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2012 Speakers

An expert speaker faculty featuring over 60 industry leaders will make up the CATHIC 2012 conference programme. Confirmed speakers included: 

NameJob TitleCompany
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