FHS 2023 | MEED | Middle East Economic Digest | 24 September 2023 | Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Yas Bay - Yas Island - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

AHIC is now in its tenth year and has proven to be the Middle East’s annual meeting place for the region’s most senior hotel investors, developers, operators and advisors. It is the annual conference that connects business leaders from international and local markets to do deals across the region.

Year on year AHIC attracts over 600 attendees from over 40 countries. It is addressed by over 120 industry leaders, speakers & panelists. The conference provides a wealth of networking opportunities through lavish evening receptions, roundtables, online networking systems, buffet lunches and workshops.
Attend this event and you will see it as an invaluable platform to promote your business, meet potential business partners and further your knowledge by learning from the biggest leaders of the hotel investment industry.

2023 Speakers

Arild Aastad
Strategic Partnerships, Virdee

Louis Abi Abboud
Deputy Head, Lifestyle Brands & Vice President Development, Middle East, Africa, India & Turkey, Accor

Karim Abdel-latif
Investment Professional, Actis

Mahmoud Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister, Investment Attraction, Ministry Of Tourism Of Saudi Arabia

Christian Abell
Founder And Creative Officer, Architaste

Joseph Abou Yaghi
Corporate Vice President Human Resources, Rotana

Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director, Twenty14 Holdings

Hassan Ahdab
President Of Hotels Operations, Dur Hospitality

Stephen Albert, Riba Csd
Director, Architecture - London, Sb Architects

Yousif Al Eid
Managing Director Saudi Arabia, Ròya International

Fardan Al Fardan
Senior Executive Officer, Embassy Capital Limited

Amr Almadani
Chief Executive Officer, Royal Commission For Alula (Rcu)

Ibrahim N. Al-zu’bi
Chief Sustainability Officer, Majid Al Futtaim-holding

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi National Hotels Pjsc

Scott Antel
Partner/owner, Scotts Fz Lle

Mario Aoun
Ceo & Founder, Bbq Bros

Ian Arnott
Senior Counsel, Al Tamimi & Company

Aboudi Asali
Senior Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Mea, Jll

Henry Azzam, Ph.d
Senior Lecturer Of Finance & Director Of The Masters In Finance Program, Olayan School Of Business (Osb), American University Of Beirut

Dirk Bakker
Head Of Emea Hotels & Ceo Netherlands, Colliers

Mossadeck Bally
Founder, Azalaï Hotels Group

Emma Banks
Vice President, F&b Strategy And Development Emea, Hilton

Imad Barrakad
Chairman & Ceo, Moroccan Agency For Tourism Development (Smit)

Anton Bawab
Head Of Operations, The Red Sea Development Company

Sébastien Bazin
Chairman & Ceo, Accor

René Beil
President, Hama Mea / Managing Director, Beaufort Global

Lynne Bellinger, Director Of Food & Beverage Development
Marriott International

Dr. Martin Berlin
Partner & Global Deals Real Estate Leader, Pwc

Marcus Bernhardt
Chief Executive Officer, Steigenberger Hotels Ag/ Deutsche Hospitality

Anil Bhardwaj
Director, A.a. Al Moosa Enterprises Llc

Paul Boldy
Managing Director, Middle East, Rla Global

Donald Bremner
Chief Operating Officer, Rak National Hotels

Jerome Briet
Chief Development Officer - Europe, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International

Benjamin Calleja
Chief Executive Officer, Livit Design

Ravi Chandran
Chief Executive Officer, Liwa Minor

Farhan Charaniya
Director, Chic Sarl

Hala Matar Choufany
President-middle East, Africa And South Asia, Hvs

Youssef Chraibi
Managing Director, Magespro Africa

Catalin Cighi
Managing Partner, Cain Group

Margaux Constantin
Partner, Mckinsey & Company Uae

Tim Cordon
Senior Area Vice President Middle East & Africa, Radisson Hotel Group

David Damiba
Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Kasada Capital Management

Claudia De Brito
Gulf Academy Chair, Mena's 50 Best Restaurants

Maja Dimnik
Founder & Ceo, World Of Glamping, Quality Specialist & Consultant

Philippe Doizelet
Director, Hotels And Real Estate, Voltere By Egis

Mark Dunford
Partner - Head Of Investment & Commercial Agency, Cavendish Maxwell

Lara Francis El Hani
Design Director, Kristina Zanic Consultants Fz

Michael Ellis
Founder And President, Passionomy.tv

Amr El Nady
Head Of Hotels & Hospitality Mea And Evp, Global Hotel Desk, Jll

Tareq El Zayat, Llm, Bsc
Managing Director & Corporate Counsel, Obmi

Thomas Emanuel
Director, Str

Reda Faceh
Vp Development Northern & Western Africa, Accor

Rabih Fakhreddine
Ceo & Founder, 7 Management

Hamza Farooqui
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Millat Investments

Rabih Feghali
Ahic Advisory Board Member, Norman Fon Sing / Head Of Corporate And Domestic Banking, Sbm Bank Mauritius

Luca Franco
Founder & Ceo, Luxury Frontiers

Neil George
Managing Director, Innsight Advisory / Executive Director, Aleph Hospitality

Freddie Ghabbour
Partner Egypt, Amber Consulting

Fady Ghanem
Partner, Corporate Structuring, Al Tamimi & Company

Wayne Godwin
Senior Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Sub-saharan Africa, Jll

Antonio Gonzalez
Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Hospitality Group

Federico J. González
Global Chief Executive Officer, Radisson Hotel Group

Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Kasada Capital Management

Sarah-jane Grant
Director. Lxa

Paul Griep
Director Of Industry & Alumni Relations. Hotelschool The Hague

Alison Grinnell
Chief Executive Officer. Rak Hospitality Holding Llc

Michael Grove
Chief Operating Officer. Hotstats

Dr. Abbas Gullet
Chief Executive Officer. Boma Panafrican Ltd

Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director. Aleph Hospitality

Mario Jr. Haddad
Owner / Managing Partner. Passion Projects

Samer S. Hamadeh
Founder. Big Mouth Concepts

Anne-marie Hannan
Vice President Of Human Resources Middle East And Africa. Marriott International

Khatija Haque
Chief Economist And Head Of Research, Global Markets & Treasury. Emirates Nbd

Walid Harouni
Chief Operating Officer. Ròya International

Olivier Hennion
Managing Director, It Hospitality

Christopher Hewett, Vice President - Hospitality
Al Hamra Real Estate Development

Andy Holman
Chief Executive Officer, Eathos Ltd

Noelle Homsy
Co-founder, Envi Lodges

Inge Huijbrechts
Global Senior Vice President Sustainability, Security And Corporate Communications, Radisson Hotel Group

Guy Hutchinson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rotana

Jerry Inzerillo
Chief Executive Officer, Diriyah Gate Development Authority

Kapil Jobanputra
Head, Commercial Real Estate, Ame, Standard Chartered Bank

Jessica Kahawaty
Ceo & Founder, Mama Rita

Issam Abdulrahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Corporation For Tourism And Commerce Marketing (Dctcm)

Damien Keane
Associate Director, Compass Project Consulting

David Keen
Co-founder, Kube Ventures / Founder & Ceo, Quo

Paul Keen
Brand Architect, Kube Ventures

Kashif Khalid
Regional Director - Africa & Middle East, Iata

Hamza Khan
Co-founder, Letswork

Khawar Khan
Head Of Research, Jll

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President, Development, Middle East & Africa, Hilton

Aradhana Khowala
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Aptamind Partners / Chair Of The Advisory Board, The Red Sea Project Saudi Arabia

Mark Kirby
Head Of Hospitality, Emaar Hospitality Group

Philipp Klohr
Vice President - Uae Diversified Assets, Mubadala

Walter Knight
Director Of Hospitality, Farnek Services

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer, Kerten Hospitality / Chair Of The Jury, Shc

Lourie Kruger
Head Of Transactions, Africa And Middle East, Westmont Hospitality Group

Theodor Kubak
Managing Partner, Arbireo Capital & Value One Hospitality

Salvatore Lavallo
Head Of Foreign Direct Investment, Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Michael Levie
Co-founder, Kube Ventures & Citizenm

Simon Levie
Brand Architect, Kube Ventures

Yousuf Lootah
Executive Director, Tourism Development & Investments, Department Of Tourism And Commerce Marketing

Christopher Lund
Director, Head Of Hotels, Mena Region, Colliers

Naim Maadad
Board Member, Dubai Restaurant Group, Chief Executive & Founder, Gates Hospitality

Alban Mabille
Director, Development, North Africa, Radisson Hotel Group

Jillian Maclean
Founder & Ceo, Drake & Morgan

Kenneth Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Asia & Africa, Ihg

Panchali Mahendra
Managing Director, Atelier House Hospitality

Jocelyne Mangham
Senior Project Manager, Compass Project Consulting

Alexis Marcoux-varvatsoulis
Foodservice Consulting Lead, Mea, Jll

Alejandro Martin
Head - Multinationals, International Wholesale Banking Group, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Haitham Mattar
Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, Ihg

Nicolas Mayer
Industry Leader Hospitality And Tourism Emea; Managing Partner Global Center Of Excellence Tourism & Hospitality, Pwc

Andrew Mcevoy
Head Of The Tourism Sector, Neom

Andrew Mclachlan
Managing Director, Development, Sub-saharan Africa, Hilton

Jalil Mekouar
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Inhovate Solutions

Anita Mendiratta
Special Advisor To The Secretary General, Unwto

Christian Merieau
Managing Director / Partner, Mmac Design Associates

Chris Miller
Founder, White Rabbit Projects

Kathryn Moore
Founder & Managing Director, Spa Connectors & Hall Of Wellness Awards

Amine Moukarzel
President, Louvre Hotels Group/golden Tulip Mena

Chris Nader
Co-founder & Ceo, Envi Lodges

Ralph Nader
Chief Executive Officer, Amber Consulting

Amit Nayak, Cha
Vice President And Executive Board Member, Hama Mea

Wolfgang M. Neumann
Chairman, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance / Founder, Neumann Hospitality

Maliha Nishat
Director Of Interior Design For Global Design, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International

Jamie Odgers
Associate Director, Real Estate Banking Europe, Middle East And Africa, Standard Chartered Bank

Ian Ohan
Founder & Ceo, Krush Brands

Jareer Oweimrin
Co-founder, Fluidmeet

John Pagano
Group Chief Executive Officer, The Red Sea Development Company & Amaala

Amit Pravin Patel
Director, Coral Beach Club Limitedv

Tim Peck
Chairman, Obmi

Olivier Petit
Partner, In Extenso Tourisme, Culture & Hôtellerie

Pascal Petit
Founder & Ceo, Thynk

Jennifer Pettinger-haines
Managing Director Middle East, Bench / Co-founder, Grif

Brune Poirson
Chief Sustainability Officer. Accor

Zain Qureshi
Executive Vice President, Global Head Of Real Estate Finance & Advisory. Mashreq

Vijay Raghavan
Director. Golden Sands Hotel Group

Saurabh Rai
Global Brand Operations & Business Development. Beyond Green / Executive Vice President, South & South East Asia, Middle East, Africa And Australasia. Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Ahmed Ramdan
Group Ceo, Ròya International

Ramsay Rankoussi
Vice President, Development, Africa & Turkey, Radisson Hotel Group

Oliver Ripley
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Habitas

Damien Rizzi
Head Of Hospitality & Asset Management, Voltere By Egis

Henri Roelings
Founder & Ceo, Hospitality Net

Jay Rosen
Group Chief Financial Officer, The Red Sea Development Company & Amaala

Robin Rossmann
Managing Director, Str

Paul Saba
Vice President & Senior Counsel, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International

Fuad Sajdi
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Toggle Market

Samih Sawiris
Chairman, Orascom Hotels And Development

Alain Sebah
President, Golden Tulip Africa

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer, Aleph Hospitality

Hamid Sidine
Chief Operating Officer Mea, Millennium Hotels & Resorts

José Silva
Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts

David Singleton
Partner, Strategic Advisor And Coach, Socius Group

Jochem-jan Sleiffer
President Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Hilton

Didier Souillat
Chief Executive Officer, Time Out Market

Petra Boutry Spanko
Regional Director, Katch International

Muhammad Ali Syed
Chief Executive Officer, Mingora

Najee Syriani
Corporate Vice President – Projects, Rotana

Roger Tabbal
Executive Director It Middle East, Africa, India & Turkey - Customer Technology Services, Accor

David Grant Thomson
Vice President, Tfg Hotel Management Company

Morgan Tuckness
Leed-ap Design & Architecture, Neom Hotel Development

Eric Ullmann
Principal, Obmi

Stephen Valentino
Chief Executive Officer, The London Project

Tjalling Van Den Burger
Country Manager – Uae & International Markets, Foodics

Nick Van Marken
Managing Director, Van Marken Limited

Simon Vincent
President Emea & Executive Vice President, Hilton

Gabriel Von Bonsdorff
Principal - Hospitality, Investment Corporation Of Dubai

Sandeep Walia
Chief Operating Officer Middle East, Marriott International

Trevor Ward
Managing Director, W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs
Managing Director, Bench

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

Samantha Wood
Founder, Foodiva / Editor, Event Organiser & Consultant

Georgina Woollams
Founder & Managing Director, Katch International

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & Ceo, Bench / Founder, Ahic

James Wrenn
Associate Director | Hotels | Mena Region. Colliers

Greg Wright
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Food People

2023 Sponsors

HOST SPONSORS

• Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau
• MIRAL
• Hilton

PLATINUM SPONSORS

• ACCOR
• Boutique Group
• IMKAN
• NEOM
• Radisson
• Rua Al Madinah Holding

EMERALD SPONSORS

• Al Khozama
• IHG
• Marriot
• Millennium
• Rotana
• Smit
• Taiba Investments

GOLD SPONSORS

• ALEPH
• CBRE
• Colliers
• Domus
• ELAF
• EMAAR
• HVS
• IHCL
• Insignia
• It Hospitality
• JLL
• Knight Frank
• Louvre Hotels
• Mapal Os
• Minor Hotels
• PWC
• QUO
• Rikas
• Rove
• SSH
• Voltere
• Whitewater
• Wyndham

SILVER SPONSORS

• Deutsche Hospitality
• Hospitality Management Holding