2024 Speakers

Michael Aldridge

Founder & CEO
KOFISI

JS Anand

Founder & CEO
Leva Hotels

Scott Antel

Founder & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Jutta Berns

Head of Sustainability
Karingani Game Reserve

Anne Biging

CEO & Founder
Healing-Hotels

Ewan Cameron

Director, Africa
Westmont Hospitality

Rahul Chaudhary

Managing Director
CG Corp Global & CG Hospitality Holdings

Karim Cheltout

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

Andre Compion

Managing Director
FlyNamibia

Fiona Craw

Vice President – Hotels & Hospitality Group, Sub-Saharan Africa
JLL Africa

David Damiba

Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Mark Dunford

Chief Executive Officer
Knight Frank

Erwan Garnier

Senior Director Development
Radisson Hotel Group

Artur Gerber

Managing Director
TUI BLUE

Naiara López Giner

Associate Manager – Tourism Advisory Lead, Hospitality & Tourism
Colliers in MENA

Wayne Godwin

Co-Chief Executive Officer, JLL Africa
Head, JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group, Africa

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Kasada Capital Management

Peter Greenberg

Travel Editor
CBS News

Bani Haddad

Founder & Managing Director
Aleph Hospitality

Jon Howell

Founder and CEO
AviaDev Africa

Gys Joubert

Managing Director
Gondwana Collection

Fahad Kazim

Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Hotels & Resorts & Lakhraim Group

Amith Khanna

Head of Franchise, India Middle East & Africa
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Aradhana Khowala

CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners

Lullu Krugel

Partner, Strategy& and Chief Economist
PwC South Africa

Markus Lehnert

SVP International Hotel Development
Marriott International, Inc.

Esteban Lozada

Managing Director Development, North, West & South Africa
Hilton

Khalil Manji

Partner
CHIC

Haitham Mattar

Special Advisor, UNWTO
Managing Director MEA & South West Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Chris Nader

Co-Founder & CEO
ENVI Lodges

Thami Nkadimeng

The Message Architect
Thami Nkadimeng Group

Wesam Okasha

Head of Global Development
TUI BLUE

Folaseto Akin Olugbade

Investment Professional
Actis

Joe Pietersen

Founder
Nkombe Rhino NPC

Tonderayi Prosper Mageza

Consulting Expert
UNESCO-UNEVOC

Dr. Mmatsatsi Ramawela

Managing Director
Africa Tourism Connect

Turab Saleem

Partner ‑ Head of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Advisory ‑ MENA
Knight Frank

Francois van Schalkwyk

Executive Director
NIPDB

KADDU KIWE SEBUNYA

Chief Executive Officer
African Wildlife Foundation

Heddo Siebs

Chief Executive Officer - Hotel & Hospitality Portfolio
Albwardy Investment

Lee-Anne Singer

Chairperson
FEDHASA Cape

Johan Steyn

Chief Executive Officer
Artificial Intelligence for Business

John Steytler

Chief Executive Officer
Development Bank of Namibia

Haddis Tilahun

Founder & Chairman
United Africa Group

Nangula Uaandja

Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)

Bisey Uirab

Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Airports Company

Wytze van den Berg

Vice President International Operations EMEA/ Vice President EMEA WorldHotels
BWH Hotels

David Vely

VP Regional Development (Middle East & Africa)
Club Med

Jameel Verjee

Founder & CEO
CityBlue Hotels (a member of The Diar Group)

Marc Wachsberger

CEO
Capital Hotels & Apartments

Trevor Ward

Managing Director
W Hospitality Group

Matthew Weihs

MD
the Bench

Amos Wekesa

Chief Executive Officer
Great Lake Safaris

Philip Wooller

Senior Director
STR