Speakers & Panellists

THE-ICE 17th IPoE 2024
Quality Improvement in a New Era: Driving Excellence in Hospitality and Tourism Education


Welcome & Keynote Address

Welcome & Keynote Speaker

Ms. Gienke Osinga

Dean of Hotel and Facility Management, Breda University & Chair of THE-ICE Board

Dr. Mazen Hasna | View slides here

Chairman of Qatar’s National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation


Plenary Panel Session – Making Quality Count: Using Quality to Increase Productivity and Profit

Panel Chair: Professor Ben Goh

Dean of Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macao University

Panellist: Ms. Tanja Florenthal

Executive Director of Quality Assurance, Swiss Education Group

Panellist: Ms. Hanady Merhej

Director of Human Resources, W Hotel Doha


Panel 2 – Simplifying and Systemising Educational Quality Assurance: The Potential of Technology & AI

Panel Chair: Professor Peter Ryan | View Questions slide here.

Treasurer and Director, THE-ICE Board

Panellist: Dr. Christopher Dutt | View slides here.

Programme Leader, Al Rayyan International University College (ARIU)

Panellist: Professor Ioannis S. Pantelidis | View slides here.

Head of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ulster University Business School

Panellist: Dr. Mariem Fekih Zguir | View slides here.

Institutional Liaison Officer, NCQAA


Strategic Partner Presentations

Presenter: Mr. Maxime Moïse | View slides here.

Alliance Network, France

Presenter: Ms. Heidi Anaya | View slides here.

Head of Education, Russell Partnership Technology

Presenter: Mr. Steve Hood | View slides here.

Senior VP of Research, CoStar SHARE Center


Special Symposium: The New Future of Hospitality

Presenter: Mr. Martin Kendall

General Manager, City Center Rotana Hotel


Panel 3 – Moving the ‘Black Cloud’ of Quality Control to ‘Blue Skies’ of Continuous Quality Enhancement

Panel Chair: Dr. Ivan Ninov | View Questions slide here.

Executive Dean, ARIU

Panellist: Nathalie Ahssakou

Director of Quality and Accreditations, Institut Lyfe

Panellist: Dr. Craig Thompson

CEO, THE-ICE


THE-ICE Research Grant Scheme (RGS) 2024

Presentation One: Dr. Anita Manfreda

View slides here: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities

Presentation Two: Mr. Wyett White T Lee

View slides here: Advancing Academic Innovation through Generative AI in Hospitality


Panel 4 – Ensuring All Voices are Heard: Involving Stakeholders in Quality Enhancement

Panel Chair: Professor Perry Hobson | View Questions slide here.

Director, BUas Academy for Tourism

Panellist: Dr. Gulbahar Abdalla

Head of Quality Assurance, ARIU

Panellist: Ms. Julie Till

Director of Global Business Development, QAA