Igniting innovation and growth

29-30 May 2013
The Marmara Taksim
Istanbul, Turkey

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2013 Speakers

Christian Michel

Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Bilal Aydoğan

Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat

Elif Balci Fisunoglu

General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB

Zafer Tangil

Vice President, Isr Holding

Acun Uyar

Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.

Elizabeth Randall Winkle

Managing Director, STR Global

Trevor Ward

Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul

Armin Zerunyan

Vice President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)

Christoph Härle

CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group

Robert Shepherd

Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG

Wolfgang M. Neumann

President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Şenay Azak-Matt

General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG

Heinz Wehrle

Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland

Christian Karaoglanian

Chief Development Officer, ACCOR

Yunis Salayev

Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC

Tavit Köletavitoğlu

President, Atlas Project & Land Development

Martin Kandrac

Managing Director , Blackstone

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia

Hadi Nezir

Chairman, UB Holding

Mehmet Önkal

Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Fatih Tosun

Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company

Geoffrey Breeze

Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Serkan Gocmen

Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy

David Vely

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

Phillipe Baretaud

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

Bilge Turcan

Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Serra Arıkök

Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group

Emre Narin

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

Ben Martin

Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM

Cüneyt Ertürk

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

Angela Brav

Chief Executive, Europe, IHG

Dr Tunç Gökçe

Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey

Haluk Kaya

Bekay Property Partners, Chairman

Goktug Özdemir

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

Kamil Berk

Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts

Elif Egeli Nisanci

Director of Project Development , BLG Capital

Daniel Thorniley

President, DT-Global Business Consulting

Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk

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

John Goldwyn

Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG

Murat Yilmaz

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

Eric Danziger

President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Ozlem Gokce

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

Thomas Willms

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

Alexis Delaroff

Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR

Johanna Devine

Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO

Ulf Pettersson

Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global

Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli

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

Mete Basol

Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.

Aykut Eken

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

Metin Erdogdu

President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions

Romain Avril

Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Selen Ersü

Chairman & CEO, EVER Group

Defne Gezen

Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle

Mehmet Sükrü Nenem

Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines

Jeremy Slessor

Managing Director, European Golf Design

Willemijn Geels

Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group

Yalin Yaltirakli

Development Director, Turkey, IHG

Hande Tibuk

Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.

Kerry Gumas

President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global

Ömer Bayraksan

Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management

Andrew Sangster

Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst

Tandogan Ozmen

Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd. 

Robert Gaymer-Jones

Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels

Attila Silahtaroglu

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

Ferzan Çelikkanat

General Manager , Er Investment and Development

Michael Collini

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

Ömer Isvan

President, Servotel