MENU
17-19 June 2025
The Westin Cape Town, South Africa
MENU
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.
Michael Aldridge
Chief Executive Officer
KOFISI
Scott Antel
Founder/Owner
Scott's FZ
Ewan Cameron
Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality
Rahul Chaudhary
Chief Executive and Managing Director
CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings at CG Corp
Karim Cheltout
Regional Vice President Development - Africa and All-Inclusive EMEA
Marriott International
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
Mark Dunford
CEO
Knight Frank
Hamza Farooqi
Founder & CEO
Millat Investments
Patrick Fitzgibbon
Senior Vice President, Development, EMEA
Hilton
Olivier Granet
Managing Partner and Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management
Bani Haddad
Founder and Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
Shamil Manek
Director
The Merwest Company
Alyshia Mangalji
Vice President Europe and Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group
Khalil Manji
Partner
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere Du Congo (CHIC)
Vimbai Masiyiwa
Chief Executive Officer
Batoka Africa
Dani Mansour
Head of Project & Development Services
JLL
Wesam Okasha
Managing Director l Board Member Head of Global Development Asia, Greater China & EMEA Regions
TUI Blue Hotels LLC
Dupe Olusola
Chief Executive Officer
Transcorp Hotel
Gitta Paetzold
Chief Executive Officer
Hospitality Association of Namibia
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard
Founder & Chairman
APO Group
Mmatšatši Ramawela
Director, Gecko Afrika Holdings & Chapter President
International institute for Peace through Tourism Southern Africa (IIPTSA)
Ramsay Rankoussi
Vice President Development Africa & Turkey
Radisson Hotel Group
Turab Saleem
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA
Knight Frank
Daniel Silke
Political Economy Analyst & Futurist
Political Futures Consultancy
Sven Thieme
Executive Chairman & MD
O&L Leisure (Pty) Ltd
Haddis Tilahun
Founder & Executive Director
United Africa Group
Nangula Uaandja
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board
Mureal Van Rooyen
Office Manager
Tour and Safari Association of Namibia
Jameel Verjee
Principal
The Diar Group (CityBlue)
Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group
Martin Webb-Bowen
President
Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations (FENATA)
Matthew Weihs
Commercial Director
The Bench
Amos Weseka
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Safari