LUXURY BRAND STRATEGY

David is a versatile C-suite business leader with over 25 years’ experience across branding, marketing and commercial roles in several market-leading companies. Strategic, customer-driven, creative and resilient, he has served on five international Executive Committees, a global Board, and successfully runs his own consultancy practice.

CONTENT AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

Bringing together the precision of economics and the poetry of storytelling, Jessica and Bryce Quillin stand at the intersection of culture, strategy, and innovation. Their work bridges narrative and data, helping global luxury brands translate insight into impact and craft experiences where intelligence becomes emotion.

ARABE CULTURE & HERITAGE ADVISOR

Giovanni Fontana Antonelli is an architect and regional planner with a specialization in the conservation and management of historic towns and cultural landscapes. A graduate of the University of Florence, he joined UNESCO in 1998 as a Culture Programme Specialist, where he led over fifty projects across Mena Region.

F&B AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE STRATEGY

Hospitality CX/EX strategist with over 20 years of international experience across luxury restaurants, boutique hotels, and private estates. Her career began in London, where she honed her craft in some of the city’s most prestigious restaurants, including Claridge’s, The Connaught, and Petrus, working under renowned chefs such as Pascal Aussignac, Angela Hartnett, and Gordon Ramsay.

CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP STRATEGY

Wardah brings a unique perspective as a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, UK (FCIPD) and a Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP). This dual accreditation is rare, with the FCIPD representing the highest level of professional recognition in people strategy; awarded to senior leaders with a proven record of strategic impact and contribution to organisational design and development.

BRAND NARRATIVE STRATEGY

The Unique Narrative Atelier by The Foyer is a boutique studio founded by Blanca and Marta Vives, recognized by Forbes among the '100 most creative in business'. With backgrounds in literature, scriptwriting, speech design, journalism, and acting, they approach narrative as a crafted discipline, one that demands precision, sensibility, and culture.

LUXURY BRAND MANAGEMENT

Giovanni Fontana Antonelli is an architect and regional planner with a specialization in the conservation and management of historic towns and cultural landscapes. A graduate of the University of Florence, he joined UNESCO in 1998 as a Culture Programme Specialist, where he led over fifty projects across Mena Region.

F&B AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE STRATEGY

Hospitality CX/EX strategist with over 20 years of international experience across luxury restaurants, boutique hotels, and private estates. Her career began in London, where she honed her craft in some of the city’s most prestigious restaurants.