Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2019 | Bench Events | 23 September 2019 | Sheraton Addis, Taitu Street Addis Ababa, 1000, Ethiopia

The Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) 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.

2019 Speakers

Christian Abell
Vice President Food & Beverage MEA, Marriott International

Scott Antel
Partner, Head of Hospitality and Leisure MEA, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Mohamed Awadalla
Chief Executive Officer, TIME Hotels

Rose Bakri
Chief Financial Officer, Louvre Hotels Africa

Emma Banks
VP Food & Beverage Strategy & Development EMEA, Hilton

Gaurav Bhushan
Global Chief Development Officer, Accor

Stefan Breg
Group Strategy Director, Keane

Ewan Cameron
Director – Africa, Westmont Hospitality

Karim Cheltout
Regional Vice President - Development, Africa, Marriott International

Issam Chleuh
Co-founder and Managing Director, Suguba

Mike Collini
Vice President Development Sub-Saharan Africa, Hilton

David Damiba
Chief Investment Officer, Kasada Capital Management

Michael Devereux
Senior Director Development Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean, Hilton

Hannah Edinger
Associate Director, Africa Insights, Deloitte & Touche

Dr. Mohamed El Sahili
Chief Executive Officer, SF Group

Selim El Zein
VP – Hospitality, Deyaar

Thomas Emanuel
Director, STR

Ifeoma Ezeokafor
Principal Investment Officer, IFC

Patrick Fitzgibbon
Senior Vice President Development, EMEA, Hilton

Norman Fon Sing
Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking, SBM Bank

Paul Gardiner
CEO Beyond Africa, Mantis Collection

Erwan Garnier
Senior Director, Development - French & Portuguese Speaking Africa, Radisson Hotel Group

Pascal Gauvin
Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG

Tewolde GebreMariam
Group Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines

Haile Gebreselassie
Ethiopian Athlete & Owner, Haile Hotels & Resorts

Leena Gehlot
Director, Future Hotels (Mahali Mzuri & Finch Hattons)

Dawit Genet
Room Service Attendant, Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa

Michael Ghebru
Advisor of the Chairman, Sunshine Corporation

Wayne Godwin
Senior Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Group, Sub-Saharan Africa, JLL

Olivier Granet
Chief Executive Officer, Kasada Capital Management

Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director, Aleph Hospitality

David Harper
Head of Property Services, Hotel Partners Africa

Guled Harun Ibrahim
Director of Development, Ambassador Hotel Hargeisa

Kim Irmler
Development Director Sub-Saharan Africa, Accor

Cyril Jacob
Managing Director, Ascentis

Stephan Jacob
Senior Underwriter and Attorney at Law, Munich RE

Alexis Janoray
Vice President, Head of Development Africa, Accor

​Wayne Koonce
Partner, Sustainable Tourism Group

Lourie Kruger
Chief Investment Officer MEA, RF Capital

Simone Kuhn
Manager, Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, Radisson Hotel Group

Deogratius J. Magero
Partnerships Manager for Africa, Youth Career Initiative

Shamil Manek
Executive Director, The Merwest Company

Kenneth Mbae
Commercial Director, Centum Real Estate

Andrew McLachlan
Senior Vice President, Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, Radisson Hotel Group

Jaidev Menezes
VP Mixed-Use Development, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International

Kidus Mesfin Alemu
Project Coordinator, Enyi Hotel plc

Yonas Moges
Managing Partner, Calibra Hospitality Consultancy

Hashim Mohamed
Principal and CEO, Kenya Utalii College

Samantha Muna
Director of Development East Africa, Hilton

Yasin Munshi
Director, Lodging Development – East Africa, Marriott International

Xander Nijnens
Executive Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Group, Sub-Saharan Africa, JLL

Hasnain Noorani
Founder & Group Managing Director, Pride Group

Belinda Nwosu
Research Consultant, W Hospitality Group

Zahra Peera
Chief Operating Officer, CityBlue Hotels (Diar Group)

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard
Founder & Chairman, APO Group

Alain Sebah
CEO, Golden Tulip Afrique Francophone & East Africa

Oteng Sebonego
Investment Director, Norsad Finance

Aly Shariff
Chief Executive Officer, Citymax Hotels by Landmark Group

David Singleton
Former Area Vice President, Franchise Operations & Development EMEA/South Asia, Hard Rock Cafe International

Filippo Sona
Managing Director - Global Hospitality, Drees and Sommer

James Stuart
Founder, Stuart + Partners

Rick Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, The Business Tourism Company

Alessandro Tedesco
Chief Operating Officer, FEBC International

Dr Fitsum Tesfay
Corporate SVP & National Chief Medical Officer, Prospect Medical Holdings

Haddis Tilahun
Founder & Executive Director, United Africa Group (Pty) Ltd

Matthew Tripolone
Vice President Development - MEA, IHG

Morgan Tuckness
Head of Technical Services & Development, Global Hospitality, Drees & Sommer

Tjalling Van den Burger
Business Development Manager MEA, Winnow Solutions

Nick van Marken
Managing Director, van Marken Limited

Estelle Verdier-Watine
Head of Travel, Jumia Group

Jameel Verjee
Founder & CEO, CityBlue Hotels (Diar Group)

Mohamed Wade
Managing Director, Amandla Capital Real Estate

Trevor Ward
Managing Director, W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs
Managing Director, Bench Events

Mark Willis
Chief Executive Officer, Middle East & Africa, Accor

Elie Younes
Chief Development Officer, Radisson Hotel Group

Dereje Zebene
President & CEO, Zemen Bank

2019 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Accor
• Hilton
• Marriott International
• Radisson Hotel Group

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Aleph
• Ascentis
• Calibra
• CityBlue Hotels
• Citymax Hotels
• Debra Cement
• Land of Origins (Ethiopia)
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Drawlink
• Dream Hotel Group
• Drees & Sommer
• Skylight Hotel
• FEBC
• Haile Hotels & Resorts
• Hotel Partners Africa
• IHG
• Insignia
• JLL
• Louvre Hotel
• Munich RE
• PrideInn
• STR
• Stuart + Partners
• Time Hotels

EXHIBITION SPONSORS:
• Best Western Hotels & Resorts
• E Hospitality Consultants

PROJECT SHOWCASE SPONSOR
• Ambassador Hotel Hargeisa