15 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 | 4PM - 10PM DAILY

RIYADH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTER (RICEC)

2026 Advisory Board

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Shaping the future of hospitality together

At the heart of the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia is a commitment to shaping the Kingdom’s rapidly evolving hospitality sector. Our Advisory Board unites leading industry voices to address key challenges, emerging trends, and new opportunities - from operations and workforce development to technology, investment, and market growth. More than identifying issues, they help co-create solutions.

Through open dialogue and shared vision, the Advisory Board ensures the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia is not just an event, but a catalyst for innovation and a launchpad for the ideas that will define hospitality’s next chapter.

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Key themes shaping the 2026 Agenda

  • Technology, AI & Hyper-Personalisation
  • Authentic Saudi Identity: Culture, Design & Experience
  • Experiential F&B, Coffee Culture & Social Hospitality
  • Wellness, Lifestyle & Experiential Tourism
  • Sustainable, Smart & Flexible Hospitality Development
  • Investment, New Formats & Talent for the Future

HEAR FROM OUR ADVISORS

"Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia is a strategic platform to evaluate future opportunities, build long-term partnerships and understand where the hospitality industry is heading."

Ahmed Alajmi, Founder & CEO

Takara Hospitality Group

"These events bring together owners, operators, developers, suppliers, investors and innovators under one platform, creating opportunities for collaboration that would normally take months to establish."

Samy Boukhaled, Chief Hospitality Officer

BAAN Holding

"CoffeeZone creates opportunities for collaboration, accelerates partnerships and enables direct engagement within Saudi Arabia's rapidly growing coffee market."

Osamah Mohamed Ali Alawwam, Founder & Managing Partner

Roasting House

"Hotel & Hospitality Expo accelerates conversations, introduces new technologies and solutions, and creates opportunities to build strategic relationships in a highly dynamic market."

Muin Serhan, Chief Executive Officer

AMSA Hospitality

"Relationships that would take months to build through normal channels come together in a single day."

Mohamed El-Fakharany, Chief Operating Officer

Barns

What's on in the Hospitality Sector?

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Industry Dialogue with Ahmed Alajmi Founder & CEO, Takara Hospitality Group Saudi Arabia’s F&B sector is evolving rapidly as consumers....

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Industry Dialogue with Mr. Samy Boukhaled Group Chief Hospitality Officer, BAAN Holding Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector is evolving at an....