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2013 Speakers
Robert Shepherd
Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG
Şenay Azak-Matt
General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG
Cüneyt Ertürk
General Manager , Ertürk Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik ve Bağımsız Denetim A.Ş.
Elif Egeli Nisanci
Director of Project Development , BLG Capital
Emre Narin
Vice President, Marti Hotels and Marinas & Mart? Real-Estate Investment Trust
Trevor Ward
Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul
Willemijn Geels
Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group
Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting
Defne Gezen
Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle
Mehmet Sükrü Nenem
Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines
Kerry Gumas
President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC
Serra Arıkök
Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Hande Tibuk
Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Tandogan Ozmen
Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.
Johanna Devine
Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO
Attila Silahtaroglu
Chairman of the Board, Silkar Turizm Yatırım ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Tavit Köletavitoğlu
President, Atlas Project & Land Development
Metin Erdogdu
President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions
Phillipe Baretaud
Senior Vice President Head of Development Europe Middle East Africa, Accor
Daniel Thorniley
President, DT-Global Business Consulting
Aykut Eken
Board Member, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)
Acun Uyar
Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.
Ferzan Çelikkanat
General Manager , Er Investment and Development
Ben Martin
Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM
Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli
Chief Executive Officer, Aktay Turizm Yatırımları ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Ömer Bayraksan
Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management
Dr Tunç Gökçe
Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey
Ozlem Gokce
Vice Chairperson of GYODER (The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies) , General Manager of Extensa Istanbul
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Kamil Berk
Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts
Ketevan Bochorishvili
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia
Christian Michel
Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group
Elif Balci Fisunoglu
General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB
Thomas Willms
Senior Vice President, Regional Director East and Central Europe , Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Yalin Yaltirakli
Development Director, Turkey, IHG
Dr Turgut Gür
Chairman of High Advisory Council , Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD)
Goktug Özdemir
President, Tourism Group , MAKYOL Construction, Industry, Tourism Co Inc.
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Serkan Gocmen
Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy
Michael Collini
Vice President Development – Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, Hilton Worldwide
Ömer Isvan
President, Servotel
Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk
Chief Project Director, ISPAT - Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Bilal Aydoğan
Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat
Haluk Kaya
Bekay Property Partners, Chairman
Fatih Tosun
Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company
Murat Yilmaz
Senior Director, Acquisition & Development Central & Eastern Europe, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Robert Gaymer-Jones
Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels
Zafer Tangil
Vice President, Isr Holding
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Alexis Delaroff
Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR
John Goldwyn
Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Ulf Pettersson
Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global
Bilge Turcan
Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
Heinz Wehrle
Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Mete Basol
Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Armin Zerunyan
Vice Presdient, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)
Martin Kandrac
Managing Director , Blackstone
Christian Karaoglanian
Chief Development Officer, ACCOR
Yunis Salayev
Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC
Selen Ersü
Chairman & CEO, EVER Group
Romain Avril
Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Angela Brav
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG
Jeremy Slessor
Managing Director, European Golf Design



