2013 Speakers
H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman
Margaret McMahon
Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors
Lo’ai B. Bateineh
Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank
Nilay Ozral
Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC
Taras Ettl
Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa, IHG
Hamad Eghdani
Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation , Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group)
Anita Mendiratta
Managing Director, CACHET Consulting
Dr Badr Al Badr
Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO
Russel Sharpe
Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
Stefan Breg
Chief Worrier, TRIBE
Nigel Teasdale
Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Raja Nasri
Chairman, Turnkey Ventures
David Thomson
Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels
Susan Harmsworth MBE
Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International
Gabriel Matar
Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle
Ahmer Naushad
Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail
General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
HE Helal Al Marri
Director General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Hala Matar Choufany
Managing Director, HVS Dubai
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Pascal Gauvin
Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG
Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed
Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "
Bani Haddad
Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Filippo Sona
Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Gary Chapman
President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group
Marcello Baricordi
Country Manager UAE, Visa
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Brian Rafferty
Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Ajay Malik
Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Selim El Zein
Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Colliers International MENA Region
Maria Zarraluqui
Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation
Julide Ozbilge Nuss
Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Olivier Granet
Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR
Guido de Wilde
Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Arthur de Haast
Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet
Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Adel Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri
Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Alain Debare
General Manager, Action Hotels
Rudi Jagersbacher
President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Sarmad Zok
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Jennifer Fox
President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Samer Abu Ayash
Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports
Ahmed Al Fahim
Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Kevin Underwood
Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning
Neil George
Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Amr Abdel Ghaffar
Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO
Darroch Crawford
Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International
Dinesh Chadha
Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality
Mohamed Najia
Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Christophe Landais
Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.
Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments
Margreet Papamichael
Director, AECOM Economics
Joe Sita
President, IFA Hotel Investments
Rachel Ziemba
Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics
Yousef Wahbah
Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young
Salman A. Haider
Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Bill Heinecke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL
Amine Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA
Richard Thompson
Editor, MEED
Yann Caillere
Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Roeland Vos
President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Cherif Hosny
Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Jean-Jacques Dessors
COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR
Khalaf Al Habtoor
Chairman, Al Habtoor Group
Ivor McBurney
Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Speakers
Over 120 speakers took part at AHIC 2013, details of the 2014 speakers will be updated soon.
If you are interested in speaking or taking part at AHIC 2014, please contact Jennifer.Pettinger@benchevents.com
| Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Al-Amir | Managing Director | Riyada international Hotels & Resorts |
| H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi | Vice Chairman | National Bank of Oman |
| Dr Badr Al Badr | Chief Executive Officer | SHARACO |
| Dr Masooma Al-Balushi Phd | Head of the Department of Tourism | College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University |
| Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet | Deputy Secretary General - Investments | Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities |
| Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri | Quality & Performance Manager | Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority |
| Ahmed Al Fahim | Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing | TDIC |
| Khalaf Al Habtoor | Chairman | Al Habtoor Group |
| HE Helal Al Marri | Director General | Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing |
| Adel Ali | Chief Executive Officer | Air Arabia |
| Dr Abdullah S. Alweshail | General Director National Project for Tourism HR Development | Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities |
| Khalid Anib | Managing Director of Hotels Division | Al Hokair Group |
| Samer Abu Ayash | Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate | Kingdom Hotel investments |
| Nehme Ayoub | Manager, Transaction Real Estate | Ernst & Young |
| Samir Baidas | Senior Vice President International Lodging Development | Marriott Hotels International |
| Marcello Baricordi | Country Manager UAE | Visa |
| Lo’ai B. Bateineh | Head of Investment Mangement Group | Oman Arab Bank |
| Geoffrey Breeze | Executive Director | World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) |
| Stefan Breg | Chief Worrier | TRIBE |
| Yann Caillere | Chief Executive Officer | Accor |
| Dinesh Chadha | Head of Business Development | Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality |
| Gary Chapman | President Group Services & DNATA | Emirates Group |
| Catalin Cighi | Managing Partner | Cain Hospitality Innovation |
| Darroch Crawford | Managing Director | Premier Inn Hotels International |
| Hala Matar Choufany | Managing Director | HVS Dubai |
| Eric Danziger | President & CEO | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Alain Debare | General Manager | Action Hotels |
| Jean-Jacques Dessors | COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands | ACCOR |
| Arthur de Haast | Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Guido de Wilde | Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide |
| Hamad Eghdani | Director of Government Relations & Emiratisation | Emaar Hospitality Group & Emaar Hotels + Resorts (Armani Hotels Group) |
| Taras Ettl | Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa | IHG |
| Andrew Forte | VP Architecture & Construction Middle East & Africa | Hilton Worldwide |
| Jennifer Fox | President | Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
| Duncan Fraser-Smith | Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa | IHG |
| Pascal Gauvin | Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) | IHG |
| Neil George | Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
| Amr Abdel Ghaffar | Regional Director - Middle East | UNWTO |
| Olivier Granet | Director of Development Middle East | ACCOR |
| Paul Griffiths | Chief Executive Officer | Dubai Airports |
| Bani Haddad | Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Salman A. Haider | Executive Managing Director, Hotels | Majid Al Futtaim Properties |
| Christoph Härle | CEO Continental Europe | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group |
| Susan Harmsworth MBE | Chief Executive Officer | ESPA International |
| Shahram Hashemi | Senior Investment Manager | Oman Brunei Investment Company |
| Bani Haddad | Regional Vice President | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Bill Heinecke | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Anantara / Minor International PCL |
| Cherif Hosny | Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia | Jumeirah Group |
| Rudi Jagersbacher | President, Middle East and Africa | Hilton Worldwide |
| Marianne Ndegwa Jordan | Managing Director | Kenya Tourist Development Corporation - KTDC |
| Carlos Khneisser | Vice President Development - Middle East | Hilton Worldwide |
| Alex Kyriakidis | President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa | Marriott International, Inc. |
| Christopher R.J. Knable | Chief Operating Officer | Katara Hospitality |
| Christophe Landais | Managing Director Middle East | ACCOR |
| Gerald Lawless | President and Group Chief Executive Officer | Jumeirah Group |
| Gary Lopez | Vice President Development | Jumeirah Group |
| Gabriel Matar | Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Ajay Malik | Senior Investment Officer | International Financial Corporation (IFC) |
| Ivor McBurney | Vice President Finance – Development Projects | Kingdom Hotel Investments |
| Margaret McMahon | Managing Director | Wimberly Interiors |
| Anita Mendiratta | Managing Director | CACHET Consulting |
| Jason Myers | Jumeirah Group | Jumeirah Restaurant Group and General Manager Operations |
| Mahmud Jan Mohamed | Chief Executive Officer | Serena Hotels |
| Paul Macpherson | President & Managing Director | Premier Inn International |
| Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed | Chairman and Managing Director | The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H " |
| Amine Moukarzel | President | Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA |
| Raja Nasri | Chairman | Turnkey Ventures |
| Mohamed Najia | Secretary General | Kuwait Hotel Owners Association |
| Julide Ozbilge Nuss | Food and Beverage Asset Manager | Abu Dhabi National Hotels |
| Ahmer Naushad | Director - Asset Management and Business Planning | Majid Al Futtaim Properties |
| Wolfgang M. Neumann | President & CEO | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Hadi Nezir | Chairman | UB Holding |
| Louise Oakley | Editor | Hotelier Middle East |
| Edmund O'Sullivan | Chairman | MEED Events |
| Nilay Ozral | Director of Real Estate Operations | ALDAR Properties PJSC |
| Margreet Papamichael | Director | AECOM Economics |
| Paul Pisani | Senior Vice President, Hotel Development | Corinthia Hotels |
| Brian Rafferty | Vice President - Engineering | Jumeirah Group |
| Elizabeth Randall Winkle | Managing Director | STR Global |
| Mohammad Raza | Business Development Leader, Transaction Advisory Services, Middle East & North Africa | Ernst & Young |
| Andrew Sangster | Editorial Director | Hotel Analyst |
| Russel Sharpe | Chief Operating Officer | Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group |
| Joe Sita | President | IFA Hotel Investments |
| Filippo Sona | Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) | Colliers International MENA Region |
| Khalid Salim | Head of Public Relations | Kenya Tourist Development Corporation |
| Nigel Teasdale | Senior Asset Manager | Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) |
| David Thomson | Chief Operating Officer | JA Resorts and Hotels |
| Richard Thompson | Editor | MEED |
| Kevin Underwood | Vice President & Principal | AECOM Design + Planning |
| David Vely | Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa | Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International |
| Gabriel Von Bonsdorff | Assistant Vice President - Investments | IFA Hotels Investments |
| Roeland Vos | President, Europe, Africa & Middle East | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
| Yousef Wahbah | Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA | Ernst & Young |
| Jonathan Worsley | Chairman, Bench Events | Board Director, STR Global |
| Mohamed Hisham Abbas Zaazou | Minister of Tourism | Ministry of Tourism Egypt |
| Maria Zarraluqui | Vice President Development | Melia Hotels International |
| Selim El Zein | Head of Hospitality Asset Management | Colliers International MENA Region |
| Rachel Ziemba | Head of Emerging Markets | Roubini Global Economics |
| Sarmad Zok | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Kingdom Hotel Investments |
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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