Speaker
Rani Gharbié
Director of Development - Middle East & Africa
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
In his current role, Rani’s key responsibility is to actively expand and develop IHG’s international hotel brands, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express across Middle East & Africa.
His previous job with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) was in development advisory where he oversaw numerous real estate and hospitality projects in the MENA region. He has also held key positions with Hyatt in Dubai and Hotel de Paris in Monaco.
Rani holds a Hospitality Management degree from Glion Hotel School, Switzerland, and an MBA from HEC Montreal. He has operated in the real estate and tourism industries since 1997.