Advisory Board

Made up of representatives from sponsoring companies and hand selected investors representing the most senior decision-makers and thought-leaders in the African hotel investment industry. The AHIF Advisory Board convenes annually to discuss the trends of the future of hospitality into the AHIF programme.

Michael Aldridge

Chief Executive Officer

KOFISI

JS Anand

Founder & CEO

Leva Hotels & Resorts

Scott Antel

Founder/Owner

Scott's FZ

Ewan Cameron

Director, Africa

Westmont Hospitality

Rahul Chaudhary

Chief Executive and Managing Director

CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings at CG Corp

Billy Cheung

Chairman of the Board

Century Park Hotel & Residencies Ltd

Hala Matar Choufany

President, HVS Middle East, Africa & South Asia

Managing Partner, HVS Dubai

Mark Dunford

CEO

Knight Frank

Hamza Farooqi

Founder & CEO

Millat Investments

Patrick Fitzgibbon

Senior Vice President, Development, EMEA

Hilton

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer

Kasada Capital Management

Bani Haddad

Founder and Managing Director

Aleph Hospitality

Jon Howell

CEO and Founder, AviaDev

Shamil Manek

Director

The Merwest Company

Alyshia Mangalji

Vice President Europe and Africa

Westmont Hospitality Group

Khalil Manji

Partner

Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere Du Congo (CHIC)

Vimbai Masiyiwa

Chief Executive Officer

Batoka Africa

Dani Mansour

Head of Project & Development Services

JLL

Dupe Olusola

Chief Executive Officer

Transcorp Hotel

Gitta Paetzold

Chief Executive Officer

Hospitality Association of Namibia

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Founder & Chairman

APO Group

Mmatšatši Ramawela

Director, Gecko Afrika Holdings & Chapter President

International institute for Peace through Tourism Southern Africa (IIPTSA)

Ramsay Rankoussi

Vice President Development Africa & Turkey

Radisson Hotel Group

Turab Saleem

Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA

Knight Frank

Daniel Silke

Political Economy Analyst & Futurist 

Political Futures Consultancy

Sven Thieme

Executive Chairman & MD

O&L Leisure (Pty) Ltd

Haddis Tilahun

Founder & Executive Director

United Africa Group

Nangula Uaandja

Chief Executive Officer

Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board

Mureal Van Rooyen

Office Manager

Tour and Safari Association of Namibia

Jameel Verjee

Principal

The Diar Group (CityBlue)

Trevor Ward

Managing Director

W Hospitality Group

Martin Webb-Bowen

President

Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations (FENATA)

Matthew Weihs

Commercial Director

Amos Weseka

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Great Lakes Safari