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