2013 Speakers
Samer Abu Ayash
Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments
Margaret McMahon
Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors
Rachel Ziemba
Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics
David Thomson
Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels
Christophe Landais
Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports
Neil George
Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Amr Abdel Ghaffar
Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO
Jennifer Fox
President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Russel Sharpe
Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Ajay Malik
Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Ahmed Al Fahim
Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC
Dr Badr Al Badr
Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO
Ivor McBurney
Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Yousef Wahbah
Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young
Alain Debare
General Manager, Action Hotels
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Brian Rafferty
Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group
Raja Nasri
Chairman, Turnkey Ventures
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail
General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Kevin Underwood
Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning
Bani Haddad
Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed
Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "
Roeland Vos
President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Gabriel Matar
Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG
Guido de Wilde
Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Mohamed Najia
Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Jean-Jacques Dessors
COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR
Julide Ozbilge Nuss
Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Taras Ettl
Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa, IHG
Hala Matar Choufany
Managing Director, HVS Dubai
HE Helal Al Marri
Director General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Dinesh Chadha
Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality
Hamad Eghdani
Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation , Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group)
Arthur de Haast
Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Darroch Crawford
Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International
Gary Chapman
President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group
Pascal Gauvin
Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG
Anita Mendiratta
Managing Director, CACHET Consulting
Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri
Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Lo’ai B. Bateineh
Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Ahmer Naushad
Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Nigel Teasdale
Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Nilay Ozral
Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Yann Caillere
Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Filippo Sona
Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region
Olivier Granet
Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR
Marcello Baricordi
Country Manager UAE, Visa
Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet
Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Margreet Papamichael
Director, AECOM Economics
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Maria Zarraluqui
Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International
Joe Sita
President, IFA Hotel Investments
Khalaf Al Habtoor
Chairman, Al Habtoor Group
Cherif Hosny
Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Stefan Breg
Chief Worrier, TRIBE
Bill Heinecke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL
Rudi Jagersbacher
President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Salman A. Haider
Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Richard Thompson
Editor, MEED
Adel Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.
Sarmad Zok
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman
Susan Harmsworth MBE
Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International
Selim El Zein
Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Colliers International MENA Region
Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Amine Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA
Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Market Intelligence
Welcome to the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2013, we aim to provide you, through our publications, reports and features, with up-to-date industry information on the hotel industry and opportunities across the region.
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News & Articles - 2013
Al Ghurair Centre to complete DH2 billion expansion this summer
Saudi to spend $71.6bn on projects in 2013
Upcoming projects in Saudi Arabia are expected to hit SAR269.7bn (US$71.6bn) in 2012, as the kingdom aims to improve infrastructure and services
Saudi, UAE markets boost IHG performance
IHG plans major revamp of Festival City F&B op
Saudi hospitality sector seen to reach $18.1 billion by 2016
Jumeirah set to re-launch kuwait Hotel
Hilton makes debut in Sharjah after Conversion
Oman Hiltop resort set to open in December
Oman forecast to see 63% hotel sector growth
Dubai's Hospitality Sector: Boom or Bust in 2013?
Abu Dhabi notches up record hotel guest numbers
Abu Dhabi has achieved record hotel guest numbers in the first nine months of this year according to figures released by TCA Abu Dhabi...
Bahrain to restart $80m of seafront projects - Report
Muharraq Municipal Council has given the green light for a BHD25m marina development...
Taj Mahal replica developer in talks with hotel operators
Developer, Link Global, is in talks with four international hotel operators to manage the 300-room hotel...
Egypt's hotels see resurgence
Occupancy rates in Cairo grew to 55.4%, while RevPAR and TRevPAR stood at US$63.63 and...
Dubai among top hotel investment cities
Dubai has been ranked among the top 25 global hotel investment destinations for 2012...
UAE Tourism Industry upbeat
Tourism industry growth in uae
UAE's economy continues to grow robustly
Report by Institute of International Finance
Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Majid Al Futtaim Properties sign deal to open Sheraton Hotel at Mall of Emirates in Dubai
Industry reports
Top Trends for UAE 2013
By Jones Lang LaSalle
HVS - GCC 2012 - A region in review
By HVS
Dubai Real Estate Market Overview Q4 2012
By Jones Lang LaSalle
Abu Dhabi Real Estate Overview Q4 2012
By Jones Lang LaSalle
GCC Hospitality Industry Report - 2012
Alpen Capital Investment Banking
Saudi Arabia 2011 Accomodation Statistics report
by the Centre for Tourism and Research (MAS) Centre of Interest from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Tripoli, Libya, a Three part tale, before during and after
by HVS Global Hospitality Services
Sri Lanka Tourism, A step forward in the growth story
by HVS Global Hospitality Services
Dubai Real Estate Market Overview Q2 2012
by Jones Lang LaSalle
Jeddah Real Estate Overview Q1 2012
by Jones Lang LaSalle
Riyadh Real Estate Overview Q1 2012
by Jones Lang LaSalle
AHIC 2012 Post Show Report
An overview of the 2012 event, includes delegate profile and a summary of the event.
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
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