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2013 Speakers

Lo’ai B. Bateineh

Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank

Guido de Wilde

Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Brian Rafferty

Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Neil George

Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Christophe Landais

Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR

Arthur de Haast

Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle

Dinesh Chadha

Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality

Paul Pisani

Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels

Margaret McMahon

Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors

Ajay Malik

Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)

Selim El Zein

Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Colliers International MENA Region

Pascal Gauvin

Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG

Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri

Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority

Roeland Vos

President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Maria Zarraluqui

Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International

David Vely

Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International

Stefan Breg

Chief Worrier, TRIBE

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Anita Mendiratta

Managing Director, CACHET Consulting

Margreet Papamichael

Director, AECOM Economics

Gerald Lawless

President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group

H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi

Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman

Bani Haddad

Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group

Paul Griffiths

Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports

Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet

Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities

Mohamed Najia

Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association

Rachel Ziemba

Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics

Yann Caillere

Chief Executive Officer, Accor

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Ahmed Al Fahim

Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC

HE Helal Al Marri

Director General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

Ivor McBurney

Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments

Gabriel Von Bonsdorff

Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments

Hala Matar Choufany

Managing Director, HVS Dubai

Kevin Underwood

Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning

Amr Abdel Ghaffar

Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Olivier Granet

Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR

Samer Abu Ayash

Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments

Adel Ali

Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia

Russel Sharpe

Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group

Catalin Cighi

Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation

Marcello Baricordi

Country Manager UAE, Visa

Alex Kyriakidis

President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.

Nilay Ozral

Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC

Rudi Jagersbacher

President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide

Raja Nasri

Chairman, Turnkey Ventures

Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail

General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Jean-Jacques Dessors

COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Hamad Eghdani

Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation , Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group)

Alain Debare

General Manager, Action Hotels

Ahmer Naushad

Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties

Sarmad Zok

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments

Joe Sita

President, IFA Hotel Investments

Salman A. Haider

Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties

Darroch Crawford

Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International

Cherif Hosny

Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group

Yousef Wahbah

Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young

Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed

Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "

Gary Chapman

President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group

Dr Badr Al Badr

Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO

Susan Harmsworth MBE

Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International

Filippo Sona

Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Julide Ozbilge Nuss

Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Khalaf Al Habtoor

Chairman, Al Habtoor Group

Nigel Teasdale

Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)

Duncan Fraser-Smith

Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG

Amine Moukarzel

President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA

David Thomson

Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels

Taras Ettl

Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa, IHG

Bill Heinecke

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL

Gabriel Matar

Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle

Jennifer Fox

President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Richard Thompson

Editor, MEED

2013 Attendees

  A A Al Moosa Enterprises Llc
Aabar Investments
Abdullah Ibrahim Al Subeaei Hospitality Company (L.C.C)
Abdulmohsen Al Hokair For Tourism And Development
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia)
Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Accor
Ace Hotel Brokers Llc
Acico Real Estate
Action Hotels
Action Hotels Company
Action Real Estate Co.
Adnec
Aecom
Ahl Amalgamated Holdings (Rydges Hotels & Resorts And Qt Hotels & Resorts)
Air Arabia
Akar Properties & Sultan Investments
Akwa Group
Al Dau Hotel Development/Sami Saad Holding
Al Habtoor Group
Al Harthy Group-Oman
Al Hokair Group - Hotels Division
Al Khozama Management Company
Al Madar Development
Al Majdouie Group
Al Majed Group
Al Marfa Pearly Hotels Management Llc
Al Mur Group
Al Qudra Holding
Al Tamimi & Company
Alandalus Property
Aldar Properties Pjsc
Alfahd Company
Alghunaimhospitality
Almassa Hotels Co. Ltd. (Ramada Hotels Sa)
Ame Info
Anantara / Minor International Pcl
Aprio Hotel Advisory Services
Aqua Sun In The Maldives
Arab Council For Hotels And Resorts
Arab Investor
Arab Republic Of Egypt
Areen Hospitality Design
Argentina Embassy In Uae
Argentina Ministry Of Tourism
Arup
Ashurst Llp
Association Ibn Sina Pour Traitement Des Malades Et Sinistrés.
Atlas Hospitality
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Bahrain Bay Development B.S.C.(C)
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C. (C)
Bahrain Real Estate Investment (Edamah) B.S.C. (C)
Barr + Wray Fze
Bdo
Beaufort Global Partners Llc
Belgravia
Bensizwe
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Bilkey Llinas Design Ltd
Bin Ladin Group
Board Member Ih&Ra
Business Trading Company
Cachet Consulting
Cain
Calibra Hospitality Consultancy And Business Plc
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carrier Middle East
Cdg Capital Real Estate
Cegelec
Centara International Management Co., Ltd
Chamber Of Tourism Of Argentina
Citadel
City Stars
Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Clasis Law
Clasis Llc (In Association With Clyde & Co)
Club
Clyde & Co Llp
College Of Arts And Social Sciences
Colliers International
Compagnie Tunisienne De Développement Touristique
Constellation Hospitality Llc
Cooperation Investment House
Coral Acres Ltd
Corinthia Hotels
Cristal Hotels & Resorts
Dahab - Hospitality
Dallah Albaraka Holding Co.
Damac Hotels
Dammam Hotels Company
Deloitte
Denovo Corporate Advisors
Dentons
Design Worldwide Partnership (Dwp)
Destination Resorts Co., Ltd
Dhyafat Albalad Alameen
Digivalet
Dla Piper
Dubai Airports
Dubai Department Of Tourism And Commerce Marketing
Dubai Properties Group
Dubai Properties Llc
Dusit International
E.G.O.T.H
Ec Harris
Edsa, Inc.
Egyptian Tourism Development Authority  
Elaf Travel Tourism And Hotels
Emaar Hospitality Group
Emaar Misr For Development S.A.E.
Embassy Of The Republic Of Argentina To The United Arab Emirates
Emirate
Emirates Academy Of Hospitality Management
Emirates Nbd
Emirates Property Investments Co (Epico)
Eq Group
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young - Transaction Real Estate Hospitality & Leisure
Ernst & Young, Middle East Area
Eroğlu Property Development And Investment Inc.
Espa
Espa International
Evolvence Capital
Extrabold Hotel Management
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Faran Llc
Fas Hotels
First Qatar
Former Ceo Of Tdic
Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotels And Resorts
Frhi
Gassim Project Management
Global Hotel Alliance
Global Hotels Management
Golden Tulip Mena
Goldman Sachs International
Goodwin Procter Llp
Gostelow Report
Granada Investment Center (Gosi)
Groupon Middle East
Hada Homes
Harrods Hotels
Hartt Hotel Companies
Hba - Hirsch Bedner Associates
Hci
Hilton Grand Vacations
Hilton Worldwide
Hlg
Hogan Lovells Us Llp
Horwath Htl
Hotel Partners Africa
Hotelier Middle East
Huawei Tech
Hvs Dubai
Hyatt International Llc
I2I Events
Ict - International Capital Trading
Idolise Interiors
Iede Business School
Ifa Hotel Investments
Ifc
Iimagine Inc
Ilm
Ingram Holdings
Intercontinental Hotels Group
International Hotel Intelligence Limited
Invest Victoria Melbourne
Iorec
Iron House Empreendimentos Ltda
ITP
Izc Smartfoot And Investment
Ja Resorts & Hotels
Jll Hotels & Hospitality Brazil
Joban Group
Jones Lang Lasalle
Jordan Tourist Board
Jumeirah Group
Katara Hospitality
Kenya Tourist Development Corporation
Kingdom
Kingdom Hotel Investments
Kit Capital
Knowledge Economic City
Kuwait Resorts Company
Lakhraim Business Group
Lamu Tourism Golf & Leisure Resort City
Landmark Group
Landmark Gulf Group
Landmark Hotels & Suites
Lannhill
Laureate Hospitality Education
Ldc Leisure Development Consultants
Li Design Jlt
Longwing Asset Management
Madison Mayfair
Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Manafea Holding Company
Marriott International
Masc Holding
Mashreq Bank
Melia Hotels International
Meraas Holding
Mgm Hospitality
Millenium Hotels And Resorts
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels - Middle East & Africa
Ministry Of Tourism Ats And Culture
Minor International Pcl
Mondo Hotel Management Llc
Moroccan Agency For Tourism Development -Smit-
Moroccan Ministry Of Tourism
Mourouj Hotels & Resorts
Movenpick Hotels & Resorts
Munshaat For Projects And Contracting Co.
Munshaat Real Estate Projects Co.
Muriya Tourism Development Company
Musstir
Mvp International
National Bank Of Abu Dhabi
National Hotels Company
New Symbol Hotel Investments
Olayan Financing Company
Oman Brunei Investment Company
Omran
Onyx Hospitality Group
Osborne Clarke
P&G
Parkside Hotels & Resorts
Patina Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd
Perkins Eastman International
Petrosport Co
Pkf The Consulting House
Pod Architecture
Prediam Partners
Preferred Hotel Group
Premier Inn Hotels- Me&A
Private
Proxi
Qatar National Import Export
Que Consulting Group
Raffles Hotels And Resorts
Rani Investment
Regiments Capital
Richmond International
Riyada International Hotels And Resorts
Rl Asher & Company
Rose View Hotel
Rosewood Hotels And Resorts
Roubini Global Economics
Roya
Roya International
Rtkl
Safarica Cc. South Africa Travel
Samama Real Estate Development
Sami Saad Holding
Samsung C&T
Samuel Creations S.A.
Saraya Bandar Jissah
Saudi Commission For Tourism & Antiquities
Saudi Hotels & Resorts Co, (Sharaco)
Scottish Development International
Sedco Holding
Servotel
Servus International
Seven Tides
Shapoorji Pallonji International
Sharaco
Sharjah Invesment & Development Authority
Shaza Hotels
Sim Leisure Escape Sdn Bhd
Sisban
Slujan Events Ltd
Sobha Developers
Soho Myriad
Solitaire Partners Llc
Srss
Standard Chartered
Start Aviation
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Starwood Hotels Algeria
Starwood Hotels And Resorts
State General Reserve Fund Of Oman
Staywell Hospitality Group
Steigenberger Hotels Ag
Steiner Leisure Ltd
Str Global
Strategic Solutions
Sultan Investment
Sundus Investments Projects Llc
Sweett Group
Swiss-Belhotel International
Taameer Investment Company
Taameer Real Estate Company
Tdic
Teleadapt Ltd
The Ascott Limited
The Moroccan Agency For Tourism Development - Smit
The National Commercial Bank
The Private Hotel School, The Tourism Collaboration Network
The Rezidor Hotel Group
The Supreme Commission For Tourism
The United Company For Development & Tourism (Balma) S.A.L
The Zubair Corporation
Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services
Tourism Development & Investment Company (Tdic)
Travelclick
Tri Hospitality Consulting
Tribe Restaurant Creators
Trowers + Hamlins
Turnkey Ventures Sal
Ub Holding As
Vegas De Santiago
Viceroy Hotel Group
Visa Middle East Fz-Llc
Wasl
Watg
Western Australian Trade Office
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Wilson Associates
Wimberly Interiors
Woods Bagot
World Tourism Organization (Unwto)
World Travel & Tourism Council
Worldhotels
Wyndham Hotel Group
Yousef Abdul Latif Jameel Group
Zara Investment Holding Co.
Zerotwozero Communications Ltd