Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia Unveils Line-Up for Future Hospitality Summit

• The jam-packed line-up includesArne Sorenson (Marriott International), Arnold W. Donald (Carnival Corporation),Gloria Guevara (WTTC), Alexandre de Juniac (IATA), Geoffrey JW Kent (Abercrombie Kent), and more.
• Media registration for the hybrid summit is now open; Register HERE to avoid missing out.

Riyadh, KSA (October 2020):Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) the hybrid virtual conference developed to explore big ideas and tackle the challenges facing the hospitality industry has revealed its exciting line-up of special-guest speakers, as it gets ready to bring the hospitality world together, live from Riyadh and around the world, on 26 and 27 of October.The summit's carefully curated line-up of speakers will discuss, reimagine and pave a new path towards the future of hospitality in the Middle East and across the globe. In doing, the virtual eventaims to provide an innovative, inspirational and important platform to bring the industry together at an unprecedented time

Organised bytheMinistry of Tourism Saudi Arabia and G20 Saudi Secretariat, as part of The International Conferences Programme, honouring the G20 Saudi presidency year 2020, and powered by Bench Digital Future Hospitality Summit willbe officially opened byH.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism, Saudi Arabia.

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LIVE STAGE SESSIONS

TheFuture Hospitality Summitteam is curating a comprehensive 3-pillar programme for the industry, to understand the new landscape, collaborate and assess opportunities, and innovate to recreate the industrys future. The programme sessions will be live, and attendees can join the discussion while their favourite speakers are delivering their sessions.

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NETWORK WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

When an attendee enters the networking area, theFHS system matches him/her with another decision-maker in the room for a quick video call. Attendees can easily exchange business cards by clicking on the connect button.

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ROUNDTABLES

Roundtables are exclusively designed for more focused interactions and discussions on specific industry topics. Here, a select number of attendees can join a multi-screen live video conversation to exchange business ideas and industry knowledge.

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A LINE-UP OF CREATORS, INNOVATORS MENTORS

Future Hospitality Summits line-up of 100+ guest speakers includes:

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Industry Leaders

• Todd Davidson(Executive Director, Travel Oregon)
• Muzzammil Ahussain (CEO of Consumer Travel, Seera Group)
• Keith Barr (CEO, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG))
• Sebastien Bazin (Chairman CEO, Accor)
• Filip Boyen (CEO, Forbes Travel Guide)
• Christian Clerc (President Global Operations, Four Seasons)
• Alex Cruz (Chairman and CEO, British Airways)
• Arnold W. Donald (President CEO, Carnival Corporation PLC)
• Gloria Guevara Manzo(CEO President, World Travel Tourism Council - WTTC)
• Keith Tan(Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board)
• Jerry Inzerillo (CEO Diriyah Gate Development Authority)
• Alexandre de Juniac(Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association IATA)
• Marloes Knippenberg (CEO, Kerten Hospitality)
• Christopher J. Nassetta (President CEO, Hilton)
• Christopher Norton(CEO, Equinox Hotels)
• Annastasia Seebohm (Group CEO, Quintessentially)
• Arne M. Sorenson (President CEO, Marriott International)

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Founders

• Ritesh Agarwal (Founder Group CEO (Group), OYO Hotels Homes)
• Paul Charles (Founder CEO, PC Agency)
• Terry Jones (Founder, Travelocity.com, and Founding Chairman, Kayak.com)
• Deep Kalra (Founder and Group Executive Chairman, MakeMyTrip Group)
• Geoffrey JW Kent (Founder and Co-Chairman, Abercrombie Kent)

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Change-Makers

• Hans-Christian Boos (Founder, Arago)
• Stefan Breg (Group Strategy Director, Keane)
• Lissa Engle (Founder and Managing Director, Berkeley Capital Group (BCG))
• Ufi Ibrahim (Founder and Chief Executive, Energy and Environment Alliance)
• Alexander Kekule(Director, Institute for Biosecurity Research)
• Thierry Malleret (Managing Partner, Monthly Barometer)
• Dr Paul Marshall (Chief Environment Officer, Neom)
• Jalil Mekouar (Founder CEO, inHovate Solutions)
• Didier Souillat (CEO, Time Out Market)

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Industry Insight Experts

• Martin Barth (President CEO, World Tourism Forum Lucerne)
• Dr Ines Blal (Executive Dean and Managing Director, cole htelire de Lausanne (EHL))
• Margaux Constantin (Associate Principal, McKinsey)
• Matthieu De Clercq (Partner, Oliver Wyman)
• Alex Dichter (Senior Partner, McKinsey Company)
• Anita Mendiratta (Special Advisor to the Secretary General, World Tourism Organization - UNWTO)
• Antoine Nasr (Partner Government Practice Leader, Kearney)
• Olivier Ponti(VP Insights, ForwardKeys)
• Heleri Rande (Partner, THINK Hospitality)
• Robin Rossman (Managing Director, STR)
• David Tarsh (Managing Director, Tarsh Consulting)
• Dr Kate Walsh (Dean and E.M. Statler Professor, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business)

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Media

• Yasir Alsaggaf (MC, Future Hospitality Summit)
• Peter Greenberg (Travel Editor, CBS News)
• James Hacon (Hospitality Commentator)
• Stephen Sackur (Presenter, HARDTalk)

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