Dubai, UAE. 15 July 2025. The first 50 of a plethora of hospitality and tourism industry leaders have been confirmed as speakers at the Future Hospitality Summit \u2013 FHS World, taking place at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, 27-29 October.
Globally renowned experts and personalities across hospitality, tourism, media and education are speaking at the Middle East\u2019s leading investment summit, held under the overarching theme for 2025 of Where Vision Leads, Investment Follows.
Details of the speakers can be found at https:\/\/www.futurehospitality.com\/world\/speakers, with the list constantly updated as more sign up. Confirmed speakers include:
\u2022 Abdullah Al Moosa, Founder & Chairman, A. A. Al Moosa Enterprises (ARENCO Group) \u2013 Winner of the 2025 FHS Lifetime Achievement Award
\u2022 Stephen Sackur, Former Presenter, BBC HARDTalk
\u2022 Thomas B. Meier, Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah
\u2022 Nick Candy, Chief Executive Officer, Candy Capital
\u2022 Dr. Achim Schmitt, Dean, EHL Hospitality Business School
\u2022 Professor Marc Lepere, Lead in ESG & Sustainability, Executive Education Department of Banking & Finance, King\u2019s Business School
\u2022 Amit Arora, Chief Operating Officer, Arada
\u2022 Stefano Saporetti, Director of Brand Diversification, Aston Martin
\u2022 Hans Meyer, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Zoku
\u2022 Daniel Thorniley, Economist & President, DT-Global Business Consulting
\u2022 Eleonora Srugo, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker & Star of Netflix\u2019s Selling the City<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of The Bench, organiser of FHS World, said: \u201cFHS World may be three months away, but the planning and organisation, which started as soon as last year\u2019s event finished, is in full swing. Our first speakers are confirmed, and hundreds of attendees have already signed up for the region\u2019s leading hospitality investment summit.
\u201cFHS World gets bigger, bolder and better every year, and we are proud to announce our first 50 speakers and rapidly-evolving agenda at this early stage. We look forward to welcoming back some of our regular speaker participants alongside industry leaders who will be joining us for the first time, when the global hospitality and tourism investment fraternity gathers in Dubai in October.\u201d
With an expected attendance of more than 1,600 delegates, FHS World 2025 will feature its usual highly-anticipated, action-packed agenda addressing key industry opportunities, challenges and trends across three stages, with additional workshop rooms and breakout areas.
Centred around the event theme, Where Vision Leads, Investment Follows, the FHS World programme covers everything from investment to innovation, sustainability to staffing and technology to tourism trends, with keynote speeches, panel discussion, presentations and round table debates on the agenda. Follow FHS World for updates and speakers.
This year, FHS World will zoom in on global hospitality investment with a focus on projects, financing models and hotel performance. In addition, the country pavilions are back again for 2025 with, amongst others, China, Italy, Maldives and the Philippines showcasing their hospitality and tourism investment offerings.
Also back by popular demand is the Branded Residences Forum, which takes a deep dive into the rapidly growing branded residences sector, with input from a host of global experts in the field.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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