2025 Speakers

David Green

Chief Executive Officer
V&A Water Front

Jerome Briet

Chief Development Officer EMEA
Marriott International

Guy Hutchinson

President Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Haitham Mattar

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

Dr Morne du Plessis

Chief Executive Officer
WWF South Africa

Magdaline Osei Baffour

Investment Director
Westmont Hospitality Group

Tadiwos Getachew Belete

Chief Executive Officer & Owner
Kuriftu Resorts

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Nyawira Kariuki

Chief Executive Officer
Janus Continental Group

Rahul Chaudhary

Managing Director & CEO
CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings

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

Julie Cheetham

Chief Operating Officer
Travalyst

David Damiba

Managing Partner, CO-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Sam Diab

Managing Director, Development, North & East Africa
Hilton

Mark Dunford

Chief Executive Officer Africa
Knight Frank

Lara Dupre

Founder & CEO
Le Palais D'Akwa

Oussama el Kadiri

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

Tom Fels

Founder & CEO
Animarem

James Fernie

Director
Uthando (Love) South Africa

Brooke Friswold

Head Elephant Researcher and Program Manager
Bring The Elephant Home

Paul Gardiner

Chief Executive Officer
Terra Nova Create

Erwan Garnier

Senior Director Development - Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

Wayne Godwin

Chief Executive Officer
JLL Africa

Bani Haddad

Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Jon Howell

CEO & Owner
AviaDev

Ufi Ibrahim

Chief Executive Officer
EEA

Jugal Khushalani

Senior Director of Development - East Africa
Marriott International

Cesse Kome

Chief Operating Officer
Koira Holding

Esteban Lozada

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

Glen Mandziuk

Chief Executive Officer
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Shamil Manek

Director
The Merwest Company

Khalil Manji

Chief Executive Officer
CHIC

Laurinda Marsh

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

Euan McGlashan

Global Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Valor Hospitality Partners

Andrew McLachlan

Founder & Managing Director
Develop Hotels

Samantha Muna

Director Business Development
Trianum Hospitality

Thami Nkadimeng

The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group

Wesam Okasha

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

Joe Pietersen

Convervationist
Nkombe Rhino

Mark Read

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

Jean-Baptiste Recher

Chief Development Officer Luxury Brands, Middle East, Africa and Turkiye
Accor

Matthew Renshaw

Senior Director PDS SSA
JLL

Tony Romer-Lee

Managing Partner AMEA
Valor Hospitality

Gillian Saunders

Director & Founder
Gillian Saunders Consulting

Daniel Silke

Director
Daniel Silke Global

Johan Steyn

Founder
AI for Business

Christy Tawii

Research Manager
Euromonitor

Haddis Tilahun

Founder & Chairman
United Africa Group

Daniel Trappler

Senior Director Development: Southern & Eastern Africa
Radisson Hotel Group

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa

Chief Executive Officer
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa

Wytze Van Den Berg

VP International Operations EMEA
BWH

Jameel Verjee

Founder & CEO
CityBlue Hotels

Trevor Ward

Principal
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs

Group Managing Director
The Bench

Graham Wood

Chief Operating Officer
Sun International

Philip Wooller

Senior Director
STR

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Luckson Zambuko

Founder
African Youth in Tourism and Hospitality Association