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