Middle East, North Africa (MENA) Regional Advisory Board and Committees

Dr. Neil Dwyer, ICAE

Committee Chair

VP, Operations
Six Flags Qiddiya
Saudi Arabia

Davide Camaiora

Committee Member

Managing Director
Vivaticket
UAE

Doug Stagner

Committee Member

Executive Director
King Salman Park Foundation
Saudi Arabia

Fahad Al Obailan

Committee Member

Group CEO
BAAN Holding
Saudi Arabia

Hind Galadari, ICAE

Committee Member

Deputy General Manager, Warner Bros. Abu Dhabi
Miral Destinations
UAE

Juan Richards

Committee Member

GM, Theme Parks
Dubai Holding Entertainment
UAE

Luke Riley

Committee Member

Head of Experiences
Talaat Moustafa Group
Egypt

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Member

Prakash Vivekanand

Committee Member

Founder & Managing Director
Amusement Services International
UAE

Ryan Phillips

Committee Member

General Manager
Profun Academy
UAE

Sheikha Monira Al Sabah

Committee Member

CEO
Play Enterprises
Kuwait

Shifa Yusuffali

Committee Member

CEO
IdeaCrate Edutainment
UAE

Silvio Liedtke

Committee Member

CEO
Landmark Leisure
UAE

Mike Rigby

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Chair

Qatar

Adeleh Basiri

Committee Member

Theme Park Lead Designer
Parsis Zarmehr Kish Co
Iran

Ahmed Madani

Committee Member

Attractions Operations - Director
Seven
Saudi Arabia

Emma Jane Forrest

Committee Member

Director of Business Development
SST
United Arab Emirates

Feras Gashgari

Committee Member

Senior Manager - Operational Training and Development
Qiddiya
Saudi Arabia

Lina El Deek

Committee Member

Partner, Consulting
EY
United Arab Emirates

Mahmoud Nasser

Committee Member

Park Manager
Alshaya Group
Kuwait

Nicolas Gougenheim

Committee Member

Senior Vice President, Business Integration and Operations
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Salma Abassaly

Committee Member

Managing Partner
Certis Occupational Safety Consultancy
United Arab Emirates

Şöhret Pakiş

Committee Member

CMO
Polin / Şöhret Pakiş Brand & Strategy
Turkey

Yosra BenMiled

IAAPA Team Liaison

To Be Announced

Davide Camaiora

Committee Chair

Managing Director
Vivaticket
United Arab Emirates

Amy Morris

Committee Member

Founder and CEO
PopUp Global
United Arab Emirates

Bakit Baydaliev

Committee Member

CEO / Co-Founder
DOF Robotics
Turkey

Karim Malaeb

Committee Member

Managing Partner
Almeria
United Arab Emirates

Katie Shafer

Committee Member

Senior Manager, Partnerships & Licensing
Mattel
United Arab Emirates

Mawlid Benmansour

Committee Member

Vice President
Wibit Sports
Bahrain

Nabil Kasim

Committee Member

General Manager
Warehouse of Games
United Arab Emirates

Nada Radwan

Committee Member

Business Development Director
Adirondack
Saudi Arabia

Peter Boyack

Committee Member

EVP Business Development
WhiteWater
United Arab Emirates

Travis Kline

Committee Member

Chief Strategy Officer
The Hero Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Yasser Goneid

Committee Member

General Manager Middle East
Zamperla
United Arab Emirates

Ezzat Abu Rahmah

IAAPA Team Liaison

Ryan Phillips

Committee Chair

General Manager
the PROFUN ACADEMY
Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Fakira

Committee Member

Director of Security
SEVEN
Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Yusuf

Committee Member

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Seef Properties B.S.C.
Bahrain

Alex Schrott

Committee Member

Vice President, Amusement Parks & Buildings
TÜV Nord Group
United Arab Emirates

Chris Thomas

Committee Member

General Manager
Aquarabia – Qiddiya City
Saudi Arabia

Jeff Hatch

Committee Member

Senior Manager, Rides Project Delivery
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Jessica Davis

Committee Member

HSE Operations Director
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Karl Rothenburg

Committee Member

Director of Maintenance
LEGOLAND - Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Matt Spurgeon

Committee Member

Performance Services Manager
WhiteWater West Industries Ltd.
United Arab Emirates

Robert Casteleiro

Committee Member

Executive Director – Health & Safety
Dubai Holding Entertainment
United Arab Emirates

Roger Viver

Committee Member

Head of Amusement
TÜV SÜD
United Arab Emirates

Hani Haraty

IAAPA Team Liaison