Mohamed Awadalla

Chief Executive Officer, TIME Hotels

Mossadeck Bally

Chief Executive Officer, Azalaï Hotels Group

Ilaria Benucci

Investment Director, Equity Investments, CDC Group

Ewan Cameron

Director – Africa, Westmont Hospitality

Karim Cheltout

Regional Vice President - Development, Africa, Marriott International

Mike Collini

Vice President Development Sub-Saharan Africa, Hilton

Mark Dunford

Head - East Africa, JLL

Thomas Emanuel

Director, STR

Bani Haddad

Founder & Managing Director, Aleph Hospitality

David Harper

Head of Property Services, Hotel Partners Africa

Alexis Janoray

Vice President, Head of Development Africa, Accor

Zahra Jivraj

Director, Opulent Hotel Group

Panos Loupasis

Vice President Development – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Shamil Manek

Executive Director, The Merwest Company

Andrew McLachlan

Senior Vice President, Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, Radisson Hotel Group

Bernard Micallef

Senior Industry Specialist - Hotels, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Njeri Mungai Ngaruiya

Investment Director, IFU

Hasnain Noorani

Founder & Group Managing Director, Pride Group

Dhruv Pandit

Chief Executive Officer, Fedha Group

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Founder & Chairman, APO Group

Filippo Sona

Managing Director - Global Hospitality, Drees and Sommer

James Stuart

Founder, Stuart + Partners

Matthew Tripolone

Vice President Development - MEA, IHG

Nick van Marken

Managing Director, van Marken Limited

Jameel Verjee

Founder & CEO, CityBlue Hotels (Diar Group)

Amos Wekesa

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Safaris

Trevor Ward

Managing Director, W Hospitality Group

Dr Adam Wu

Chief Operating Officer, China Business Network