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2013 Speakers

Goktug Özdemir

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

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Murat Yilmaz

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

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Thomas Willms

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

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

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

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

David Vely

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

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Emre Narin

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

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Dr Turgut Gür

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

Timur Bayındır

President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Attila Silahtaroglu

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

Michael Collini

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

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Aykut Eken

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

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

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