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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

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