25 June 2025
The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok
2025 Speakers

Naureen Ahmed
Founder
Inspiring Women in Hospitality

Benjamin Allan Hirasawa
Founder and Managing Partner
BH2I

Scott Antel
Partner & Owner
Scotts FZ LLE

Bill Barnett
Managing Director
C9 Hotelworks

Sudeep Bhatt
Director Strategy
Whiteland Corporation

Gianfranco Bianchi
General Manager Asia Pacific
The One Atelier

Charles Blocker
Chief Executive Officer
IC Partners Limited

Saowarin Chanprakaisi
Vice President, Business Development
The Ascott Limited

Lachlan De Morton
VP, Accor One Living, ASPAC
Accor One Living

Catherine Edwards
Chief Growth Officer
QUO Global

Mauro Gasparotti
Senior Director, Head of SE Asia Hotel Advisory, Savills Hotels Asia Pacific
Founder, WeHub

Patricia Ho Douven
Principal
White Jacket PTE LTD

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences Ltd.

Yukihiko Ito
Chief Executive Officer
GOYOH

David Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Delivering Asia

Hiroyuki Kiuchi
Chief Operating Officer
List Development Co.

Nuttawat Kuvijitsuwan
Managing Director
CG Capital

Ho Kwon Ping
Founder and Executive Chairman
Banyan Group

Eric Levy
Managing Director
Tourism Solutions International

Lindsay McGinn
Global Vice President, Residential Marketing,
Accor One Living

Noel Merainer
Vice President, Development - Asia-Pacific
Rosewood Hotel Group

Anthony Moulton
Founder & Managing Director
Brand & Co

Jenny Naylor
Managing Director Advisory
Brand Atlas

Martin Palleros
Director
Tierra Design

Christopher Piro
Development Director
Indochina Kajima Development Company

James Price
Senior Vice President, Residential
Four Seasons

Christian Pucher
Managing Director Development South East Asia
Hilton

Ananth Ramchandran
Head of Advisory and Strategic Transactions, Hotels & Hospitality Asia
CBRE

Omar Romero
Chief Development & Luxury Officer
Minor Hotel Group Limited

Philip Schaetz
Founder & Managing Director
CUBE

Ingo Schweder
Founder and CEO
GOCO Hospitality

Lada Shelkovnikova
Partner Hotels & Hospitality
Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Emma Smithson
Senior Regional Director of Residential Operations, Asia Pacific
Marriott International

Richard Stevens
Group CEO
Sectorlight

Shafi Syed
Global Head, Hotel Development & Acquisitions
Equinox Hotels

Tananan Thammakiat
Partner
Chandler Mori Hamada Limited

Denise Thi
Chief Marketing Officer
Masterise Group

Jeff Tisdall
Chief Business Officer, Global Head of Mixed-Use
Accor One Living

Penny Trinh
Vice President, Mixed-Use Development, Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China)
Marriott International

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO
The Bench

Florian Wupperfeld
Managing Partner
Urban Ventures

Alexandra Yao
Vice President Global Branded Residences
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Yih Hsiu Yeo
Director
SCSY Studio

Viona Zhang
Deputy Managing Director
C9 Hotelworks
Past Branded Residences Forum Speakers

Louis Abboud
Chief Development Officer, Deputy Head MEAT & Global Head F&B Development
Ennismore

Scott Antel
Founder Owner
Scott's FZ Hospitality Legal Services

George Azar
Chairman & CEO
Sotheby's International Realty

Lara Barett
Senior Vice President Legal - Luxury & Lifestyle, Special Projects & Global Legal Lead for Accor One Living
Accor

Daniel Von Barloewen
Regional Vice President, Accor One Living, Head of Mixed Use (EMEA)
AccorHotels Middle East and Africa FZ-LLC

Husni Al Bayari
Chairman & Founder
Bayari Investments

Peter Bazeli
Principal and Managing Director
Weitzman

Emlyn Brown
Senior Vice President - Well-Being
Accor

Richard Bursby
Partner
Taylor Wessing LLP

Nick Candy
Chief Executive Officer
Candy Capital

Imran A Changezi
Executive Director Hospitality Development
Diriyah Company

Mark Eacott
Global VP Design
Ennismore

Bernardo Fort-Brescia
Founder & Principal
Arquitectonica

Mitra Ghamsari
Chief Executive Officer
Persepolis Investments

Philip S. Gillard
Managing Director
Arquitectonica

Federica Grignolo
Associate
Studio Carter

Andy Hawkins
Head of Global Residential Development Sales
Savills

Peter Heneghan
Futurist and Founder of AI & Communications agency
The Future Communicator

Riyan Itani
Founder
Global Branded Residences

Wissal Jarjour
Interior Designer
Dubai Holding Investments

Khaled A. Kaawar
Chief Executive Officer
Strata Global Holdings
Barry Landsberg
Principal
Landsberg Residential Consulting Inc.

Carlos Leal
Executive Chairman and Board Member
United Hospitality Management (UHM)

Sally Maier-Yip
Founder & Managing Director
11K Consulting

Ali Manzoor
Senior Director Head of Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
CBRE MENA

Ricardo Moreira
Managing Director
XCO2

Rico Picenoni
Head of Global Residential Development Consultancy
Savills

Rosa Piro
Senior Business Development Director
Arada

Paul Rands
Managing Director
Future of Hospitality Institute

Jean-Baptiste Recher
Regional Vice President Development, Luxury Brands, MEAT
Accor

Pier Paolo Righi
CEO & President
Karl Lagerfeld

Barry Robinson
President and Managing Director International Operations
Travel and Leisure Co

Nicolas Roux
Founder and CEO
Rive Gauche London

Stephen Sackur
Presenter
HARDTalk

Moustafa Said
Founding Partner
Wisefields

Ashley Scott
Global Practice Principal, Planning + Landscape
WATG

Sudhin Siva
Chief Asset Management Officer
Shamal Holding

Richard Stevens
Group Chief Executive Officer
Sectorlight

Adrian Strittmatter
Chief Executive Officer
Saentys

Curtis Tischler
CEO & Founder
SagePoint Real Estate Company, INC.

Jeff Tisdall
Chief Business Officer, Accor One Living
AccorHotels Middle East and Africa FZ-LLC

Jonathan Tomlinson
Global Head and SVP Private Homes and Branded Residential
Kerzner International

Charlie Walsh
Head of Sales & Marketing
The OWO Residences by Raffles

Adelina Wong Ettelson
Global Head of Residential Marketing
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Jonathan Worsley
Chairman
The Bench