2013 Speakers
Taras Ettl
Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa, IHG
Hala Matar Choufany
Managing Director, HVS Dubai
Amr Abdel Ghaffar
Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO
Raja Nasri
Chairman, Turnkey Ventures
Guido de Wilde
Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Khalaf Al Habtoor
Chairman, Al Habtoor Group
Nigel Teasdale
Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Dinesh Chadha
Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Bani Haddad
Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Joe Sita
President, IFA Hotel Investments
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Jennifer Fox
President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Alain Debare
General Manager, Action Hotels
Richard Thompson
Editor, MEED
H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman
Ahmed Al Fahim
Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC
Julide Ozbilge Nuss
Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Yann Caillere
Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Maria Zarraluqui
Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Olivier Granet
Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR
Roeland Vos
President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Ivor McBurney
Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Darroch Crawford
Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International
Marcello Baricordi
Country Manager UAE, Visa
Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail
General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Salman A. Haider
Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Russel Sharpe
Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Nilay Ozral
Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC
Dr Badr Al Badr
Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO
Gabriel Matar
Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle
Amine Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA
Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed
Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Selim El Zein
Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Colliers International MENA Region
Filippo Sona
Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region
Rachel Ziemba
Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics
David Thomson
Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels
Brian Rafferty
Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group
Adel Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
Anita Mendiratta
Managing Director, CACHET Consulting
Yousef Wahbah
Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young
Arthur de Haast
Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Margreet Papamichael
Director, AECOM Economics
Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
Neil George
Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Ahmer Naushad
Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Ajay Malik
Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)
HE Helal Al Marri
Director General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Margaret McMahon
Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors
Jean-Jacques Dessors
COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR
Stefan Breg
Chief Worrier, TRIBE
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Kevin Underwood
Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning
Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.
Samer Abu Ayash
Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments
Bill Heinecke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL
Lo’ai B. Bateineh
Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports
Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet
Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri
Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Gary Chapman
President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group
Hamad Eghdani
Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation , Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group)
Rudi Jagersbacher
President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Christophe Landais
Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Cherif Hosny
Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group
Mohamed Najia
Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Pascal Gauvin
Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG
Sarmad Zok
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Susan Harmsworth MBE
Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International
Travel Information
Dubai Airport Dubai International Airport is approximately a 30 minute drive from the Madinat Jumeirah. From Dubai International Airport, follow signs for Garhoud Bridge and Sheikh Zayed Road. Follow the Sheikh Zayed Road until Interchange 4 – Dubai Police Academy - and take the right slip road. At the first set of traffic lights go straight, then at the next traffic lights you will see Madinat Jumeirah straight ahead of you. Valet parking is available to the right, by the entrance to the conference centre.
Taxis are available at all hours from outside the airport. If you require airport transfer services please contact your hotel.
To view the location of the airport please click here
This was my first time at AHIC and I found it to be a great learning experience… If you are in the business of hotels (or plan to be in it) or are associated with businesses interested in B2B contacts in the MENA Region, AHIC is the must attend event.
Salman Haider
Executive Managing Director HotelsMajid Al Futtaim Properties
Organisers
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