Leading markets for hospitality projects include Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which together represent one of the largest project pipelines, as well as some very spectacular ones. With such wealth of opportunities comes the challenge of establishing a lucrative business and making the right business connections, gathering in-depth knowledge of the market in order to efficiently navigate through the various stages of project development. GBB proficiently addresses this issue through their exclusive by-invite-only decision-makers’ business summits, bringing together top developers, investors, architects, designers, contractors, consultants and suppliers from some of the leading brands in the business.
The Hospitality Innovation Summit – Saudi Arabia and the UAE is set to take place on March 15-16, 2023, at Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City. It will forge a hospitality fraternity between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, allowing trade people to meet, build, and co-create new business collaborations with solution providers and industry peers.
Activities
- Strategic business-to-face meetings
- Free-flowing and structured networking opportunities
- Panel discussions
- Product showcase
Panel discussions
- Hospitality innovation: View from the boardroom
- Fire-side chat: Innovation with a vision
- Project innovation: Building the structure of long-term success.
- Hotel innovation: How to ensure relevance today and tomorrow
- Mastering the masterpieces
- Design innovation: Creating iconic hotels
- Technology innovation: The future battleground of the hospitality business
Attendees
- Wahdan Al Kadi, Chief Business Officer, Tourism Development Fund
- Phillip J. Jones, Chief Destination Marketing and Management Officer, Royal Commission of AlUla
- David Thomson, Senior VP of Brand and Business Development, TFG Hotel Management
- Tatiana Veller, Managing Director, Stirling Hospitality Advisors
- Ian Williamson, Group Chief Projects Delivery Officer, Red Sea Global
- Imran Changezi, Development Senior Director, Diriyah Gate Development Authority
- Ian Wilson, Regional Director for Hospitality at THE LINE, NEOM
- Luca Dini, Founder, Luca Dini Design & Architecture
- Darryl Custer, Managing Director, KEO Design
- Scott Henshaw, Group Head of Design, Red Sea Global
- Nadine Atta, Senior Director of Design, The First Group
- Stephen Laucirica, Senior Director, Design & Engineering India – Middle East & Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
- David Glennon, Senior Digital Delivery Director, Red Sea Global
- Pedro Deakin, SVP – Brand & Design, Jumeirah Group
- Mohamed Belkhodja, Director Investments & Special Projects, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
- Rahul Deo Gupta, Executive Director – EPMO, Boutique Group
- Samit Sheth, Digital Transformation Lead, MEA, JLL
