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