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Marcus-Milan Arandelovic

COO Hotel Division, AroundTown SA

Dirk Bakker

CEO Netherlands & Head of Hotels EMEA, Colliers International

Navneet Bali

Founder and CEO, LyvInn

Raffaella Campagnoli

Managing Director LIRA | Strategy Partners

Puneet Chhatwal

CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

Frank Croston

Co-Founder, Hamilton Hotel Partners

Jonathan Downey

Co-Founder, London Union

Jo Fleet

Managing Director, Flat Iron

Neeraj Govil

Senior Vice President for South Asia, Marriott International

K.B. Kachru

Chairman Emeritus & Principal Advisor South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group

Inge Huijbrechts

Global Senior Vice President Responsible Business and Safety & Security, Radisson Hotel Group

Jerry Inzerillo

CEO, Diriyah Gate Development Authority

Patanjali (Patu) G. Keswani

Chairman and Managing Director, Lemon Tree Hotels

Haitham Mattar

Founder, Beyond Tourism

Edward A. Mady

Regional Director of West Coast USA, Dorchester Collection and General Manager, The Beverly Hills Hotel

ANITA MENDIRATTA

Special Advisor to Secretary General, UNWTO

Anders Nissen

CEO, Pandox AB

Gerald Lawless

Ambassador, World Travel & Tourism Council & Advisory Board member of EXPO 2020

Christopher Norton

CEO, Equinox Hotels

Kate Nicholls

CEO, UKHospitality

Wesley Paul

Founder & Executive Chairman, Gemin-i Analytics Ltd.

Priya Paul

Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels

Hans Meyer

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Zoku

Jesper Palmqvist

Area Director โ€“ย Asiaย Pacific, STR Global

Lokesh Sabharwal

Head of Development, Accor

Stephen Sackur

Presenter, HARDtalk

Philip Wooller

Area Director - Middle East and Africa, STR

Vijay Thacker

Managing Director, Horwath HTL - India

Arnie Weissmann

Editor in Chief, Travel Weekly

Michael Hirst

Consultant, CBRE Hotels

Demian Hodari

Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Ecole Hรดteliรจre Lausanne (EHL)

JB Singh

President & CEO, InterGlobe Hotels

Ajay Bakaya

Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels and Resorts

Vickram Madhok

Managing Director, Abercrombie & Kent

Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal

Executive Chairman, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority Shurooq

Sir Peter Westmacott

former UK Ambassador: Turkey, France, USA

Cody Bradshaw

Managing Director, Global Head of Hotel Asset Management, Starwood Capital Group

Nick van Marken

Managing Director, van Marken Limited

Frank Gervais

CEO Europe, Accor

Jeff Weinstein

Editor in Chief, HOTELS Magazine

Lindsey Ueberroth

CEO, Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Ali Al Shaiba

Executive Director, Marketing & Tourism, Department of Culture โ€“ Abu Dhabi

Nirupa Shankar

Executive Director, Brigade Enterprises Ltd.

Arun Kumar Saraf

Managing Director, Juniper Hotels Pvt Ltd

Rene Beil

President; Managing Director, HAMA MEA; Beaufort Global

Robert Hecker

Managing Director - Asia Pacific, Horwath HTL

Renee Zhang

CFO, Jinmao (China) Hotel Investment and Management Limited

Tyrone Tang

Vice President; Chairman & CEO , Shimao Group; Shimao Hotels

Hala Matar Choufany

President, HVS Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai

Robin Hutson

Chairman & CEO, Lime Wood Group Limited

Raki Phillips

CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

Brett Tollman

Chief Executive, The Travel Corporation

Eric Ricaurte

Founder & CEO, Greenview

William Heinecke

Founder and Chairman, Minor Hotels

Sally Marwaha

Head of Local Real Estate Investments, PIF โ€“ The Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia

Marloes Knippenberg

CEO, Kerten Hospitality

Mark Selawry

Vice President โ€“ Hospitality, ACT.Global

Jacqueline Gifford

Editor in Chief, Travel + Leisure

Verena Radlgruber-Forstinger

EHMA 1st Vice President & National Delegate Central Europe, CEO, VRF Hospitality Consulting

Panos Almyrantis

EHMA Vice President & National Delegate Greece & Cyprus, General Manager, Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas

Ezio Indiani

EHMA President & National Delegate Italy, General Manager, Hotel Principe di Savoia Milano

Sonia Campbell

Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP

Jim Alderman

CEO - Americas, Radisson Hotel Group

Mariano Bautista

Partner - Hotel & Leisure, CMS Spain

Manuel Otero

EHMA National Delegate Spain, Director General - Hotel Inglaterra

Jean-Robert Bousquet

Partner - Hotel & Leisure, CMS France

Gerd Leutner

Partner - Hotel & Leisure, CMS GERMANY

Marco Casasole

Partner - Hotel & Leisure, CMS Italy

Callum Lee

Managing Director, BOP Consulting

jean-franรงois charnier

Scientific Director, Agence Francaise Pour le Developpement Dโ€™AlUla (AFALULA)

Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani

Director of Museums and Exhibitions, and Heritage Consultant, Royal Commission for AlUla

Nora Aldabal

Arts & Culture Programming Director, Royal Commission for AlUla

Irina Bokova Bokova

Former Director-General, UNESCO, Advisory Board Member, Royal Commission for AlUla

Kate Hall-Tipping

Chief Museums and Cultural Planning Officer, Royal Commission for AlUla

Neville Wakefield

Curator & Artistic Director, DesertX

Phillip J Jones

Chief Destination Marketing Officer, Royal Commission for AlUla

Stephan Stokkermans

EHMA National Delegate Netherland & Belgium, Managing Director, Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin

James Lehouiller

Managing Director DiLeonardo โ€“ Interior Design

K. Denaye Hinds

Founder, Just a TAAD โ€“ Sustainability & Consultancy Services

Vivianne Garcia-Tunon

President Wonder Flower โ€“ Spa & Wellness

Tim Peck

Chairman, OBMI โ€“ Architectural Design

Anthony Ross

CEO, JA Resorts & Hotels, Dubai

DAVID ROBERTS

Head of Leisure & Corporate Partner, CMS

Robin Rossmann

Managing Director, STR

Stefan Leser

CEO, Langham Hospitality Group

Boon Kwee Lim

COO, Dusit International

Janice Yau Garton

Of Counsel, DLA Piper

James Stuart

Founder, Stuart + Partners

Juliet Njogu

Founder, The Social House, Kenya

David Keen

CEO, QUO Global, Thailand

Marcus Scaramanga

Founder & Chairman, The Nest Hotels, Rwanda

andrew linwood

Head of Hospitality, Areen Design, London

Bill Barnett

Founder & Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks, Thailand

Ingo Schweder

Founder & CEO, GOCO Hospitality, Thailand

Julian Kemp

Head of Hotels UK Advisory Services, CBRE

Owen Pritchard

COO CBRE Hotels, EMEA

Jan Steinebach MRE MRICS

Head of Hotels, The Netherlands, CBRE

Jeremy Scarf

Managing Director

Stefan Breg

Group Strategy Director

Helen El Mettouri

Regional Director, Middle East & Africa

Louise Wallace

Partner - Hotel & Leisure, CMS UK

David Batchelor

Head of UK Operational Real Estate

Stuart Johnson

EHMA Active Member in UK, Managing Director Brownโ€™s Hotel London, Rocco Forte Hotels

Willard Carter

Award winning young gifted cellist

Jonathan Lynch

Of Counsel, DLA Piper

Annette Gibbons-Warren

Cultural Planning Director, Royal Commission for AlUla

Olivia Kaussen

Managing Director, CBRE Hotels Germany

Gregor Famira

Partner - Hotel & Leisure, CMS Austria and CEE

Toby Hall

Investment Properties, Pubs & Leisure, CBRE

Tom King

Head of UK Hospitality Investment Properties, CBRE

david fraser

Investment Properties, Operational Real Estate, CBRE

Neville Graham

Managing Director International Member Services, BWH Hotel Group

Miguel Casas

Head of Hotels Investment Properties, Continental Europe, CBRE

jan freitag

SVP Lodging Insights โ€“ STR

Arturo Garcia Rosa

President & Founder, SAHIC

Kevin Colket

Founder and CEO of Global Hospitality Investment Group

Adam Maclennan

Managing Director, Head of UK & Ireland at PKF hotelexperts

Jileen Loo

Senior Director at CBRE Hotels

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