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2013 Speakers
Christophe Landais
Managing Director Middle East, ACCOR
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Khalaf Al Habtoor
Chairman, Al Habtoor Group
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director of Food and Beverage Concepts Asia Middle east and Africa, IHG
Jennifer Fox
President, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Kevin Underwood
Vice President & Principal, AECOM Design + Planning
Ahmer Naushad
Director - Asset Management and Business Planning, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Cherif Hosny
Senior Vice President Development – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Jumeirah Group
Salman A. Haider
Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Ahmed Al Fahim
Executive Director – Marketing, Communications, Sales and Leasing, TDIC
Mohmamed K. Al Dhaheri
Quality & Performance Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Samer Abu Ayash
Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate, Kingdom Hotel investments
Rudi Jagersbacher
President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Essameldeen Abdelhady Mohamed
Chairman and Managing Director, The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels " E G O T H "
Ajay Malik
Senior Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Gabriel Matar
Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle
Susan Harmsworth MBE
Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International
David Thomson
Chief Operating Officer, JA Resorts and Hotels
Darroch Crawford
Managing Director, Premier Inn Hotels International
Lo’ai B. Bateineh
Head of Investment Mangement Group, Oman Arab Bank
Richard Thompson
Editor, MEED
Sarmad Zok
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Assistant Vice President - Investments, IFA Hotels Investments
Margaret McMahon
Managing Director, Wimberly Interiors
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Gary Chapman
President Group Services & DNATA, Emirates Group
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Yann Caillere
Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Selim El Zein
Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Colliers International MENA Region
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
Amine Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts MENA
Rachel Ziemba
Head of Emerging Markets, Roubini Global Economics
Raja Nasri
Chairman, Turnkey Ventures
Nilay Ozral
Director of Real Estate Operations, ALDAR Properties PJSC
Ivor McBurney
Vice President Finance – Development Projects, Kingdom Hotel Investments
Guido de Wilde
Senior Vice President, Regional Director Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Olivier Granet
Director of Development Middle East, ACCOR
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.
Marcello Baricordi
Country Manager UAE, Visa
Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
Dr Badr Al Badr
Chief Executive Officer, SHARACO
Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Hospitality Innovation
Nigel Teasdale
Senior Asset Manager, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Anita Mendiratta
Managing Director, CACHET Consulting
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)
Margreet Papamichael
Director, AECOM Economics
H.E. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Vice Chairman, National Bank of Oman
Bill Heinecke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Anantara / Minor International PCL
Dinesh Chadha
Head of Business Development, Citymax Hotels, Landmark Hospitality
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Joe Sita
President, IFA Hotel Investments
Julide Ozbilge Nuss
Food and Beverage Asset Manager, Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Neil George
Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Yousef Wahbah
Partner - Head of Transaction Advisory Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure - MENA , Ernst & Young
Dr Salah Al-Bukayyet
Deputy Secretary General - Investments, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
Bani Haddad
Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Jean-Jacques Dessors
COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR
Arthur de Haast
Chairman, Hotels and Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Hala Matar Choufany
Managing Director, HVS Dubai
Brian Rafferty
Vice President - Engineering, Jumeirah Group
Pascal Gauvin
Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG
Roeland Vos
President, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Maria Zarraluqui
Vice President Development, Melia Hotels International
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Stefan Breg
Chief Worrier, TRIBE
Filippo Sona
Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region
Adel Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
Alain Debare
General Manager, Action Hotels
Mohamed Najia
Secretary General, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Amr Abdel Ghaffar
Regional Director - Middle East, UNWTO
Russel Sharpe
Chief Operating Officer, Citymax Hotels - Landmark Group
Advisory Board 2013
2013 Advisory Board Members
| Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Al-Amir | Managing Director | Riyada international Hotels & Resorts |
| Wael Al Lawati | Chief Executive Officer | Omran |
| Badr Al Bader | Chief Executive Officer | SHARACO |
| Lo Bataineh | DGM, Investment & Development, Head of Investment Management Group | Oman Arab Bank SAOC |
| Paul Bell | Managing Director | Pro-invest Group |
| Nawfal Bendefa | Managing Director | Actif Invest |
| Anil Bhardwaj | Director | A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises |
| Hala Matar Choufany | Managing Director | HVS Dubai |
| Alain Debare | General Manager | Action Hotels |
| Moutaz Duwaji | Al Futtaim | |
| Ihab El Kerdani | Director of Hotel Operations & Development | Abjar Hotels |
| Taras Ettl | Vice President Development - Middle East & Africa | IHG |
| Neil George | Vice President, Acquisitions & Development EAME | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
| Olivier Granet | Director of Development Middle East | ACCOR |
| Bani Haddad | Regional Vice President – Middle East & Africa | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Salman A. Haider | Executive Managing Director, Hotels | Majid Al Futtaim Properties |
| Fergal Harris | Head of Real Estate Middle East | Standard Chartered |
| Ron Hilvert | Managing Director | The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management |
| Ömer Isvan | President | Servotel |
| Fredrik Jonsson | Senior Development Manager | Qatari Diar |
| Carlos Khneisser | Vice President Development - Middle East | Hilton Worldwide |
| Tim Klitscher | Head of Asset Management | Seven Tides |
| Anthony Liddiard | Chief Executive Officer | RMAL Hospitality |
| Gary Lopez | Vice President Development | Jumeirah Group |
| Tarek Lotfy | Regional Director of Revenue Management | Golden Tulip MENA |
| Victor Louis | Chief Operating Officer | Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Investment and Development Authority |
| Ben Martin | Principal, Head of Economics | AECOM |
| Gabriel Matar | Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Middle East & Africa | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Ivor McBurney | Vice President Finance – Development Projects | Kingdom Hotel Investments |
| Fadi M. Mazkour | Regional Director - Founder | MENA Hotels & Resorts |
| Mohamed Najia | Secretary General | Kuwait Hotel Owners Association |
| Raja Nasri | Chairman | Turnkey Ventures |
| Siegfried Nierhaus | Managing Director | Atlas Group Middle East |
| Nilay Orzral | Director - Real Estate Operations | Aldar Properties PJSC |
| Peter Penev | Director, Acquisitions & Development | Hyatt Hotels Corporation |
| Paul Pisani | Senior Vice President, Hotel Development | Corinthia Hotels |
| Richard Riley | Chief Executive Officer | Abu Dhabi National Hotels |
| Hannes Scheid | Managing Director & International Liaison | Horwath HTL |
| Joe Sita | President | IFA Hotel Investments |
| Shafi Syed | Regional Director | RCI & The Registry Collection Middle East |
| Sanjay Tanna | Senior Director - Commercial and Investments | Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) |
| Philip Wooller | Area Director - Middle East & Africa | STR Global |
| Jonathan Worsley | Chairman, Bench Events | Board Director, STR Global |
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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