2013 Speakers
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
HE Helal Al Marri
Director General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Jennifer Fox
President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Russel Sharpe
Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Yousef Wahbah
Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young
Susan Harmsworth MBE
Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International
Samer Abu Ayash
Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.
Anita Mendiratta
Managing Director, CACHET Consulting
Olivier Granet
Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR
Adel Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
Margreet Papamichael
Director, AECOM Economics
Christophe Landais
Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR
Taras Ettl
Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa, IHG
Dr Badr Al Badr
Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Mohamed Najia
Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Pascal Gauvin
Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG
Margaret McMahon
Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors
Lo’ai B. Bateineh
Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
David Thomson
Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels
Jean-Jacques Dessors
COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR
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
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Cherif Hosny
Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group
Dinesh Chadha
Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality
Khalaf Al Habtoor
Chairman, Al Habtoor Group
Brian Rafferty
Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group
Ahmer Naushad
Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Julide Ozbilge Nuss
Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail
General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments
Kevin Underwood
Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning
Sarmad Zok
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Joe Sita
President, IFA Hotel Investments
Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri
Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Guido de Wilde
Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Richard Thompson
Editor, MEED
Amine Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA
Ahmed Al Fahim
Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC
Rudi Jagersbacher
President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Ivor McBurney
Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG
Gabriel Matar
Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle
Roeland Vos
President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Gary Chapman
President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group
Raja Nasri
Chairman, Turnkey Ventures
Ajay Malik
Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Maria Zarraluqui
Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International
Marcello Baricordi
Country Manager UAE, Visa
Bill Heinecke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL
Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet
Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman
Arthur de Haast
Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Bani Haddad
Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Neil George
Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Amr Abdel Ghaffar
Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO
Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
Darroch Crawford
Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International
Alain Debare
General Manager, Action Hotels
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Nigel Teasdale
Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed
Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "
Rachel Ziemba
Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics
Salman A. Haider
Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation
Yann Caillere
Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Stefan Breg
Chief Worrier, TRIBE
Nilay Ozral
Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC
Hala Matar Choufany
Managing Director, HVS Dubai
Hamad Eghdani
Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation , Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group)
NetworkingLive Business Card Exchange
| NetworkingLive Card Exchange gives delegates a head start, introducing them to fellow delegates at the beginning of their AHIC experience ahead of the Jumeriah opening reception. NetworkingLive gave delegates the chance to meet around 50 people, proving to be the fastest, most beneficial and enjoyable 60 minutes of networking. |
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"A good kick off for AHIC"
Marko Hytonen, Area Vice President, The Rezidor Hotel Group
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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