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Advisory Board

Made up of representatives from sponsoring companies and hand selected investors representing the most senior decision-makers and thought-leaders in the African hotel investment industry. The AHIF Advisory Board convenes annually to discuss the trends of the future of hospitality into the AHIF programme.

Folaseto Akin-Olugbade

Principal
Actis

Scott Antel

Founder/Owner
Scott's FZ

Charbel Boutros

VP Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Ewan Cameron

Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality

Rahul Chaudhary

Chief Executive and Managing Director
CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings at CG Corp

Billy Cheung

Chairman of the Board
Century Park Hotel & Residencies Ltd

Hala Matar Choufany

President, HVS Middle East, Africa & South Asia
Managing Partner, HVS Dubai

Stefan Dubbeling

Managing Director Development EMEA
BWH Hotel Group

Hamza Farooqi

Founder & CEO
Millat Investments

Erwan Garnier

Senior Director Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Wayne Godwin

CEO Africa
JLL

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Bani Haddad

Founder and Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Jon Howell

CEO and Founder
AviaDev

Esteban Lozada

Managing Director North West, West & South Africa
Hilton

Laurinda Marsh

Key Account Manager Global Projects
HansGrohe

Chris Nader

Co-Founder & CEO
ENVI Lodges

Wesam Okasha

Managing Director l Board Member Head of Global Development Asia, Greater China & EMEA Regions
TUI Blue Hotels LLC

Joe Pieterson

Founder
Nkombe Rhino NPC

Khalil Manji

Partner
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere Du Congo (CHIC)

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Founder & Chairman
APO Group

Mmatšatši Ramawela

Director, Gecko Afrika Holdings & Chapter President
International institute for Peace through Tourism Southern Africa (IIPTSA)

Turab Saleem

Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA
Knight Frank

Daniel Silke

Political Economy Analyst & Futurist 
Political Futures Consultancy

Lee-Anne Singer

Marketing Director
The Singer Group

Bruno Trenchard

Senior Director Feasibility
Accor

Jameel Verjee

Principal
The Diar Group (CityBlue)

Dr. Theuns Vivian

Destination Development Manager
City of Capetown

Trevor Ward

Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs

Commercial Director
The Bench

Amos Weseka

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Safari

Graham Wood

Chief Operating Officer
Sun International