Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Saudi Arabia returns to Riyadh tomorrow from June 22 to 24 at Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, bringing collectively the people who find themselves turning Saudi Arabia’s funding confidence into actual hospitality tasks, partnerships and development.
FHS is positioned because the Kingdom’s premier deal-making and funding platform, connecting capital with alternative. The 2025 version generated greater than $1.6 billion in enterprise alternatives, cementing the platform’s function as a significant deal-making discussion board. Subsequent week, extra buyers than ever earlier than might be within the room, accounting for 30 p.c of confirmed attendees and accounting for $4.99 trillion in belongings below administration. Confirmed buyers embrace Al Khozama, Al Rajhi Capital, Arbireo Capital, Blacksand, Certares, Jabal Omal Growth Firm, Majid Al Futtaim Growth, Marjan, New Murabba, NMR Group, Orascom Growth, Pink Sea International, SEDCO Capital and United Actual Property Growth Firm.
The 2026 version will kick off on Monday night, June 22, with the grand welcome reception organized by Al Khozama Funding Firm at Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh. The principle program begins on Tuesday morning, June 23, with the keynote speech by Mahmoud Abdulhadi, Deputy Minister of Tourism Locations Enablement, Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Arabia, entitled: “Shaping the Subsequent Chapter of Saudi Tourism.” In his feedback forward of subsequent week’s summit, he stated: “Guided by Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030, the Kingdom is present process one of many world’s most important tourism transformations, creating new locations, attracting funding and welcoming guests from world wide. As Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its place as a number one tourism vacation spot and funding hub, it’s creating unprecedented alternatives within the tourism and hospitality sectors, accelerating improvement and attracting companions from world wide.”
“FHS Saudi Arabia performs an vital function in connecting capital to alternative and bringing collectively buyers, builders, operators and trade leaders who will assist form the way forward for tourism. We’re happy to work with FHS in fostering collaboration, sharing experience and supporting the dialogue, partnerships and investments that proceed to advance the dominion’s tourism ambitions below Imaginative and prescient 2030.”
Ali Shahid, CEO of The Bench, organizer of FHS Saudi Arabia, stated: “We’re extraordinarily grateful to the Ministry of Tourism for our long-term partnership and help of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS). The Ministry of Tourism’s management has been a cornerstone of FHS Saudi Arabia’s development, making this platform a frontrunner for house owners, buyers and builders within the Kingdom.”
Throughout the packed two-day program, greater than 30 shows, debates, boards and networking occasions will happen below the theme ‘The place Alternative Meets Capital’. Leaders from the hospitality, tourism and actual property funding industries will take the stage to debate key trade matters, together with restoration and reset in gentle of present geopolitical occasions, and a wealth of different components and alternatives to advance the event of the hospitality and tourism trade throughout the Kingdom.
The road-up of esteemed audio system contains: HE Mr. Abdullah Al-Muhaisen,
Advisor to the Royal Court docket; Khalid Saud Abuhaimed, Managing Director of Al Khozama; Hossam Albasrawi, CEO, AlRahji Capital; Saleh Al Habdan, CEO, Jabal Omar Growth Firm; Sultan Bader Alotaibi, Managing Director of TAIBA; Omar bin Ahmed Al-Abdullatif, Managing Director of Blacksand; Jaume Tàpies-Ibern, Founder and Co-Chairman, Aina Hospitality; Hamza Farooqui, Founder and CEO, Millat Group; Amin Ismail, CEO of Certares; Scott Livermore, Chief Center East Economist, Oxford Economics; Elie Younes, Govt Vice President and International Chief Growth Officer, Radisson Resort Group; Phillip J. Jones, Chief Tourism Officer, Royal Fee for AlUla; Scary. Meshari Al Nahari, CEO, ASFAR & Aseer Funding Firm; Neil Gallagher, CEO, Soneva; Dr. Stephan Hungeling, CEO, H World Worldwide; Gregory Djerejian, group head of investments and group head of authorized, Pink Sea International; Muin Serhan, Managing Director of Amsa Hospitality; Fuad Essam Al Filali, CEO of Serbian Holding; Michael Levie, co-founder of Citizen M, and Jalil Mekouar, CEO of Elaf Group.
Go to the FHS Saudi Arabia 2026 web site for extra details about the occasion and uncover the total agenda right here. https://www.futurehospitality.com/sa/agenda