Experts
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Here are a few of our worldclass experts:
Mark Smith
Technical Director
Muvi Cinemas
Kent Cooper
Executive Commercial Director
La Perle
Ton Fleuren
Commercial Director & Business Development
Heijmans
Ahmad Hussain
Deputy CEO
DXB Entertainments
Michiel Riedijk
Partner
Neutelings Riedijk Architecten
Louis Abi Abboud
Head of Middle East
Ennismore
Yusef Shalabi
COO
Al Habtoor Group
Peter De Durpel
COO
Nextensa
Keith Gavin
Design Director
Godwin Austen Johnson
Martin Castle
Senior Partner
Foster + Partners
Kristof Van Hove
Creative Director
Plopsa Group
Dick van Wageningen
Director
Felix Claus Dick Van Wageningen Architecten
Stuart Johnson
Managing Director
Brown’s Hotel
Anubha Khandelwal
Training Manager
The Oberoi Hotel Group
Olga Polizzi
Director of Design
Rocco Forte Hotels
Wim Wauters
Park Manager
Plopsaland
Huib Pasman
Chief Innovation Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Maurice Korenblik
Project Architect
Benthem Crouwel Architects
Karim Bizid
Regional Vice President Operation & General Manager
General Hotel Management Ltd
Jeroen de Leeuw
Head Facility Management
Theater Rotterdam
Erik Vanden Berghe
General Manager Real Estate, Construction & Maintenance
Kinepolis Group Belgium
Jimmy Kok
Director of F&B
Atlantis, The Palm
Gurdish Sabharwal
Technical Director
The Oberoi Dubai
Julien Kauffmann
CEO
Farah Experiences
François Delahaye
Director of Operations
Dorchester Collection
Paul van Bergen
Managing Director
DGMR
Mounir Lakkis
Director of Engineering
Burj Al Arab
Reid Donovan
Technical Director
Aecom
Deana Taylor
Deputy General Manager
Ferrari World
Tom Roelens
COO
Wynn Al Marjan Island
Martijn Cosijn
Head of Construction Management
URW
Mubarak AlShamsi
Director
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
Katell Bourgeois
Director Hotels & Hospitality
Cushman & Wakefield
Eric Domb
Owner
Pairi Daiza
Robert Platt
Vice President, Visitor Experience
Expo2020 Dubai
Coen Bertens
Director of Operations
Efteling
Marina Milosev
Principal Policy Planner
London Legacy Development Corporation
Maarten Markus
Managing Director
NH Hotel Group Benelux, France, UK, Africa
Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal
Executive Chairman
Shurooq
Louis-Gabriel Fichet
Director
Ducasse Paris
Cristian Fumado
Vice President
Kerzner International
Robert Yordi
General Curator
SeaWorld Yas Island
Eleni Tsolakou
Cluster Hotel Manager
Hilton
Jeanet van Antwerpen
Director
Schiphol Area Development Company
Bart van Kampen
Architect-Partner
De Zwarte Hond
Guido Gryseels
Director
Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika
Jaap van Baar
Financial Manager
PSV
Samuel Sedrak
Design Director
ASGC Construction
Jim Heverin
Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Mohamed Hegazy
Head of Building Supervision and Senior Technical Director
WSP
Koen Nulens
Head of Real Estate
LRM
Irene Forte
Group Project Director
Rocco Forte Hotels
Ill-Sam Park
Associate Partner
Foster + Partners
Gerbrand Borgdorff
Director
Theateradvies
Joris Vrielynck
Director Project Development
Compagnie Het Zoute
Martijn van Rheenen
CEO
Monumental Capital
Renaud Salmon
Chief Experience Officer
House of Amouage
Rudolph Schöningh
Director Hotel Development & Franchise
Accor Group
Andrew King
Parter
Foster + Partners
Niels Bouwman
General Pavilion Director The Netherlands Dubai Expo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Netherlands)
Vincent Taapken
Creative Director
nhow Rotterdam
Amit Nayak
Asset Manager & Development Lead
WASL Hospitality
Liesbeth van der Pol
Director
Dok Architecten
Chaim Scheepers
General Manager
The Hoxton Brussels
Tom Grymonprez
Country Manager BeLux
Kinepolis Group Belgium
Simon Crispe
Director
WS Atkins & Partners
Remco Groenhuijzen
Regional Vice President & General Manager
Mövenpick Netherlands
Bernard Van Oranje
Owner
Circuit Zandvoort
Peter Bakkum
Head Project Management Renovation and Expansion
Paleis Het Loo
Joris Beckers
Head of Public and Government Affairs
Tomorrowland
Marieke van Bommel
Director
MAS
Emile Klep
Director Urban Development
City of Rotterdam
Bob Claeys
R&D Director
Kinepolis Group
Gijs Joosen
Leading Professional Parametric Design
Royal HaskoningDHV
Klaas Odink
Director
Kopare Leisure Development
Peter Bertin
Managing Director
Ford Belux
Sydney Koster
Retail Expert & Design Manager
URW
Jamie Vivian
Business Director
Muvi Cinemas
Aino Jansen
Project Director EXPO 2025 Osaka
Rijksoverheid
Sergio Herman
Entrepreneur
Strandhotel Cadzand-Bad
Anton Vliegenthart
Director
De Doelen
Yohei Arai
Deputy Director
Japan Association for 2025 World Exposition
Mads Wolff
General Manager
25hours Hotel One Central
Michiel Roelfsema
General Manager
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
Aleksandra Nastic
Lead Designer
Woods Bagot
Stéphane Beel
Director
Stéphane Beel Architecten
Patrick Fransen
Founder
NOAHH | Network Oriented Architecture
Andre Naude
Managing Director
Mirage Leisure and Development
Joseph Fowler
Director Programming & Events
Dubai Opera
Jakub Stefan Adamowicz
Director of Engineering
The Lana
Thalita van der Valk
Sales and Marketing
Van der Valk International
David Wallace
Director
Chapman Taylor
Bart Leclercq
Head of Studio KSA
Brewer Smith Brewer Group
Simon Gheysens
International Real Estate Investor and Developer
Ghelamco
Koen Claesen
CEO
Van Mossel Automotive Group
Julien Demonté
Director Aqualibi
Walibi Belgium
Anastasiia Salina
Group Director of Quality
Erth, Abu Dhabi
Findlay Ross
Director
Theatre Projects
Edward Leenders
Managing Director
Corinthia Hotels Limited
Dara Towhidi
Architect-Partner
Foster + Partners
Ronald Luyben
General Manager
De Bijenkorf Den Haag
Deana Taylor
Deputy General Manager
Ferrari World
Wim Wauters
Park Manager
Plopsaland
Janus Rostock
Vice President & Regional Director
AECOM
Anubha Khandelwal
Training Manager
The Oberoi Hotel Group
Thomas Kaferle
General Manager
SeaWorld Yas Island
Will Plowman
Partner
Foster + Partners
Renaud Salmon
Chief Experience Officer
House of Amouage
Julien Kauffmann
CEO
Farah Experiences
Marilu Sicoli
Senior Partner
Foster + Partners
Michael Koth
General Manager
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Louis Abi Abboud
Head of Middle East
Ennismore
René van Schie
Director of Accommodations and Day Attractions
Metropoolregio Amsterdam
Dunia Joulani
Director
Deloitte Middle East
Mounir Lakkis
Director of Engineering
Burj Al Arab
Jaap van Baar
Financial Manager
PSV
Michiel Riedijk
Partner
Neutelings Riedijk Architecten
Abdullah Al Busaidi
Secretary General
Oman Society of Engineers
Eric Domb
Owner
Pairi Daiza
Joseph Fowler
Director Programming & Events
Dubai Opera
Bob Claeys
R&D Director
Kinepolis Group
Simon Gheysens
International Real Estate Investor and Developer
Ghelamco
Werner Anzinger
General Manager
The Mandarin Oriental
Amir Lababedi
Managing Director
Hilton
Stijn Bastiaens
Vice President Marketing & Loyalty
Hilton Europe, Middle East & Africa
Chaim Scheepers
General Manager
The Hoxton Brussels
Dieter Deketelaere
Technical Director
Plopsa Group
Stuart Johnson
Managing Director
Brown’s Hotel
Niels Bouwman
General Pavilion Director The Netherlands Dubai Expo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Netherlands)
Findlay Ross
Director
Theatre Projects
Yohei Arai
Deputy Director
Japan Association for 2025 World Exposition
Joris Beckers
Head of Public and Government Affairs
Tomorrowland
Mark Kirby
General Manager
Armani Hotel
Sergio Herman
Entrepreneur
Strandhotel Cadzand-Bad
Jeff Brown
General Manager
La Perle
Peter Bertin
Managing Director
Ford Belux
Dara Towhidi
Architect-Partner
Foster + Partners
Henk Markerink
Chief Executive Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA
François Delahaye
Director of Operations
Dorchester Collection
Robert Platt
Vice President, Visitor Experience
Expo2020 Dubai
Koen Claesen
CEO
Van Mossel Automotive Group
Gijs Joosen
Leading Professional Parametric Design
Royal HaskoningDHV
Anton Vliegenthart
Director
De Doelen
Camille Oostwegel
Founder
Oostwegel Collection
Mark Smith
Technical Director
Muvi Cinemas
Irene Forte
Group Project Director
Rocco Forte Hotels
Tom Roelens
COO
Wynn Al Marjan Island
Mads Wolff
General Manager
25hours Hotel One Central
Martijn Cosijn
Head of Construction Management
URW
Ginu Sam
Hotel Manager
Erth, Abu Dhabi
Maurice Korenblik
Project Architect
Benthem Crouwel Architects
Aino Jansen
Project Director EXPO 2025 Osaka
Rijksoverheid
Gurkan Atasever
Area Director of Engineering
Marriott
Edward Leenders
Managing Director
Corinthia Hotels Limited
Amit Nayak
Asset Manager & Development Lead
WASL Hospitality
Bart van Kampen
Architect-Partner
De Zwarte Hond
Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal
Executive Chairman
Shurooq
Peter Bakkum
Head Project Management Renovation and Expansion
Paleis Het Loo
Julien Demonté
Director Aqualibi
Walibi Belgium
Marc Alofs
General Manager
Botanic Sanctuary
Liesbeth van der Pol
Director
Dok Architecten
Guido Gryseels
Director
Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika
Ill-Sam Park
Associate Partner
Foster + Partners
David Wallace
Director
Chapman Taylor
Stéphane Beel
Director
Stéphane Beel Architecten
Ton Fleuren
Commercial Director & Business Development
Heijmans
Paul van Bergen
Managing Director
DGMR