2024 Speakers

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

Jutta Berns

Head of Sustainability

Karingani Game Reserve

Rahul Chaudhry

Managing Director & CEO

CG Corp Global and CG Hospitality Holdings

Karim Cheltout

Regional Vice President, Lodging Development Africa & All-Inclusive EMEA

Marriott

Andre Compion

Managing Director

FlyNamibia

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

Haitham Mattar

Special Advisor, UN Tourism

Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts

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

John Steytler

Chief Executive Officer

Development Bank of Namibia

Robins Tchale Watchou

Chief Executive Officer

Bowency (formerly known as Vivendi Sports)

Haddis Tilahun

Founder & Chairman

United Africa Group

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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