HE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy & Tourism
United Arab Emirates

Marc Dardenne
Chief Executive Officer
Modon Holding Hospitality

Sonu Shivdasani
CEO and Founder
Sosei

Philippe Zuber
Chief Executive Officer
Kerzner International Management

Sameh Muhtadi
Chief Executive Officer
RAK Properties

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

Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Hamza Farooqui
Founder & CEO
Millat Group

Ina Plunien
Senior Vice President - Hospitality
Cain

Amit Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Arada Hospitality and Entertainment

Georgette Davey
Managing Director
Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy - Les Roches

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Barbara Muckermann
Group Chief Executive Officer
Kempinski Hotels

Maya Ziade
Chief Development Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy Division for Middle East, Africa and Türkiye
Accor

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

Michael Aldridge
Founder & CEO
KOFISI

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

Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

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

Luis Nicolas Barrios
Regional Manager of Innovation, Education and Investments
UN Tourism

Rene Beil
Managing Director, Beaufort Global
HAMA President Middle East

Jeanne Byamugisha
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Hotel Owners Association

Judith Cartwright
CEO & Founder
Black Coral Consulting

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

Michael Cirino
Founder & Chief Experience Officer
House of Attention

Richard Dean
Journalist and Broadcaster
Roar Design & Media

Nisha Devadoss
Venture Investor
VU Venture Partners

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director
Studio 49

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

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

Giuliano Gasparini, FRICS, CRE, HAMA, IoH, CHIA
Head of Hospitality Asset Management
Wasl

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

Gary Greene
Principal
GGD

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

Benjamin Habbel
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Limestone Capital

James Hacon
Founding Partner
Think Hospitality

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences Ltd.

Juliana Kagwa
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Tourism Board

David Keen
Founder & CEO
QUO

Theodor Kubak
Managing Partner
Arbireo Capital

Costas Livadaris
Hospitality & Leisure Lead - EMEA
Parsons

Jeremy Maggs
Journalist
Radio Host and Television Presenter

Fasie Malherbe
Chief Executive Officer
Smart Operator

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

Tanja Millner
Production Director
The Bench

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

Robert Mukiza
Director General
Uganda Investment Authority

Margarita Naishtut
Senior Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality MEA
JLL

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

Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Chief Executive Officer, Orient Express
Group Chief Strategy Officer, Accor

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

Jean-Baptiste Recher
Chief Development Officer Luxury Brands MEAT
Accor

Tea Ros
Managing Director
Strategic Hotel Consulting

Rahul Salgia
Founder & CEO
DigiValet

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

Ali Shahid
Chief Executive Officer
The Bench

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

Sajid Siddique
Senior Vice President - Head - Real Estate Structuring & Advisory
Mashreq Bank

David Singleton
Founder and CEO
Oraculi

Richard Stevens
Group CEO
Sectorlight

Elaine Sun
Market Director - MEA & ROW Chain
Trip․com group

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC

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

David Vely
Vice President - Development
Club Med

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

Andre Wiringa
Founder & CEO
Start Reverse BV

Philip Wooller
Senior Director
STR

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman
The Bench

Santiago Yñigo
Co-Founder & CEO
SALVA