
2025
Dubai
Confirmed Speakers

Holly Hewett
Group Marketing Director
APEX HOTELS

Yogesh Ram
Head of Marketing
THE ATHENAEUM HOTEL & RESIDENCES

Nicolas Lajambe
Head of Ecommerce
GENERATOR / FREEHAND HOTELS

Kasia Rudnik
Director of Digital, CRM and Loyalty
THE SET COLLECTION

Sarah Powell-Abrams
Head of Marketing
CAIRN HOTEL GROUP

Matthew Prosser
Senior Sales Director
AGILYSYS

Mark Gallagher MIH
Area General Manager UK
DORSETT HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL

Lisa Wyld
Head, Hotel School
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY

Emily Coubrough MIH
Director of Front of House
ROSEWOOD HOTEL GROUP

Suzi Jordan
Senior Business Development Manager
HGEM

Gavin Allison
Global Head of IT
LORE GROUP

Emily Sedgwick
Brand & Marketing Strategist
MAERKE MARKETING

Ramona Dirlea
Director of Rooms Operations
AXIOM HOSPITALITY

Steven Pike
Managing Director
HGEM

Susan Bland
ESG Director
RBH

Nick Pilbeam
Commercial Director
QUEENSWAY GROUP

Jonathon Liu
Chief Commercial Officer
VERDI HOTELS

Alessandra Leoni
Head of Commercial
RESIDENT HOTELS

James Jackson
Former NEC Group CIO
FORMERLY NEC GROUP

James Lemon
Global Lead for Travel & Leisure
STRIPE

Lee Nunn
Head of Commercial
ZENNIO

2025
Dubai
Confirmed Speakers

Holly Hewett
Group Marketing Director
APEX HOTELS

Yogesh Ram
Head of Marketing
ATHENAEUM HOTEL & RESIDENCES

Nicolas Lajambe
Head of Ecommerce
GENERATOR / FREEHAND HOTELS

Kasia Rudnik
Director of Digital, CRM and Loyalty
THE SET COLLECTION

Sarah Powell-Abrams
Head of Marketing
CAIRN HOTEL GROUP

Matthew Prosser
Senior Sales Director
AGILYSYS

Emily Coubrough MIH
Director of Front of House
ROSEWOOD HOTEL GROUP

Suzi Jordan
Senior Business Development Manager
HGEM

Mark Gallagher MIH
Area General Manager UK
DORSETT HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL

Lisa Wyld
Head, Hotel School
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
NEW UNIVERSITY

Gavin Allison
Global Head of IT
LORE GROUP

Emily Sedgwick
Brand & Marketing Strategist
MAERKE MARKETING

Steven Pike
Managing Director
HGEM

Ramona Dirlea
Head of Operational Efficiency
AXIOM HOSPITALITY

Susan Bland
ESG Director
RBH

Nick Pilbeam
Commercial Director
QUEENSWAY GROUP

Jonathon Liu
Chief Commercial Officer
VERDI HOTELS

Alessandra Leoni
Head of Commercial
RESIDENT HOTELS

James Jackson
Former NEC Group CIO
FORMERLY NEC GROUP

James Lemon
Global Lead for Travel & Leisure
STRIPE

Lee Nunn
Head of Commercial
ZENNIO