Igniting innovation and growth

29-30 May 2013
The Marmara Taksim
Istanbul, Turkey

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2013 Speakers

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Attila Silahtaroğlu

Chairman of the Board, Silkar Turizm Yatırım ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Fettah Tamince

Chairman, Rixos Hotels

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Ozlem Gokce

Vice Chairperson of GYODER (The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies) , General Manager of Extensa İstanbul

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

Chief Executive Officer, Aktay Turizm Yatırımları ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Thomas Willms

Senior Vice President, Regional Director East and Central Europe , Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Michael Collini

Vice President Development – Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, Hilton Worldwide

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

David Vely

Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Phillipe Baretaud

Senior Vice President Head of Development Europe Middle East Africa, Accor

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd. 

Dr Turgut Gür

Chairman of High Advisory Council , Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD)

Murat Yilmaz

Senior Director, Acquisition & Development Central & Eastern Europe, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Mehmet Şükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnşaat

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Timur Bayındır

President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Emre Narin

Vice President, Marti Hotels and Marinas & Martı Real-Estate Investment Trust

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Marilyn McHugh

Vice President, Global Events, Questex Hospitality + Travel Group

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

Chief Project Director, ISPAT - Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Göktuğ Özdemir

President, Tourism Group , MAKYOL Construction, Industry, Tourism Co Inc.

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Başaran Ulusoy

DEIK Board of Directors Member , Chairman of Association of Turkish Travel Agencies

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Mete Başol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Cüneyt Ertürk

General Manager , Ertürk Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik ve Bağımsız Denetim A.Ş.

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

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