2025 Speakers

Folaseto Akin Olugbade

Principal
Actis

Scott Antel

Founder Owner
Scott's FZ Hospitality Legal Services

Anne Biging

CEO & Founder
Healing Hotels

Veronica Bolton Smith

Chief Executive Officer
Critical Mineral Africa Group

Rahul Chaudhary

Managing Director & CEO
CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings

Olivier Chavy

Chief Executive Officer
The Lux Collective

David Damiba

Managing Partner, CO-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Sam Diab

Managing Director- Development
Hilton

Dr Morne du Plessis

Chief Executive Officer
WWF South Africa

Lara Dupre

Founder & CEO
Le Palais D'Akwa

Oussama El Kadiri

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

Paul Gardiner

Chief Executive Officer
Terra Nova Create

Erwan Garnier

Senior Director Development - Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

Tadiwos Getachew Belete

Chief Executive Officer & Owner
Kuriftu Resorts

Wayne Godwin

Chief Executive Officer
JLL Africa

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Bani Haddad

Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Jon Howell

CEO & Owner
AviaDev

Guy Hutchinson

President Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Jugal Khushalani

Senior Director of Development - East Africa
Marriott International

Esteban Lozada

Managing Director Development North-West, West & South Africa
Hilton

Glen Mandziuk

Chief Executive Officer
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Khalil Manji

Chief Executive Officer
CHIC

Laurinda Marsh

LEED® Green Associate & Key Account Manager - Global Projects Africa
Hansgrohe

Haitham Mattar

Managing Director Middle East Africa & South West Asia
IHG Hotel & Resorts

Euan McGlashan

Global Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Valor Hospitality Partners

Thami Nkadimeng

The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group

Wesam Okasha

Head of Global Development Asia, Greater China & EMEA Regions
TUI Blue Hotels

Mark Read

Chairman, Everard Read Gallery
Past Chairman, WWF (SA) & Past Board Member, WWF International

Jean-Baptiste Recher

Regional Vice President Development, Luxury Brands, MEAT
Accor

Daniel Silke

Director
Daniel Silke Global

Christy Tawii

Research Manager
Euromonitor

Daniel Trappler

Senior Director Development: Southern & Eastern Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

Trevor Ward

Principal
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs

Commercial Director
The Bench

Philip Wooller

Senior Director
STR

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Luckson Zambuko

Founder
African Youth in Tourism and Hospitality Association