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17-19 June 2025
The Westin Cape Town, South Africa
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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