Our Other Events
International Hotel Investment Forum
5-7 March 2012
InterContinental Berlin, Germany
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
28 - 30 April 2012
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
International Hotel Investment Forum North Asia
17-18 May 2012
South Korea
Africa Hotel Investment Forum
25-26 September 2012
InterContinental, Nairobi
Tourism Destination Investment Conference Asia
1-3 October 2012
Singapore
Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference
15-17 October 2012
Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, Russia
North America Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference
November 2012
Washington DC, USA
2012 Speakers
An expert speaker faculty featuring over 60 industry leaders will make up the CATHIC 2012 conference programme. Confirmed speakers included:
| Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Osman Cevdet Akçay | Chief Economist | Yapi Kredi Bank |
| Hamdi Akin | Chairman | Akfen Holding Company |
| Alper Aksoy | Corporate Team Leader | Aksoy Construction & Trade |
| Scott Antel | Partner | DLA Piper Rus Ltd |
| Temel Aras | CEO | Kosifler Group |
| Marybelle Arnett | Vice President Development, Europe & Africa, Focused Service Brands | Hilton Worldwide |
| Romain Avril | Vice President Business Development | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Şenay Azak-Matt | General Manager - Turkey | Aareal Bank AG |
| Alaeddin Babaoglu | President & CEO | Amplio Istanbul Hotel Yatirim A.S. |
| Serdar Bilgili | Bilgili Holding | Chairman |
| Angela Brav | Chief Executive Officer, Europe | IHG |
| Geoffrey Breeze | Marketing Director | World Travel & Tourism Council |
| Puneet Chhatwal | SVP and Chief Development Officer | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Phil Cordell | Global Head for Focused Service and Hampton Brand Management | Hilton Worldwide |
| Darroch Crawford | Managing Director | Premier Inn Hotels ME&A |
| Eric Danziger | President & CEO | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Murat Dedeman | Chairman | Dedeman Hotels and Resorts International |
| Mehmet Ersoy | CEO, Etstur | Owner, Voyage Hotels and Maxx Royal Golf &Spa |
| Carlton C. Ervin | Chief Development Officer, Europe | Marriott International, Inc. |
| Mehmet Even | Deputy General Manager, Head of Development | Zorlu Property Development & Investment Inc |
| Robert Gaymer-Jones | Chief Executive Officer | Soluxury HMC - Sofitel Worldwide |
| Katerina Giannouka-Finn | Senior Director, Acquisitions & Development EAME | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worlwide Inc. |
| John Goldwyn | Vice President, Director of Planning + Landscape | WATG |
| Mary Gostelow | Editor | Gostelow Report |
| Christoph Härle | CEO Continental Europe | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Denis Hennequin | Chairman & CEO | Accor |
| Jean-Paul Herzog | Board Member | Dedeman Hotels and Resorts International |
| Ömer Isvan | President | Servotel Corporation |
| Christian Karaoglanian | Chief Development Officer | Accor SA |
| Haluk Kaya | Bekay Property Partners | Chairman |
| Anatoly Kondratenko | Director, Acquisitions & Development, Russia, CIS and Ukraine | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. |
| Theodor Kubak | External Advisor Hotel Investment & Asset Management, UNION Investment Real Estate GmbH | Founder and Non-Executive Board Member, SERVUS International |
| Gerald Lawless | Executive Chairman | Jumeirah Group |
| Marilyn McHugh | Vice-President, Global Hospitality Events | Questex Hospitality + Travel Group |
| Christian Michel | Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Emre Narin | Vice President & Board Member | Marti Hotels & Marinas |
| Elif Egeli Nisanci | Senior Vice President | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels |
| Peter Norman | Senior Vice President Development & Acquisitions EAME | Hyatt International LLC |
| Mehmet Önkal | Managing Partner - Turkey | BDO Hospitality Consulting |
| Atilla Ozturk | CEO & Board Member | ASTAY |
| Paul Pisani | Senior Vice President, Hotel Development | Corinthia Hotels |
| Kurt Ritter | President & CEO | The Rezidor Hotel Group |
| Lado Sakvarelidze | Chief Financial Officer | Redix |
| Andrew Sangster | Editor | Hotel Analyst |
| Gokhan Sarper | Development Director | Rixos Hotels |
| Ashley Scott | Senior Director of Resort Planning and Landscape Architecture | Aecom |
| Alex Slesar | Executive Vice President, Head of Hotel Investment Russia & CIS | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Russia & CIS |
| Yulia Stepanova | Senior Banker | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) |
| Oliver Thiele | Chief Executive Officer | T&T Consulting |
| Ece Tonbul | Managing Director Member of Board | Paloma Hotels |
| Marina Usenko | Executive Vice President | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Russia & CIS |
| Peter Vermeer | Vice President Development Benelux & Eastern Europe | IHG |
| Simon Vincent | Area President, Europe | Hilton Worldwide |
| Roeland Vos | President, Europe, Africa & Middle East | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
| Trevor Ward | Managing Director & Founder | W Hospitality Group |
| Heinz Wehrle | Managing Partner | Horwath HTL |
| John Wilson | Executive Board Member | Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International |
| Jonathan Worsley | Chairman - Bench Events | Board Member - STR Global |
| Murat Yilmaz | Chief Business Development Officer | Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International |

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