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Future Hospitality Summit Podcast
Welcome to the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) podcast series. FHS is the world's most influential annual gathering of hotel owners, investors, hotel brands, restaurant leaders, airlines & aviation authorities, destination developers, asset managers, financial groups, consultants and government representatives. For more information, visit futurehospitality.com
Episodes
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 13 - Makram El Zyr & Rotana
In this episode of AHIC talks, Jonathan Worsley spoke with Makram El Zyr, a second-generation hotelier whose father Selim El Zyr was one of the founding…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 12: Fuad Sajdi & Toggle Hospitality
In the latest episode of AHIC Talks, Fuad Sajdi shares his vision for Toggle Hospitality: to be your go-to digital marketplace for hotel FF&E procurement. This…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 10: Prince AlWaleed & Muhammad Ali Syed
In this episode, Jennifer Pettinger-Haines handed the reins over to Muhammad Ali Syed, Founder & CEO of Mingora Consult. He was in conversation with Prince…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 10: Andrew McLachlan & Hilton
In this week's episode of AHIC Talks, Mathew Weihs spoke to Andrew McLachlan, who joined Hilton last year as the brand's Managing Director of Development for…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 9: Jalil Mekouar & inHovate Solutions
In this week's episode of AHIC Talks, Jonathan Worsley spoke with Jalil Mekouar, Founder & CEO of inHovate Solutions about the data challenges in hospitality…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 8: Amos Wekesa & Great Lakes Safaris
In this episode of AHIC Talks, Matthew Weihs spoke with Amos Wekesa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Safaris about the challenges African…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 7: Ian Ohan & Food Sheikh
In this episode, Ian Ohan & Food Sheikh joined us to announce the Rise Up challenge, a competition searching for food entrepreneurs in the UAE, with the finals…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 6: James Asquith & Holiday Swap
James Asquith has set the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to travel to all 196 countries in the world by the age of 25. In this episode of…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 4: Michael Grove, Hotstats & Profit Matter Report 2020
In this episode of AHIC Talks, Matthew Weihs chats with Michael Grove, COO of Hotstats on the findings of the recently published Profit Matters Review in 2020…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 3: Mohamed Awadalla, CEO of Time Hotels & Resorts
In this episode of AHIC Talks, Jonathan Worsley, Chairman and Founder of Bench, caught up with Mohamed Awadalla, CEO of Time Hotels & Resorts at the Arabian…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 2: Andrew Morrow on Australia's & Dubai's restaurant landscape
In this episode of AHIC Talks, Jennifer Pettinger-Haines, Managing Director of Bench, speaks with Andrew Morrow. Director of Operations for the Firmament. The…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 1: Trevor Ward, W Hospitality Group & Africa Hotel Pipeline Report 2021
On the eve of publishing the 13th Annual Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa, Trevor Ward, Managing Director at W Hospitality Group spoke with Matthew…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 15: Sophie Le Ray, CEO of Eve List, Founder of Women in Leadership Summit
In this Bench Impact podcast we spoke to Sophie Le Ray, CEO of Eve List, Founder of Women in Leadership summit and the most recent Bench board member. We…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 14: David Zarzecki, Senior Vice President of Global Brands for Kindred
In this Bench Impact podcast Matthew Weihs spoke to David Zarzecki, Senior Vice President of Global Brands for Kindred. We explored the charitable work they…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 13: Interview with Michael Levie, COO, citizenM
As Bench prepares to host our third Hospitality Tomorrow digital conference focused on leadership and motivation we spoke to Michael Levie the COO of citizenM…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 12: Interview with Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer; Radisson Hotel Group
In this Bench Impact podcast, we speak to Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Radisson Hotel Group about the launch of the new…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 11: Interview with Tim Cordon Area Senior Vice President, Middle East & Africa, Radisson Hotel Group
In this podcast, Matthew Weihs, Managing Director, Bench Events spoke to Radisson's Senior Area VP ME&A, Tim Cordon. They talk about the current market…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 10: Interview with Wolfgang Neumann Chairman of Neumann Hospitality advisory
In this podcast, Matthew Weihs, Managing Director, Bench Events spoke to Wolfgang Neumann Chairman of Neumann Hospitality advisory. We discussed the recent…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 9: Interview with Shannon Stowell, CEO, Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA)
"Travel is a privilege, not a right and if we are enjoying this privilege then we should also be responsible enough to do everything we can to mitigate the…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 8: Nirmal Sethia, Founder, Newby Teas
Nirmal Sethia talks about the Sethia Foundation and his love for teas and launching Newby Teas. He also speaks about fluoride and how too much fluoride found…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 7: The world's first vegan ice cream
Jonathan Worsley speaks to Dr. Khosro Ezaz-Nikpay of Zendegii on creating the world's first vegan ice cream. Using the spirit of innovation and finding that…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 6: Growth pipeline of Earth Hotels and how they are changing the business model
Jonathan Worsley speaks to Raki Phillips, Chief Citizen of Earth Hotels which is a new innovative and eco-friendly brand that is being showcased for the first…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 5: Can we maximise the utility of unused hotel rooms?
Jonathan Worsley speaks to the Founder and CEO of HotelSwaps, Preben Vestdam on creating a new product for the hotel industry that epitomizes the sharing…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 4: The current state of the UAE market and price dumping
Jonathan Worsley speaks to the Chief Operating Officer of Citymax Hotels by Landmark Group, Aly Shariff on the current state of the UAE market and price…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 3: How a smarter adoption of technology can future proof the hospitality business?
Maria de la Fuente Corrales Travel Industry Analyst – Google speaks about her background and her love for travel. She also shares her working experience for…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 2: Why trust? Why now?
In this podcast, Executive Coach and Founder of The Trusted Executive Foundation, John Blakey speaks on the Trust Crisis. "Why trust why now?". According to…
Future Hospitality Summit PodcastEpisode 1: How Blockchain is going to be a game changer for Hotel Industry?
In this podcast, Rana discusses how blockchain is going to be a game changer for the hotel industry. He says technology belongs to everyone and blockchain will…