11-13 May 2025
Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh
Highlights
Member Interviews
Ayman Ezzeddine
Director, Business Development, Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan, Radisson Hotel Group
Rabih Feghali
Board Member, HAMA EMEA
Saurabh Tiwari
General Manager, Taj Dubai/IHCL
Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy - MENA, Knight Frank
2025 Advisory Board
Khalid Saud Abu Haimed
Chief Executive Officer
Al Khozama Investments
Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments
Hassan Ahdab
Chief Hospitality Operations Officer
Taiba Investments
Ajlan Mohamed Alajlan
Group Managing Director
Ajlan & Bros. Holding
Dr. Abeer A. Alamri
The Quality and Evaluation Executive Director
Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Alathel
Managing Director
Amsa Hospitality
Muhammad Al Amir
Chief Executive Officer
AIMS Hospitality
Bader A. Alkaabi
Senior Director Institutional Corporate Banking
AlRajhi Bank
Dr. Eid Alotaibi
Associate Profession of Tourism & Hospitality
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Abdullah Al Rudhayman
Senior Loyalty Program & Partnerships Specialist
Al Othaim Investment
Ali Hamad Lakhraim Alzaabi
Chief Executive Officer
Lakhraim Business Group
Abdullah Azhari
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Icon
Mayada Bader
Chief Executive Officer
Culinary Commission
Luis Nicolas Barrios
Regional Manager Innovation Education and Investment
UN Tourism
Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global
Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global
Atul Chopra
Founder & CEO
Fresh On Table DWC LLC
Ayman Ezzeddine
Director, Business Development, Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan
Radisson Hotel Group
Lisa Fedorak
Director, Hospitality Strategy
Qiddiya
Rabih Feghali
Board Member
HAMA EMEA
Jeroen Greven
Head of Future Workforce Development
NEOM
Mounib Hammoud
Mega Project Consultant
AlNahla Group
Mohammed Jawa
Founder & Chairman
MJS Holding
Philip Jones
Senior Vice President Operations, Middle East & Africa - Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands
Accor
David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO
Tatiana Labaki
Director Innovation & Technology at Hotel Division
NEOM
Michael Levie
Co-Founder
KUBE Ventures & CitizenM
Yousef H. Labban
Business Marketing Director
Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia
Rami Moukarzel
Board Member
Louvre Hotels Group MENA
Mae Al Mozaini
Founder & CEO
The Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment - Nusf
Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Fahad Al Obailan
Group Chief Executive Officer
Al Hokair Group
Marco G. Malacrida
Founder
Italia Hospitality
Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Najib Nasser
Head of Development - KSA
Rotana
Salman Nawaz
Real Estate Investment Director
Lesha Bank
Cyril Piaia
Former Chief Executive Officer
Emaar The Economic City
Ashraf Qasem
Chief Hospitality Officer
Al Othaim Investments
Stephen Rossouw
Development Director
New Murabba
Irfan Said
AGM - Corporate Finance and Institutional Banking
AlRajhi Bank
Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA
Knight Frank
Elias Abou Samra
Chief Executive Officer
Rafal Real Estate Development
Muhammad Wajeeh Sharbatly
Member of Management Board
AlNahla Group
Jeff Strachan
AVP Business Operations
Dubai College of Tourism
Saurabh Tiwari
General Manager
Taj Dubai/ IHCL
David Vely
Vice President Development & Asset Middle East and Africa
Club Med
Philip Wooller
Area Director - Middle East and Africa
STR