GRIF 2025 SPEAKERS
Spencer Ayers
Senior Vice President, F&B Strategy, Dubai Holding Hospitality
Emma Banks
Vice President, F&B Strategy & Development EMEA, Hilton
Frantz Braha
Chief Growth Officer / Co-Owner, SaladStop Group
Phil Broad
President International, TGI Fridays
Nicolas Budzynski
CEO, La Petite Maison
Ahmet Oytun Cakir
Owner, Gastronaut Hospitality
Henry Coutinho-Mason
Founder & Author, The Future Normal & Trend Driven Innovation
Alex Dilling
Chef and Restaurateur
Fay Economides
Executive Managing Director, M Management Company
Stephen Flawith
Founder and CEO, Yolk Brands
Andre Gerschel
Section Chief, Abu Dhabi Culinary Investment Fund
Antonio Gonzalez
Chairman & CEO, Sunset Hospitality Group
Laura De Vega Gonzalez
Vice President F&B, Melia Hotels International
Joey Ghazal
Founder & Managing Partner, The MAINE Group
Harry Goss
Partner, McWin Capital Partners
Tony Habre
Founder & Group CEO, Addmind & AlphaMind Hospitality
James Hacon
Managing Partner, Think Hospitality; Chairman, I am Doner
Rizwan Kassim
CEO & Founder, Rikas Hospitality
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Asma Khan
Restaurateur and Cookbook Author, Changemaker
Dr. Naim Maadad
Chief Executive & Founder, Gates Hospitality
Chris Miller
Founder & CEO, White Rabbit Projects
Kathryn Moore
Managing Director, Spa Connectors
Sanjay Nandi
Group CEO, ADMO Lifestyle Holding
Reif Othman
Chef & Owner, Hotaru Holdings LLC
Heleri Rande
Partner, Think Hospitality
Tyrone Reid
Group CEO, MMI and Emirates Leisure Retail
Lauren Scott-Harris
Founder, EARNT
Victoria Sheppard
CEO, Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal
Natasha Sideris
CEO and Founder, Tashas Group
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David Singleton
Founder, Oraculi
Georgina Woollams-Edwards
Founder & Managing Director, Katch International
Greg Wright
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Food People