism Middle East Region
CBRE

Barry Landsberg
Principal
Landsberg Residential Consulting Inc.

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Gregory Lanter
CEO Global Development Construction Property
Club Med - All-Inclusive Beach and Mountain Resorts

Carlos Leal
Executive Chairman and Board Member
United Hospitality Management (UHM)

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Dennis Ledenkof
Chief Executive Office
RoboSculptor

Serena Lim
Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited

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

Naiara Lopez Giner
Tourism Advisory Lead
Colliers MENA

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

Dr. Naim Maadad
CEO & Founder
Gates Hospitality

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

Bhagya Mahavithanage
Deputy Director - Investor Relations Unit
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority

Panchali Mahendra
Chief Executive Officer
Atelier House Hospitality

Sally Maier-Yip
Founder & Managing Director
11K Consulting

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Alyshia Mangalji
Vice President - Europe & Africa
Westmont Hospitality

Khalil Manji
Partner
CHIC

Ali Manzoor
Senior Director Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
CBRE MENA

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Nick van Marken
Managing Director
van Marken Limited

Ana Lobo Martins
Director, Interior Design
ARC International Design Consultants

Nicolas Mayer
Global Tourism and Hospitality Industry Leader
PwC

Tiffany McGrath
Director Sustainable Hospitality
Sustainability Kiosk

Tony Miki
Partner
Foster & Partners

Elie Milky
Vice President Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Neha Mishra
Founder
Kinoya Restaurant Dubai - Michelin Bib Gourmand

Dr. Suruchi Mittar
Chief Industry Officer and Senior Vice President
Invest India

Seymone Moodley
Editor In Chief
Hotel & Catering News Middle East

Kathryn Moore
Managing Director
Spa Connectors

Ricardo Moreira
Managing Director
XCO2

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Mohannad Mosly
Vice President
SEDCO Capital

Engy Naguib
Senior Engagement Manager - Tourism
Euromonitor International

Nicholas Nahas
Partner
Arthur D. Little

Paula Naoufal
Senior Reporter
CNN Business Arabic

Nicolas Nasra
Director - Head of Hotel Advisory
Colliers MENA

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
HAMA MEA

Son-Trang Nguyen
Production Manager
The Bench

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

Shaikha Al Nowais
Corporate Vice President - Owner Relationship Management
Rotana

Greg O'Stean
Chief Executive Officer
United Hospitality Management

Jamie Odgers
Director, Real Estate Advisory
Standard Chartered Bank

Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Marco Palamara
Young Leader

Jennifer Pettinger
Co-Founder, Global Restaurant Investment Forum, Partner,
THINK Hospitality

Adeline Phua
Managing Lyf Partner
The Ascott Limited

Rico Picenoni
Head of Global Residential Development Consultancy
Savills

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Rosa Piro
Senior Business Development Director
Arada

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Vijay Raghavan
Director
Arenco

Asad Rahman
Senior Director
Mashreq Bank

Paul Rands
Managing Director
Future of Hospitality Institute

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Nurhan M. Rani
Growth Manager & Cofounder
ITHAKA

Jean-Baptiste Recher
Regional VP Development Luxury Brands MEAT
Accor

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Lorelei Regragui
Founder & CEO
StayK

Marco Rentsch
Partner, Global Consulting Hospitality & Tourism Center of Excellence
PwC

Barry Robinson
President and Managing Director International Operations
Travel and Leisure Co

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Agnès Roquefort
Global Chief Development Officer Luxury & Lifestyle
Accor

Tea Ros
Managing Director
Strategic Hotel Consulting

Stephen Rossouw
Director Development
New Murabba Development Company

Nicolas Roux
Founder and CEO
Rive Gauche London

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Wyatt Roy
Head of Innovation
NEOM

Stephen Sackur
Presenter
HARDTalk

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Moustafa Said
Founding Partner
Wisefields

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Turab Saleem
Partner - Hospitality,Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services - MENA
Knight Frank

Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director and Owner
Hotel Analyst

Piergiorgio Schirru
Executive Vice President
Blastness

Amanda Schmiege
Senior Director of Spa and Wellness
Four Seasons

Jens Schramm
CEO & Member of the Executive Board
Robosculptor

Markus Schreyer
Chairman
META Foundation

Jessica Scopacasa
Co-founder & CMO
Olive Gaea

Ashley Scott
Global Practice Principal, Planning + Landscape
WATG

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Nada Serhir
Tourism Investment Maketing Department Head
The Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Nisreen Shadad
CEO/ Cofounder
NetGreen

Amman Shah
Executive Director
Dubai Holding Investments

Ali Shahid
Marketing Director
The Bench

Dale Qi Shen, MRICS
Vice President, Director - Real Estate Structuring & Advisory
Mashreq Bank

Jitesh Shetty
CEO/Founder
Credibl ESG Innovations

David Singleton
Founder
Oraculi

Gaurav Sinha
Chief Executive Officer
Insignia Worldwide

Sudhin Siva
Chief Asset Management Officer
Shamal Holding

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Dr. Martin Šoltés
Chief Executive Officer
EVUM Motors

Zoe Stanford
Business Development Manager
Compass Project Consulting

Richard Stevens
Group Chief Executive Officer
Sectorlight

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Jeff Strachan
AVP Business Operations
Dubai College of Tourism

Adrian Strittmatter
Chief Executive Officer
Saentys

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Duaa Suliman
Founder
Rifgaa

Raghuveer Swamy
Student
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Joe Tabet
Founder & Managing Director
JT+Partners

Bryanne Tait
Group Senior Director Sustainability
Jumeirah

Fouad Talaat
Regional Manager Middle East & Africa
Booking.com

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer
Rotana

Pat Thaker
Editorial Director, Middle East & Africa
The Economist

Louis Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Nomadic Resorts

Kelly Timmins
Executive Director, Sustainability & Marine Animal Operations
Atlantis Dubai

Curtis Tischler
CEO & Founder
SagePoint Real Estate Company, INC.

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

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

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Jonathan Tomlinson
Global Head and SVP Private Homes and Branded Residential
Kerzner International

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Jules Ugo
Chief Executive Officer
LOTUS Arabia

Tariq Valani
Senior Vice President - Global Support Services
Accor

Yasmine Vanda Trofast
Founder & Owner
YVT Consulting

Alexis Marcoux Varvatsoulis
Chief Consulting Officer & Partner
Livit Consulting & Design

David Vely
Vice President Development, Middle East, Africa & India
Club Med

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

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

Charlie Walsh
Head of Sales & Marketing
The OWO Residences by Raffles

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Gavin Weaver
Regional Director
AtkinsRéalis

Matthew Weihs
Group Managing Director
The Bench

Richard Williamson
Chief Operating Officer
Considerate Group

Adelina Wong Ettelson
Global Head of Residential Marketing
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Speaking at the Branded Residences Forum

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Gwen Wunderlich
CEO & Founder
WKC Global

Ottar Zahl Jonassen
CEO & Founder
Marelius AS

Zeinab Zohny
Founder
Zenn-AI