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2013 Speakers

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

David Vely

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

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Ozlem Gokce

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

Dr Turgut Gür

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

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Murat Yilmaz

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

Michael Collini

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

Aykut Eken

Board Member, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Thomas Willms

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

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Goktug Özdemir

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

Attila Silahtaroglu

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

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Timur Bayındır

President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Emre Narin

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

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

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