SHIC 2021 | Bench Events | TBA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia - It is the biggest story in the region. There is no country on the planet going through real and concrete cultural, economic, and political change in the way Saudi Arabia is.

A country of 33 million people with thousands of miles of pristine coastline, incredible natural assets and major cultural landmark is a vast opportunity for all segments of the hospitality industry.

Exclusive for AHIC VIP Pass holders, the third edition of the Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC) in 2020 provided an unique and vital opportunity for the AHIC community to gain vital insights from key dignitaries and industry leaders involved in the Kingdom's hospitality market.

2020 Past Speakers

ADVISORY BOARD:

Louis Abi Abboud
Vice President Development, Accor Middle East

Hassan Ahdab
President of Hotels Operations, Dur Hospitality

Sohail Al Ali
Director of Investment and Development, Taiba Holding Company

Muhammad Al Amir
Chief Executive Officer, AIMS Hospitality

Dr. Muhammad A. Al-Jared
Chief Executive Officer, Maad International

Ismail AlKamal
Director, AlKamal International

Khalid Anib
Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi National Hotels PJSC

Mohamed Awadalla
Chief Executive Officer, Time Hotels

Luca Bandecchi
General Manager and Vice Chairman, SBK Holding Hospitality Committee

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

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

Anil Bhardwaj
Director, A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises LLC

Khalifa Bin Braik
Managing Director of Hotels, Majid Al Futtaim Properties

Michael Byron
Resident Director - UAE, SSH

Kevork Deldelian
Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Hotels & Resorts

Ossama El Batran
Chief Executive Officer, Hadia Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investments

Selim El Zein
Vice President – Hospitality, Deyaar Development

Abdellah Essonni
Chief Hospitality Officer, Maad International Co.

Mariano Faz
Head of Asset Management, The First Group

Rabih Feghali
Hospitality Director, The Red Sea Development Company

Giuliano Gasparini
Senior Vice President – Asset Management, Hospitality & Leisure, Aldar Properties PSJC

Alison Grinnell
Chief Financial Officer, RAK Hospitality Holding LLC

Zoltan Kali
Senior Vice President, Omran Hospitality

Carlos Khneisser
Vice President of Development, Middle east, North Africa & Turkey, Hilton

Ziad Khoury
Chief Operating Officer, Abjar Hotels International LLC

Marloes Knippenberg
Chief Executive Officer, Kerten Hospitality

Christophe Landais
Chief Executive Officer, Action Hotels Company (AHC)

Gerald Lawless
Ambassador, World Travel & Tourism Council

Panos Loupasis
Vice President Development, Middle East, Eurasia & Africa, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Christopher Lund
Head of Hotels – Middle East & North Africa, Colliers International

Ali Manzoor
Partner, Hospitality and Leisure, Knight Frank

Tara Marlow
Partner, Head of Real Estate, Hotels & Leisure, Al Tamimi & Company

Hala Matar Choufany
President-Middle East, Africa and South Asia, HVS

Haitham Mattar
Senior Advisor, Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage

Christian Merieau
Founding Partner, MMAC Design Associates

Elie Milky
Vice President Development, Radisson Hotel Group

Chris Nader
Vice President Development, Shaza Hotels

Amit Nayak,CHA
Vice President and Board Member, HAMA MEA

Chris Newman
Chief Operating Officer, EMAAR Hospitality Group

Raki Phillips
Chief Executive Officer, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Authority (RAKTDA)

Ranjit Phillipose
Area Director – Middle East and General Manager, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, The Palm, Dubai

Rishad Poonwala
Director of Development, Jumeriah Hotels & Resorts

Tea Ros
Founder & Managing Director, Strategic Hotel Consulting

Jay Rosen
Chief Financial Officer, The Red Sea Development Company

George Saad
Sales & Marketing Director, Al Marjan Island

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Hospitality Officer, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group

Gaurav Sinha
Founder & CEO, Insignia Worldwide and Quillon Hospitality

Richard Thompson
Editorial Director, MEED

David Thomson
Vice President, TFG Hotel Management Company, The First Group

Matthew Tripolone
Vice President Development – Middle East & Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group

Costas Verginis
Regional Vice President Lodging Development - Middle East, Marriott International

Philip Wooller
Area Director - Middle East and Africa, STR

SPEAKERS:

Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Issa
Chairman, Dur Hospitality

Fahd Hamidaddin
CEO, Saudi Tourism Authority

Sheikh Sami Al Hokair
Managing Director, Al Hokair Group

Hassan Ahdab
President of Hotels Operations, Dur Hospitality

Muhammad Al Amir
Chief Executive Officer, AIMS Hospitality

Turki Al Hokair
Chief Executive Officer, FAS Hotels, FAS Real Estate, Fawaz Alhokair Group

Majed AlGhanim
Managing Director of Tourism and Quality of Life Sector, Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia

Nasser Bin Saleh Al Khelaiwi
Chief Executive Officer, Boudl Hotels & Resorts

Prince Alwaleed Bin Nassir Al-Saud
Founder & President, Qoot

Filip Boyen
Chief Executive Officer, Forbes Travel Guide

Pascal Gauvin
Managing Director - IMEA, IHG

Jerry Inzerillo
Chief Executive Officer, Diriyah Gate Development Authority

Haitham Mattar
Senior Advisor, Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage

Amine Moukarzel
President, MENA Region, Louvre Hotels Group

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

Christian Abell
Vice President Food & Beverage MEA, Marriott International

Sarah Ahmed
Chef & TV Presenter, National Geographic

Raed Al Basseet
Corporate Head, Environment & Sustainability, The Red Sea Development Company

Ismail AlKamal
Director, AlKamal International

Dr. Mazin M. Al Zaidi
Director of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Sector, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)

Shereen Al Abdulrahman
Chief Executive Officer, Zadk Culinary Academy

Mohammad Alawi
Renowned Saudi Mall & Retail Space Specialist

Mishary Alhajery
Country Director, Saudi Arabia, Kerten Hospitality

Reem Alharbi
Head, LinkedIn Saudi Arabia

Arwa Alhoraibi
Co Founder / General Manager, Almataem co.

Muhammad Ali Syed
Founder and CEO, Mingora Consult

Naif Abdulla Alrajhi
Board Member, Saudi Event Management & Marketing Company- SEMARK Group

Abdulsalam AlKuwaity
CEO, SEA Ventures

Abdulaziz Almosa
Head of Real Estate Investments, Riyad Capital

Mohammed Alsaadawi
Social Media Influencer & Chef Restaurateur

Hanadi Alsulahem
Professional Chef, Marriott International

Ignace Bauwens
Chief Operating Officer, Roya International

Anton Bawab
Executive Director, Hospitality, The Red Sea Development Company

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

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

Bader bin Saidan
Director, Business Development, OYO Hotels & Homes KSA

Olivier Boppe
Director of Development, Six Senses

Donald Bordui
Managing Director, MENA & Asia, OBM International

Stefan Breg
Group Strategy Director, KEANE

Donald Bremner
Managing Director, Stirling Hospitality Advisors

Benjamin Calleja
Chief Executive Officer, Livit Design

Oliviero Cassini
Director of Business Development, Amaala

Tommaso Chiabra
Co-founder, Neat Burger

Lynn Chouman
News Editor, LinkedIn

Ahmed Darwish
Marketing Director, The Foodies

Maroun Deeb
Head of the Project & Development Services, MEA, JLL

Helen El Mettouri
Regional Director, Middle East, Africa & SEA, Keane

Zekirija Elezi
Corporate Director, Hotel Operations, Dur Hospitality

Basma Elkhereiji
Group CEO, The Social Group

Oseid Mohammed Faqih
Vice President End Users & Segments, Schneider Electric Saudi Arabia

Chadi Farhat
Chief Operating Officer, Middle East & Europe, SBE Group

Rabih Feghali
Hospitality Director, The Red Sea Development Company

Paul Gardiner
Chief Executive Officer, Mantis Collection

Reem Garash
Chief Executive Officer, Shada Hospitality Co.

Salman Gasim
Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Hospitality Company

Giuliano Gasparini
Senior Vice-President, Aldar Properties

Alistair Gosling
Founder & CEO, Extreme Group & Extreme Hotels

Christian Gradnitzer
Senior Director of F&B Operations EMEA, Hilton

Chris Graham
Managing Director, Graham Associates

Giles Hannah
Residential Senior Director, Amaala

Olivier Harnisch
Head of Hospitality, Public Investment Fund

Shady Hassan
Senior Director, Lodging Development, Marriott International, Middle East & Africa

Noelle Homsy
Development Manager, Shaza Hotels

Abdullah Jamal
Head of Business Development, Equinox Hospitality Group

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director Development, MENA, Hilton

Panos Loupasis
Vice President Development, Middle East, Eurasia & Africa, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Christopher Lund
Head of Hotels – Middle East & North Africa, Colliers International

Rani Majzoub
Head of Advisory, Markets & Operations - Saudi Arabia, JLL

Ali Manzoor
Partner, Hospitality and Leisure, Knight Frank

Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis
Foodservice Consulting Lead MENA, JLL

Hala Matar Choufany
President-Middle East, Africa and South Asia, HVS

Martin McLean
Founder-Director, Compass Project Consulting

Elie Milky
Vice President Development, Radisson Hotel Group

Rami Moukarzel
Vice President Development & Acquisitions MENA, Louvre Hotels Group

Chris Nader
Vice President Development, Shaza Hotels

Thomas Page
Global Head of Hotels & Leisure Group, CMS

Devret Pattani
Development Manager, Accor

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

Rico Picenoni
Executive Director Development, Residential and Extended Stay MEA, Accor

Jochen Pinsker
Senior Vice President Foodservice Europe, The NPD Group Inc.

Sunjeh Raja
Director & CEO, International Center for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai)

Simon Ritchie
Editor, Caterer Middle East

Florent Rondez
Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Education Group

Jay Rosen
Chief Financial Officer, The Red Sea Development Company

Ahmad Shaban
Director of Commercial, KSA, IHG

Jad Shamseddin
Chief Hospitality Officer, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group

Gaurav Sinha
Founder & CEO, Insignia Worldwide and Quillon Hospitality

Alessandro Tedesco
Chief Operating Officer, FEBC International

Alessandro Tedesco
Chief Operating Officer, FEBC International

Tjalling van den Burger
Business Development Manager MEA, Winnow Solutions

Nick van Marken
Managing Director, van Marken Limited

Tomy Varghese
Director, Times World

Rebecca Viani
Director of International Development, EMEA, Darden Restaurants

David Weir
General Counsel, Jumeirah Group

Georgie Woollams
Founder & Managing Director, Katch International

Philip Wooller
Area Director - Middle East and Africa, STR

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events