2018 Speakers
Darryl Erasmus
Chief quality assurance officer
Tourism Grading Council of South Africa
Marc Sternberg
Managing director
Spark ATM systems
Calvin Boia
Head of group marketing
Verde Hotels
Karin Sieberhagen
Sales & marketing manager
Serena Hotels, Safari Lodges and Resorts
Nicholas Plewman
Director
Nicholas Plewman Architects
Ryan Illgner
Director
Blacksmith Interior Inspiration
Clive Shepherd
Chairman
DSA Architects International
Victor Tharage
Director general
National Department of Tourism SA
Yoshan Naidu
Executive chef
Intercontinental OR Tambo
Nick Human
Managing and Creative Director
LLP design
Samantha Clingham
General manager
Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport
Lorraine Jenks
Sustainability Facilitator, Greening, Ethical Food Activist and Climate Change Leader
Leon de Fleuriot
Head of Kwesé Play
Kwesé
Joyce Osborne
Training Manager
Tsogo Sun Academy
Anton de Villiers
Executive chef
The Country Club Johannesburg
Miller Matola
Founder & CEO
Millervest Investments and Business Advisory.
Nando Legasa
Group HR manager
AHA Hotels & Lodges
Ashnie Muthusamy
Group manager: transformation,talent and change
Sun International
Debbie Merdjan
CEO
Camelot Group
Christy Tawii
Senior research analyst
Euromonitor International
Geri Wessels
Director development SSA
Hilton
Mmatšatši Ramawela
CEO
Tourism Business Council of SA
Tinus Janse van Rensburg
Regional manager cyber security – Africa
Cisco
Daniella Kafouris
Associate director: governance, risk & regulatory
Deloitte & Touche
Stuart Cason
Executive chef
Hilton Hotel Sandton
Rishabh Thapar
Associate director
HVS
Lucien Pierce
Partner
Phukubje Pierce Masithela Attorneys
Jane-Therese Mulry
Executive chef
The Saxon Hotel
Jandri Niemand
Executive chef
Fairlawns Boutique Hotel
Wayne Godwin
Vice president
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
Dorcas Dlamini Mbele
Group sales director
Protea Hotels by Marriott
Thembi Kunene-Msimang
Acting CEO
RETOSA
Kristin Louw
Head of digital product & client strategy
Spark Media
David Barillot
Sales & marketing director
Four Seasons Hotel, The Westcliff
Ross Kata
Group head sales and marketing
Legacy Hotels & Resorts
Nancy Gaylard
Director
Not Just Consulting
Annabelle Schreuders
Marketing director
Spier Wine Farm
Tara Turkington
CEO
Flow Communications
Judi Nwokedi
COO
Tourvest
Shiree Darley
Chief executive
Darley Interior Architectural Design
Neil Bald
CEO
AHA Hotels
Margie Whitehouse
Chief marketing officer
South African Tourism
Matthew Foxon
Executive chef
54 on Bath Hotel
Esther McLean
Senior manager, IT advisory
Grant Thornton
James Nathan
Investment and asset manager
Hospitality Property Fund (Vice-President)
Rhys Rocke
MD
FWJK Developments
Alexis Bekker
Head of sales & marketing
Lux Resorts
Henry Van Der Walt
Digital brand manager
Hyatt Regency
Patrick Serakwane
General manager
Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge
Luigi Rosi
General manager
Happy Valley Hotel, Swaziland
Gee Ruwona
Director of HR
Hyatt Regency
Adriaan Davidson
Director
Savile Row
Sean Granger
General manager
Granny Mouse Country House & Spa
Graeme Erens
CEO & executive creative director
Genius Loci Worldwide, Dubai
Rudi van der Vyver
CEO
SAACI
Karen Terrel-Kramvis
Group GM
Sun International
Nokuthula Kamwendo
Director of HR
Four Seasons Hotel
The Westcliff
Busisiwe Mathe
Director: risk assurance cyber security & privacy
PwC
Joep Schoof
General manager
Spier Hotel & Leisure
Dale Simpson
Curator
Radisson Red Hotel
V&A Waterfront
Brett Hoppé
General manager
Sun Time Square
Sun International
Martin Kobald
Vice president
World Association of Chefs Societies
Adam Burt
Area IT director Africa & Indian ocean
Radisson Hotel Group
Peter Thomas
Cluster director human resources SA
Hilton Hotels
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa
CEO
FEDHASA
Blake Anderson
Complex executive chef
Monte Casino, Tsogo Sun
Wesley Grobler
Director
WES Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Martin Kubler
CEO
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Gillian Saunders
Deputy CEO
Grant Thornton
