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17-19 June 2025
The Westin Cape Town, South Africa
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Our speakers are chosen for their industry knowledge and insight. If you would like to be considered as a speaker for FHS Africa 2025 please contact mala.patel@thebench.com
Rahul Chaudhary
Managing Director
CG Corp Global
Graham Wood
Chief Operating Officer
Sun International
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa
Chief Executive Officer
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa
Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management
Guy Hutchinson
President Middle East & Africa
Hilton
Haitham Mattar
Managing Director, India, Middle East and Africa
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Hamza Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Millat Investment
Folaseto Akin-Olugbade
Investment Manager
Actis
Scott Carlyle Antel
Founder
Scott's Fz
Roy Bannister
Head of Strategic Partnerships: Africa
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Caty Batten
Net Positive Innovation Lead
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Kojo Bentum-Williams
Senior Expert, Communications in Africa
UN Tourism
Anne Biging
CEO
Healing Hotels of the World GmbH
Charbel Boutros
VP Development
IHG
Ewan Cameron
Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group
Olivier Chavy
Chief Executive Officer
The Lux Collective Ltd
Julie Cheetham
COO
Travalyst
Karim Cheltout
Senior Vice President - Lodging Development, Middle East & Africa
Marriott International
Matthew Child
Founder & CEO
ReWild Capital
David Damiba
Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management
Lara Dendy Young
CEO & Co Founder
Conservio
Sam Diab
Managing Director Development, North & East Africa
Hilton
Dr Morné du Plessis
Chief Executive Officer
WWF South Africa
Tim Ducommun
Development Manager Luxury Brands,MEAT
Accor
Enver Duminy
Chief Executive Officer
Cape Town Tourism
Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer Africa
Knight Frank
Lara Dupre
Co Founder & CEO
Le Palais d’Akwa
Oussama El Kadiri
Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services
Knight Frank MENA
Tom Fels
Founder & CEO
Animarem
Nicholas Ferguson
Executive Director
Cape Winelands Airport Ltd
James Fernie
Founder
Uthando (Love) South Africa
Brooke Friswold
Conservation Biologist
Bring The Elephant Home
Paul Gardiner
Chief Executive Officer
Terra Nova Create
Erwan Garnier
Senior Director Development: Africa
Radisson Hotel Group
Neil George
Partner, Executive Director
Aleph Hospitality
Artur Gerber
Chief Executive Officer
TUI BLUE Hotels & Resorts
Tadiwos Getachew Belete
CEO & Owner
Boston Partners PLC-Kuriftu Resorts
Wayne Godwin
CEO, JLL Africa
JLL
David Green
Chief Executive Officer
V&A Waterfront
Bani Haddad
Founder and Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality
William Heinecke
Founder & Chairman
Minor International Public Co. Ltd. (Corp)
Jon Howell
CEO & Owner
AviaDev
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev Africa
Ufi Ibrahim
Chief Executive Officer
EEA
Riyan Itani
Director & Founder
Global Branded Residences
Nyawira Kariuki
Director of Coprorate Services
Janus Continental Group
Jugal Khushalani
Senior Director Development - Sub-Saharan Africa
Marriott International
Francois Lategan
Director: Strategic Consulting
JLL Africa
Swan Lee
Head of Sustainability
Alexforbes
Markus Lehnert
SVP, International Hotel Development
Marriott International, Inc.
Esteban Lozada
Managing Director Development, North & West Africa
Hilton
Glenn Mandziuk
Chief Executive Officer
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Shamil Manek
Director
The Merwest Company
Khalil Manji
Partner
Compagnie Hoteliere Et Immobiliere Du Congo
Laurinda Marsh
LEED® Green Associate & Key Account Manager - Global Projects Africa
Hansgrohe
Nicole Maske
Director
Manta Ventures
Hala Matar Choufany
President- Middle East, Africa and South Asia
HVS
Euan McGlashan
Global Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Valor Hospitality Partners
ANDREW McLACHLAN
Founder & Managing Director
DEVELOP HOTELS INC
Linda Mothibe
Principal: Property Finance Africa
Nedbank CIB
Samantha Muna
Director Business Development
Trianum Hospitality
Allan Nenguke
Executive Manager: Development
V&A Waterfront Holding (Pty) Ltd
Thami Nkadimeng
The Message Architect
The Message Architect
Hasnain Noorani
Founder & Managing Director
PrideInn Hotels, Resorts and Camps
Pelumi Nubi
Co-Founder
Oremi Travels
Glynn O'Leary
Chief Executive
Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD)
Wesam Okasha
MD & Head of Global Development
TUI Hotels & Resorts
Magdaline Osei Baffour
Investment Director
Westmont Hospitality
Joe Pietersen
Founder
Nkombe Rhino
Mmatšatši Ramawela
Managing Director
Africa Tourism Connect
Mark Read
Chairman
Everard Read Gallery
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 Partners
Gillian Saunders
Director
Gillian Saunders Consulting Pty Ltd
Alex Stancu
Head, South & East Africa
IATA
Wrenelle Stander
Chief Executive Officer
Wesgro
Johan Steyn
Founder
AI for Business
Thys Steynberg
Executive Property Finance Africa
Nedbank Limited
Christy Tawii
Research and Insights Manager: Travel and Tourism (Middle East and Africa)
Euromonitor
Kevin Teeroovengadum
Board Director/Advisor
KTAfrica
Haddis Tilahun
Founder & Chairman
United Africa Group
Daniel Trappler
Senior Director Development: Southern & Eastern Africa
Radisson Hotel Group
Bruno Trenchard
Head of Feasibility MEAT
Accor
Wytze Van Den Berg
Vice President EMEA
BWH Hotels
Jameel Verjee
Founder & CEO
CityBlue Hotels (A member of The Diar Group)
Mita Vohra
Board Director
Sarova Hotels & Resorts
Marcel von Aulock
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Sun
Frank Wagner
Director International Sales - Hospitality Group
ACT
Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group
Herman Warren
Managing Partner
Hela Network
Matthew Weihs
Commercial Director
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Amos Weseka
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Safaris and Uganda Lodges Ltd
Philip Wooller
Senior Director
STR
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
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Luckson Zambuko
Founder
African Youth In Tourism and Hospitality Association