This year’s fourth annual Hotelier Middle East Great GM Debate in Dubai will present its largest list of speakers to date, with some exciting new names already signed up to the agenda
The fourth annual Hotelier Middle East Great GM Debate, being held on September 9 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, promises a stellar speaker line-up, with a host of new names signed up to share and promote industry best practices.
Speakers include Rudi Jagersbacher, president MEA, Hilton Worldwide; Thomas Tapken, area vice president — Dubai & Northern Emirates, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation; Serge Zaalof, president & managing director, Atlantis — The Palm; Henk Bruggeman, director operations — Middle East and China, Hakkasan Dubai; and Jason Myers, managing director — Jumeirah Restaurants & general manager — operations, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts.
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They will join Hotelier Middle East’s advisory panel, instrumental in devising the content for the agenda, who include Bani Haddad, regional vice president — Middle East & Africa of Wyndham Hotel Group; Luigi Romaniello, managing director of Rosewood Abu Dhabi; Rupprecht Queitsch, general manager of JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai and Stephan Schupbach, general manager of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.
The Debate will tackle a range of issues, all related to driving growth in the UAE hotel sector and addressing the opportunities available to hospitality leaders across the country in the coming years.
Panel sessions include: Hospitality leaders & innovators; Attracting guests from across rising markets; Winning guests; Can hoteliers compete in F&B?; and Thinking like a businessman – is it the difference between a good and great GM?
There are also a host of interactive workshops, with the general managers in attendance able to select one morning session and one afternoon workshop. Morning topics include: Profit per square foot – are you making the best use of space in your property?; F&B concepts – are there any genuinely new ideas left?; and Optimising web, social and mobile opportunities for your property, which will be led by digital enthusiast Jitendra Jain, regional director of marketing — Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
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