


Christian Abell
Founder, Craft Hospitality Group

Efe Altınkut
Cheif Growth Officer, Akkomarka Restaurant Community

Amit Arora
Chief operating officer of Arada’s hospitality and entertainment division, Arada

Spencer Ayers
Senior Vice President, F&B Strategy, Dubai Holding Hospitality

Emma Banks
Vice President, F&B Brand & Operations EMEA
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Kevin Boubil
Co- Founder & CEO, Mezza

Frantz Braha
Chief Growth Officer / Co-Owner, SaladStop Group

Phil Broad
President International, TGI Fridays

Nicolas Budzynski
CEO, La Petite Maison

Ahmet Oytun Cakir
CEO, Gastronaut Hospitality

Gabriela Chamorro
Founder & Executive Chef, Girl & the Goose - Restaurante Centroamericano

Henry Coutinho-Mason
Founder & Author, The Future Normal & Trend Driven Innovation

Alex Dilling
Chef and Restaurateur

Fay Economides
Executive Managing Director, M Management Company

Rabih Fakhreddine
Founder & Group CEO, 7 Management

Mario Ferraro
CEO, Smeralda Holding

Stephen Flawith
Founder and CEO, Yolk Brands

Duncan Fraser-Smith
Founder, Craft Hospitality Group

Andre Gerschel
Section Chief, Abu Dhabi Culinary Investment Fund
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Charlie Gilkes
Director, Inception Group

Antonio Gonzalez
Chairman & Group 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, AlphaMind

James Thain Hacon
Founder & Managing Partner, Think Hospitality

Walid Hajj
CEO, Lavoya Restaurant Group
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Gustavo de Hostos
Founder and Managing Partner, Forsite Creative
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Adam Jones
Founder, Permanently Unique

Drew Jones
Founder, Permanently unique group ltd

Andrew Joyce
Head of F&B, Arenco
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Seray Karaca
European Sales and Marketing Director, Akkomarka Restaurant Community

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 FZ LLC
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Nadim Majdalani
CEO, eathos

Alexis Melikov
Chief Executive & Founder, Gates Hospitality FZ LLC

Stefano Mihalitsianos
Group Managing Director, Tashas Group

Chris Miller
Founder & CEO, White Rabbit Projects

Panchali Mahendra
CEO, Atelier House Hospitality

Kathryn Moore
Managing Director, Spa Connectors
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Andrew Morrow
Founder, Craft Hospitality Group

Sanjay Nandi
Group CEO, ADMO Lifestyle Holding

Reif Othman
Chef & Owner, Hotaru Holdings LLC

Heleri Rande
Partner, Think Hospitality

Niels Peter Pretzmann
Food Entrepreneur, Farmers Circle

Tyrone Reid
Group CEO, MMI and Emirates Leisure Retail

Omar Saideh
Founder, Orange Holding

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

Daniel Taylor
EAM - Food & Beverage, Marriott International

Laura Vana
Chief of Staff, Think Hospitality Consulting

Georgina Woollams-Edwards
Founder & Managing Director, Katch International

Greg Wright
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Food People
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