2025 Speakers

William Heinecke

Founder & Chairman
Minor International Public Co. Ltd. (Corp)

David Green

Chief Executive Officer
V&A Waterfront

Pelumi Nubi

Founder
Nubi Network

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Guy Hutchinson

President Middle East & Africa
Hilton

Magdaline Osei Baffour

Investment Director
Westmont Hospitality

Dr Morné du Plessis

Chief Executive Officer
WWF South Africa

Tadiwos Getachew Belete

CEO & Owner
Boston Partners PLC-Kuriftu Resorts

Folaseto Akin-Olugbade

Investment Manager
Actis

Loretta Aniagolu

CEO
Fit Group of Companies / Fit Hospitality and Entertainment Ltd

Scott Antel

Founder
Scott's Fz

Roy Bannister

Head of Strategic Partnerships: Africa
the bench

Caty Batten

Net Positive Innovation Lead
World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Kojo Bentum-Williams

Senior Expert, Communications in Africa
UN Tourism

Suhail Ashk Bhatia

Director - Asset Management
Compagnie Hoteliere Et Immobiliere Du Congo

Ewan Cameron

Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group

Julie Cheetham

Chief Operating Officer
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

Patricia De Lille

Minister of Tourism
Republic of South Africa

Lara Dendy Young

CEO & Co Founder
Conservio

Sam Diab

Managing Director Development, North & East Africa
Hilton

Ntombenhle Dlamini

Destination Marketing Manager
Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal

Shaun Dubash

Senior Director Development MEA
IHG Hotels & Resorts

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

Wayne Godwin

CEO
JLL Africa

Bani Haddad

Founder and Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Nick Hamman

Director
Walk Communications

David Harper

Director
Hotel Partners Africa

Duprette Harri-Calaca

Managing Director
Sanbonani Resort Hotel and Spa

Nils Heckscher

Managing Director | Head of Africa
PKF Hospitality

Jon Howell

CEO & Owner
AviaDev

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

Titus Kipsang

Senior Director
Symbion Consulting Group

Ninon Lamothe

Africa Director (Consulting)
Voltere by Egis

Francois Lategan

Director: Strategic Consulting
JLL Africa

Markus Lehnert

SVP, International Hotel Development
Marriott International

Esteban Lozada

Managing Director Development, North & West Africa
Hilton

Jeremy Maggs

Journalist, Radio Host and Television Presenter

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

Virginia Messina

Executive Vice President
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Linda Mothibe

Principal: Property Finance Africa
Nedbank CIB

Samantha Muna

Director Business Development
Trianum Hospitality

Allan Nenguke

Executive Manager: Development
V&A Waterfront

Thami Nkadimeng

The Message Architect
The Message Architect

Glynn O'Leary

Chief Executive
Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD)

Wesam Okasha

MD & Head of Global Development
TUI Blue Hotels & Resorts

Joe Pietersen

Founder
Nkombe Rhino

Mmatšatši Ramawela

Managing Director
Africa Tourism Connect

Lopang Rapodile

ESG manager
Kasada Capital Management

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

Craig Seaman

Chief Executive Officer
Index Hotels

Ritvika Sethi

Senior Manager Development & Feasibility Lifestyle MEAIT, Global All Inclusive & Rixos
Ennismore

Jad Shamseddin

Chief Operating Officer
Aleph Hospitality

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

Kevin Teeroovengadum

Board Director/Advisor
KTAfrica

Haddis Tilahun

Founder & Chairman
United Africa Group

Rashid Toefy

Deputy Director-General
Western Cape Government Department of Economic Development and Tourism

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

General Manager
ACT

Trevor Ward

Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs

Group Managing Director
the Bench

Amos Weseka

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Safaris and Uganda Lodges Ltd

Graham Wood

Chief Operating Officer
Sun International

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Luckson Zambuko

Founder
African Youth In Tourism and Hospitality Association