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2013 Speakers

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Ozlem Gokce

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

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Dr Turgut Gür

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

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Carlos Khneisser

Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

Angela Brav

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Aykut Eken

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

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.

Armin Zerunyan

Vice Presdient, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Goktug Özdemir

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

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Thomas Willms

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

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Murat Yilmaz

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

Attila Silahtaroglu

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

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Emre Narin

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

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Michael Collini

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

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

David Vely

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

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CATHIC 2013 Conference Programme

The Turkey & Neighbours Hotel Investment Conference will take place 29 - 30 May 2013 at the Marmara Taksim Hotel, Istanbul.

Details of the 2013 programme can be found below:

The CATHIC 2013 conference programme offers something for everyone:

Over 65 eminent speakers from Turkey and around the world
Thought provoking conference sessions and keynote presentations
2 spectacular networking receptions
Networking Xpress - Speed dating...for business!
Sponsors’ exhibition
CATHIC 2013 Awards

CONFERENCE SESSIONS INCLUDE:

THE BIG PICTURE - CEO'S ON THE KEYS TO SUCCESS IN TODAY'S & TOMORROW ’S HOTEL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS FOR TURKEY – IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?
GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES FOR HOTEL INVESTMENTS
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT’S GOLDEN RULES
MACRO-ECONOMIC OVERV IEW – WHY IS TURKEY A BIT SPECIAL?
TURKEY’S REGIONAL ROUND-UP, WHAT’S HOT…WHAT’S NOT
THE NEW INVESTORS
FINANCE FORUM - SECURING FINANCE & REFINANCING FOR THE HOTEL & REAL ESTATE SECTORS
DEVELOPING MID-MARKET & ECONOMY HOTELS
DEBATE : DOES AN INTERNAT IONAL BRAND ADD VALUE FOR THE TURKISH RESORT MARKET
A FOCUS ON ISTAN BUL: HAS NEW SUPPLY IMPACTED PERFORMANCE
OVERVIEW OF TURKISH RESORTS BEYOND SUN & SEA