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2013 Speakers
John Goldwyn
Vice President Director of Planning + Landscape, WATG
Trevor Ward
Director, BDO Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul
Goktug Özdemir
President, Tourism Group , MAKYOL Construction, Industry, Tourism Co Inc.
Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting
Elif Balci Fisunoglu
General Manager , Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau - ICVB
Eric Danziger
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group
Robert Gaymer-Jones
Chief Executive Officer Sofitel WW , Sofitel Luxury Hotels
Fatih Tosun
Deputy General Manager, TSKB Real Estate Appraisal Company
Aykut Eken
Board Member, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)
Bilal Aydoğan
Partner, Maksem Yapi İnṣaat
Christoph Härle
CEO Continental Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
Thomas Willms
Senior Vice President, Regional Director East and Central Europe , Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Bilge Turcan
Chief Business Development Officer , Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
Yusuf Vadi Karatoprakli
Chief Executive Officer, Aktay Turizm Yatırımları ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Dr Tunç Gökçe
Managing Director, Artiproje, Turkey
Tandogan Ozmen
Chairman, Misha Shipping Agency and Trading Ltd.
Phillipe Baretaud
Senior Vice President Head of Development Europe Middle East Africa, Accor
Serra Arıkök
Coordinator of Tourism Investments , Demsa Group
Ömer Isvan
President, Servotel
Yunis Salayev
Managing Partner, BDO Azerbaijan LLC
David Vely
Senior Vice President Development Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
Haluk Kaya
Bekay Property Partners, Chairman
Christian Karaoglanian
Chief Development Officer, ACCOR
Zafer Tangil
Vice President, Isr Holding
Angela Brav
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe, IHG
Elif Egeli Nisanci
Director of Project Development , BLG Capital
Serkan Gocmen
Chief Executive Officer , Nef Bebekoy
Mehmet Sükrü Nenem
Country Head - Switzerland, Turkish Airlines
Murat Yilmaz
Senior Director, Acquisition & Development Central & Eastern Europe, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Ömer Bayraksan
Managing Partner, PROMKON Construction Project Management
Carlos Khneisser
Vice President Development - Middle East, Hilton Worldwide
Wolfgang M. Neumann
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Mete Basol
Board Member, Dedeman Holding A.S.
Hadi Nezir
Chairman, UB Holding
Cüneyt Ertürk
General Manager , Ertürk Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik ve Bağımsız Denetim A.Ş.
Ketevan Bochorishvili
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Sustainable Development, Georgia
Defne Gezen
Vice President - Hotels & Hospitality Group , Jones Lang LaSalle
Hande Tibuk
Member of Board, Net Holding Inc.
Johanna Devine
Project Manager - The Silk Road Project, UNWTO
Alexis Delaroff
Chief Operating Officer Russia - CIS, ACCOR
Elizabeth Randall Winkle
Managing Director, STR Global
Christian Michel
Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group
Ozlem Gokce
Vice Chairperson of GYODER (The Association of Real Estate Investment Companies) , General Manager of Extensa Istanbul
Metin Erdogdu
President, PFD Hotel and Real Estate Solutions
Yalin Yaltirakli
Development Director, Turkey, IHG
Acun Uyar
Managing Partner, Makro Insaat TIC. A.S.
Robert Shepherd
Chief Development Officer, Europe, IHG
Emre Narin
Vice President, Marti Hotels and Marinas & Mart? Real-Estate Investment Trust
Romain Avril
Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Dr Turgut Gür
Chairman of High Advisory Council , Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD)
Selen Ersü
Chairman & CEO, EVER Group
Timur Bayındır
President, TUROB (Touristic Hotels & Investors Association)
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Andrew Sangster
Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Michael Collini
Vice President Development – Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, Hilton Worldwide
Geoffrey Breeze
Executive Director , World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Willemijn Geels
Regional Director Development & Acquisitions, Louvre Hotels Group
Attila Silahtaroglu
Chairman of the Board, Silkar Turizm Yatırım ve İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Heinz Wehrle
Managing Partner, Horwath HTL GmbH Switzerland
Ferzan Çelikkanat
General Manager , Er Investment and Development
Martin Kandrac
Managing Director , Blackstone
Şenay Azak-Matt
General Manager - Turkey, Aareal Bank AG
Daniel Thorniley
President, DT-Global Business Consulting
Ulf Pettersson
Director, Development & Construction , Amstar Global
Jeremy Slessor
Managing Director, European Golf Design
Kerry Gumas
President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group LLC
Ahmet Cuneyt Selçuk
Chief Project Director, ISPAT - Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Tavit Köletavitoğlu
President, Atlas Project & Land Development
Ben Martin
Principal, Head of Economics, AECOM
Kamil Berk
Tourism Coordinator, NG Hotels & Resorts
Sponsorship Information
Who attends?
The Speakers are key influencers in Central Asia & Turkey, leaders chosen for their industry knowledge, experience and insight that they are happy to share.
The Attendees are senior figures and decision-makers, namely: Investors, Hotel Owners, Lenders, CEOs, Hotel Chain Executives, Financial Advisors, Real Estate Agents, Lawyers, Designers, Architects, Consultants, Tourism Officials, Timeshare Developers and Government Officials from all areas of the hotel industry and from all across the World.
The Sponsors are companies that are leaders in the hotel investment industry. They are there to network with delegates, showcase their products and provide business solutions.
Why Sponsor?
We understand that during such tough economic times your companies’ budgets have to be very carefully spent and we are confident that investing in CATHIC will help your company to attract business. If you make the most of the sponsorship, you will see an incredible return on investment.
By sponsoring CATHIC 2013 you will:
• Be part of this growing market
• Position your company in front of as many key industry professionals as possible
• Promote your company as an industry leader
• Associate your company with the leading industry event for the region
We will offer you a fantastic range of opportunities to promote your company to the industry. You will be able to use the attendee list to contact delegates to arrange meetings, have an exhibition stand, place an advertisement in the delegate materials... to name just a few of the benefits a sponsorship will bring you.
Contact Us
For further details on sponsorship please contact Matthew Weihs:
Matthew Weihs
Managing Director
Tel: + 44 (0)1372 466209
Mob: + 44 (0)7858 511012
Email: Matthew Weihs
Or click here and we will contact you.
CATHIC 2013’e Neden Sponsor Olmalısınız?
CATHIC’e destek vererek şirketinizin iş geliştirmesine yardımcı olacağımızdan eminiz.
CATHIC 2013’e sponsor olarak:
• Büyüyen turizm piyasasının bir parçası olabilir
• Şirketinizi turizm sektöründeki önemli profesyonel isimlerle buluşturabilir
• Şirketinizi turizm sektöründeki liderlerinden biri olarak tanıtabilir
• Şirketinizi bölgenin önde gelen sektörel etkinliği içerisinde yer almasını sağlayabilirsiniz
Sizlere şirketinizi turizm endüstrisinde tanıtabilmeniz için çok çeşitli fırsatlar sunuyoruz. Katılımcı listesine ulaşarak diğer işletmelerle toplantı düzenlemek, sergi alanında stant açmak, katılımcı broşürlerinde şirketinizin reklamını vermek sunduğumuz olanaklardan sadece birkaçı…
Sponsorluk başvurusu hakkında daha detaylı bilgi için lütfen Bench Events Direktörü Matthew Weihs ile iletişime geçin:
Tel: + 44 (0)1372 466209
Mobil: + 44 (0)7858 511012
Email: matthew.weihs@benchevents.com
What previous Sponsors have said about our conferences
Over 100 companies sponsored our events in 2012. Here is what some of our sponsors had to say…
CBRE Hotels “The year after year record attendance is testimony to the ongoing success of the event.” (IHIF)
Hilton Worldwide “The foundation of so many great deals are laid in Berlin.” (IHIF)
Horwath HTL “Opportunity to meet seriously business minded people in a conducive environment.” (RHIC)
WATG “Networking is the greatest value in attending this conference. The meetings allowed us to connect with clients and influencers in a meaningful way.” (AHIC)
IHG “AHIC brings together all the Middle East’s most significant players in one place.”
Interstate Management Services “RHIC is one of the most significant events in the hotel investment sector.”
The Rezidor Hotel Group “For me, IHIF is the best opportunity to meet my key contacts as well as new and interesting people at the same time at the same place.“
Wyndham Worldwide “Without a question or a doubt it is the most relevant and meaningful conference to learn, to network, to be engaged, to enhance and to move a company forward in this part of
the world.” (AHIC)





