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25-27 June 2024
Mövenpick Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia
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Our speakers are chosen for their industry knowledge and insight. If you would like to be considered as a speaker for AHIF 2024 please contact mala.patel@thebench.com
Michael Aldridge
Founder & CEO
KOFISI
JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels
Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE
Jutta Berns
Head of Sustainability
Karingani Game Reserve
Anne Biging
CEO & Founder
Healing-Hotels
Ewan Cameron
Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality
Rahul Chaudhary
Managing Director
CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings
Karim Cheltout
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development Africa & All-Inclusive EMEA
Marriott
Andre Compion
Managing Director
FlyNamibia
Fiona Craw
Vice President – Hotels & Hospitality Group, Sub-Saharan Africa
JLL Africa
David Damiba
Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management
Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer
Knight Frank
Artur Gerber
Managing Director
TUI BLUE
Naiara López Giner
Associate Manager – Tourism Advisory Lead, Hospitality & Tourism
Colliers in MENA
Wayne Godwin
Co-Chief Executive Officer, JLL Africa
Head, JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group, Africa
Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management
Peter Greenberg
Travel Editor
CBS News
Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality
Jon Howell
Founder and CEO
AviaDev Africa
Gys Joubert
Managing Director
Gondwana Collection
Fahad Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Hotels & Resorts & Lakhraim Group
Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners
Lullu Krugel
Partner, Strategy& and Chief Economist
PwC South Africa
Markus Lehnert
SVP International Hotel Development
Marriott International, Inc.
Esteban Lozada
Managing Director Development, North, West & South Africa
Hilton
Khalil Manji
Partner
CHIC
Haitham Mattar
Special Advisor, UNWTO
Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Herbert Mensah
President
Rugby Afrique
Chris Nader
Co-Founder & CEO
ENVI Lodges
Thami Nkadimeng
The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group
Wesam Okasha
Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE
Nicolas Pompigne Mognard
Founder & Chairman
APO Group
Tonderayi Prosper Mageza
Consulting Expert
UNESCO-UNEVOC
Ramsay Rankoussi
Vice President Development Africa & Turkey
Radisson Hotel Group
Turab Saleem
Partner ‑ Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory ‑ MENA
Knight Frank
Francois van Schalkwyk
Executive Director
NIPDB
KADDU KIWE SEBUNYA
Chief Executive Officer
African Wildlife Foundation
Heddo Siebs
Chief Executive Officer - Hotel & Hospitality Portfolio
Albwardy Investment
Lee-Anne Singer
Chairperson
FEDHASA Cape
Johan Steyn
Chief Executive Officer
Artificial Intelligence for Business
John Steytler
Chief Executive Officer
Development Bank of Namibia
Haddis Tilahun
Founder & Chairman
United Africa Group
Nangula Uaandja
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)
Bisey Uirab
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Airports Company
Wytze van den Berg
Vice President International Operations EMEA/ Vice President EMEA WorldHotels
BWH Hotels
Marc Wachsberger
CEO
The Capital Hotels South Africa
Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group
Matthew Weihs
Commercial Director
The Bench
Amos Wekesa
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lake Safaris
Philip Wooller
Senior Director
STR