2025 Speakers

William E․ Heinecke

Founder & Chairman
Minor Hotels

Marcel von Aulock

Chief Executive Officer
Southern Sun

David Green

Chief Executive Officer
V&A Waterfront

Jerome Briet

Chief Development Officer EMEA
Marriott International

Dr Morne du Plessis

Chief Executive Officer
WWF South Africa

Guy Hutchinson

President Middle East and Africa
Hilton

Haitham Mattar

Managing Director India Middle East and Africa
IHG Hotels & Resorts

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

Roy Bannister

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Africa
The Bench

Anne Biging

CEO & Founder
Healing Hotels

Veronica Bolton Smith

Chief Executive Officer
Critical Mineral Africa Group

Charbel Boutros

VP Development
IHG Hotels & Resorts

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

Hamza Farooqui

Chief Executive Officer
Millat Investment

Tom Fels

Founder & CEO
Animarem

Nick Ferguson

Director
Cape Winelands Airport

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

Neil George

Partner
Aleph Hospitality

Wayne Godwin

Chief Executive Officer
JLL Africa

Bani Haddad

Founder and 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

Francois Lategan

Director Strategic Consultant
JLL

Markus Lehnert

Senior Vice President, Affiliations EMEA
Marriott International

Esteban Lozada

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

Glenn Mandziuk

Chief Executive Officer
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Shamil Manek

Director
The Merwest Company

Khalil Manji

Partner
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

Glynn O'Leary

Chief Executive Officer
Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD)

Wesam Okasha

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

Linda Phumelele Mothibe

Principal Property Finances
Nedbank Corporate & Finance Banking

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

Dr․ Alex Stancu

Head of South - East Africa
IATA

Wrenelle Stander

Chief Executive Officer
Wesgro

Johan Steyn

Founder
AI for Business

Christy Tawii

Research Manager
Euromonitor

Kevin Teeroovengadum

Advisory & Board Director

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

Frank Wagner

Director International Sales - Hospitality Group
ACT

Trevor Ward

Principal
W Hospitality Group

Herman Warren

Managing Partner
Hela Network

Matthew Weihs

Commercial Director
The Bench

Graham Wood

Chief Operating Officer
Sun International

Philip Wooller

Senior Director - Middle East and Africa
STR

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Luckson Zambuko

Founder
African Youth in Tourism and Hospitality Association