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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 AHIF 2024 please contact mala.patel@thebench.com
Michael Aldridge
Founder & CEO
KOFISI
JS Anand
Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels
Scott Antel
Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE
Maud Bailly
Chief Executive Officer
Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems
Rahul Chaudhry
Managing Director & CEO
CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings
Karim Cheltout
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development Africa & All-Inclusive EMEA
Marriott
Mark Dunford
Chief Executive Officer
Knight Frank
Wayne Godwin
Co-CEO
JLL, Africa
Olivier Granet
Managing Partner & CEO
Kasada Capital Management
Peter Greenberg
Travel Editor
CBS News
Jon Howell
Founder and CEO
AviaDev Africa
Gys Joubert
Managing Director
Gondwana Collection
Fahad Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Hotels & Resorts & Lakhraim Group
Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners
Lullu Krugel
Partner, Strategy& and Chief Economist
PwC South Africa
Markus Lehnert
SVP International Hotel Development & Affiliations, EMEA
Marriott
Esteban Lozada
Managing Director Development, North, West & South Africa
Hilton
Khalil Manji
Partner
CHIC
Herbert Mensah
President
Rugby Afrique
Chris Nader
Co-Founder & CEO
ENVI Lodges
Thami Nkadimeng
The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group
Nicolas Pompigne Mognard
Founder & Chairman
APO Group
Tonderayi Prosper Mageza
Consulting Expert
UNESCO-UNEVOC
Ramsay Rankoussi
Vice President Development Africa & Turkey
Radisson Hotel Group
Turab Saleem
Partner ‑ Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory ‑ MENA
Knight Frank
Heddo Siebs
Chief Executive Officer - Hotel & Hospitality Portfolio
Albwardy Investment
Johan Steyn
Chief Executive Officer
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Robins Tchale Watchou
Chief Executive Officer
Bowency (formerly known as Vivendi Sports)
Nangula Uaandja
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)
Wytze van den Berg
Vice President International Operations EMEA/ Vice President EMEA WorldHotels
BWH Hotels
Trevor Ward
Managing Director
W Hospitality Group
Matthew Weihs
Commercial Director
the Bench
Amos Wekesa
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lake Safaris
Philip Wooller
Area Director- Middle East and Africa
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