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2013 Speakers

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Murat Yilmaz

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

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Ozlem Gokce

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

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

Michael Collini

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

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Aykut Eken

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

Goktug Özdemir

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

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Thomas Willms

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

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Armin Zerunyan

Vice Presdient, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Dr Turgut Gür

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

Emre Narin

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

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

David Vely

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

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Attila Silahtaroglu

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

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

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