2022 Speakers
Stephen Pearce
Chief Director: International Tourism Management
Department of Tourism
Jabulani Debedu
Senior Consultant
BDO South Africa
Glenn Stutchbury
Operations Director
Legacy Hotels & Resorts
Sean Gotkin
Vice President Business Development
All Office
Alexa-Rae Hicks
ESG Project Manager
Moore Global
James Khoza
Executive Chef
Sandton Sun (Tsogo Sun Group)
Christelle Carstens
Group Rooms Operations Manager
Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts
Ashleigh Christie
Regional Director of People & Culture – Africa
Minor Hotels
Marc Wachsberger
MD
The Capital Hotels and Apartments
Stephen Hickmore
Director
Swiss Hotel School
Thandeka Kase
Human Resources Manager
Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton
John Owens
Commercial Director
DLT Media SA (Pty) Ltd
Jeff Blackbeard
Global Director of Sectors & Markets, Regional Director Africa & Middle East
Moore Global
Audi Snÿman
Managing Member
Audi Snÿman Interior Design
Mike Vroom
Executive Director Africa
Newmark Hotels
Dorothy van’t Riet
CEO
African Institute of Design Professions (IID)
Gustav Pieterse
Hotel Manager
Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa
Sakhumzi Maqubela
Owner
Sakhumzi Restaurant
Trevor Stuurman
Contemporary Multimedia Visual Artist
Donald Nxumalo
Founder and Head Designer
Donald Nxumalo Interior Design
Graham Wood
Editor
Leading Architecture
Trevor Sibanda
Lecturer
Department of Interior Design, University of Johannesburg
Kulani Keagile
Emerging Interior Designer
Tesssa Proudfoot
Founder
Tessa Proudfoot & Associates Interior Design
Nthabi Taukobong
Founder and Managing Director,
Ditau Interiors
Author of The REAL Interior
Peter Rich
Architect
Peter Rich Architects
Gillian Holl
Founder and Principal
Veld Architects
Chris Bakker
Director
GASS Architecture Studios
Rich Mnisi
Creative Director and Founder
RICH MNISI
Ann Roberts
Arts professional and Co-founder
TMRW Gallery
Melody Maker
Digital Partner
M&C Saatchi Abel Partner
Steve Pinto
Founder
New Reality
Maira Koutsoudakis
Founder and CEO
LIFE Interiors, Architecture and Strategic Design
Bilala Mabuza
Founder and Creative Director
Cocoon Lifestyle
Andrea Kleinloog
Co-founder and Principal Designer
HK Studio and Anatomy Design
Nick Kleynhans
Head of Partnerships
RoomRaccoon Hotel Tech
Olivier Barbeau
Managing Partner, Moore Johannesburg Inc, South Africa
Deputy Chairman, Moore South Africa
Bheki Twala
President
TECCIA
Fabio Nava
Vice President: Hotels & Hospitality Sub-Saharan Africa
JLL
Prof Nellie Swart
Associate Professor: Tourism Management
University of South Africa
Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo
Chief Operating Officer
City Lodge Hotel Group
Adrian Landry
GM
The Leonardo Hotel
Amanda Kotze Nhlapo
Chief Convention Bureau Officer
South African Tourism
Thuli Mahlangu
Design Director
Zing Design
Shaun Wheeler
GM
Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton
Miles Kubheka
Food Entrepreneur
Lorraine Jenks
Founder
Hotelstuff | Greenstuff
Wendy Alberts
Chief Executive Officer
Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA)
Lee-Ann Bac
Director
BDO South Africa
Miller Matola
Chief Executive Officer
Millvest
