Thabet Musleh serves as Chief Retail and Hospitality Officer at Qatar Airways.

Thabet leads the group’s retail and food & beverage divisions at Qatar Duty Free (QDF), along with Internal Media Services, Dhiafatina Hotels and Qatar Airways’ lounge businesses worldwide.

As Plaza Premium Group Chief Transformation Officer, Mei Mei Song has been instrumental in driving the strategic direction and transforming experiences for the company, founded by her father Song Hoi-see in 1998.

Nick Redpath is a seasoned leader in the transportation industry, currently serving as Business Development Director, EMEA & APAC at Airport Dimensions. Nick is responsible for expanding the company’s portfolio globally.

Jorge da Silva joined Swissport in 2022, overseeing the Canadian lounge operations, and has recently been promoted to the position of NOAM Head of Lounges.

Patrick Coveney is a strong, strategic and purposeful leader at SSP Group – a US$5 billion food travel business now operating in almost 40 countries across the world. Patrick joined as Group CEO in early 2022, has delivered rapid growth as the food travel market reopened post-COVID, and has executed a number of acquisitions across North America and Asia.

Alison Macdonald is currently Vice President – Commercial Concessions at Dubai Airports, responsible for passenger-facing commercial concessions including food & beverage, retail and advertising.

Stephanie Pears took over as Heathrow Airport Limited Head of Category for Food & Beverage, Essentials, Technology & Bureaux in January 2022. In this role she works with partners to ensure Heathrow’s passengers experience the best airport retail, in an increasingly capacity challenged environment.

Sandro Bottega is President of Bottega S.p.A. Following the loss of his father, Sandro began managing Distilleria Bottega and shaping his adventure in the world of grappa and wine, together with his mother Rosina and siblings Barbara and Stefano. He is fully at home not only in the vineyards surrounding the company, but also in the cellar and among the distillery’s copper stills.

Pravat Paikray is Vice President, Commercial at Bangalore International Airport, serves as a Board of Director at Dufry Retail India and is Head of Bengaluru Airport Services.

Martin Moodie created The Moodie Davitt Report (then called The Moodie Report) in 2002, driving it to prominence from a start-up to the leading provider of business intelligence for the travel retail and airport commercial revenue sectors. He also conceived The Trinity Forum and the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards.

Dermot Davitt is one of the most experienced editors and commentators working in the travel retail media. He joined what was then The Moodie Report in April 2006 as Deputy Publisher, becoming a shareholder and President in August 2015.