2013 Speakers
Roeland Vos
President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Christophe Landais
Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR
H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Ivor McBurney
Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Selim El Zein
Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Colliers International MENA Region
HE Helal Al Marri
Director General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail
General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.
Bill Heinecke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL
Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Taras Ettl
Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa, IHG
Rachel Ziemba
Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics
Cherif Hosny
Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group
Dinesh Chadha
Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality
Amine Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA
Arthur de Haast
Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments
David Thomson
Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels
Margreet Papamichael
Director, AECOM Economics
Russel Sharpe
Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Amr Abdel Ghaffar
Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO
Filippo Sona
Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports
Richard Thompson
Editor, MEED
Yousef Wahbah
Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young
Nigel Teasdale
Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Gabriel Matar
Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle
Anita Mendiratta
Managing Director, CACHET Consulting
Hamad Eghdani
Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation , Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group)
Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet
Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Marcello Baricordi
Country Manager UAE, Visa
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Julide Ozbilge Nuss
Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Olivier Granet
Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR
Bani Haddad
Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Khalaf Al Habtoor
Chairman, Al Habtoor Group
Jean-Jacques Dessors
COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR
Margaret McMahon
Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors
Susan Harmsworth MBE
Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International
Mohamed Najia
Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Salman A. Haider
Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Pascal Gauvin
Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG
Kevin Underwood
Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Stefan Breg
Chief Worrier, TRIBE
Brian Rafferty
Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group
Adel Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
Sarmad Zok
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Joe Sita
President, IFA Hotel Investments
Neil George
Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Nilay Ozral
Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC
Ajay Malik
Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Jennifer Fox
President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Dr Badr Al Badr
Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO
Samer Abu Ayash
Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments
Alain Debare
General Manager, Action Hotels
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Hala Matar Choufany
Managing Director, HVS Dubai
Guido de Wilde
Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Gary Chapman
President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group
Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation
Ahmer Naushad
Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Yann Caillere
Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Ahmed Al Fahim
Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC
Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri
Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Darroch Crawford
Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Maria Zarraluqui
Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International
Raja Nasri
Chairman, Turnkey Ventures
Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed
Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "
Rudi Jagersbacher
President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Lo’ai B. Bateineh
Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank
Network & Connect
AHIC's Exclusive Networking Opportunities
Networking is the main reason why so many executives attend AHIC. Opportunities to network are provided throughout the conference, from the lunches, coffee breaks, roundtable discussions to the lavish evening receptions.
- Roundtable Discussions: Join our rouund tables focused on Industry issues allowing you to network while learning from colleagues and demonstrating your own expertise to potential partners, Meet and share ideas with fellow attendees ahead of the start of the conference sessions, it is a great icebreaker and an excellent way to obtain industry knowledge.
- Evening Receptions: AHIC host two spectacular evening networking receptions during the conference. In a relaxed and fun environment you will have the opportunity to network on a more informal basis. Many thanks to Jumeirah Group and IFA Hotel Investments for hosting our outstanding 2013 opening and closing receptions.
- Online Networking: Join the online networking service which provides you with the unique opportunity to interact online with fellow delegates, speakers and sponsors before, during and after the event. This is an exlusive opportunity to see who is coming to AHIC 2014 and a chance to plan one-on-one meetings securely. Details on how to use the contact system will be sent to you after registration.
- Lunches: There are two grand lunches at AHIC with every special themes, a great way to enjoy the lavish hospitality hosted by Jumeirah and another opportunity to network with fellow delegates in an informal manner.
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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