Mahmoud Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister, Destination Enablement
Ministry Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Desdemona (Desi)
Humanoid Robot
Lead Vocalist of the Desdemona Dream Band

Abdulrahman Abaalkhail
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Company

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

Rashid Aboobacker
Asset Manager
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Maher Abou Nasr
Vice President Operations Saudi Arabia
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Khalid Abuhaimed
CEO
Alkhozama Investments Group

Dr. Hamad Abuhaimed
Chief Executive Officer
Shatha Company

Janet Adams
Chief Operating Officer
SingularityNET

Ankur Agrawal
CEO & Founder
Inhabitr

Khalid Al Gahtani
Chairman
Rikaz Properties

Khalid Al-Amoudi
Chief Executive Officer
Jabal Omar Development Company

Hashim Al-Attas
Chief Executive Officer, Leylaty Group
Co-Founder, Kuruu

Hossam Al-Basrawi
General Manager Corporate Banking Group
Alrajhi Bank

Fadi Alaseri
Senior Director - Education
Red Sea Global (RSG)

Abdulrahman Albassam
Board Member
Baheej

Nouf Alharthi
Manager of Business Development
TDF Grow

Banan Alhazmi
Researcher (Ph.D. Candidate)
KAUST

Badr Alherbish
Chief Strategy Officer
Tourism Development Fund

Nawal AlKhalawi
Founder & CEO
Asfar Experience

Abdulaziz Alkhudair​
Managing Director, Majd Alaamal
CEO, Yakoon Invest Company

Abdulrahman AlMalik
Investment Development Executive Director
ASFAR

Ahmad Almutawa
Investment Management Executive Director
ASFAR

Osama AlOthman
Chief Executive Officer
Aseer Investment Company

Dr. Khalid Alshaibani
Chief Executive Officer
Health Sector Transformation Program

Mubarak Alsufayan
Hospitality BD Manager Investment and Asset
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Bilal Ambikapathy
Partner
Wisefields

Stephen Ansell
Managing Director – Middle East and Africa
Hyatt

Patrick Antaki
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Hospitality Management Holding (HMH)

Salma Arafa
Senior Innovation Specialist
UN Tourism

Hiba Araji
Regional Design & Project Development Manager - Middle East & CIS
Valor Hospitality Partners

Mohammed Attia
Chief Executive Officer
Al Othaim Investments

Abdulhalim Awlia
Regional Operations Specialist
NEOM Hotel Division

Maya Ayoub
Founder & CEO
District Twelve

Abdullah Azhari
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Icon Company

Dominique Backhouse
Founder & Managing Director - Hong Kong & Singapore
Companion Communications

Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer
Taiba Investments

Jasniya Badsha
Co-Founder
RiyadhConnect

Mawadah Bajrai
Food Innovator and Researcher

Sam Bakhshandehpour
Global Chief Executive Officer
José Andrés Group

Emma Banks
VP, F&B Strategy and Development EMEA
Hilton

Luis Nicolas Barrios
Regional Manager Innovation Education and Investment
UN Tourism

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

Anton Bawab
Independent Hospitality Advisor

Siew Kim Beh
Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging
CapitaLand Investment Limited / The Ascott Limited

Lynne Bellinger
Director of Food & Beverage Design & Development
Marriott International EAME

Nichola Beskine-Taylor
Partner
TGP International

Sharan Bhinder
COO & Co-Founder
SPARKLEHAZE

Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Aseel Hussain Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Manager
NEOM

Oliver Bonke
Chief Executive Officer, H World International
Managing Director, Steigenberger Hotels GmbH

Martin Boudreau
President and Executive Producer - Parks & Hospitality
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group

Alberto Bounous
Vice President Design & Development
KAFD DMC

Stefan Breg
Managing Partner-Consulting
KEANE: Consult & Create

Coley Brenan
Partner & Head of Europe
KSL Capital Partners

Benjamin Calleja
Founder
Livit Design & Fast Fine Restaurant Group

Sebastien Carre
Group Head of Hospitality
Red Sea Global

Judith Cartwright
Founder & Managing Director
Black Coral Consulting

Ulpa Chauhan
Chief Solutions Officer
Beyond Bamboo

Rosanna Chopra
Executive Director – Destination Development
Red Sea Global

Nicholas Clark
Program Director
Compass Project Consulting

Kathrin Cockhill
Commercial Director
HotStats

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Author & Speaker, The Future Normal
Co-founder, 3Space

Mark De Cocinis
Chief Executive Officer
Boutique Group

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Jihad Dirani
VP New Development Leasing
Cenomi Centers

Marcello Distefano
Chief Executive Officer
San Carlo Restaurant Group

Pascal Donat
Chairman & Founder, Maison ELLE
President, de Valotel

Henri Giscard D’Estaing
President
ClubMed - All-Inclusive beach and mountain Resorts

Catherine Edwards
Chief Strategy Officer
QUO

Makram El Zyr
Corporate Vice President - Development
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC

Susie Ellis
Chair & CEO
Global Wellness Institute and Global Wellness Summit

Sherif M. Elsherif
Managing Director - MENA
Olayan Food Services Company

Lars Eltvik
Senior Advisor – Education
Red Sea Global

Thomas Emanuel
Senior Director
STR, a CoStar Group Company

Rafael Espeja
Asset Manager
Rua Al Madinah Holding Company

Rabih Feghali
Board Member
HAMA

Mario Ferraro
CEO
Smeralda Holding Group

Michael Flanagan
Chief Business Development Officer
Al Khozama Investment Company

Marco Franck
Chief Hospitality Officer
Boutique Group

Reem Garash
Partner- KSA Consulting & Valuation
HVS

Sarah Gasim
Senior Vice President, Head of Hotels KSA
JLL

HE Gloria Guevara Manzo
Chief Special Advisor
Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

James Hacon
Founding Partner
Think Hospitality

Hicham Hassouni
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer
Boutique Group

Christoph Hoffmann
Founder
25hours Hotels

Mohammed Islam
Host & Founder
The Mo Show Podcast Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Jawa
Founder & Chairman
MJS Holding

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Hotels & Resorts & Lakhraim Group

David Keen
CEO & Founder
QUO

Talar Keshishian
Senior Manager Leasing – Retail Development
Red Sea Global

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director Development MENA
Hilton

Tatiana Labaki
Director Innovation & Technology at Hotel Division
NEOM

Julien Laloye
Director, Mixed-Use Development, EMEA
Marriott International

Angela Lester
Executive Vice President Business Development EMEA
sbe

Peggy Li
Managing Partner
SPS Affinity

Stefano Lopez
Senior Director
Baheej

Waleed M. Abualnadi
Commercial Director
Saudi Icon Company

Eng. Abdulaziz M. Al-Shanqiti
Director General, Investment Development Division
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).

Cladys Magagna
Corporate Director of Food & Beverage
Al Khozama Investment Company

Panchali Mahendra
Chief Executive Officer
Atelier House Hospitality

Madan Manjeshwar
Director of Finance
AlMoajil Hospitality

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

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

Nicolas Mayer
Industry Leader Hospitality and Tourism EMEA; Managing Partner Global Center of Excellence Tourism & Hospitality
PwC

Jean-Jacques Morin
Group Deputy CEO and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division CEO
Accor

Falih Motasim Hajaj
Chief Executive Officer
Tashyid Urban Development

Fawaz Moumina
Country Manager & Senior Director of Operations – Saudi Arabia
Hilton

Uday Mukundan
Chief Executive Officer
The Food District Company

Simone Mundy Clowry
Chief Operating Officer
Beyond Bamboo

Nicolas Nasra
Director - Head of Hotel Advisory
Colliers MENA

Vikram Natarajan
Chief Executive Officer
Kayanee

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President
HAMA MEA

Son-Trang Nguyen
Production Manager
The Bench

Shaikha Al Nowais
Corporate Vice President - Owner Relationship Management
Rotana

Ian Palmer
Executive Director - Venues
MDLBEAST

Sam Payrovi
CEO & Co-Founder
ARKHAUS

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

Maria Pichon
Brand Development Director Hotel Division
NEOM

Tapan Piplani
Chief Operating Officer
Valor Hospitality Partners

Girish Prabhu
CEO & Co-Founder
Instio Experiences

Alessandra Priante
President
Italian National Tourist Board

Ashraf Qasem
Chief Hospitality Officer
Al Othaim Investments

Malinalli Ramirez Martinez
Ph.D. candidate
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Mateo Ramos
Chief Executive Officer
Foodvest Holding WLL

Martin Raymond
Co-Founder, The Future Laboratory
Editor-in-Chief, LS:N Global

Lorelei Regragui
Founder & CEO
StayK

Ada Renedo
Regional CEO, Middle East
Together Group

Mike Rigby
GM & RVP, Middle East
WhiteWater

Edie Rodriguez
Member of the Board of Directors
Saudi Tourism Authority

Samer Sabra
Chief Asset Management Officer
Jabal Omar Development Company

Rohit Sachdev
Chief Executive Officer
Soho Hospitality

Roaya Saleh
Founder, Villa Mamas
President & Founder, RS Management WLL

Christopher Sanderson
Co-Founder
The Future Laboratory

Gautam Sashittal
Chief Executive Officer
King Abdullah Financial District Development & Management Company (KAFD DMC)

Markus Schreyer
Chairman
META Foundation

Ingo Schweder
Founder & CEO
GOCO Hospitality

Lyndsey Scott
Director
MJS Investment

Faisal Shaker
Co Founder, Board Member & CEO
Modern Food Company (MFC) & Modern Elite Company

Mohamed Siam
Chief Operating Officer
Trofi

Gaurav Sinha
Chief Executive Officer
Insignia Worldwide

Paul Kendall Stevens
COO - Middle East & Africa
AccorHotels Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC

Rana Tabbara
Reporter
CNN Business Arabic

Reina Takla
Head of Business Section
Arab News

Oli Thomas
Founder
Hatchin

Louis Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Nomadic Resorts

Michael Thorley
Project Director, Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority (Expro)
DAR Engineering

Ashish Tulsian
Co-founder & CEO
Restroworks

Jules Ugo
Chief Executive Officer
LOTUS Arabia

Yasmine Vanda Trofast
Founder & Owner
YVT Consulting

Holkan Vasquez
PhD Student
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

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

Linh Vu
Founder & CEO
Key Hospitality Consulting

Daniela Wagner
Global Business Development Director
Jacobs Media

Andrew Williamson
Senior Director - Retail Development
Red Sea Global

Henrik Winther
Founder
Tigrus Holding

Oliver Wood
Senior Director – Adventure & Sport
Red Sea Global

Georgina Clair Woollams-Edwards
Founder & Managing Director
Katch International

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Simon Wright
Founder & Chairman
TGP International

Greg Wright
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Food People

Faisal Younes
CEO F&B
Cenomi Retail

Kurt Zdesar
Chef, Founder & Owner
Chotto Matte

Ahmed Zeeshan
Technical Consultant
HPE Aruba Consulting Systems Engineer

Mohamed Zhran
CEO & Founder
Tenance

Maya Ziade
Chief Development Officer Premium, Midscale & Economy Middle East, Africa and Turkey
Accor