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Here are a few of our worldclass experts:

Mark Kirby
General Manager
Armani Hotel

Niels Bouwman
General Pavilion Director The Netherlands Dubai Expo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Netherlands)

Findlay Ross
Director
Theatre Projects

Marc Alofs
General Manager
Botanic Sanctuary

Gert Jansens
Director
Regie der Gebouwen

Julien Kauffmann
CEO
Farah Experiences

Koen Nulens
Head of Real Estate
LRM

Simon Crispe
Director
WS Atkins & Partners

Liesbeth van der Pol
Director
Dok Architecten

Maurice Korenblik
Project Architect
Benthem Crouwel Architects

Amit Nayak
Asset Manager & Development Lead
WASL Hospitality

Ronald Luyben
General Manager
De Bijenkorf Den Haag

Klaas Odink
Director
Kopare Leisure Development

Rudolph Schöningh
Director Hotel Development & Franchise
Accor Group

Gerbrand Borgdorff
Director
Theateradvies

Thalita van der Valk
Sales and Marketing
Van der Valk International

Maarten Markus
Managing Director
NH Hotel Group Benelux, France, UK, Africa

Wim Wauters
Park Manager
Plopsaland

Olivier Harnisch
CEO
Emaar Hospitality Group

Dieter Deketelaere
Technical Director
Plopsa Group

Will Plowman
Partner
Foster + Partners

Ahmed Al Salami
Head of Building System Development Unit
Dubai Municipality

Gurminder Sagoo
Client Director
WSP

Cristian Fumado
Vice President
Kerzner International

Ginu Sam
Hotel Manager
Erth, Abu Dhabi

Peter Bertin
Managing Director
Ford Belux

Dayakar Reddy
Director of Engineering
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal
Executive Chairman
Shurooq

Alaa El Sonbaty
Technical Manager
DAR

Rudy Hulsmans
Director
Terhills

Michiel Riedijk
Partner
Neutelings Riedijk Architecten

Eric Domb
Owner
Pairi Daiza

Bart Leclercq
Head of Studio KSA
Brewer Smith Brewer Group

Simon Gheysens
International Real Estate Investor and Developer
Ghelamco

Henri Simons
Director
Atomium

Abdullah Al Busaidi
Secretary General
Oman Society of Engineers

Gurkan Atasever
Area Director of Engineering
Marriott

Peter Bakkum
Head Project Management Renovation and Expansion
Paleis Het Loo

Erik Vanden Berghe
General Manager Real Estate, Construction & Maintenance
Kinepolis Group Belgium

Janus Rostock
Vice President & Regional Director
AECOM

Coen Bertens
Director of Operations
Efteling

Michiel Roelfsema
General Manager
Hotel Okura Amsterdam

Koen Claesen
CEO
Van Mossel Automotive Group

Mads Wolff
General Manager
25hours Hotel One Central

Gijs Joosen
Leading Professional Parametric Design
Royal HaskoningDHV

Jamie Vivian
Business Director
Muvi Cinemas

Dunia Joulani
Director
Deloitte Middle East

Bashar Kassab
Director of Facility Management
Burj Khalifa

Dikkie Scipio
Co-founder
KAAN Architecten

Huib Pasman
Chief Innovation Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA

Marc Winters
Director
Thialf

Joris Beckers
Head of Public and Government Affairs
Tomorrowland

Bernard Van Oranje
Owner
Circuit Zandvoort

Sergio Herman
Entrepreneur
Strandhotel Cadzand-Bad

Robert Platt
Vice President, Visitor Experience
Expo2020 Dubai

Khawla al Hashimi
Director of Project Development
Shurooq

Chaim Scheepers
General Manager
The Hoxton Brussels

Bart van Kampen
Architect-Partner
De Zwarte Hond

Yohei Arai
Deputy Director
Japan Association for 2025 World Exposition

Reid Donovan
Technical Director
Aecom

Dick van Wageningen
Director
Felix Claus Dick Van Wageningen Architecten

Robert Yordi
General Curator
SeaWorld Yas Island

Nadja Van Houten
Director
Bureau Bouwtechniek

Rienk Oosterhof
Chief Real Estate Officer
The Student Hotel

David Wallace
Director
Chapman Taylor

Kristof Van Hove
Creative Director
Plopsa Group

Emile Klep
Director Urban Development
City of Rotterdam

Stuart Johnson
Managing Director
Brown’s Hotel

Raf Degens
CEO
Corda Campus

Sascha Triemer
Vice President Marine and Aquaventure Waterpark
Atlantis, The Palm

Erwin Vrijens
Head of Real Estate
Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV)

Louis Abi Abboud
Head of Middle East
Ennismore

Edward Leenders
Managing Director
Corinthia Hotels Limited

Mark Smith
Technical Director
Muvi Cinemas

Katell Bourgeois
Director Hotels & Hospitality
Cushman & Wakefield

Sydney Koster
Retail Expert & Design Manager
URW

Martin Castle
Senior Partner
Foster + Partners

Seppe Raaphorst
Director Urban Development
City of Apeldoorn

Erik Moederscheim
Creative Director
Moederscheim Moonen Architects

Coen van Dijck
Director
D/DOCK

Amir Lababedi
Managing Director
Hilton

Marco Hueckel
Managing Partner
Facts & Fiction

Remco Groenhuijzen
Regional Vice President & General Manager
Mövenpick Netherlands

Martijn Cosijn
Head of Construction Management
URW

Joris Vrielynck
Director Project Development
Compagnie Het Zoute

Andre Naude
Managing Director
Mirage Leisure and Development

Anubha Khandelwal
Training Manager
The Oberoi Hotel Group

Thomas Kaferle
General Manager
SeaWorld Yas Island

Kent Cooper
Executive Commercial Director
La Perle

Tom Grymonprez
Country Manager BeLux
Kinepolis Group Belgium

Richard Alexander
General Manager
The Lana

Samuel Sedrak
Design Director
ASGC Construction

Aleksandra Nastic
Lead Designer
Woods Bagot

Paul Bridger
COO
Rove Hotels

Jakub Stefan Adamowicz
Director of Engineering
The Lana

Werner Anzinger
General Manager
The Mandarin Oriental

Edwin de Kuiper
Executive Board Member
Ballast-Nedam

Anastasiia Salina
Group Director of Quality
Erth, Abu Dhabi

Gurdish Sabharwal
Technical Director
The Oberoi Dubai

Yusef Shalabi
COO
Al Habtoor Group