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



