Speaker

Chris Nader

Co-Founder
ENVI Lodges

Chris is the Co-Founder & CEO of ENVI Lodges, the first luxury ecolodge brand and management company to launch from the Middle East, backed by investors from Europe and the Arabian Peninsula. The company has already secured several projects which are under development in the Middle East, Africa, and South America. ENVI specializes in low-impact alternative accommodation immersed in nature, based on the principles of regenerative tourism, and thus adhering to high standards of sustainability. This contributed to ENVI quickly becoming a leading company in the space of responsible tourism and allowed the company to win the 2021 Transformational Business of the Year award in Dubai. Chris and his business partner Noelle were also named amongst the top 50 most influential hoteliers in the Middle East in two consecutive years and are regularly invited to speak at various industry conferences and hospitality podcasts. Chris began his career in hospitality at a very young age. He was born into a family of hoteliers and started ��working” at the family-owned Yacht Club when he was 10. Subsequently, he gained valuable experience in food and beverage at several trendy restaurants and beach clubs in Lebanon. After an MBA at the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in 2008, Chris joined the team that launched Shaza Hotels in Geneva. He then took on the role of Vice-President Development for Kempinski Hotels, covering Africa and the Middle East. In 2021, ENVI Lodges was born, which marked the start of Chris’ entrepreneurial journey in hospitality.