
We are a community that makes a living looking after others. Now we want to extend that spirit of care to fund life-saving research. Our goal is ambitious yet achievable: £10m to support Cancer Research UK.
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Driven by a passion for transforming the global hotel landscape, David leads Property Services at Leisure Property Services and Hotel Partners Africa, bringing over 30 years’ global hotel investment experience and guiding clients worldwide.

A dynamic force in global hospitality law, Nadia is Vice Chair of Hospitality Beats Cancer and a seasoned advisor with 17 years’ experience guiding major hotel brands on management, franchise, and commercial deals.

Sarah, Vice Chair of Hospitality Beats Cancer, is a seasoned hotel finance specialist with experience across banking, brand development, and debt advisory, now delivering innovative funding solutions at HOTELFINANCE.

David, Treasurer for Hospitality Beats Cancer and a senior executive at COMO Holdings, drives strategic growth across the group’s global luxury hospitality and wellness portfolio.

Shona is a senior banking executive with 25 years’ experience in hospitality finance and capital markets. Now Head of Commercial Banking at Coutts, she’s known for creating tailored financial strategies.

Ricky is a hospitality and property executive with 30 years’ experience. As UK Managing Director at Palm Holdings, he leads major refurbishments and strategic initiatives and is committed to social impact.

Aoife is a hospitality leader with 20+ years’ global experience. As VP of Sales for EMEA at STR, she leads teams delivering analytics to hotel clients. She’s pursuing an MBA.

Katherine Doggrell is a hospitality communications expert and co‑founder of NewDog PR, bringing 20+ years of journalistic insight to the industry. She is also the author of Checking Out and a frequent global speaker.

Jon is a hotel real estate and investment leader with 20+ years’ experience across the UK and Europe. As Chief Strategic Growth Officer at Valor Hospitality Partners, he drives expansion and high‑value deals.

Felicity Jones is a corporate lawyer and Partner at Watson Farley & Williams, leading the EMEA Hotels & Hospitality group. She advises on acquisitions, joint ventures and complex cross‑border real estate deals.

Bringing together influential people with a passion for sport to host unique fundraising events and support life-saving cancer research.

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Bringing together influential minds from the legal sector to host exclusive fundraising events and support life-saving cancer research.