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2013 Speakers

Marianne Ndegwa Jordan

Managing Director, Kenya Tourist Development Corporation (KTDC)

Vernon Page

Director, W Hospitality Group

Alex Kyriakidis

President & Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, Inc.

Filippo Sona

Director and Head of Hotels (MENA Region) , Colliers International MENA Region

Peter Greenberg

Travel Editor, CBS News

Dr. George Abungu

Director General - National Museums of Kenya (1999 – 2002), Archaeologist, Consultant on Cultural and Natural Heritage

Thomas Emanuel

Director of Business Development, STR Global

Mark Martinovic

Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Spec

Trevor Ward

Managing Director, W Hospitality Group

Denis Sorin

Chief Executive Officer, Inaugure Hospitality Group

Peter Norman

Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Development, Hyatt International (Europe Africa Middle East) LLC

David Scowsill

President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council

Mike Macharia

Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers

Pascal Gauvin

Chief Operating Officer of IHG, India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA), IHG

Simon Vincent

Area President, Europe, Hilton Worldwide

Daniel Silke

Director, Political Futures Consultancy

Jean-Jacques Dessors

COO Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean & Caribbean Islands, ACCOR

Elie Younes

Senior Vice President, Head of Group Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Dr Martyn Davies

Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Bjorn de Kock

Head of Hotel Openings - Asia, Middle East & Africa, IHG

Ewan Cameron

Chief Executive Officer , Lonrho Hotels

Bob Loewen

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group

Andrew McLachlan

Vice President : Business Development, Africa & Indian Ocean Islands, The Rezidor Hotel Group

John Ngumi

Chairman - Konza Technopolis Development Authority, Director of Investment – CFC Stanbic Bank (Kenya)

David Harper

Head of Property Services, Hotel Partners Africa

Philip Wooller

Area Director - Middle East & Africa, STR Global

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Welcome to the Africa Hotel Investment Forum

Programme released for AHIF 2013

The programme has now been released for the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) 2013 which will take place 23-25 September at the InterContinental, Nairobi. Following on from AHIF 2012 global executives are optimistic about the opportunities across Africa in 2013 and beyond. This comes as no surprise when Africa's current sustained growth level is set to not only continue but rise over the next four decades. Come 2050, the continent's GDP will equal the combined GDPs of the US and the EU at current prices (African Business Magazine).

Click here to download a copy of the 2013 programme. Highlights include:

• THE AFRICA GROWTH STORY – WHO WILL BE THE WINNING ECONOMIES?
• AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS & THE PRIVATE SECTOR
• HOW ARE THE INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS TACKLING AFRICA?
• FINANCE FORUM
• OVERVIEW OF THE TOP TEN DESTINATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
• ABC OF HOTEL DEVELOPMENT

AHIF aims to showcase high-growth destinations across the continent; the 2012 event was a resounding success with over 400 regional and global delegates. Click here to register now and save USD 700!

 

"We are very excited about the development opportunities in Africa for 2013. We are seeing a lot of activity, especially in East Africa. We believe that a number of very exciting projects will open next year in that area" Bani Haddad, Regional Vice President, Middle East and Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group.

“AHIF was the best event in Africa we have ever attended, the calibre of investors in particular was outstanding”. Patrick Fitzgibbon, Senior Vice President Development - Europe & Africa of Hilton Worldwide 

“Great networking, excellent attendance.” Mark Martinovic, Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Spec

“We have secured our first project in Nairobi as a direct consequence of attending AHIF 2012.” Gordon Pickering, Senior Partner, G1 Architecture

“Good attendance from the African continent.”  Bernard Forster, Vice President Asset Management, IFA Hotel Investments

 “The quality of speakers was commendable. AHIF also attracted credible international hotel operators and this was encouraging as the Kenya/East African region is yearning for this kind of presence to up our product value.”  John Mark Wandolo, Director Corporate Banking Division, Kenya Commercial Bank

"Good atmosphere as most attendees had a positive attitude to networking and making new contacts”. Angus Campbell, Head of Real Estate, Silverback Capital Group Ltd
 

"AHIF 2012 was very organized and very well attend by both international and local participants. The programme content offered many good lessons for the local hotel investors, some that will go a long way in growing hotel investments including forging international partnerships."  Samantha Muna, Managing Director & Senior Hospitality Consultant, Trianum Hospitality