the Sustainable Hospitality Challenge 2022
Future Hospitality Summit
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- BEST OVERALL CONCEPT
The Team
- Devashish Sharma
- Uddhav Prasad
- Eddy Kohlmann C.
- Eden Brachot
Concept
NIMBUS - Sustainable hot air balloon hotel
Nimbus is a collection of soaring luxury hotel rooms that deliver you to NEOM’s most remote and spectacular destinations. NIMBUS embodies a carbon-neutral operating model that offers authentic and thrilling excursions while protecting the very destinations we deliver visitors to, and leaving no footprint.
- RUNNER UP
The Team
- Sarah Cojocaru
- Sharron Vanessa
- Roxane Poncin
Concept
DUNYA - Smart home
Imagine a hospitality concept that breaks free from conventional boundaries, allowing you to experience breathtaking locations while enjoying the comforts of a luxurious, self-sufficient retreat. At Dunya Living, we are transforming the remote hospitality industry with our innovative approach.
- SECOND RUNNER UP
The Team
- Smriti Shetty
- Sofie Engel
- Philip Dieckmann
Concept
GEN N - Creating the new generation
Having the key purpose of life in empowered learning, while learning the key essence of a sustainable way of living, makes the generation NEOM immortal; it transforms the generation NEOM into the generation of tomorrow, the generation of the future!
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
