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Judges 2025

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Aalaa Redha Abbas

Marketing, Communications and Brand Manager, Movenpick Hotel Bahrain
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Zainab Akbar

Food Blogger @thefoodmenu.bh
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Hussain Al Samahiji

Group CEO, The K Hotel, Bahrain
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Khalid Al-Rumaihi

Executive Chairman & CEO, Amriya Group
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Bader Alkhalifa

Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, Beyon
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Layla Alturabi

Marketing and Communications Manager, The K Hotel
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Fahad Alzain

Director, L'Orto Inc. WLL
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Khalifa F. Alzayani

Managing Director, Cico’s Italian Restaurant
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Ivana Basaric

Group PR, Events & Sales Manager, The Collection - Sumosan, Cipriani, Salt, Do Tell
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Varsha Bhatia

Operations Manager, Ramee Grand Hotel and Spa
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Naveen Choudhary

Food & Beverage Manager, Ramee Grand Hotel & Spa
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Paul Dunphy

Complex General Manager, Westin and Le Meridien City Centre, Bahrain
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Philipp Economou

Regional General Manager, InterContinental Bahrain
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Aydin Eker

Director of Operations, Hilton Bahrain
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Pascal Etienne

Complex Director of Food & Beverage, Le Meridien & Westin City Center
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Simone Fadda

General Manager, ROKA
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Tamer Farouk

General Manager, Hilton Bahrain
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Anastasios Fragkopoulos

CEO, El Greco W.L.L.
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Adnan Gilitwala

Director, Dadabhai Travel
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Gabriele Giorni

General Manager, Trader Vic's
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Loise Hafstrom

Director of HR, Amriya Group
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Anwar Hajjar

General Manager, Wyndham Grand Manama
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Charbel Hanna

General Manager, Crowne Plaza Bahrain
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Waleed Sayed Hassan

Chef , Al Bander Hotel & Resort
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Sumit Jassal

Group General Manager, Ramee Group of Hotels - Bahrain
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Ali Jawadi

Food Influencer (@alijawadi77)
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Anna Lysenko

Operations Manager, Amriya Group
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Benoit Metanomski

General Manager, Movenpick Hotel Bahrain
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Fawaz Mohamed

General Sales Manager, Ferrari Bahrain Euro Motors
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Ahmed Mohamed Metawei

Food & Beverage Manager, Al Bander Hotel & Resort
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Ahmed Mokhtar

General Manager, Al Bander Hotel & Resort
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Kate Moskwa

School Principal, ARKIS
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Nadine Nasser

Assistant Director of Marketing, Wyndham Grand Manama
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Daniah Obayes

Marketing Manager, Samhaan Holding Company
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Alex Resnik

Co-Founder, Hierophant Group Brasero Atlantico - Floreria Atlantico
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Jason Rodgers

General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay
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Yamil Santiago

Director, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain
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Priya Shankar

Cluster Director of Marketing, InterContinental Bahrain
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Mahmoud Soliman

Operations Manager, Wyndham Grand Manama
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Julie Sprakel

Chief Operations Officer, ARKEDU
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Nicola Thirsk

Consultant, Digital Marketing
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Simon Watson

Principal, St Christopher's School, Bahrain
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Amid Yazji

Cluster General Manager, Gulf Hotels Bahrain
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Sarah Zahabi

Blogger @simplysweet.sarah
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Samir Zakkak

School Director, The International School of Choueifat - Manama
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Dana Zubari

Co-founder, Tru Activ, Cycling Bees, and Lettuce Run