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2013 Speakers
Selen Ersü
Chairman & CEO, EVER Group
Christian Karaoglanian
Chief Development Officer, ACCOR
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Trevor Ward
Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul
Serra Arıkök
Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group
Robert Shepherd
Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG
Elif Balci Fisunoglu
General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB
Cüneyt Ertürk
General Manager , Ertürk Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik ve Bağımsız Denetim A.Ş.
Romain Avril
Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Attila Silahtaroglu
Chairman of the Board, Silkar Turizm Yatırım ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Mehmet Sükrü Nenem
Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines
Jeremy Slessor
Managing Director, European Golf Design
Ozlem Gokce
Vice Chairperson of GYODER (The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies) , General Manager of Extensa Istanbul
Martin Kandrac
Managing Director , Blackstone
Christian Michel
Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group
Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli
Chief Executive Officer, Aktay Turizm Yatırımları ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Haluk Kaya
Bekay Property Partners, Chairman
Elif Egeli Nisanci
Director of Project Development , BLG Capital
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Bilge Turcan
Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
Dr Turgut Gür
Chairman of High Advisory Council , Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD)
Ömer Bayraksan
Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management
Serkan Gocmen
Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Goktug Özdemir
President, Tourism Group , MAKYOL Construction, Industry, Tourism Co Inc.
Yalin Yaltirakli
Development Director, Turkey, IHG
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
John Goldwyn
Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG
Thomas Willms
Senior Vice President, Regional Director East and Central Europe , Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Mete Basol
Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.
Robert Gaymer-Jones
Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels
Murat Yilmaz
Senior Director, Acquisition & Development Central & Eastern Europe, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Tandogan Ozmen
Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.
Angela Brav
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG
Defne Gezen
Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle
Kamil Berk
Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts
Zafer Tangil
Vice President, Isr Holding
Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting
Phillipe Baretaud
Senior Vice President Head of Development Europe Middle East Africa, Accor
Johanna Devine
Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO
Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk
Chief Project Director, ISPAT - Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Heinz Wehrle
Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland
Ketevan Bochorishvili
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Acun Uyar
Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.
Şenay Azak-Matt
General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Emre Narin
Vice President, Marti Hotels and Marinas & Mart? Real-Estate Investment Trust
Daniel Thorniley
President, DT-Global Business Consulting
Willemijn Geels
Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Ferzan Çelikkanat
General Manager , Er Investment and Development
Ben Martin
Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM
Metin Erdogdu
President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions
Timur Bayındır
President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)
Tavit Köletavitoğlu
President, Atlas Project & Land Development
Fatih Tosun
Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company
Kerry Gumas
President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC
Yunis Salayev
Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC
Dr Tunç Gökçe
Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey
Ulf Pettersson
Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global
Aykut Eken
Board Member, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)
Ömer Isvan
President, Servotel
Hande Tibuk
Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Alexis Delaroff
Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR
Bilal Aydoğan
Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat
Michael Collini
Vice President Development – Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, Hilton Worldwide
Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner
BDO Hospitality Consulting
Mehmet Önkal, ISHC and CHA, has a BA in Accounting and Finance. In 1970 he joined London office of Arthur Andersen and Co.
In 1978, he joined ITT Sheraton Corporation and held various top management positions until 1992, including Regional Controller East Mediterranean, and Vice President Asia Pacific Division.
Later, he was the GM of Istanbul Princess Hotel and the Princess Hotel Group.
Mehmet is the Managing Partner of BDO Hospitality Consulting, and has done consultancy work in Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, England, Ghana, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malta, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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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