Future Hospitality Summit 2024 - Dubai | The Bench | 29 September 2024 | Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, Al Sufouh 1 - Dubai - UAE

For our event, we're creating an intersection for the world of hospitality where the industry invests in its future. We are returning to Dubai to a much bigger, bolder space - Madinat Jumeirah. A more personalised and immersive experience with new features like Investors Lounge, ESG Lab, Country Pavilions, an Expanded Exhibition Area, and much more.

2023 Past Speakers

HE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates

HE Mohamed Ali Rashed Alabbar
Founder & Managing Director of Emaar Properties, Founder & Director of Noon.com; Chairman of Eagle Hills; Chairman of Americana Group

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi
Group Chief Executive Officer, Miral

HE Dr. Rolando Zubiran
Board Member Beacon Media, Founder & CEO MESMR

HE Dr. Ghada Shalaby
Vice Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt

Anouschka Menzies
Co Founder, Bacchus Agency

Louis Abboud
CDO & Deputy Head of Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Ennismore

Karim Abboud
Director EMEA, Klimato

Christian Abell
Founder, Craft Hospitality, CO & Founder, Architaste FZCO

Colin Abercrombie
Strategy Director, NEOM

Rashid Aboobacker
Portfolio Director, Asset Management, Rua Al Madinah Holding

Saujanya Acharya
CEO & Co-founder, Neumo

Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director, Lulu Financial Holdings & Twenty14 Holdings

Hassan Ahdab
President of Hotels Operations, Dur Hospitality

Engineer Suwaidan Al Dhaheri
Chief Executive Officer, IMKAN PROPERTIES

Ahmed Al Juhani
Chief Executive Officer, Rua Al Madinah Holding

Mariam Al Musharrekh
Executive Director HR, Miral

Khuloud Hasan Al Nuwais
Chief Sustainability Officer, Emirates Foundation, Secretary General, ne’ma National Steering Committee

Mesheal Al-Omari
Investment Excellence Director, Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Monsurudeen Alasi
Market Research & Analytics Specialist, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism

Marvin Alballi
Amazon Best Selling F&B Author, Head of F&B, Arenco

Marwa Alderaawi
Student, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Abdullah Alharbi
Assistant Deputy Minister for Investment Enablement, Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Badr Alherbish
Chief Strategy Officer, Tourism Development Fund

Yazan Alshouly
Partner - Real Estate, Hospitality & Leisure, PwC Middle East

Faisal Altuwaim
CEO, Oaktree Hospitality

Dr. Ali Amiri
Regional Sustainability Director, Egis Group

JS Anand
Founder & CEO, Leva Hotels & Resorts

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Patrick Antaki
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Hospitality Management Holding (HMH)

Scott Antel
Owner/Founder, SCOTT’S FZ

Radhika Arapally
Founder, Sustainability Kiosk

Basma Aribi
Head of Marketing, FreshOnTable

Karan Ashok
Business Head - UAE & Oman, OYO

Jana Bader
General Manager, The Bench

Emma Banks
Vice President, F&B Strategy & Development EMEA, Hilton

Imad Barrakad
CEO & Chairman, Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Ben Baseley-Walker
Founder & Managing Partner, Andart Global

Mahfoudh Bashatah
Strategic Business Executive Director, Rua Al Madinah

Ramine Behnam
Vice President Development - EMEA, Minor Hotels

René Beil
President, HAMA MEA, Managing Director, Beaufort Global

Ugo Bertoni
Director for External Affairs, Outreach and Cultural Engagement, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Nivesh Bhagtani
Senior Business Research & Development Executive, MJS Holding, Founder, Young Hotelier Network

Ahmed Bin Madhi
Chief Investment Officer, Rua Al Madinah Holding

Fahad Bin Mushayt
Chief Executive Officer, ASFAR

Erika Blazeviciute Doyle
Founder, Drink Dry

Paul Boldly
Managing Partner, RLA Global

Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Manager, NEOM

Charbel Boutros
VP Development, Middle East & Africa, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Filip Boyen
Global Ambassador, Forbes Travel Guide & Senior Advisor, Corinthia Hotels and Arsenale La Dolce Vita Trains, Forbes Travel Guide

Jordan Bray
Vice President & UAE Director, Plug and Play

Paul Bridger
Chief Operating Officer, Rove Hotels

Jonathan Brown
Chief Portfolio Officer, Miral

Emlyn Brown
SVP WELLNESS ACCOR, ACCOR

Ewan Cameron
Director - Africa, Westmont Hospitality Group

Imran Changezi
Executive Director Hospitality Development, Diriyah Gate Company Ltd

Priya Chellani
Head of Asset Management, Miral

Puneet Chhatwal
Managing Director & CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited

Hala Matar Choufany
President & Managing Partner, Middle East, Africa & South Asia, HVS - Dubai

Lizzy Coates
Senior Sustainability Advisor, Considerate Group

Nick Comaty
Vice President Food and Beverage, Ennismore

Marco Corallo
COO, Xenios Academy

Andreas Costa
Managing Director and Head of International Real Estate Finance, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Author & Speaker, The Future Normal

Matthew Dadd
Acting General Manager, Yas Asset Management

Sacha Daniel
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Solutions Group

Shrikant Dash
Deputy Managing Director Corporate, AtmosphereCore

Mark De Cocinis
Chief Executive Officer, Boutique Group

Gustavo De Hostos
Managing Partner,Forsite Creative

Fritz Dickamp
Managing Director, Studio 49

Ellen Dubois Du Bellay
Chief Human Resources Officer, Jumeirah Group

Amr El Nady
Head of Hotels & Hospitality MEA and Executive Vice President, Global Hotel Desk, JLL

Thomas Emanuel
Senior Director, STR

Dr. Adel Ezzat
Chief Executive Officer, Elaf Group

Elyza Falzon
Vice President - Architecture, Design & Construction, Hilton Worldwide Services Limited

Mouna Faraj
Co-founder & CEO, ExploreTECH

Duncan Fraser-Smith
Author, Create to Plate

Bernadine Galliver
Vice President: Tourism Advisory, JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group

Giuliano Gasparini
Head of Hospitality Asset Management, WASL / Dubai Real Estate Corporation

Andrew Gilmour
Principal Economist, The Economist Group

Wayne Godwin
Head of Hotels and Hospitality -Sub Saharan Africa, JLL

Amir Golbarg
Senior VP Operations, Minor Hotels

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

Sarah-Jane Grant
Founder, Craft Hospitality, Managing Director, LXA

Jeremy Gray
VP Business Development, WhiteWater

Gemma Greenwood
Director, Content Inc

Max Grenard
Corporate F&B Director, wasl Hospitality & Leisure

Jeroen Greven
Managing Director, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Paul Griep
Director Sustainable Hospitality Challenge & Director Industry Relations, Hotelschool the Hague

Michael Grove
COO, Hotstats

James Hacon
Managing Partner, Think Hospitality

Hasan Haider
Founder and Managing Partner, Plus VC

Younes Hajoui
Director of Investment Development, Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Khatija Haque
Chief Economist & Head of Research, Emirates NBD

Hicham Hassouni
Strategy & Business Development Chief Officer, Boutique Group

Chadi Hauch
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development – Middle East, Marriott International

William Heinecke
Founder & Chairman, Minor Hotels

Christopher Hewett
SVP and Head of Hospitality, Al Hamra Real Estate

David Jackson
Director of Marketing & Public Affairs, Winnow

Joseph Jacob
Co-founder & CEO, Burnt

Kevin Jacobs
CFO & President, Global Development, Hilton

Kapil Jobanputra
Managing Director, Head - Real Estate Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Sunil John
President - MENA, ASDA'A-BCW

Rizwan Kassim
Founder & Managing Partner, RIKAS Hospitality Group

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer, Lakhraim Group & Millennium Hotels MEA

David Keen
Founder & CEO, QUO

Faisal Khan
Director of Tourism Sector Management, Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

Rayyan Khan
Student, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Amith Khanna
Head of Franchise, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Hilton

Mark Kirby
Head of Hospitality, Emaar Hospitality Group

Philipp Klohr
Senior Vice President - UAE Real Estate, UAE Investments, Mubadala Investment Company

Sophie Kotrikadze
CMO, Spectrum

Theodor Kubak
Managing Partner, Arbireo Capital

Raed Kuhail
Executive Director Digital and Technology, Miral

Mark Powell Kyffin
Architecture Section Head, Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director Development MENA, Hilton

Tatiana Labaki
Head of Hotel & Tourism Advisory, TONOMUS NEOM

Anthony Lagrabette
Director Asset Management, Colliers

Shane Lahiff
Architecture Director, SSH

Grégory Lanter
Chief Development, Construction & Property Officer, CEO Mountain Strategy, Club Med

Michael Levie
Owner, SMARELS

Peggy Li
Managing Partner, SPS Affinity

Stefano Lopez
Tourism Projects Director, AWN Enterprises

Clemence Lormand
Development Director, FAUCHON L' Hôtel / Aleph Hospitality

Andrew Love
Partner - Head of ME Capital Markets and OSCA, Knight Frank

Dr. Naim Maadad
Chief Executive & Founder, Gates Hospitality

Puneet Mahindroo
Co-Founder, PerfectCheck

Khalid Maliki
Co-founder & COO, Gimly

Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Ali Manzoor
Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism, CBRE

Haitham Mattar
Special Advisor, UNWTO, Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Michael McGovern
Director, Compass Project Consulting

Jaidev Menezes
Regional Vice President, Mixed-Use Development (EMEA), Marriott International

Elie Milky
Vice President Development, Radisson Hotel Group

Kathryn Moore
Managing Director, Spa Connectors

Hadi Moukarzel
Brand & system services director, Louvre Hotels Group

Dr. Amine Elias Moukarzel
President, Golden Tulip MENA/Louvre Hotels Group

Tawanda Munambah
Head Planning, Investments & Cooperation, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority

Chris Nader
Co-Founder & CEO, ENVI Lodges

Nicolas Nasra
Head of Hotel Advisory, Colliers

Amit Nayak, CHA
Vice President, HAMA MEA

Siegfried Nierhaus
Vice President Middle East, Deutsche Hospitality

David Nikuradze
Managing Partner, Spectrum

HE Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer
Chief Executive Officer, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)

Irina Orlandini
Founder, Like4Like / Spaecial

Ani Otskheli
Deputy CMO, Next

Tim Peck
Chairman, OBMI

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Incoming Group Chief Strategy Officer, Accor

Jennifer Pettinger-Haines
Managing Director, The Bench Middle East, Founder, GRIF

Martin Picard
Co-Founder & Chief Real Estate Officer, Sonder

Maria Pichon
Director Brand Development, NEOM Hotel Development

Tapan Piplani
Chief Operating Officer, Valor Hospitality Partners- Middle East & CIS

Alfonso Ponce Alvarez
Director of Contributory Turnover Development, Sustainable Development & Innovation Department, Egis Group

Michael Pownall
Managing Partner- Africa & Middle East, Valor Hospitality Partners

Arul Prakash
Co-Founder & CEO, Buk Technology

Dale Qi Shen
Vice President, Director – Real Estate Structuring & Advisory, Mashreq

Vijay Raghavan
Director, Golden Sands Hotels Co. LLC

Johary Rajosefa
General Coordinator of Projects, Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Madagascar

Marco S Rentsch
Partner - Global Consulting Hospitality & Tourism Center of Excellence, PwC Middle East

Damien Rizzi
Consultancy & Advisory Director, Egis

Stephen Sackur
Presenter, HARDTalk

Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services -MENA, Knight Frank

Mario Samaha
Executive Chairman & Founder, Capital Motion

Tobias Schulz
Head of Restaurant & Partnership Development, Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Ingo Schweder
Founder & CEO, GOCO Hospitality

Nouran Seifelnasr Mahmoud
Tourism Policy Lead, Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi

Nada Serhir
Head of Promotion & Marketing Department, Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT)

Ali Shahid
Marketing Director, the bench

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Operating Officer, Aleph Hospitality

Osama Shawky
CEO / Co-Founder, Thirty Sleeps

Cenk Sidar
CEO & Founder, Enquire.AI

David Singleton
Founder, ōrāculī

Gaurav Sinha
CEO, Insignia Worldwide

Andre Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Holoconnects

Filippo Sona
Co-Chairman, Wood Couture Industrial Group

Denis Sorin
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, AMSA Hospitality

Didier Souillat
Senior Advisor, Global Business Development, F1Arcade

Najee Syriani
CVP Projects, Rotana Hotels

Judith Szollosi
Business Developer, Conceptional

Eddy Tannous
Chief Operating Officer, Rotana Hotel Management Company PJSC

Manav Thadani
Founder and Chairman, Hotelivate

Alex Toledano
President, VISTO

Ruben Toral
Director Healthcare + Wellness, QUO

Tjalling van den Burger
VP Enterprise Sales, Adyen

Nick van Marken
Managing Director, van Marken Consulting

Stephan Vanden Auweele
Chief Executive Officer, United Hospitality Management

Tatiana Veller
Managing Director, Stirling Hospitality Advisors

Suma Venkatesh
Executive Vice President – Real Estate & Development, The Indian Hotels Company Limited

Hubert Viriot
CEO, YOTEL

Daniel von Barloewen
Regional Vice President, Head of Mixed-Use EMEA, Accor

Jamal Olivier Wick
CEO & Co-founder, Bespoke Modular Solutions

Guido de Wilde
Hospitality Advisor, wasl Hospitality

Marc Williams
Owner, ART MARKET

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, The Bench

James Wrenn
Executive Director | Head of Capital Markets MENA, Colliers

Camil Yazbeck
Global Chief Development Officer - Premium, Midscale & Economy, Accor

Mark Zawacki
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Techne Infiniti Ventures

Zoe Yuhua Zuo
Unit Head of Hospitality, Entertainment & Attraction Development, Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT)