24 - 26 MAY 2022
DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE
#THEHOTELSHOW
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HFTP®, the international Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals association has been providing a showcase for the latest in hospitality technology information and services at its HITEC conferences ever since 1972.
HITEC Dubai has fast become the Middle East’s premier hospitality technology conference and has joined forces with the region’s premiere hospitality trade exhibition, The Hotel Show for its 2021 edition on the 31st May and 2nd of June at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is currently accepting applications for participants, judges, and mentors for Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) at HITEC Dubai.
Supporting Partner
E20X participants will be selected from the field of applicants and pitch their business concepts to a panel of expert judges and HITEC attendees and exhibitors. Participants will have access to a team of mentors, before the competition, who will inspire and educate the startups by lending them insights, expertise, and guidance. The E20X judge's panel will determine the grand prize, "E20X Judge's Award."
The E20X Judges Award Winner will receive international recognition, permission to use the E20X award logo and mentoring opportunities from industry and investor experts. There are no fees to apply to participate in the competition. However, All applicants must be “true” startups and pre–Series A funding.
Participants can apply here. DEADLINE - May 25, 2021.
If you want to be a mentor, apply here.
Have questions? Click here.
Tatjana Ahmed
Housekeeping Manager at Grand Hyatt Dubai and Functional Specialist Housekeeping
Hyatt Hotels
Emma Banks
VP, F&B Strategy & Development Europe, Middle East and Africa
Hilton
Giuliano Gasparini
HAMA Education Board
HAMA
Frank Wolfe
Chief Executive Officer
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni
Director of Research and Innovation
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Sanjay Sharma
Head of Information Technology
Jumeirah Group
Raman (R. P.) Rama, B. Com, CHA Emeritus, CHTP, CHAE
President & CTO/CIO
Sarona Hotels & Holdings - Orlando, Florida, USA
Michael Levie, CHTP
COO
citizenM Hotels
Tariq Valani
Senior Vice President IT
Accor Group
Antoine Couve
Regional Director of Revenue Gulf, Sub Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean
Accor
Ralph R. Miller, CPA, CA, CBV, CHA, CHAE
President
Inntegrated Hospitality Management Ltd.
Pankaj Kundra
General Manager, Acquiring, UAE Business
Network International
Glen Thomas
Partner, Technology Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE
Najee Syriani
Corporate Vice President - Projects
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC
Vladan Pantelic
Head of Growth
Hoick
Noelle Homsy
Associate Director, Hospitality Industry Lead
Grant Thornton UAE
Javeria Aijaz
Senior Director – Technology & Innovations
FARNEK
Jeroen Greven
Managing Director
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Faisal Ameer Malik
Chief Technical Officer
Huawei Enterprise Business Group
Farid Ben Asker
Channel & Commercial Business Director – Enterprise Networking Business
Huawei Enterprise Business Group
Yagna Prathap Sekaran
General Manager - Hospitality
Nakheel Hospitality & Leisure
Atul Gupta
Director, Hotel Systems & Technology EMEA & SEAPR
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Nijat Aliyev
Managing Director and Owners’ Representative
Sofitel The Palm Resort
Rene Massatti
Founder and Managing Director
PLAYROOM
Youssef Senhaji Rhazi
Hospitality Partner Development Manager EMEA
Aruba
Lijo Mathew Kankapadan
Information Technology
Emaar
Saad Kabbani
Client Director
Maher Kalthoum
Sales Manager
Hospitality & MDU Middle East & Africa, Commscope
Mohammad Hanif Hassan Ali Alqassim
Managing Partner
The Manor By JA
Amna AlDhaheri
Hospitality Manager, Contracts & Administration Affairs Department, Corporate Services Sector
Prime Minister’s Office
Eliza Selig
Director of Communications
HFTP
Cyprian Kisopia
Soft Services Manager
First Resort International
Lijeesh Rajan
Director of Centralized IT Services
Rotana Hotels
Taking centre stage within The Hotel Show, HITEC Dubai 2021 will offer 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 HITEC Dubai 2021 programme will feature interactive presentations, discussions and demonstrations centred around lessons from diverse real-world case studies, results from the hottest technology implementations and pilots, as well as examination of near future innovations and trends.
These sessions will be led by senior IT professionals from highly respected and innovative hotel and restaurant operators, technology commentators, solution providers and start-ups, and is completely free-to-attend for all hospitality IT professionals.
Key themes will include:
Speakers and audience members will include:
An informal gathering, in accordance with the Dubai Tourism's safety guidelines, that brought together leaders in hospitality technology comprising of CEOs, CIOs, IT Directors, GMs and more.
OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER:
Hotel Management International (HMI), The Official European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA) journal, and in published association with STR. HMI also partners with HFTP, HTNG and HOSPA. HMI has been committed to covering the latest trends, developments, and events from across the global hospitality scene for more than two decades. Bringing together insight from thought leaders at multinational operators, boutique groups and the world’s leading chain properties, Hotel Management International features one-to-one profiles with group presidents and CEOs, as well as longform roundtables and analyses looking at a range of front line and back office concerns, including business management and development, regional focuses, technology, design, architecture, spa and wellness, guest amenities, food and beverage, and corporate social responsibility.
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