AHIF 
RHIC 
CATHIC 
IHIF Organisers
Conference Patron
HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman, Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group
Platinum Sponsors 2012
Emerald Sponsors 2012
Gold Sponsors 2012
Speakers
| Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Badr Al Bader | Chief Executive Officer | SHARACO |
| Abdul Aziz Al Emadi | Chief Executive Officer | Msheireb Hospitality |
| H.E. Mr. Nayef Hmeidi Al Fayez | Minister of Tourism & Antiquities | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Wael Al Lawati | Chief Executive Officer | Omran |
| Bashar Al Natoor | Director, Corporates | Fitch Ratings |
| Mohammed Arkobi | VP and Managing Director, Saudi Arabia | Fairmont Raffles Hotels International |
| Sameer Ayouby | Hotel Projects Consultant & Owners Representative | Saudi BinLaden Group |
| Samir Baidas | Senior Vice-President – International Lodging Development | Marriott International Inc |
| Lo’ai B. Bataineh | DGM, Investment & Development, Head of Investment Management Group | Oman Arab Bank SAOC |
| Chiheb Ben-Mahmoud | Executive Vice President- Head of Hotel Advisory, Middle East & Africa | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Anil Bhardwaj | Director | A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises |
| Hala Matar Choufany | Managing Director | HVS Dubai |
| Stewart Coggans | Executive Vice President Middle East & Africa | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Darroch Crawford | Managing Director | Premier Inn Hotels ME&A |
| Andrew Day | Vice President Design & Engineering | IHG |
| Iyad Duwaji | Chief Executive Officer | West Asia Capital |
| Oliver Ebner | Senior Manager at Project and Structured Finance | National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) |
| Taras Ettl | Vice President Development Middle East & Africa | IHG |
| Neil George | Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide |
| Olivier Granet | Director of Development | Accor Middle East |
| Bani Haddad | Vice President Development – Middle East & Africa | Wyndham Hotel Group Middle East |
| Salman A. Haider | Executive Managing Director, Hotels | Majid Al Futtaim Properties |
| Bassel S. Hamwi | Chief Executive Officer | Bank Audi Syria |
| Fergal Harris | Head of Real Estate Middle East | Standard Chartered |
| Rory Hopkins | Senior Associate | WATG |
| Nigel Huddleston | Industry Head - Travel | Google UK Ltd. |
| Rudi Jagersbacher | President, Middle East and Africa | Hilton Worldwide |
| Terry Kane | Director - Digital Strategy | Jumeirah Group |
| Stephen Kelly | Partner | Clyde & Co. |
| Tim Klitscher | Head of Asset Management – Hospitality | Seven Tides |
| Alex Kyriakidis | President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa | Marriott International, Inc. |
| Christophe Landais | Managing Director Middle East & Egypt | Accor |
| Stephen Lari | Principal | The Claremont Group |
| Enrique Carrillo Lavat | Chief Executive Officer | FONATUR |
| Gerald Lawless | Executive Chairman | Jumeirah Group |
| Robert Lee | Chief Executive Officer | Bahrain Bay Development |
| Gary Lopez | Vice President – Planning & Development | Jumeirah Group |
| Victor Louis | Chief Operating Officer | Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Investment and Development Authority |
| Panos Loupasis | Senior Development Director – Middle East & Africa | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Ben Martin | Principal, Head of Economics | AECOM |
| Fadi M. Mazkour | Regional Director - Founder | MENA Hotels & Resorts |
| Paul McMillan | SVP Design, Construction & Engineering | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide |
| Arnold Meyer | Toursim Minister | Argentina |
| Amine Moukarzel | President | Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA |
| Rami Moukarzel | Director Development, EMEA | Fairmont Raffles Hotels International |
| Amro Nahas | Executive Director - Head of Real Estate | SHUAA Capital Saudi Arabia |
| Raja Nasri | Chairman | Turnkey |
| Ahmer Naushad | Director - Asset Management and Business Planning | Majid Al Futtaim Properties |
| Peter Norman | Senior Vice President Development & Acquisitions EAME | Hyatt International LLC |
| Yasser Noman | CEO | Kuoni Destination Management Services |
| Nilay Ozral | Director of Real Estate Operations | ALDAR Properties PJSC |
| Edmund O’Sullivan | Chairman | MEED Events |
| Nenad Pacek | Co-Founder, CEEMEA Business Group | President, Global Success Advisors |
| Paul Pisani | Senior Vice President, Hotel Development | Corinthia Hotels |
| Elizabeth Randall | Managing Director | STR Global |
| Kurt Ritter | President & CEO The Rezidor Hotel Group | Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Victor Rodrigues | Vice President - Architecture & Construction, MEA | Hilton Worldwide |
| Moustafa Said | Senior Associate | Clyde & Co |
| Andrew Sangster | Editor | Hotel Analyst |
| Samih Sawiris | Chairman | Orascom Hotels & Development |
| Hannes Schied | Managing Director & International Liaison | Horwath HTL |
| Mike Scully | Managing Director – Hospitality | Seven Tides |
| Ghaith Shocair | Chief Financial Officer | Majid Al Futtaim Properties |
| Tarik Senhaji | Chief Executive Officer | Moroccan Fund for Tourism Development (FMDT) |
| Artour Severinov | Director - Ecommerce Middle East & Africa | Hilton Worldwide |
| Joe Sita | President | IFA Hotel Investments |
| Patrick Smith | Senior Asset Management, Vice President | IFA Hotel Investments |
| Jan Smits | Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East & Africa | IHG |
| Shafi Syed | Regional Director | RCI & The Registry Collection Middle East |
| Fettah Tamince | Chairman | Rixos Hotels |
| Sanjay Tanna | Director - Business Development & Investments | Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company |
| Nigel Teasdale | Senior Asset Manager | Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) |
| Richard Thompson | Editor | MEED |
| Sonja Timani | Owner and Chairman | World of Travel |
| Kevin Underwood | Vice President/Principal | AECOM Design + Planning |
| Nick van Marken | Global Head – Advisory, Travel, Hospitality & Leisure Industry Group | Deloitte LLP |
| Santoshkhumar A. Vasudevan | Principal Investment Officer | International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
| Woody Wade | Publisher | The Hotel Yearbook |
| Kevin Wallace | President and CEO | Jebel Ali International Hotels |
| Alexis Waller | Partner - Real Estate Group | Clyde & Co. |
| Jonathan Worsley | Chairman - Bench Events | Board Member - STR Global |
| Mark Wynne-Smith | Global Chief Executive Officer | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Elie Younes | Vice President Business Development Middle East & Africa | The Rezidor Hotel Group |