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