Organisers
Meet the Speakers...
Register your interest now to speak at AHIC 2010
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2009 Speakers
| Hassan Ahdab | Vice President Regional Director of Operations Africa & Indian Ocean | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc |
| Dr. Ghassan Aidi | President | International Hotels & Restaurant Association |
| Muhammad Al Amir | Managing Director | Riyada International Hotels & Resorts Co., Ramada Worldwide - Saudi Arabia |
| Sami Al Ansari | Chief Executive Officer | Ishraq Gulf Real Estate Holding |
| Rashid Al Mugait | President | Al Mousim Travel |
| HE Mubarak Al Muhairi | Director General | Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority |
| Sameh Al Qubaisi | Head of Institutional & Corporate Coverage | National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) |
| Mohamed Al Sari | Managing Director | GGICO |
| Abdullah Mohamed Saeed Almulla | Chairman | Almulla Hospitality |
| Brett Archibald | SVP Business Development EMEAI | Group RCI |
| Claude Attala | Managing Director, Middle East & Europe | NorthCourse |
| Wahid Attalla | Chief Executive Officer | Spectrum Consultants |
| Dr. Henry Azzam | CEO Middle East & North Africa | Deutsche Bank AG |
| Philip Bacon | Managing Director Madrid | HVS |
| Ali Baheri | Managing Director, Middle East | Molinaro Koger |
| John Bamsey | Chief Operating Officer - Middle East & Africa | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Stephen Banks | Director of Sales & Marketing | Aldar Hotels & Hospitality |
| Jean Claude Baumgarten | President | World Travel & Tourism Council |
| Paul Bell | Managing Director | ALDAR Hotels & Hospitality |
| Said Benhamida | Partner | CFG Group |
| Omar Bennani | CEO | Société Marocaine d'Ingénierie Touristique - SMIT |
| Raymond Bickson | Managing Director & CEO | Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces |
| Sami Bin Abdul Moshen Al Hokair | Vice President | Al Hokair Group |
| Hamad M Bin Mejren | Executive Director Business Tourism | DTCM |
| HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud | Chairman of the Board, Secretary General of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) | Supreme Commission for Tourism - Saudi Arabia |
| Prince Bandar Bin Saud Bin Kahled Al - Saud | Chairman | Al- Khozama Management Co. Ltd. |
| HE Sultan Bin Sulayem | Chairman | Dubai World |
| Bernhard Bohnenberger | Managing Director | Six Senses Resorts and Spas |
| Filip Boyen | Vice President of Operations | Orient-Express, Trains & Cruises |
| Simon Calder | Senior Travel Editor | Independent & TV & radio presenter |
| Puneet Chhatwal | SVP & Chief Development Officer | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Darroch Crawford | Managing Director | Premier Inn Middle East |
| Frank Croston | Partner | Hamilton Hotel Partners |
| Matthew Crummack | Senior Vice President Lodging | Expedia Partner Services |
| Eric Danziger | President & CEO | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Marc Dardenne | Chief Executive Officer | Emaar Hotels & Resorts |
| Arthur De Haast | Global Chief Executive Officer | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Lyndall de Marco | Managing Director | Hotel Sustainability |
| John Defterios | Host of CNN Market Place Middle East | CNN International |
| Paul Dellanzo | Vice President, European Operations | Troon Golf |
| Apo Demirtas | Chief Officer - Sales, Marketing, Revenue & Brand Management | Jumeirah Group |
| Philippe Doizelet | Managing Partner | Horwath HTL France |
| Scott Dunn | Director of Tourism and Hospitality Asia | EDAW |
| Karim El Asmar | Managing Director | Hodema |
| Selim El Zyr | President & CEO | Rotana |
| Richard English | Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing | Baha Mar Resorts |
| Chris Evans | Partner | Hamilton Hotel Partners |
| Gordon Falconer | Department Manager, Strategy & Real Estate | Masdar |
| Ed Fuller | President & Managing Director | Marriott International Lodging |
| Robert Garden | Regional Managing Director | The Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
| Robert Gaymer-Jones | COO Sofitel Worldwide | Soluxury (ACCOR) |
| Peter Gee | Partner - Hotels & Leisure | King Sturge |
| Neil George | Vice President, Acquisitions & Development, Europe, Africa & Middle East | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc |
| Mary Gostelow | Editor and Publisher | Gostelow Report |
| Paul Griffiths | Chief Executive Officer | Dubai Airports |
| Bani Haddad | Director International Development Middle East & North Africa | Wyndham Hotel Group International |
| Blair Hagkull | Managing Director | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Murad Hajeebhoy | Vice President of Lodging Emerging Markets | Expedia Partner Services |
| Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Founder & Chairman | easyGroup |
| Daniel Hajjar | CEO | Layia Hospitality |
| Gerard Hardick | COO | Roya International |
| Susan Harmsworth | Chief Executive Officer | ESPA International |
| Kevin Hart | Senior Vice President | Veratect Corporation |
| Michael Hartman | Senior Vice President | Siemans |
| Serge Hattier | Vice President Development | Accor Hospitality |
| Elias Hayek | Vice President, Legal, EAME Division | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc |
| William Heinecke | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Minor International |
| Wolf Hengst | Chairman | Wahanda |
| Jason S. Herthel | Senior Vice President, Project Development | Kor Hotel Group |
| Clive Hillier | Chief Executive Officer | Vision Overseas Holdings |
| Chris Jackson | Senior Editor | Hotelier Middle East |
| Andrew Jordan | Executive Director Development Nakheel Hotels | Nakheel PJSC |
| Miltos Kambourides | Managing Partner | Dolphin Capital Partners |
| Christian Karaoglanian | Chief Development Officer | Accor Hospitality |
| Phil Kasselis | Vice President Development - Middle East and Africa | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Russell Kett | Managing Director | HVS |
| Kirk Kinsell | President, EMEA | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Ross Klein | Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle | Hilton Hotels |
| Helmut Knipp | Senior Vice President Development | Langham Hotels International |
| Robert Koger | Managing Director | Molinaro Koger |
| Alex Kyriakidis | Global Managing Partner - Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure | Deloitte |
| Amar Lalvani | Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brand Development | Hilton Hotels |
| Christophe Landais | Managing Director | Accor Middle East |
| Gerald Lawless | Executive Chairman | Jumeirah Group |
| Ramón Lázaro | Managing Director | THR – Dream Resorts Factory |
| Robert Lee | Managing Director Investment Projects | Nakheel PJSC |
| Anthony Liddiard | Chief Executive Officer | Rmal Hospitality PJSC |
| Panos Loupasis | Regional Director of Business Development Middle East | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Naim Maadad | Managing Director | Minor Spas Global & Hotels Middle East |
| Alasdair Maclean | Partner | Davis Langdon LLP |
| Peter Macleod | Vice President - Residential Development Europe, Africa and ME | Fairmont - Raffles Hotels International |
| Paul Macpherson | Chief Development Officer | Jumeirah Group |
| Marios Maratheftis | Regional Head of Research, Middle East North Africa & Pakistan | Standard Chartered |
| Michael Marshall | Corporate Vice President - Sales & Marketing | Rotana |
| Hala Matar Choufany | Managing Director | HVS Global Hospitality Services - Dubai |
| Ivor McBurney | Vice President Development , Middle East | Hilton Hotels |
| Ian Memmott | Head of Hotels & Resorts | Davis Langdon LLP |
| JP Miramont | Executive Vice President International Playground | Playground |
| Salim Mitha | Chief Operating Officer | Wahanda |
| Amine Moukarzel | President Flamingo Hotels & SVP & Managing Director MEA | Golden Tulip Hotels & Resorts |
| William Mundell | Chairman of the Board/ Chairman | ZBB Energy Corp/Intekea |
| Edmund O'Sullivan | Chairman | MEED Events |
| Guy Perry | President & Founder | Investment Vision + Environment IN-VI |
| Paul Pisani | Vice President Development | Corinthia Hotels |
| John Podaras | Associate Director | TRI Hospitality Consulting |
| Tony Potter | CEO & Managing Director | Corinthia Hotels |
| HE Abdullah M. Rehaimi | President | The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), Saudi Arabia |
| Kurt Ritter | President & Chief Executive Officer | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Kevin Rose | CFO | Mazrui Holding Co. LLC |
| Malcom Ross | Chief Operating Officer | Seven Tides Hospitality |
| Baudilio Ruiz | Chairman | OBM International |
| Steve Rushmore | President & Founder | HVS International |
| Soumitra Saha | Director of Finance - Middle East | Movenpick Hotels & Resorts |
| Gavin Samson | Director | TRI Hospitality Consulting |
| Heinz Schletterer | Founder & Chairman | Schletterer Wellness & Spa Design |
| Manfred Schoenleben | Managing Director | TMC Partners |
| Ingo R. Schweder | Managing Director | Spatality |
| Dominic Seely | Senior Vice-President of Acquisitions & Development | Sovereign Hospitality Holdings |
| Marwan Shehadeh | Managing Director | Al-Futtaim |
| Frederico Silva Da Costa | National Secretary for Tourism Development Programmes | Ministry of Tourism, Brazil |
| Gurjit Singh | Chief Property Development Officer | Sorouh Real Estate P.J.S.C. |
| John Sipling | Partner | Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP |
| Joe Sita | Chief Executive Officer | Nakheel Hotels |
| Jacques Stern | Deputy Chief Executive Officer & CFO | Accor SA |
| Richard Stockton | Managing Director | Morgan Stanley |
| Crispian Tarrant | Chief Executive Officer | BDRC Hotel Research |
| Rod Taylor | Head of Hospitality and Tourism | Europe Arab Bank |
| Nigel Teasdale | Regional Director Middle East & Asia | Vision Hospitality Asset Management |
| Jeff Tisdall | Managing Director | RCI Middle East E.C |
| Simon Turner | Chief Development Officer | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc |
| Ronald Van Pelt | Senior Vice President | WATG |
| Rustom Vickers | Director of Development | Emaar Hospitality |
| Paul White | President & CEO | Orient Express |
| Will Whitehorn | President | Virgin Galactic |
| Jamie Wilson | Development Director | Eblana Hotels & Resorts |
| Jonathan Worsley | Chairman/Board Director | Bench Events/STR Global |
| Elie Younes | Vice President Development - Middle East | Hilton Hotels |
| Dale Young | Vice President - Sales, Marketing and General Manager - Middle East | Marriott Vacation Club Intl |
| Nick van Marken | Deloitte | |
| HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud | President & Chairman of the Board | Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) |
| Gerald Lawless | Executive Chairman | Jumeirah Group |
| Arthur de Haast | Global Chief Executive Officer | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Dr Henry Azzam | Chief Executive Officer MENA | Deutsche Bank |
| Eric Danziger | President & CEO | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Paul Griffiths | Chief Executive Officer | Dubai Airports |
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