Advisory Board

The CATHIC Advisory Board is made up of key hotel industry leaders with experience from the region, who put forward their suggestions and views on topics, awards and keynote speakers. We are extremely grateful to them for their input, which is instrumental in developing a well rounded and balanced programme with topics and regional issues to be presented and discussed on panels at the conference.

The CATHIC 2012 Advisory Board members are:

Alper Aksoy, Aksoy Construction

Ahmet Arikan, ISR Holding

Romain Avril, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Senay Azak-Matt, Aareal Bank AG

Ahmet Bilgin,Durmazlar

Pogda Demircan,Hilton Worldwide

Elif Egeli Nisanci, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels

Ata Eremsoy, The Marmara Taksim Hotel

Katerina Giannouka-Finn, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

John Goldwyn, WATG

Omer Isvan, Servotel Corporation

Ismail Haluk Kaya, Bekay Property Partners

Tavit Koletavitoglu, Atlas Project & Land Development

Christian Michel, Wyndham Hotel Group

Mehmet Onkal, BDO

Paul Pisani, Corinthia Hotels

Gokhan Sarper, Rixos Hotels

Attila Silahraroglu, Silkar Tourism Investment and Operation CO

Oliver Thiele, T&T Consulting

Kevin Underwood, AECOM

Peter Vermeer, InterContinental Hotels Group

John Wilson, Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Ayhan Yeginsu, LDC - Leisure Development Consultants

Koray Yetik, Turkish Tourism Investors Association

Murat Yilmaz, Capital Partners LLP

Tamer Yurukoglu, Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Michèle Small, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Trevor Ward, W Hospitality

Heinz Wehrle, Horwarth HTL

Ece Tonbul Kilit, Paloma Hotels