EMEA WINE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR POWERED BY POMMERY

Nominees
Rudina Arapi, F&D Manager, London Hilton on Park Lane
Marta di Carlo, Sommelier Bull & Bear by Marc Hardiman, WA DIFC
Türker Sümer, Sommelier Monteverdi, Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus

EMEA VENUE CHEF OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY CHEF WORKS

Nominees
Jean-Didier Gouges, Park Corner Brasserie, London Hilton on Park Lane
Carmine Faravolo, Social, Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah
Gabriela Filca, Nebo Restaurant & Lounge, Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort & Spa

EMEA F&D MARKETING & PR LEGEND OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY BACARDI

Nominees
Hannah Pritchard, Cluster Director of Marketing and Communications Hilton London Metropole & London Hilton on Park Lane
Jovana Crutchley, Director of Marketing, Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Nikki Schouwenburg, Cluster Director of Marketing Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station & Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

EMEA F&D LEADER OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY DILMAH

Nominees
Franky Rodrigues, GM Oxbo, Hilton London Heathrow Airport
Marina Bohnert, F&D Director, Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Elena Gorba, F&D Director, Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences
Nikolaus Lindner, F&D Manager, Hilton Vienna Danube

EMEA VENUE OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY COCA COLA

Nominees
Good Godfrey’s, The Waldorf Hilton London
Blue Boar, Conrad London St. James
Mayrig, Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences
Moulin, Waldorf Astoria Platte Island
Luminair / Eclipse, Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
Nebo Restaurant & Lounge, Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort & Spa

EMEA EXECUTIVE CHEF OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY UNOX

Nominees
Stuart Brough, Executive Head Chef, Hilton Glasgow
Leon Hatton-Jones, Executive Chef, Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa
Selim Ay, Executive Chef, Conrad Istanbul Bosphoru

EMEA $10M HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025

Nominees
All hotels in the $10m Club

EMEA DRINKS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY PERNOD RICARD

Nominees
Marco Matesi, Savage Garden, Doubletree by Hilton Tower of London
Marco Corallo, Beverage (Drinks) Manager, Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Valentina-Andrada Mircea, Bar Manager, Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

EMEA F&D GM&E TEAM OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY KRAFT HEINZ

Nominees
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences
Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Centre

EMEA F&D GM OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY FRANKLIN & SONS

Nominees
John McLaughlin, AGM
Hans Schiller, Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences
Todori Kalamaris, Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus

EMEA FOCUSED FOOD & DRINK HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025

Nominees
All EMEA hotels

MEA F&D HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025

Nominees
All MEA hotels

CE F&D HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025

Nominees
All CE hotels

UK/I F&D HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025

Nominees
All UK/I hotels

EMEA F&D STAY SCORE OF THE YEAR 2025

Nominees
All hotels across EMEA

EMEA RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY FRESH ON TABLE

Nominees
Lewis Thomas, F&D Manager, Hilton York
Lama Semaan, F&D Manager, Hilton Garden Inn Riyadh Financial District
Ilaria Carini, Operations Manager, Restaurants, Bars and Banqueting, WA Rome Cavalieri 

EMEA PURPOSE DRIVEN TEAM OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY KLOTH

Nominees
Hilton London Metropole
Conrad Dubai
Susona Bodrum, LXR Hotels & Resorts

EMEA F&D TRAVEL WITH PURPOSE ROLE MODEL 2025

Nominees
Stuart Duff, Corporate Chef UK/I
Peter Avis, F&D Manager, London Hilton on Park Lane
Bilal Saleh, Exec Chef Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences & Regional Chef KSA
Ilias Doulamis, Culinary Director Conrad Dubai & Regional Chef Arabian Peninsula
Felix Hartmann, Regional Director Continental Europe
Franco Luise, Exec Chef Hilton Prague

EMEA F&D HUSTLE TEAM OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY RED BULL

Nominees
The Waldorf Hilton London
Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn Tangier City Centre
Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus

EMMA’S FOOD & DRINK HERO 2025

Nominees
Neeshal Jeewon, Head Chef, Hilton London Canary Wharf
Ivana Bogicevic, Exec Sous Chef Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis
Kanan Adbullayev, F&D Director and Fatih Yilmaz, Exec Chef Hilton Baku

EMEA REGIONAL CHEF OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY RATIONAL

Nominees
All regional Chefs

EMEA REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 2025 POWERED BY JULIUS MEINL

Nominees
All regional Directors