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Previous speakers

Each year the Forum brings together a world-class speaker line-up. We have been honored to welcome the below speakers on stage in the last 8 years of the event:


Najib Arhila
Deputy General Manager
CGI

Alexandra Armas
Executive Director
Ladies European Tour







Joe Beditz
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Golf Foundation







Steve Berger
Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Jonas Software
Rodney Bogg
Managing Director
Dubai Golf







Anchalica Boriraj
Product Manager, Market Development - Asia
John Deere Golf








Michael Braidwood
Operations Director
Braemar








Bill Brown
Vice President of International Business
Toro 
Gregg Breningmeyer
Group Director, Sales and Marketing, Commercial Segment
John Deere Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division







Dr. Pedro Mello Breyner
Senior Product Manager
Potuguese National Tourist Board







David Brodersen
Director of Asset Management
Landmark Property Management SA







Richard Browning
Chief Executive Officer
Riffa Views Signature Estates







Simon Burgess
Director
Oceânico Group







Alex Calderon
Vice President of Development
Aristo Developers (Hellas) SA







Richard D. Centolella
Principal
EDSA







Chubby Chandler
Managing Director
International Sports Management Limited







Tenniel Chu
Executive Director
Mission Hills Golf Club







David R. Clifton
Managing director for Europe & Asia
Interval International







Dr. Carlos Cortês
CEO
Espart


Michael Davern
Chief Executive
K-Club







Toby Davis
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Kemper Sports Management







Pete Davison
President & CEO
Sage Golf Group Worldwide







Timothy Dennehy
Director
Mizuho Corporate Advisory Co. Ltd







Kwakye Donkor
Marketing Director
Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate







Gustavo Gabarda Durán
Chief Executive Officer
Sotogrande S.A.







Darik Elwan
Director, Development
Infrastructure Capital Group, Limited







Ronald Feam
Managing Director, Golfplan Ronald Fream & David Dale Golf Course
Architecture







Gary Firkins
Director
Landmark Media International Ltd.
Niall G. Flanagan
Formerly of Loch Lomond Golf Club

Steven P. Forrest
Principal
Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates







Bernard Gallacher OBE
Golf Professional








Marcio V. Galvão
Vice President of Development
Brazilian Confederation of Golf
Dana Garmany
Chairman & CEO
Troon Golf







Robert P. Giesen
Partner
Giesen | Kenny, P.A.







Bruce Glasco
Managing Director, Senior Vice President
Troon Golf Europe, Middle East, & Africa

John Goldwyn
Senior Designer Master Planning
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo







Giovanni Gregoratti
Vice President
Citi Real Estate and Lodging Group Investment Banking







Kyle Guthrie
Vice President- Operations
Resort Golf Group







Peter Harradine
Senior Golf Course Architect
Harradine Golf







Keith Haslam
Managing Director
Braemar Golf







Neil Hobday
Project Director
Trump International Golf Links, Scotland







Tom C. Hoch
President
Tom Hoch Designs







Mathieu Hoeberigs
Principal Task Manager
European Commission







Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan
President, Hurdzan/Fry Environmental
Golf Course Design, ASGCA







Kurt Huseman
Managing director
Landscapes Unlimited







Miltos Kambourides
Managing Partner
Dolphin Capital Partners







Haluk Kaya
Co-Founder & President
Bekay Property Partners







Timothy P. Kenny
Executive Vice President
Nicklaus Design







Pankaj Khimji
Chairman
The Malkai Golf & Country Club







Guy Kinnings
Senior Vice President and Director
IMG Golf, EMEA
Erik Larsen
Executive Vice President
Arnold Palmer Design Company







Ryan Lauder
Marketing Director
TaylorMade – adidas Golf EMEA







Michael Lenarduzzi
CEO
The Wave, Muscat







Stephen Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
Crown Golf







Poul Anker Lübker
Chief Executive Officer
Lubker Golf Resort







Angelos Markides
Chief Eexecutive Officer
Lanitis Development Public Ltd.







Michael S. Marsh
President and CEO
MAI Architects







Graeme Maxton
Economist









Christopher May
General Manager
Dubai Golf
Gary S. Michel
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Club Car, Inc.







Richard Miller
Executive Vice President
World Travel and Tourism Council







Stephen F. Mona
Chief Executive Officer
World Golf Foundation







Roger Moreland
Chief Operating Officer
England Golf Partnership







Muriel Muirden
Vice President of Strategy
WATG
Jack Nicklaus









Alexey Nikolov
General secretary
Russian Golf Association







Greg Norman

George O’Grady
Chief Executive
European Tour







Christy O'Connor Junior
Ryder Cup & World Cup Player & Golf Course Architect
Christy O'Connor Jnr Ltd Golf Enterprises







Aakash Ohri
Director
DLF Golf Resorts Ltd.
Neil Oldfield
Director
Southern Golf Construction Ltd







Dr. Stephen Otto
Director – Research and Testing
The R&A







Arnold Palmer









Dr. Michael Parkin
Global Head Turf and Landscape Business
Syngenta
Gary Player

Marc B. Player
Chief Executive Officer,
Black Knight International / The Player Group







Roger Pride
Director of Marketing
Visit Wales







Darren L. Redetzke
Vice President, International Business
The Toro Company







Don Riddell
Sports anchor and correspondent
CNN International







Sandra Ruttle
Director of Golf Development
Cape Verde Development







Eddie Sammut
Regional Manager – Europe & Middle East
Confluence







Ken Schofield









Gary Silcock
Director of Golf
the Belfry Golf Resort
Jeremy Slessor
Managing director
European Golf Design







Norm Spitzig
Principal & Senior Partner
MCM
Jonathan Smith
Chief Executive
Golf Environment Organisation







Annika Sörenstam





David Spencer
CEO
The Stripe Group







Andrew Stanley
Founder and Managing Director
Golfbreaks.com







Paul Thomas Stringer
Senior Vice President
Nicklaus Design
Austen Sutton
Global Business Support Manager
Syngenta Professional Products







Howard Swan
Managing director
Swan Golf Design







Aylwin Tai
Managing Director
Richtone Worldwide Limited







Dilip Thomas
Secretary General
Asia Pacific Golf Confederation







Marc Topiol
Partner and CIO
Black Knight Capital Management
Milan Vesely
President
Czech Golf Federation







Hubert Warsmann
Director
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development







Marcel Welling
President
EGCOA







Peter Wermeer
VP Development Europe,
InterContinental Hotels Group







David Withers
Managing Director
Ransomes Jacobsen
Golf Business Forum
„Globally I think there are certain events that you have to go to. This will be one of those.”
Roger Moreland
COO, England Golf Partnership
"This conference has been absolutely outstanding. Every single topic has been discussed and it’s enlightening."
Gary Player
"The networking opportunities here are fantastic."
Andrew Stanley
CEO, Golfbreaks.com
„We are having the best people from the industry come here.”
Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan
President, Hurdzan/Fry Environmental Golf Course Design, ASGCA
„The KPMG does a marvelous job in bringing the whole world of golf together.”
Tenniel Chu
Executive Director, Mission Hills, China
"It’s about exchanging ideas, building relationships and meeting with people who you’ve only spoken to on the phone."
Stephen Lewis
CEO, Crown Golf
"The Golf Business Forum is now the place where the golf industry meets."
Jeremy Slessor
Managing Director, European Golf Design
„It is a great opportunity network; it is a great opportunity to build relationships with people.”
Annika Sörenstam
„You think twice about where you want to go, where you want to spend your marketing dollars; this was definitely never a question to attend the forum this year, because of the openness and the sharing.”
Richard D. Centolella
Principal, EDSA
„They make an effort to help us meet the right people, and that just makes your time here much more productive.”
Scott Ferrell
President, Gary Player Design
"I found the networking invaluable - and I have achieved some new business attending."
Phil Lewin
Director, Club Car
„We gather together now, the movers and shakers, the influencers, the people that really matter in the game, that can make a difference.”
Gill Wilson
Moderator, Golf Business Forum, Co-founder Firstgolf Ltd.
„It is great to see the trends and the different views of different developers, and consultants alike. But really we come here for the informal meetings we have with potential clients and collaborators on projects.”
John Goldwyn
Director of Planning&Landscape, London, WATG
„There is no question I would come back again next year to attend a convention like this.”
Stephen Lewis
CEO, Crown Golf
"We’ve come to find out what the challenges are in the golf industry in all parts of the world."
Paul Smulders
CEO, National Golf Network
"Meeting people from different parts of the world that I have never met before and stabling new relationships has been amazing. "
Steve Mona
CEO, World Golf Foundation
„Great way of meeting people in the industry, sharing best practices, looking at new ideas.” „We feel it is certainly one of the best conferences of its kind in golf.”
Christopher May
Dubai Golf
"Some of the best brains in the global business are here and being around them and engaging with them is just fascinating."
Don Riddell
News Correspondent, CNN