The 2013 event is expected to be a full house with 30 speakers and more than 200 delegates. The 2013 event is expected to be a full house with 30 speakers and more than 200 delegates.

Stellar speaker line-up for 2013 GM Debate

The regional leaders, tourism experts and top general managers to lead the day's discussions...

- Rudi Jagersbacher, president MEA, Hilton Worldwide
- Gerald Lawless, president and group chief executive officer, Jumeirah Group
- Omer Kaddouri, chief operating officer, Rotana
- Olivier Hick, vice president operations, Gulf and Levant countries, Accor
- Christian Grage, VP of operations for the Arabian Peninsula, Hilton Worldwide
- Serge Zaalof, president & managing director, Atlantis - The Palm
- Mohamed Awadalla, area vice president, TIME Hotels
- Thomas Tapken,  area vice president - Dubai & Northern Emirates, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
- Andrew Humphries, regional vice president and general manager, Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi
- Tim Cordon, general manager, Radisson Blu Hotel - Dubai Deira Creek
- Luigi Romaniello, managing director, Rosewood Abu Dhabi
- Rupprecht Queitsch, general manager, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
- Jitendra Jain, regional director of marketing - Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
- Stephan Schupbach, general manager, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
- Leo Fewtrell, secretary general, Gulf Travel & Tourism Association Committee (GTTAC) and managing partner, Gulf Reps
- Gert Kopera, senior vice president food & beverage, Jumeirah Group
Stewart Selbie, general manager, Mina Seyahi Complex
- Patrick Antaki, complex general manager, Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Al Maha, A Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa
- Karim Bizid, general manger, The Oberoi, Dubai
- Henk Bruggeman, director of operations - Middle East and China, Hakkasan Dubai
- Stefan Viard, general manager, Vida Downtown Dubai
- Jason Myers, managing director - Jumeirah Restaurants & general manager - operations, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
- Heinrich Morio, general manager, Burj Al Arab

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