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2013 Speakers

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Attila Silahtaroğlu

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

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Ozlem Gokce

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

David Vely

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

Başaran Ulusoy

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

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Thomas Willms

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

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Michael Collini

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

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Göktuğ Özdemir

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

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Marilyn McHugh

Vice President, Global Events, Questex Hospitality + Travel Group

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Murat Yilmaz

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

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnşaat

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Timur Bayındır

President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Emre Narin

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

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

Dr Turgut Gür

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

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Fettah Tamince

Chairman, Rixos Hotels

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Mete Başol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Mehmet Şükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

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