2025 Speakers | The AHC

Meet the AHC 2025 Speakers

Last year's speakers helped the UK hospitality industry reset for the future, rebuild with resilience and rise with purpose. From decoding the economic and political landscape to showcasing real-world case studies and innovative strategies, these leaders redefined what’s possible in a changing market.

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Robert Alley

Brand Development Director

BWH Hotels GB

Olga Andreevskikh

Senior Conference Producer

Questex

Phil Andreopoulos

CEO

Yotel

Rachel Andvig

Director, Core Analytics

WTW

Surinder Arora

Founder and Chairman

The Arora Group

Maria Ashton

Vice President, Development, Luxury Brands, Europe

Accor

Jon Asumendi

Senior Vice President, Acquisitions

Starwood Capital

David Bailey

Principal

David J Bailey Ltd

Ryan Bains

Senior Account Manager

STR

Jules Barker

Associate Partner, Real Estate

McKinsey & Company

Matthew Bell

Managing Director

Mollie’s

Lionel Benjamin

Co Founder

go2 Hotels

Judi Blakeburn

Chief Commercial Officer

Watergate Bay Hotel, Another Place hotels and SeaSpace

Jens Blomdahl

Managing Director

KSL Capital Partners

Andreea Bodea

Investment Director

Pygmalion Capital

Carine Bonnejean

Managing Director – Hotels & International

Christie & Co

Victoria Braddock

Managing Director

Marketing Manchester

Jackie Brown

Regional Director, North & West Europe

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Richard Candey

Head of Hotel Development, Hotel Advisory Services

Colliers

Andrea Carpenter

Director

Diversity Talks Real Estate

James Chappell

Global Business Director

Horwath HTL

Saurabh Chawla

Vice President Transactions

Westmont Hospitality

Gilles Clavie

Chief Executive Officer

Essendi

Benjamin Curtis

Managing Director EMEA

Agilysys

Joanna Demkow-Bartlome

COO

CREE Buildings

Carlos Escoda

Chief Executive Officer

SmartRental Group

Yuan Fang

Senior Vice President Development

Minor Hotels

Ed Fitch

Head of Hospitality UK&I

Cushman & Wakefield

Gerard Forde

Founder

Bizimply

Sam Gardner

Key Account Manager Owner Groups

Booking.com

Ben Godon

Head of Hospitality Asset Management, Hotel Advisory Services

Colliers

Alicia Goya

ESG Manager

Essendi

Patrick Grant

Partner

Alpha Real Capital

Devin Grosse

Chief Executive Officer

Focus Hotels

Michael Grove

CEO

Hotstats

Neil Hall

CEO

Focus Group

Chris Hare

Economist

HSBC Global Banking and Markets

Paul Harnedy

Executive Vice President

Cedar Capital Partners

Dave Hart

Chief Executive Officer

RBH Hospitality Management

Thom Hetherington

F&B Consultant, Founder

Landing Light

Ufi Ibrahim

Chief Executive Officer

Energy & Environment Alliance

Andy Illingworth

Head of Interior Design

HLM Architects

Nathan Jackson

Director

LaSalle Investment Management

Erik Jacobs

Partner

Vertiq Capital

Zain Kajani

Director

JMK Group

Rebecca Kane Burton

EVP, Venue Management, International

Oak View Group

Puneet Kanuga

Chief Investment Officer

EQ Group

Louis Keighley

Niall Kelly

Head of Business Development

Aimbridge EMEA

Alexi Khajavi

Group President

Questex

Marcus Kinsella

Head of Operational Hotel Agency

Newmark

Laureline Klijnsma

Sr Business Development Executive

Norton

Ellina Kraynik

Associate Director, Hotels Capital Markets

CBRE

Jonathan Langston

David Laycock

CEO

Altius Real Estate

Robin Leahy

Director of Mergers and Acquisitions

Village Hotels

JJ Lenhart

Managing Director

The Baupost Group

Alessandra Leoni

Head of Hospitality

Focus on Hospitality Powered by Focus Group

Flavio Leoni

Regional Director Global Accounts

Booking.com

Morgann Lesne

Partner

Cambon Partners

Lyslee Li

Vice President

Klarent Hospitality

Marcel Lindt

Director of Development

The Ascott

Edwin Liu

Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director, UK & Europe

Heeton Holdings Limited

Simon Lousada

Owner

voco Zeal Exeter Science Park

Al Malik

Chairman

Oxsana Hospitality

Dimitris Manikis

President

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts EMEA

Sinead Marron

Director of Growth UK

Alkimii

Gwen Martignoni

Vice President

Amante Capital

Michael McCartan

Area Vice President

IDeaS

Wayne McMullan

Technical Director

GDC Interiors

Anand Menon

Director

UK in a Changing Europe

Patrick Meutzner

Founder & CPO

Trengo

Katie Morton Lee

Head of Hotels

Barclays

Paul Nash

Construction Consultant

Jansons Property

John Paul Nichols

CEO

Club Quarters dba Altus Hospitality

Ronen Nissenbaum

CEO UK/Ireland, Benelux, Spain, Portugal and US

Leonardo Hotels

Sebastian Nohse

Senior Director of Culinary EMEA & F&D Development, Openings and Operations UK&I

Hilton Worldwide

Anthony Nutkins

Head of Hotels & Healthcare

Coutts

Leeny Oberg

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development

Marriott International

David Orr

CEO

Resident Hotels

Ross O’Loughlin

Director

Global HSE Group

Chris Penny

Managing Director

Starwood Capital Group

Uli Pillau

CEO & Founder

Apaleo

Vincent Purino

Director - Business Development

Verdant by Copeland

Jacob Rasin

Senior Vice President Transactions

Pandox AB

Julie Rey-Gore

Sr Content Director - Operational Real Estate

Questex

Vedrana Riley

CEO

Ciel Capital

Aoife Roche

Regional Vice President, Sales - EMEA

STR

Tim Rumney

Chief Executive Officer

BWH Hotels GB

Soraiya Salemohamed

ESG Director

4C Group

Dr. Sabine Schaffer

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Pro-invest Group

Georgina Selfe

Development Director

Accor

Valentina Shegoyan

Founding Partner

OPREIM

Jason Simpson

CEO

RAW Charging

Nick Smart

Vice President Development, UK, Ireland & Nordics

Hilton Worldwide

Peter Sugden

Consultant

Clyde & Co

Hussein Sunderji

Managing Director and Partner

EQ Hotels

Ifeoluwa Taiwo Newman

Associate Editor

Hospitality Investor

Jodie Tate

Managing Director, Destination Brands and Ventures

Greene King

John Vincent

Co Founder & Former CEO

LEON Restaurants

Pierre Edouard Vintrou

Industry Expert

Louise Wallace

Partner CMS Head of Corporate/M&A

CMS

John Welsh

Managing Director

Hickory's Smokehouse

Peter Werhahn

Managing Director

Blackstone

Patrick Whyte

Editor-In-Chief

Hospitality Investor

Matt Williams

Director of Hotels

Dominus

Danny Wilson

Managing Director, Manchester City Operations

City Football Group

Siobhan Wilson

Senior Vice President, UK Country Leader

Oracle

Thomas Wright

Programme Manager for Maritime Projects

Ports of Jersey

Elie Younes

Global Chief Development Officer

Radisson Hotel Group

Emma Young

Head of Syndication Finance

AIB

Li Zhang

Senior Vice President

Brookfield Asset Management

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