Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2018 | Bench Events | 2 October 2018 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, Elgon Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Venue
Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill
Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, Elgon Road, Nairobi, Kenya
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| Event Date |
Tue Oct 2 BST - Thu Oct 4 BST (about 6 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Oct 2 12:00am - Thu Oct 4 12:00am |
| Location |
Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill
Elgon Road, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
The Africa Hotel Investment Forum is attended by the highest calibre international hotel investors of any conference in Africa. It is the leading hotel investment conference that connects business leaders from the international and local markets, driving investment into tourism projects, infrastructure and hotel development across Africa.
Speakers
2018 Speakers
Hon. Najib Balala
Egh, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife, Kenya
Mossadeck Bally
Chief Executive Officer, Azalaï Hotels Group
Philippe Baretaud
Senior Vice President, Head of Development Africa & Indian Ocean, AccorHotels
Ilaria Benucci
Investment Director, Equity Investments, Cdc Group
Rahul Chaudhary
Executive Director, Cg Corp Global
Karim Cheltout
Regional Vice President - Development, Africa, Marriott International
Mike Collini
Vice President Development Sub-Saharan Africa, Hilton
Karl de Lacy
International Development Director, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Mark Dunford
Head - East Africa, Jll
Thomas Emanuel
Director of Business Development, Str
Patrick Fitzgibbon
Senior Vice President Development, Emea, Hilton
Federico J. González
President & Chief Executive Officer, Radisson Hotel Group
Dr. Max Graham
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Space for Giants
Olivier Granet
Chief Executive Officer, AccorHotels Middle East and Africa
Cedric Guilleminot
Chief Executive Officer, Onomo Hotels
David Harper
Head of Property Services, Hotel Partners Africa
Alex Kyriakidis
President & Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International
Nick Langford
Country Head - Kenya, Rendeavour
Panos Loupasis
Vice President Development – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group
Paul Mack
Executive Director, The Latitude Hotels Group
Shamil Manek
Executive Director, The Merwest Company
Bernard Micallef
Senior Industry Specialist - Hotels, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, International Finance Corporation
Tom Mundy
Head of Advisory, Sub-Saharan Africa, Jll
Njeri Mungai Ngaruiya
Investment Director, Ifu
Christopher J. Nassetta
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hilton
Xander Nijnens
Executive Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Group, Sub-Saharan Africa, Jll
Dhruv Pandit
Chief Executive Officer, Fedha Group
Amit Patel
Director, Coral Beach Club Limited
Laurent Schatzmann
Director of Marketing & Development Africa & Middle-East, Swiss Education Group
Nimit Shah
Partner, Helios Investment Partners
Daniel Silke
Director, Political Futures Consultancy
Filippo Sona
Director - Head of Hotels (Mena Region), Colliers International
Godfrey Tapela
Senior Investment Officer, Ifc
Nick van Marken
Industry Executive
Jameel Verjee
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, CityBlue Hotels (Diar Group)
Trevor Ward
Managing Director, W Hospitality Group
Amos Wekesa
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Safaris
Sponsors & Partners
2018 Sponsors
HOST:
• Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife
• Tourism Finance Corporation
PLATINUM:
• Accor Hotels
• Radisson Hotel Group
• Hilton
• Marriott International
GOLD:
• Best Western
• Cabo International Partners
• City Blue Hotels
• Colliers International
• Hotel Partners Africa
• Insignia
• Jll
• Str
• Stuart + Partners
• Swiss Education Group
• Wyndham Worldwide