14 - 16 APRIL 2025
Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh
2025 Advisory Board
Khalid Saud Abu Haimed
Chief Executive Officer
Al Khozama Investments
Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments
Mohammad Alathel
Managing Director
Amsa Hospitality
Abdullah Azhari
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Icon
David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO
Maria Pichon
Director Brand Development
NEOM Hotel Development
Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA
Knight Frank
David Vely
Vice President Development & Asset Middle East and Africa
Club Med
Muhammad Al Amir
Chief Executive Officer
AIMS Hospitality
Jeroen Greven
Managing Director
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Mae Al Mozaini
Founder & CEO
The Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment - Nusf
Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Rabih Feghali
Senior Vice President
Inhabitr
Tatiana Labaki
Director Innovation & Technology at Hotel Division
NEOM
Luis Nicolas Barrios
Regional Manager Innovation Education and Investment
UN Tourism
Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global
Jeff Strachan
AVP Business Operations
Dubai College of Tourism
Michael Levie
Co-Founder
KUBE Ventures & CitizenM
Saurabh Tiwari
General Manager
Taj Dubai/ IHCL
Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global
Philip Jones
Senior Vice President Operations, Middle East & Africa - Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands
Accor
Ayman Ezzeddine
Director of Development Middle East, Egypt & Pakistan
Radisson Hotel Group
Mohammed Jawa
Founder & Chairman
MJS Holding
Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Marco G. Malacrida
Founder
Italia Hospitality
Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
Taiba Investments
Rami Moukarzel
Louvre Hotels Group
Ashraf Qasem
Chief Hospitality Officer
Al Othaim Investments
Ali Hamad Lakhraim Alzaabi
President - Middle East & Africa
Millennium Hotels & Resorts
Atul Chopra
Founder & CEO
Fresh On Table DWC LLC
Muhammad Wajeeh Sharbatly
Member of Management Board
AlNahla Group
Mounib Hammoud
Mega Project Consultant
AlNahla Group
Mayada Bader
Chief Executive Officer
Culinary Commission
Salman Navaz
Real Estate Investment Director
Lesha bank
Dr. Abeer A. Alamri
The Quality and Evaluation Executive Director
Ministry Tourism
Lisa Fedorak
Director, Hospitality Strategy
Qiddiya
Stephen Rossouw
Development Director
New Murabba
Fahad Al Obailan
Group Chief Executive Officer
Al Hokair
Bader A. Alkaabi
Bader A. Alkaabi
AlRajhi Bank
Irfan Said
AGM - Corporate Finance and Institutional Banking
AGM - Corporate Finance and Institutional Banking
Yousef H. Labban
Business Marketing Director
Ministry of Tourism
Najib Nasser
Head of Development - KSA
Rotana