Latest News
- Over 310 delegates attended #CATHIC 2013 last week. View the image galleries now! http://t.co/OZSY5GFR63
- Daniel Thorniley describes #Turkey as the next BRIC at #CATHIC 2013
2013 Speakers
Tavit Köletavitoğlu
President, Atlas Project & Land Development
Kerry Gumas
President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC
Dr Tunç Gökçe
Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey
Ben Martin
Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM
Serra Arıkök
Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting
Ferzan Çelikkanat
General Manager , Er Investment and Development
Bilge Turcan
Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
Yunis Salayev
Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC
Emre Narin
Vice President, Marti Hotels and Marinas & Mart? Real-Estate Investment Trust
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Yalin Yaltirakli
Development Director, Turkey, IHG
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Mehmet Sükrü Nenem
Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines
Robert Gaymer-Jones
Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels
Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk
Chief Project Director, ISPAT - Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Ozlem Gokce
Vice Chairperson of GYODER (The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies) , General Manager of Extensa Istanbul
Angela Brav
Chief Executive, Europe, IHG
Bilal Aydoğan
Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat
Romain Avril
Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Armin Zerunyan
Vice President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)
John Goldwyn
Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Serkan Gocmen
Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy
Robert Shepherd
Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG
Thomas Willms
Senior Vice President, Regional Director East and Central Europe , Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Alexis Delaroff
Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR
Tandogan Ozmen
Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.
Phillipe Baretaud
Senior Vice President Head of Development Europe Middle East Africa, Accor
Hande Tibuk
Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Ömer Isvan
President, Servotel
Ulf Pettersson
Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Haluk Kaya
Bekay Property Partners, Chairman
Trevor Ward
Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul
Kamil Berk
Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts
Martin Kandrac
Managing Director , Blackstone
Willemijn Geels
Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group
Ketevan Bochorishvili
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia
Elif Egeli Nisanci
Director of Project Development , BLG Capital
Jeremy Slessor
Managing Director, European Golf Design
Daniel Thorniley
President, DT-Global Business Consulting
Şenay Azak-Matt
General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG
Selen Ersü
Chairman & CEO, EVER Group
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Metin Erdogdu
President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions
Ömer Bayraksan
Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management
Heinz Wehrle
Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland
Murat Yilmaz
Senior Director, Acquisition & Development Central & Eastern Europe, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli
Chief Executive Officer, Aktay Turizm Yatırımları ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Christian Karaoglanian
Chief Development Officer, ACCOR
Zafer Tangil
Vice President, Isr Holding
Acun Uyar
Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.
Cüneyt Ertürk
General Manager , Ertürk Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik ve Bağımsız Denetim A.Ş.
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Defne Gezen
Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle
Aykut Eken
Board Member, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)
Mete Basol
Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.
Christian Michel
Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group
Attila Silahtaroglu
Chairman of the Board, Silkar Turizm Yatırım ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Johanna Devine
Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO
Fatih Tosun
Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Goktug Özdemir
President, Tourism Group , MAKYOL Construction, Industry, Tourism Co Inc.
Michael Collini
Vice President Development – Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, Hilton Worldwide
Elif Balci Fisunoglu
General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB
Schedule At A Glance
The schedule at a glance for CATHIC 2013 is below.
Wednesday 29 May 2013
10:30 - 12:30 Registration, Morning Coffee & Pastries
11:00 - 12:00 Networking Xpress
12:00 - 13:00 Welcome Lunch
13:00 - 15:15 Plenary Sessions
15:15 - 15:45 Networking Coffee Break in Exhibition
15:45 - 17:30 Plenary Sessions
18:30 - 21:00 Networking Reception hosted by Marmara Taksim Hotel
Thursday 30 May 2013
09:00 - 11:15 Plenary Sessions
11:15 - 11:45 Networking Coffee Break in the Sponsors' Exhibition
11:45 - 13:00 Plenary Sessions
13:00 - 14:00 Networking Lunch
Please note the programme is subject to change. The organisers reserve the right to alter the venue and/or speakers.
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
Brought to you by
