Speaker Biographies

Raised in Dubai and educated in London, Claudia has covered hospitality and travel for nearly two decades as the editor of several publications including Caterer Middle East and Hotelier Middle East and as a contributor to Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia and OOO.

 

Claudia served as the founding Gulf Academy Chair for MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants and Middle East Academy Vice Chair for World’s 50 Best Restaurants for several years before her tenure ended in July 2026. Claudia is the co-founder of The Cru Collective, an experiential gastronomy focused travel platform, a freelance journalist, content creator, curator and hospitality consultant based in Dubai.