7-9 May 2023
Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh
2023 SPEAKERS
HH Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid Al Saud
Secretary General, King Faisal Foundation (KFF)
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Al Khozama
Prince Mansour bin Saad Al Saud
Assistant Secretary General, King Faisal Foundation (KFF)
Board Member, Al Khozama Investment Co.
Louis Abi Abboud
Chief Development Officer and Deputy Head of Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Ennismore
Mohamed Abboud
Chief Financial Officer
Majd Food
Mahmoud Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister, Investment Attraction
Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia
Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Elias Abou Samra
Chief Executive Officer
RAFAL Real Estate Development Company
Joseph Abou Yaghi
Corporate Vice President - Human Resources
Rotana
Khalid Saud Abu Haimed
Chief Executive Officer
Al Khozama
Hassan Ahdab
President of Hotels Operations
Dur Hospitality
Tom Aikens
Michelin Star Chef & International Restaurateur
Owner / Director, Cawston Limited
Sohail Al Ali
Investment Director
Rua Al Madinah Holding
Muhammad Al Amir
Chief Executive Officer
AIMS Hospitality
Abdulrahman Al Bassam
Chief Executive Officer
AWN
Dr. Raeyd Al Dakheel
Chief Executive Officer
Mawten Real Estate Company
Eng. Ahmed Al Juhani
Chief Executive Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding
Wahdan Al Kadi
Chief Business Officer
Tourism Development Fund
Mae Al Mozaini
Founder & CEO
The Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment-Nusf
Sinan Al Saady
Founder & CEO
Cool Inc
Norah Al Tamimi
Co-Founder
AWN
Tariq Al Tuwaijry
Managing Director
Sisban
Hashim Al-Attas
Chief Executive Officer
Leylaty Group
Qusai Al-Fakhri
Chief Executive Officer
Tourism Development Fund
Tariq Ali al-Tamimi
Chairman
Al Tamimi
Abdullah Al-Zahrani
Chief Executive Officer, Engineering Sector
SRACO Co.
Dr. Naif Alawi
Dean College of Business
Umm Al Qura University
Deem Albassam
Co-founder & Managing Director
The Independent Food Company
Dr. Thaib Alharethi
Assistant Professor
King Abdulaziz University
Dr. Aljuhara Aljuhaimi
Founder, Altopiano
President & Founder, LTCOM
Abdulsalam Alkuwaity
Founder & CEO
SEA Ventures
Sami Almidani
Culinary Ambassador
Maiz
Sultan Alobaida
Chief Commercial Officer
KAFD
Tiana Amann
Head of ESG
Kerten Hospitality
Amir Amidi
Managing Partner
Travel and Hospitality Center of Innovation, Plug and Play
JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels and Resorts
Patrick Antaki
Chief Operating Officer
HMH Hotel Group
Scott Antel
Partner/Owner
Scotts FZ LLE
Abdulhalim Awlia
Operations Specialist
NEOM Hotel Development
Jana Bader
General Manager, KSA
The Bench
Emma Banks
Vice President, F&B Strategy and Development EMEA
Hilton Worldwide
Alex Barros
Growth and Innovation, Hotelverse
CMO, BEONx
Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global
Lynne Bellinger
Director of Food & Beverage Business Development EMEA
Marriott International
Dr. Martin Berlin
Partner - Global Deals Real Estate Leader
PwC Middle East
Nichola Beskine-Taylor
Partner
TGP International
Anne Biging
CEO & Founder
Healing Hotels of the World
Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company
Gregory Black
Chief Executive Officer
BBG Developments
Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Lead
NEOM
Oliver Bonke
CEO & Chairman of the Board of Management
Deutsche Hospitality
Charbel Boutros
Vice President Development, MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Stefan Breg
Managing Partner
Keane Consult & Create
Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels
Nicolas Budzynski
Chief Executive Officer
LPM Restaurant & Bar
Benjamin Calleja
Founder
Livit Design and Fast Fine Restaurant Group
Judith Cartwright
Founder & Managing Director
Black Coral Consulting
Francois Chabaudie
Co-founder & CEO
Neoma
Imran Changezi
Development Senior Director
Diriyah Company
Bobby Chinn
Chef & Judge
MBC Top Chef
Hala Matar Choufany
President, HVS Middle East, Africa & South Asia
Managing Partner, HVS Dubai
Charles Clements
Director - Innovation & Growth
Keane Consult & Create
Jimi Daodu
Founder & CEO
Vault Hill
Kamal Darwish
Chief Executive Officer
SECC Group
Rajan Datar
TV and Radio Broadcaster
Conference Moderator
Mark De Cocinis
Chief Executive Officer
Boutique Group
Gustavo de Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Forsite Creative
Wentzel David de Wet
General Manager, KSA Shobak
Kitopi
Sebastian Dumonet
Chief Executive Officer
Smart Food Holding
Sanjay Dwivedi
Chef Patron & Culinary Director
Meraki Restaurants
Dr. Rana Edwards
Co-Founder | VP
I Love Pokè
Michael Ellis
Chief Culinary Officer
Fine Dine Club
Olivier Eynard
CEO & Co-Founder
Meraki
Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer
Elaf Group
Ayman Ezzeddine
Regional Business Development Director
Golden Tulip MENA /Louvre Hotels Group
Eman Fallatah
Culinary Director
Nakhati
Rabih Feghali
Board Member
Hospitality Asset Manager's Association MEA
Michael Flanagan
Chief Business Development Officer
Al Khozama
Stephen Flawith
Founder & CEO
Yolk Brands
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Founder & Managing Partner, The Cutting Edge Hospitality Agency
Author, Create to Plate
Joe Frem
CEO & Co-Founder
Matbakhi
Lucio Frigo
Executive Advisor & Chief Development Officer at CDP
Saudi Ministry of Culture
Susan Furness
Founder & CEO, Strategic Solutions
Web3 Strategist
Ahmed Gamal
Chief Executive Officer
BEC Arabia
Sarah Gasim
Senior Vice President and Head of Hotels KSA
JLL
Salman Gasim
Chief Executive Officer
Swiss Hospitality Company
Nicolas Gaume
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman
Orbite
Jasmine Geffner
Chief Financial Officer
Dorsett Hospitality International
Samuel George
Chief Operating Officer
Kotozna
Chris Godfrey
Chief Executive Officer
HBA
James Hacon
Chief Marketing Officer
MAPAL Group
Fahd Hamidaddin
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Tourism Authority
Mark Hamilton
Product Lead – Digital Twin
JLL
Ali Hamze
Consultant
Shada Hotel
Hicham Hassouni
Strategy & Business Development Chief Officer
Boutique Group
Chadi Hauch
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development - Middle East
Marriott International
Sinclair Hutcheson
Head Architecture
DAR Engineering
Guy Hutchinson
President & CEO
Rotana
Jerry Inzerillo
Group CEO
Diriyah Company
David Jackson
Director of Marketing & Public Affairs
Winnow Solutions
Neil Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer
Six Senses
Mohammed Jawa
Founder & Chairman
MJS Holding
Majed Kaki
VP - Travel and Tourism
Elaf Group
Stephen Kamat
Vice President, Brands, Marketing and Communications
Millennium Hotels and Resorts
Rizwan Kassim
Founder & Managing Partner
RIKAS Hospitality Group
Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Tetra Hospitality Investment & Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA
David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO
Sheila King
Business Development Manager
Mapal
Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Kerten Hospitality
Marcel Kofler
Director of Operations
Al Faisaliah Hotel
Niccolo Kosarew
Director
Villa Mamas
Christopher Lund
Executive Director, Head of Hospitality & Tourism, MENA Region
Colliers
Richard Mackay
Director of Hospitality Operations
Al Moajil Hospitality (AMH)
Cladys Magagna
Corporate Director of Food and Beverage
Al Khozama
Yashin Maharaj
MEPI Technical Director
SSH
Panchali Mahendra
President
Atelier House Hospitality
Dimitris Manikis
President, Europe, Middle East, Eurasia & Africa (EMEA)
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
HE Gloria Guevara Manzo
Chief Special Advisor
Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia
Ali Manzoor
Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
CBRE Middle East
Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis
Head of Food Service Consulting
JLL
Haitham Mattar
MD MEA & South West Asia
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Jalil Mekouar
Founder & CEO
inHovate
Jaidev Menezes
Regional Vice President, Mixed-Use Development, EMEA
Marriott
Chris Miller
Founder & CEO
White Rabbit Projects
Andrew Simon Milton
Chief Operations Officer
Constance Hotels & Resorts
Dr. James Morgan
Dean
International Tourism and Hospitality College
Andrew Morrow
Founder/Consultant
Tomorrow Hospitality
Uday Mukundan
Chief Executive Officer
The Food District Company
Boris Mulder
Commercial Director
Neoke
Clint Nagata
Founder & Creative Partner
BLINK Design Group
Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President and Executive Board Member
HAMA MEA
David Nikuradze
Founder & CEO
Spectrum
Tunji Olapido
Chef
MAMO Michelangelo Riyadh
Patrick Omeara
Deputy Director
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Tim Peck
Chairman
OBMI
Chris Perry
Executive Director
Qiddiya Investment Company
Jennifer Pettinger-Haines
Co-Founder, GRIF
Managing Director Middle East, The Bench
Choon Yang Quek
Chief Technology Officer
Saudi Tourism Authority
Atish Rakholia
Vice President - F&B
Apparel Group
Ramakrishnan Ranganathan
Chief Financial Officer
Abdulla Al Othaim Investment Company
Sreenath Rangapuram
CEO/Founder
Tranquil
Assem Raqaban
Head of Real Estate
Al Rajhi Capital
Marco S. Rentsch
Partner - Global Consulting Hospitality & Tourism Center of Excellence
PwC Middle East
Mike Rigby
General Manager & Regional Vice President, Middle East & India
WhiteWater
James Riley
Group Chief Executive
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Edie Rodriguez
Member of the Board of Directors
Saudi Tourism Authority
Agnès Roquefort
Chief Development Officer, Luxury & Lifestyle
Accor
Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure - MENA
Knight Frank
Roaya Saleh
Founder, Villa Mamas
President & Founder, RS Management WLL
Alida Saleh
Head of Sustainability MEA
JLL
Gautam Sashittal
Chief Executive Officer
King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)
Jeremy Scarf
Chief Executive Officer
Keane Consult & Create
Faisal Shaker
Founder, Board Member & CEO
Modern Food Company (MFC) & Modern Elite Company
Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality
Abdullah Shokair
Marketing Manager
Bather Farm
Natasha Sideris
Founder & CEO
Tashas Group
Mehmet Safa Sihlaroglu
General Manager
Yauatcha Riyadh
David Singleton
Founder
ōrāculī
Gaurav Sinha
Chief Executive Officer
Insignia Worldwide
Patrick Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Strive Services Group
Petra B Spanko
Regional Director
Katch International
Paul Stevens
Chief Operating Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy Division, Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Accor
Mohammed Subedar
Founder & MD
SBD Alliance
Najee Syriani
Corporate Vice President – Projects
Rotana
Widad Taleb
Senior Reporter
CNN Business Arabic
Ruben Toral
Director of Health & Wellness
QUO Global
Augusto Traversa
Sales & Marketing
GauVendi
Nick van Marken
Managing Director
van Marken Consulting
Jameel Verjee
Founder & CEO
CityBlue Hotels (a member of The Diar Group)
Rebecca Viani
Partner | Head of International Development & Franchising Advisory
WhiteSpace Partners
Daniel von Barloewen
Regional Vice President
Accor One Living, EMEA & India
Sandeep Walia
Chief Operating Officer, Middle East
Marriott International
Keri Watkins
Senior Lawyer - Real Estate & Hospitality, MENA
Baker McKenzie
Steven Webster
Head of Hospitality Asset Management
KAFD
David Weir-McCall
Industry Marketing Manager
Epic Games
Richard Williamson
Chief Operating Officer
Considerate Group
Andrew Williamson
Senior Director - Retail Development
Red Sea Global
Ian Wilson
Regional Director for Hospitality
THE LINE, NEOM
Tom Wood
Chief Executive Officer
The Boundary Architectural Visualisation
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
The Bench
Simon Wright
Founder & Chairman
TGP International
Spencer Wylie
Chief Executive Officer
Compass Project Consulting
Zuoyi Xi
Chairman
SECC Group
Elie Younes
Executive Vice President & Global Chief Development Officer
Radisson Hotel Group
Christiane Zeidan
Director - Sustainable Hospitality Operations
Red Sea Global
Khaled Zowayed
Partner
Baker McKenzie