JURY & COACHES 2022
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO, Kerten Hospitality
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance & Founder, Neumann Hospitality
Colin Abercrombie
Strategy Director NEOM Hotel Development
Haitham Mattar
Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG
Morgan Tuckness
LEED-AP Design & Architecture, NEOM Hotel Development
Jochem-Jan Sleiffer
President Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Hilton
Marc Descrozaille
COO, India, Middle East & Africa, Accor
Tim Cordon
Senior Area Vice President Middle East & Africa, Radisson Hotel Group
Sandeep Walia
COO Middle East, Marriott International
Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Peter Cole
Founder, Eclectic Companies
Oscar Kneppers
Founder Rockstart
Hans Heijligers
General Manager InterContinental Geneva / Crowne Plaza Geneva
Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Lead, NEOM
Abdulhalim Awlia
Development & Operations Professional - NEOM
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & Founder, The Bench
Gitta Brueckmann
Area Vice President Central Europe, Marriott International
Milan Arandelovic
COO Hotel Division Aroundtown SA
Caro van Eekelen
Cultural Transformation, CARO VAN EEKELEN
Former SVP Learning & Development, Accor
Anina Pira
Vice President at JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group
Hans Meyer
Co Founder & Managing Director at Zoku
Erwin Verhoog
VP Operations Europe Hilton
Marieke Dessauvagie
Senior Consultant Hotels at Colliers
Alexander Claus
CEO Claus Company
Ruud Reuland
Reuland Hospitality Coaching
Eve Mignot
Sustainability Manager, AEHL
Winner of SHC 2021
JURY 2019
Peter Cole
CEO, Design Hotels
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO, Kerten Hospitality
Dirk Baker
CEO, Colliers International
Milan Arandelovic
COO, Aroundtown
Hans Meyer
CEO, Zoku
Caro van Eekelen
SVP Learning Development & Transformation, Accor
Dimitris Manikis
President, Wyndham
JURY 2018
Hans Heijligers
CEO IHG/ANA Japan
Ricco de Blank
CEO Sun Hung Kai
Frank Lavey
Senior VP Global Operations; Hyat
Thomas Willms
CEO Steigenberger
Milan Arandelovic
COO, Aroundtown
Hans Meyer
CEO, Zoku
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
JURY & COACHES 20/21
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO, Kerten Hospitality
Dirk Bakker
Head of EMEA Hotels & CEO Netherlands, Colliers
Mark Willis
CEO, India, Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Accor
Haitham Mattar
Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG
Morgan Tuckness
LEED-AP Design & Architecture, NEOM Hotel Development
Jochem-Jan Sleiffer
President Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Hilton
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance & Founder, Neumann Hospitality
Tim Cordon
Senior Area Vice President Middle East & Africa, Radisson Hotel Group
Sandeep Walia
COO Middle East, Marriott International
Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Peter Cole
Founder, Eclectic Companies
David Kepron
Founder and Owner, NXTLVL Experience Design
Haitham Mattar
Managing Director MEA & South West Asia/Special Advisory to Secretary General UNWTO- Sustainable Tourism Development
Paul Stevens
COO, Middle East, Turkey & Africa, Accor
Sandeep Walia
COO, Middle East, Marriott International
Glenn Mandziuk
CEO, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Guy Hutchinson
CEO & President, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC
Karin van den Berg
Senior Director Operations UAE, Hilton
Bernadine Galliver
Vice President Tourism Advisory, JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group
Dimitris Manikis
President & Managing Director EMEA, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Colin Abercrombie
Strategy Director, Hotel Development NEOM
Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Lead, NEOM
Abdulhalim Awlia
Hotel Development & Operations Specialist, NEOM
Sundus Baroom
Architect - Urban Planning, NEOM
Alexander Kluit
Managing Director NL/BE, Apollo Hotels & Leonardo Hotels
Wido Kijne
Senior Manager Optimisation & Innovation Europe, Marriott International
Federico Toresi
Global Vice President Design, Luxury & Premium Brands, Accor
Dirk Bakker
CEO Netherlands & Head of Hotels EMEA, Colliers
Hans Heijligers
General Manager, Intercontinental Geneva/Crowne Plaza Geneva
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO, Kerten Hospitality
Oscar Kneppers
Founder Emerce, Bright, Rockstart, Origen, The Wool Institute, and CEO Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship
Patrick O’Meara
Head of Business Development, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Sophie Galharret
VP Sustainability Global Sofitel MGallery Emblems
Alexander Claus
Managing Director, CLAY Hospitality
Sharron Vanessa
Second Place SHC 2022
Sustainability & CSR Manager, Yamaha Mustika Group
JURY & COACHES 2023
JURY 2017
Daniel Ruff
President EMEA, Wyndham
Hans Heijligers
CEO IHG/ANA Japan
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
Carmen Hui
Commercial Director Owner Partnerships, Booking.com
Ricco de Blank
CEO Sun Hung Kai
Peter Norman
Senior VP Acquisitions Hyatt
Remy Rein
VP BNP Paribas
JURY 2016
Roeland Vos
CEO Belmond
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
Milan Arandelovic
COO, Aroundtown
Hans Heijligers
CEO IHG/ANA Japan
Daniel Ruff
President EMEA, Wyndham
Ingrid Eras Magdalena
Senior VP HR Belmond
JURY 2015
Gitta Brueckmann
Senior VP EMEA, Marriott
Milan Arandelovic
VP Hilton
Michael Wale
Managing Director Starwood EMEA
Michael Levy
CEO CitizenM
Steven Daines
CEO Accor Europe
Maarten Markus
Managing Director NH Europe
JURY 2014
Amy Mc.Person
Managing Director Marriott, EMEA
Wolfgang Neumann
CEO Rezidor
Michael Wale
Managing Director Starwood EMEA
Puneet Chhatwal
CEO Steigenberger
Daniel Ruff
President Wyndham EMEA
Steven Daines
CEO Accor Europe