Advisory Board

Made up of representatives from sponsoring companies and hand selected investors representing the most senior decision-makers and thought-leaders in the African hotel investment industry. The AHIF Advisory Board convenes annually to discuss the trends of the future of hospitality into the AHIF programme.

Michael Aldridge

Chief Executive Officer
KOFISI

JS Anand

Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels & Resorts

Scott Antel

Founder/Owner
Scott's FZ

Ewan Cameron

Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality

Rahul Chaudhary

Chief Executive and Managing Director
CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings at CG Corp

Billy Cheung

Chairman of the Board
Century Park Hotel & Residencies Ltd

Hala Matar Choufany

President, HVS Middle East, Africa & South Asia
Managing Partner, HVS Dubai

Mark Dunford

CEO
Knight Frank

Hamza Farooqi

Founder & CEO
Millat Investments

Patrick Fitzgibbon

Senior Vice President, Development, EMEA
Hilton

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Bani Haddad

Founder and Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Jon Howell

CEO and Founder
AviaDev

Shamil Manek

Director
The Merwest Company

Alyshia Mangalji

Vice President Europe and Africa
Westmont Hospitality Group

Khalil Manji

Partner
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere Du Congo (CHIC)

Vimbai Masiyiwa

Chief Executive Officer
Batoka Africa

Dani Mansour

Head of Project & Development Services
JLL

Wesam Okasha

Managing Director l Board Member Head of Global Development Asia, Greater China & EMEA Regions
TUI Blue Hotels LLC

Dupe Olusola

Chief Executive Officer
Transcorp Hotel

Gitta Paetzold

Chief Executive Officer
Hospitality Association of Namibia

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Founder & Chairman
APO Group

Mmatšatši Ramawela

Director, Gecko Afrika Holdings & Chapter President
International institute for Peace through Tourism Southern Africa (IIPTSA)

Ramsay Rankoussi

Vice President Development Africa & Turkey
Radisson Hotel Group

Turab Saleem

Partner - Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Consultancy – MENA
Knight Frank

Daniel Silke

Political Economy Analyst & Futurist 
Political Futures Consultancy

Sven Thieme

Executive Chairman & MD
O&L Leisure (Pty) Ltd

Haddis Tilahun

Founder & Executive Director
United Africa Group

Nangula Uaandja

Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board

Mureal Van Rooyen

Office Manager
Tour and Safari Association of Namibia

Jameel Verjee

Principal
The Diar Group (CityBlue)

Trevor Ward

Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Martin Webb-Bowen

President
Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations (FENATA)

Matthew Weihs

Commercial Director

Amos Weseka

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Safari