27 – 29 MAY 2025

DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE

Why Visit

Revolutionizing hospitality through technology

Unlock the future of hospitality technology with the HITEC Dubai conference. Join us to discover what’s new in the world of technology and what innovations you need to know to drive your workforce and solutions forward. Our speakers are leaders in robotics, automation, artificial intelligence and more, who will deliver their insights on how to help drive your business forward.

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Our conferences are certified through the CPD Certification Service, the world’s leading and largest independent CPD accreditation organisation working across all industry sectors.

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HITEC 2024 Speakers

Byju Philip

HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ME DUBAI BY MELíA

Francis Arul

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

DAMAC PROPERTIES

Judith Cartwright

FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

BLACK CORAL CONSULTING

Yagna Prathap

GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS

ARENCO REAL ESTATE

Tamer Sherif Hassan

IT DIRECTOR

IHG

Carson Booth

CHTP | COO EMEA

HFTP

Sanjay Sharma

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

ORASCOM HOTELS MANAGEMENT

Viju Varma

HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

JUMEIRAH HOTELS & RESORTS

Lijeesh Rajan

CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF IT STRATEGY AND SERVICES

ROTANA HOTEL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Stacy Samuel Vanchippara

CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

ISHRAQ HOSPITALITY

Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni

HEAD OF INNOVATION AND STRATEGY

ARABIAN FALCON HOLDING L.L.C

Judith Toth

FOUNDER & CEO

VIVERE HOSPITALITY

Fraidy Pinto

AREA IT DIRECTOR - MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

RADISSON HOTELS GROUP

Tariq Valani

GLOBAL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

ACCOR TECH & GLOBAL SVP TECHNOLOGY - FAIRMONT

Nitin Thariyan

FOUNDER & CEO

LEAN ON DATA LLC

Ahmed Shawky

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – MEA

MILLENNIUM HOTELS AND RESORTS

Will Douglas

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

PREMIER INN MENA

Willem Both

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, IT

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL

Amila Udana

DIRECTOR OF IT

THE FIRST GROUP

Mohammad Shah

IT & SMART CITY DIRECTOR

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC CITY

Julia Tremmel

SENIOR DIRECTOR

QUALITY & OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE, LUXURY ME

Peppy Dosanjh

MANAGING DIRECTOR

4 FUTURUM

George Francis

HEAD OF IT

ROVE GROUP OF HOTELS

Rami Kamar

CLUSTER IT MANAGER

FAIRMONT DUBAI

Kevin King

CEO

SHIJI INTERNATIONAL

Muhamed Noufel

CLUSTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

ROYAL CONTINENTAL HOTELS AND SUITES

Melissa Aoun

PARTNER

GRANT THORNTON

Sabin Subramannian

IT MANAGER

PARK REGIS

Laurent A Voivenel

SENIOR VP OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT AND GROUP HR AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT

EMEA, AND INDIA, SWISS BELHOTEL INTERNATIONAL

Mahmoud El Enany

CLUSTER IT MANAGER

GRAND EXCELSIOR HOTEL

Vladan Pantelic

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO

HOICK

Rahul Dhekne

DIRECTOR OF RO

RADDISON HOTEL GROUP

Evgeniya Sochneva

DIRECTOR OF ROOMS

ROSEWOOD ABU DHABI

Nikkie Singh

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

APAC & MIDDLE EAST, SHIJI GROUP

John (Woong Hee ) Lee

FOUNDER & CEO

H2O HOSPITALITY, LTD.

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3 days of ideas and connections

Take a look back at our agenda where we brought influential global leaders together in one place to dissect, discuss and debate key issues within the hospitality industry.

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Immerse yourself in our conferences and features

The Hospitality Leadership and F&B Forum

The Hotel Show Dubai's annual Hospitality Leadership Forum provides a rare opportunity to share time with the industry’s most effective leaders as they offer up analysis of how they’ve adjusted their operational structures and tactics over this period, and provide candid insights on how they’re positioning their businesses for the recovery.

HITEC Dubai Conference

HITEC Dubai offers an intensive education programme planned by an Advisory Council comprised of world-renowned hospitality technologists from some of the region’s best hotels and resorts.

The Engineering and Sustainability Summit (TESS)

This conference is the first of its kind in the Middle East: an association of hotel and hospitality engineers that aim to regulate professional standards, skills development and build alliances among engineers across the region.

Housekeepers Group Meeting

Leading housekeeping experts and practitioners will be holding interactive, in-depth discussions and tutorials on all aspects of the back office profession.

Chef's Table

Nine culinary teams from some of the regions’ leading hotels go head-to-head to produce a stunning 5 course meal in the hope of winning the coveted title of ‘Hotel Culinary Team of the Year’, organised and managed by The Emirates Culinary Guild.