HITEC Dubai Speakers
The sessions on the HITEC Dubai program program will be led by expert industry professionals who will speak from years of experience.
Opening Session: The Blue Ocean Shift
Michael Levie, CHTP • Partner and COO, citizenM Hotels
Michael Levie is currently a founding partner and in charge of operations at citizenM hotels. A fully integrated owner-operator hotel brand with modern urban travellers at heart. citizenM delivers high profitability per square foot, allowing development in prime location cities with the highest barriers to entry. A place where a community of people travel, work, eat, sleep and play stylishly and affordably. The company has 23 hotels in 15 cities and more on the way.
HITEC Dubai Advisory Council and Speakers
Atul Gupta
Director Hotel Systems & Technology EMEA & SEAPR
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni
Director of Innovation & Research
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality and Innovation
Raman (R.P.) Rama, B.Com., CHA Emeritus, CHTP, CHAE
President & CTO/CIO
Sarona Hotels, Investments & Premier Management Services
Eliza Selig
Director of Communications
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals
Sanjay Sharma
Head of IT
Jumeirah Group / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
Prakash Shukla
Founder, Managing Partner
Wayfare Ventures
Tariq Valani
SVP, IT – India, Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Accor
Frank Wolfe, CAE, FIH
CEO
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals