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2013 Speakers

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Murat Yilmaz

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

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Emre Narin

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

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Goktug Özdemir

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

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Thomas Willms

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

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Ozlem Gokce

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

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

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

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Armin Zerunyan

Vice President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Angela Brav

Chief Executive, Europe, IHG

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

David Vely

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

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Aykut Eken

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

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

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CATHIC Highlights Huge Development Potential Great opportunities for hotel investors, operators and developers became increasingly evident throughout the panel sessions at the Central Asia & Turkey Hotel Investment Conference (CATHIC) which took place in front of 325 delegates, 7-9 February, Istanbul.

The general consensus was that home-grown hotel brands, such as the event’s supporters - Rixos, Dedemann and Marmara have excellent local knowledge and know what suits the market. On the flip side,the international brands have high global visibility and well-tuned operations.

“The conclusion is to avoid making choices based on ‘ego’ and choose the brand that will deliver the best return on investment for each project,” said conference delegate, Turkey-based Banu Ogawal.

Elif Egeli Nişanci of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels summed up the issue by advising that development should not be for the sake of development: “Make sure that the supply matches the demands of market to ensure the project will maintain good rates.”

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CATHIC 2011 Presentations

Please click on the link below for presentations made by speakers at CATHIC 2011.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE HOTEL MARKET - TURKEY
Elif Egeli Nisanci, Senior Vice President Business Development - Turkey , Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
AN OVERVIEW OF THE HOTEL MARKET - CENTRAL ASIA
Mehmet Önkal, Managing Director – Turkey, BDO Hospitality Consulting
TO BRAND OR NOT TO BRAND?
Christian Walter, Managing Consultant, PKF hotelexperts
SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF HOTEL DEVELOPMENT AND OWNERSHIP IN TURKEY
Michael Widmann, Managing Director, PKF hotelexperts

2011 Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors:

BDO Hospitality Consulting
Carlson Hotels
Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul
Corinthia Hotels
Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
Hilton Worldwide
Servotel Corporation
The Marmara Hotels & Residencies
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Wyndham Hotel Group

Gold Sponsors:

Accor
Aecom
Best Western International
Horwath HTL
Hyatt International
IHG
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Jumeirah Group
Orient-Express Hotels
Rixos Hotels
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Strategic Solutions
T&T Consulting
WATG