2018 Speakers
Ismaeel Sooliman
Head of IT
Sheraton Pretoria Hotel
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
Dr. Andriew Lim
Professor of technopreneurship & innovation
Hotelschool
Jane-Theres 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
Mario Delicio
Chairman & founder
Verde Hotels
Kristin Louw
Head of digital product & client strategy
Spark Media
David Barillot
Sales & marketing director
Four Seasons Hotel, The Westcliff
Ross Kata
Area manager Southern Africa
Expedia
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
Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo
Divisional director: operations
City Lodge
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 manager (vp investments)
Hospitality Property Fund
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
George Argyropoulos
Owner
Cruises International
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
Cyber security & privacy, PwC
Joep Schoof
General manager
Spier Hotel & Leisure
Dale Simpson
Curator
Radisson Red Hotel
V&A Waterfront
Brett Hoppe
General manager
Sun Time Square
Sun International
Guy Stehlik
CEO and founder
BON Hotels
Martin Kobald
Vice president
World Association of Chefs Societies
Adam Burt
Area IT director Africa & Indian ocean
Carlson Rezidor Hotel
Peter Thomas
Cluster HR manager SA
Hilton
Robert Hodson
GM – marketing
The Legacy Hotels & Resorts
Blake Anderson
Complex executive chef
Monte Casino, Tsogo Sun
Wesley Grobler
Executive director
WES Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Martin Kubler
CEO
sps:affinity
Gillian Saunders
Deputy CEO
Grant Thornton
