Greg Wilson, Group Editorial Director, ITP Media Group
Greg Wilson has been a business and lifestyle journalist and editor for the last 20 years. During that time he has worked on numerous ITP Media Group titles, including Arabian Business, CEO Middle East, Construction Week, Hotelier Middle East, Time Out Dubai and Time Out Abu Dhabi, Esquire Middle East, Grazia, Harper’s Bazaar and many more publications. Between 2008 and 2013 he opened ITP’s Indian publishing house based in Mumbai and launched six B2B titles in quick succession before taking up his current position based in Dubai. He currently focuses on the firm’s portfolio of business-to-business magazines, websites and events.
Christopher Hewett, Associate director, TRI Consulting
Christopher Hewett is an associate director at TRI Hospitality Consulting, a management consultancy firm specialising in the hospitality and tourism industry. Hewett has been with TRI for seven years and has given strategic advice to government authorities, publically listed companies, high net worth individuals, and international hotel operators on various hotel and real estate projects. In addition to his consulting experience, Hewett has more than 10 years of hotel operations experience with senior management roles in New Zealand, Australia and Dubai. He is also a regular columnist for Hotelier Middle East, and speaker at ITP Media Group’s Hospitality conferences.
Anke Boehning, Director – Design Development, Ròya
Educated in Germany with a Master Degree in Architecture, Anke Boehning soon commenced her own practice in Berlin. Several of her projects focused on closing the gap between the two parts of the country and earned her the First Prize in the international urban planning competition “Stadthafen Sassnitz”. She moved to the Middle East in 2007, and worked across the UAE, Oman and Jordan. During her time as design manager at Turner International, she began focusing on hospitality-related projects and then moved to Emaar Properties in a development management capacity. She joined Ròya in 2017, where she leads the group’s design function for its rapidly expanding local and international practice.
Judy Hou, Managing Director, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Judy Hou has more than 20 years’ experience across international hospitality and higher education organisations in the US, Asia, and Europe. On the hotel side, she worked with Swissôtel, Park Hyatt, and Mandarin Oriental; and on the education side with Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, the School of Hotel & Tourism Management at the Hotel Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, and Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College in Shanghai, part of Laureate International Universities network. Her most recent position was the CEO of the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland.
Dr Ibrahim Alsini,Dean, Tourism Institute, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
Dr Ibrahim Alsini is the dean of the Faculty of Tourism at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. He is also the MD of Bait Alseyaha for Consulting & Training. He has a PhD degree in Hospitality Management from Surrey University, UK. He holds a proficiency certificate in Hospitality Management from École hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland. He is also a certified consultant in International Etiquette & Protocol from the Protocol School of Washington. Dr Alsini is a member of the board of directors of Dhyafat Albalad Alameen Company, owned by the Saudi Investment Fund and the Municipality of Holy Makkah, which focuses on hospitality and tourism developments in the Makkah region.
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