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2013 Speakers

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Dr Turgut Gür

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

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

David Vely

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

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

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

Goktug Özdemir

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

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Ozlem Gokce

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

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Attila Silahtaroglu

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

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Murat Yilmaz

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

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Emre Narin

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

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Michael Collini

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

Thomas Willms

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

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

Timur Bayındır

President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Aykut Eken

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

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

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Sponsors’ Exhibition

Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th May 2013

The Sponsors and Exhibitors of this event are very influential and the key players in the industry. They have invested in CATHIC because they want to meet and do business with you. Visiting their stands gives you the opportunity to meet new and exciting players in the industry, keep up to date with new developments that are on offer and to meet with companies’ representatives.

The exhibition is very central within the conference meeting facilities and is not only a lively and interesting exhibition but provides an excellent platform for networking.

Bu sergiye katılarak Türkiye ve komşu ülkelerinde hâlihazırda faaliyet gösteren önemli şirketlerle bir araya gelebilirsiniz. Konferans sponsorlarımız sizlerle tanışabilmek için CATHIC’e destek verdiler. Ticari faaliyetlerinizi geliştirmek için önemli ve yeni bağlantılar kurma fırsatını kaçırmayın.