H․H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority; Chairman, Dubai Airports;
Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group

H․E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy & Tourism
United Arab Emirates

Award Winner – Leadership Award 2026

Sir Tim Clark
President
Emirates Airline

Award Winner – Lifetime Achievement Award 2026

William Heinecke
Founder and Chairman
Minor International

Alison Grinnell
Group COO, Marjan
CEO Marjan Hospitality

René Nijhof
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Kempinski Hotels SA

Rahul Chaudhary
Managing Director & CEO
CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality

Philippe Zuber
Chief Executive Officer
Kerzner International Management

Sonu Shivdasani
CEO and Founder
Sosei

Marc Dardenne
Chief Executive Officer
Modon Hospitality

Phillipa Harrison
Chief Executive Officer
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

Miltos Bosinis
Chief Executive Officer
H&H

Speaking at FHS Living

Raki Phillips
Regional President - Middle East, Africa & Türkiye
ACCOR

Dr. Moath Alyahya
Chief Executive Officer
Knowledge Economic City

Dean Rossilli
Senior Vice President of Hospitality
DAMAC Properties

Oliver Hogg
Chief Executive Officer
Arzan Investment Management

Speaking at FHS Living

Benjamin Habbel
Founder & CEO
Limestone Capital AG

David Xiaoou Chen
Chairman & CEO
Fields of Gold (F․O.G.) Capital & Asset Mgt Corp.

Hamza Farooqui
Founder & CEO
Millat Group

Louis Abi Abboud
Group Chief Growth Officer& COO Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific
Ennismore

Speaking at FHS Living

Mohammed Al Ahbabi
Director of Tourism Development Department
Ministry of Economy & Tourism, United Arab Emirates

Michael Aldridge
CEO & Founder
KOFISI

Speaking at FHS Living

Hamed Aljufairi
VP - Operations
Compass Project Consulting

Samer Alkharashi
Director
UN Tourism Regional Office for the Middle East

Abdalla Almannaee
MD & Head of Real Estate Sector
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Amna Alredha
Manager Innovation - Start up & External Ventured
Emirates Airline

Khalid Alsatti
Senior Innovation Specialist
UN Tourism

Startup Den Judge

Luis Amaral
Community leader and Innovator
Most Traveled People (MTP)

Speaking at FHS Living

Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Radhika Arapally
Founder
Sustainability Kiosk

Amit Arora
Chief Operating Officer - Hospitality and Entertainment
Arada

Klaus Assmann
Chief Executive Officer - Middle East, India & Southeast Asia
United Hospitality Management

Saurabh Bakshi
Chief Executive Officer
Azizi Developments - Hospitality

Luis Nicolas Barrios
Regional Manager Innovation Education and Investments
UN Tourism

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner
Andart Global

Mohammed Basiony
Chief Executive Officer
M Hospitality FZLLC

Philippe Bassoul
Development Director - Hotels and F&B
Barrière Hotels & Resorts

Alfredo Bataller
Chief Executive Officer
SHA Wellness / AB Living Group

Speaking at FHS Living

Rene Beil
Managing Director
BEAUFORT Capital

Andrea Belfanti
Chief Executive Officer
International Society of Hospitality Consultants

H․E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi
CEO and Board Member, Astra Tech
Chief Executive Officer, Botim

Speaking at FHS Living

Abdulla Binhabtoor
Chief Executive Officer
Shamal Holding

Speaking at FHS Living

Elham Bolooki
Senior Manager
Dubai College of Tourism

Donald Bremner
Chief Executive Officer - Marjan Lifestyle
Marjan

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer
Rove Hotels

Speaking at FHS Living

Piers Brown
Chief Executive Officer
International Hospitality Media Limited

Speaking at FHS Living

Jeanne Byamugisha
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Hotel Owners Association

Judith Cartwright
CEO & Founder
Black Coral Consulting

Speaking at FHS Living

Yagna Prathap Chandra Sekaran
General Manager Operations
Golden Sands Hotels Co․ LLC.

Atul Chopra
Founder & CEO
FreshOnTable

Hala Matar Choufany
President
HVS Middle East, Africa and South Asia

Kent Daniels
Chief Operating Officer
Vision Hospitality/McGettigan Group

Georgette Davey
Managing Director
Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy - Les Roches

Gustavo De Hostos
Founder & Managing Partner
Forsite Creative

Richard Dean
Journalist and Broadcaster
Roar Design & Media

Alain Debare
Partner - Head of Investments and Asset Management
HVS Middle East and Africa

Nisha Devadoss
Venture Investor
VU Venture Partners

Startup Den Judge

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

Speaking at FHS Living

Carlos Diez de la Lastra
Chief Executive Officer
Les Roches Global Hospitality Education

Capucine Dourdin Jeunet
Executive Director Sustainability
Jumeirah

Startup Den Judge

Stefan Dubbeling
Managing Director Development EMEA
BWH Hotels

Oussama El Kadiri
Partner Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory MENA
Knight Frank

Selim El Zein
Vice President - Head of Asset Management & Investments
Deyaar Development PJSC

Jad Ellawn
Managing Partner, Regional Head of the Middle East
Brookfield

Mona Faraj
Chief Executive Officer
ExploreTECH

Neil George
Partner & Co-CEO
Aleph Hospitality

Amir Ali Golbarg
Chief Operating Officer - Middle East & Africa
Minor Hotel Group

David Goodman
Vice President Sales, EMEA
Duetto

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Gary Greene
Principal
GGD

Gemma Greenwood
Director, Content Inc.
Moderator, Emcee, media training specialist, editor and communications consultant

James Hacon
Managing Partner
Think Hospitality

Hassan Halawy
Group Chief Executive Officer
Elite Agro Holding

Louis Harding
Partner - Head of UAE Residential
Knight Frank

Speaking at FHS Living

Hicham Hassouni
Senior Advisor
The Ascott Ltd

Jurgen Hautmann
Senior Director, Hospitality & Asset Management
RAK Properties

Elias Hayek
Shareholder & Co-Chair of the Middle East and European Hospitality Group
Greenberg Traurig

Speaking at FHS Living

Pekka Hirvi
Assistant Vice President - Business Development, Middle East, Africa & Turkey
The Ascott Limited

Speaking at FHS Living

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences Ltd.

Speaking at FHS Living

Adil Jabrayilov
Development Director
Legacy Hotels Holding

Speaking at FHS Living

Jackie Johns
Managing Partner
Christie's International Real Estate Dubai

Juliana Kagwa
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Tourism Board

Terry Kane
Managing Director
The Trade Desk

Paul Kapiris
Head of Hospitality Middle East
Eastdil Secured

Varun Kapur
Managing Director
Kapur & Partners Family Holding

Aly Kassam
Partner
Arzan Investment Management

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Stephen Kelly
Shareholder & Co-Head, Regional Real Estate Practice
Greenberg Traurig

Amer Kharbush
Chief Development Officer
Arada

Anthony Knight
Managing Director
Venture Hospitality Group

Joanna Kurowska
Vice President Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

David Labouchere OBE
Executive Performance Coach

Dima Ladizhenski
Regional Business Development Manager - Middle East, Africa & Asia
Fairmas

Simon Leigh
CEO & Managing Director
Premier Inn - Middle East

Renata Liuzzi
Top 50 Women Leaders by Arabian Business, Industrials Lead
Accenture Middle East

Costas Livadaris
Hospitality & Leisure Lead - EMEA
Parsons

Andrew Love
International Partner, Regional Head of Commercial Transactions
Knight Frank

Louisa Lynch
Shareholder & Co-Chair of the Middle East and European Hospitality Group
Greenberg Traurig

Jeremy Maggs
Journalist
Radio Host and Television Presenter

Sarah Mahood
Shareholder & Co-Head, Regional Real Estate Practice
Greenberg Traurig

Fasie Malherbe
Chief Executive Officer
Smart Operator

Aman Malhotra
Chief Financial Officer
Kerten Hospitality

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Sami Matta
Chief Operating Officer
Paris Society | Middle East, Africa, Türkiye & India

Nicolas Mayer
Global Industry Leader, Entertainment & Tourism, PwC
Managing Leader, PwC Global Center of Tourism

Ralph Melis
Chief Operating Officer
ExploreTECH

Elie Milky
Chief Development Officer for the Middle East, Northeast Africa, Greece, and Cyprus
Radisson Hotel Group

Speaking at FHS Living

Kathryn Moore
Founder and Managing Director
Spa Connectors and co-op

Martin Muhangi
Deputy Director General
Uganda Investment Authority

Govind Mundra
Head of Development – Middle East & Africa
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Speaking at FHS Living

Margarita Naishtut
Senior Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality MEA
JLL

Amit Nayak
Vice President
Hospitality Asset Managers Association Middle East and Africa

Teona Nemsitsveridze
Senior Strategic Representative, Caucasus - Georgian Tourism Association
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI Hotels & Resorts

Edgar Olle
Vice President Development
Jumeirah

Jennifer Pettinger
Partner
Think Hospitality

Adeline Phua
Managing Director, Lyf, & Vice President of Business Development
The Ascott Limited

Speaking at FHS Living

Ina Plunien
Senior Vice President - Hospitality
Cain

Speaking at FHS Living

Abhinav Prasad
Managing Director & Global Sector Head - Real Estate & Hospitality
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Dinky Puri
Founder & CEO
Eaglewing Hospitality Services

Vijay Raghavan
Director
Golden Sands Hotel Co․ LLC.

Rohan Ranade
AVP, Real Estate & Development
The Indian Hotels Company Limited

Jean-Baptiste Recher
Chief Development Officer Luxury Brands MEAT
Accor

Agnès Roquefort
Chief Development Officer Luxury & Lifestyle
Accor

Tea Ros
Managing Director
Strategic Hotel Consulting

Speaking at FHS Living

Deepjyoti Saikia
Master Trainer
Technogym

Rahul Salgia
Founder & CEO
DigiValet

Speaking at FHS Living

Christopher Sanderson
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
The Future Laboratory

Speaking at FHS Living

Ali Shahid
Chief Executive Officer
The Bench

Dr․ Ghada Shalaby
Former Vice Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs
The Arab Republic of Egypt

Dale Shen
Vice President, Director- Real Estate Structuring and Advisory
Mashreq Bank

Raj Shroff
Director
Signature Developers

Speaking at FHS Living

David Singleton
Founder and CEO
Oraculi

Sudhin Siva
Chief Asset Management Officer
Shamal Holding

Roudi Soubra
Vice President
Dubai Holding

Richard Stevens
Group CEO
Sectorlight

Speaking at FHS Living

Elaine Sun
Market Director for MEA & ROW Chains
Trip․com Group

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC

Ozgul Tanriover
Master Trainer
Technogym

Alice Targett
Director - Marketing & Brand Advisory Services, EMEA, Accor One Living
Accor

Speaking at FHS Living

Prof․ Nicholas Thomas
Professor & Interim Academic Dean
Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy - Les Roches

Jeff Tisdall
Chief Business Officer, Accor One Living, Global Head of Mixed-Use
Accor

Speaking at FHS Living

Jan Tissera
President International, Amadeus Hospitality
Amadeus IT Group

Saurabh Tiwari
Vice President - Operations (Middle East, Sri Lanka & Maldives)
The Indian Hotels Company Limited

Bruno Trenchard
Vice President - Head of Feasibility and Retention MEAT
Accor

Caitlin Ure
Director - Brands & Operators
Global Branded Residences

Tatiana Veller
Founder
Tempo Hospitality Lab

David Vely
Vice President - Development
Club Med

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

Daniel von Barloewen
Senior Vice President, Global Mixed-Use Development - Accor One Living
Accor

Speaking at FHS Living

Gabriel von Bonsdorff
Head of Real Estate & Hospitality
Investment Corporation of Dubai

Hilari Voorthuis
Director Food & Beverage
Raffles & Fairmont

Marko Vucinic
Chief Investment Officer/Executive Director
Knowledge Economic City

Matthew Weihs
Chief Development Officer
The Bench

Andre Wiringa
Founder & CEO
Start Reverse BV

Philip Wooller
Senior Director
STR

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman
The Bench

Camil Yazbeck
Global Chief Development Officer
Accor

Santiago Yñigo
Co-Founder & CEO
SALVA

Mira Zakharia
Corporate Vice President Talent and Culture
Rotana Hotels

Luckson Zambuko
Founder
African Youth In Tourism and Hospitality Association (AYITHA)

Maya Ziade
Chief Development Officer
Accor

Sharan Bhinder
Chief Customer Officer
SparkleHaze Innovations

Startup Den Participant

Joyshree Chatterjee
Founder
2 Keys Revenue Intelligence

Startup Den Participant

Safiatou Fomba
Co-Founder and CEO
Bilqis GreenTech

Startup Den Participant

Andrej Gregus
Co-Founder
Nettle AI

Startup Den Participant

Badr Hemras
Co-Founder
MintHR

Startup Den Participant

Suyash Jain
Co-Founder & CEO
EnthalpyX

Startup Den Participant

Yehuda Knoch
Chief Product Officer
SetLux OU

Startup Den Participant

Bhrijesh Patel
Founder
Rayn

Startup Den Participant

Satyaveer Paul
Founder & CEO
Majesty Experiences

Startup Den Participant