Join 5,000+ Professionals in İstanbul on Feb 10-11

TIF 2026 Program

Feb 10, 2026

TIF Talks

Feb 11, 2026

DAY 1

Feb 10, 2026

08:00-08:55

Registration & Networking & Opening

08:55-11:05

Opening Remarks

Oya

Narin

President

TTYD

Gloria Guevara

Manzo

President & CEO

WTTC

Hakan

Aran

General Manager

Türkiye İş Bankası

Şekib

Avdagiç

President

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce

Bekir

Polat

Vice President

Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

Davut

Gül

Governor of İstanbul

Mehmet Nuri

Ersoy

Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey

Fikri

Ataoğlu

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment

KKTC

11:10-11:20

Presentation of Appreciation & Family Photo

11:25-12:05

Leaders Roundtable: Growth, Resilience and Future

Moderatör

Nadir

Alpaslan

Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism

Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Alessandra

Priante

President

ENIT

Maribel

Rodriguez

Advisor

Sinan Seha

Türkseven

General Manager

Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA)

12:05-12:35

Lunch/Networking

12:40-13:10

Keynote Speech: Latest developments in Global Markets

Şant

Manukyan

Deputy General Manager

İş Investment

13:15-13:55

Seizing the Moment: Innovation & Opportunity in a Transforming Hospitality Landscape

Moderatör

Ömer

İsvan

President

Servotel

Raki

Phillips

Regional President - Middle East, Africa & Türkiye

Accor

Dimitris

Manikis

President EMEA

Wyndham Hotels&Resorts

David

Kelly

Senior Vice President, Continental Europe

Hilton Worldwide

Ramsay

Rankoussi

Regional Chief Development Officer

Radisson Hotel Group

14:00-14:15

Presentation: 2026 Hospitality Industry Outlook

Aoife

Roche

Vice President, Sales-EMEA

STR

14:20-15:05

Investing in Hospitality: What are investors seeking?

Moderatör

Dariha

Choudhry

Yardımcı Ortak

McKinsey & Company

Amin

Ismail

Managing Director

CERTARES

Ece

Demirpençe

General Manager

Akfen GYO

Murat

Erdoğan

CFO & Board Member

BLG Capital

Bekir Yener

Yıldırım

Neo Asset Management

NEO

Akın

Tavuz

COO

Doğuş Holding

15:10-15:25

Keynote Speech: Turning Local Partners into a Premium Tourism Network

Andrea

Grisdale

Founder & CEO

IC Bellagio

15:30-16:05

Türkiye’s Own Brand Hotels: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities

Moderatör

Ece

Tonbul

Chairperson of the Board

Paloma Hotels

Orkun

Petekçi

CEO

Elite World Hotels

Hande

Tibuk

Executive Member of Board & General Coordinator

Net Holding Inc.

Alper

Önder

General Manager

Divan Groups

16:10-16:55

Beyond Hotels: Mixed-Use Developments

Moderatör

Avi

Alkaş

Chairman

Alkaş & Han Spaces

Nevzat

Yavan

COO

Esas Properties

Sertac

Karaağaoğlu

General Manager

IC GYO

Carlos Ortega

Miranda

CEO/CDO

Palladium Hotel Group

Alev

Şeren

CFO & COO

Emaar Türkiye

Feras

Hasbini

Managing Director of Branded Residential Development

Hilton

17:00-17:35

AI in Hospitality: Revolution or Bubble

Moderatör

Ussal

Şahbaz

Managing Partner

Ussal Consultancy

Miguel

Flecha

Founder&CEO

Delaight

Cavit

Çolak

CEO

Pricing Coach

Didem Ün

Ateş

Founder & CEO

LotusAI

17:40-17:55

Keynote Speech

Kike

Sarasola

President & Founder

Room Mate Group

18:00-18:35

Sustainable Tourism

Moderatör

Melda

Çele

Executive Director

UN Global Compact Türkiye

Alp

Aksoy

Country Managing Director

Diversey

Sertuğ

Özkan

Partner, Head of Sustainability Advisory

KPMG Türkiye

Melih

Şimşek

Founder of Consera and Vice Chairman of the Turkish Structural Steel Association (TUCSA)

Consera & TUCSA

18:45-21.00

Welcome Reception: A Journey Through Turkish Cuisine

DAY 1

TIF Talks | Feb 10, 2026

13:00-13:30

Designing Spaces for Communities: How Architecture Branding and Culture Create Belonging

Moderatör

Merve

Heyfegil

Senior Advisor & Partner

Servotel

Kerem

Özerler

Co-Founder & Interior Designer

Wangan Studio

Umut

Şengün

Partner & Brand Studio Director

Wangan Studio

13:35-13:55

Taste as Strategy: Designing Destinations Through Gastronomy

Moderatör

Alev

Ertem

Business Development Director

Centre Magazine

Dr. Elif Balcı

Fisunoğlu

Vice General Manager

TGA

14:00-14:20

Why Rare Experiences Are the New Luxury

Moderatör

Lina

Temelli

Creative Director | Centre Magazine & Marketing Director | Martı Hotels & Marinas

Centre Magazine & Martı Hotels & Marinas

Gilda

Perez‑Alvarado

CEO

Orient Express

14:25-14:55

Next-Gen Voices: New concepts in legacy brands

Ali Ramiz

Barut

Board Member

BHM Otelcilik

Nafi Emir

Sürmeli

Project Specialist

NG Hotels

Nurçe

Erben Hakan

Board Member & Group Director

Cactus Hotels Group

15:00-15:30

Technology and Education: Where It Creates Value, Where the Potential Lies?

Rena

Çukurova

Vice President

Göçtur Turizm Yatırım ve Ticaret A.Ş

Murat

Özmestçi

Deputy Chair of the Board

Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International

Bora

Çukurova

CTO | Göçtur Turizm and Founder | GocturLabs

Göçtur Turizm | GocturLabs

DAY 2

Feb 11, 2026

08:00-09:00

Registration & Networking

09:00-09:20

Recap & Key Insights, Setting the Stage

Oya

Narin

President

TTYD

Özlem

Doğaner

Editor in Chief

A Para / Sabah

09:25-10:00

Air Travel: What’s Next?

Moderatör

Mehmet Tevfik

Nane

Chairperson of the Board

Pegasus Airlines

Mete

Erna

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

TAV Airport

Turgay

Şahan

TAV Özel Güvenlik Hizmetleri Genel Müdür & GÜSOD Başkanı

TAV Security

Şükrü

Can

CEO

Southwind Airlines

10:05-10:20

Keynote Speech: The Blue Economy

Giora

Israel

Former SVP, Carnival Corporation and Cruise & Tourism Advisor

Carnival Corp.

10:20-11:00

Panel: The Next Wave of Cruise Tourism

Moderatör

Giora

Israel

Former SVP, Carnival Corporation and Cruise & Tourism Advisor

Carnival Corp.

Leyla Öner

Günçavdı

CEO & Co-President

TURA Tourism

Joost

Ouendag

Vice President, Group Product Development

Viking

Tolga

Tuncay

Port Director

Galataport İstanbul

Spyros

Almpertis

Vice President Port & Destination Operation

Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection

11:05-11:50

Hotel Investment: Trends, Brands and Strategic Growth

Moderatör

Armin

Zerunyan

Company Principal

AZ Consultancy

Kristin

Thorsteinsdottir

Head of Development

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Maya

Ziadeh

CDO, Premium Midscale & Economy MEA & Türkiye

Accor

Carlos

Paredes Fernadez

Director of Development

Hyatt

Funda

Eratıcı

Senior Director, Development, Türkiye

Hilton Worldwide

Tassos

Kotzanastassis

CO-Founder&Director

Petra Hospitality

11:55-12:10

Keynote Speech:

Gilda

Perez‑Alvarado

CEO

Orient Express

12:15-12:55

Funding Hotel Developments & Transactions

Moderatör

Seçil

Yıldız

Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Impact Leader

Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye TKYB

Ahmet Can

Yakar

Project Finance Senior Managing Director

ICBC

Berrin

Mahmutoğlu

Head of Project Finance

Ziraat Bank

Etkin

Özen

Program Leader and Senior Financial Sector Specialist

World Bank Group

Seher

Güngör

Principal Banker Real Estate

EBRD

13:00-13:40

From Luxury to Lifestyle: New Guest Expectations

Moderatör

Filip

Boyen

Global Ambassador

Forbes Travel Guide

Jonathan

Crook

Managing Director

The Peninsula İstanbul

Amir

Golbarg

Chief Operating Officer

Minor Hotels

Ayla

Heyfegil

Managing Partner

Servotel

Vittorio

Zagaia

Chairman of the Board & CEO

Technogym Türkiye

13:45-14:25

Tourism Investments in the Age of Longevity and Wellness

Moderatör

Hediye Güral

Gür

Chairperson of the Board

NG Hotels

Filip

Boyen

Global Ambassador

Forbes Travel Guide

Carmen

Bardají

Business Development Director

Sunset Hospitality Group

Anne

Biging

Founder and CEO

Healing Hotels of the World

Gary

Young

Regional Director of Hospitality Sales, EMEA

Matrix Fitness

14:30-14:50

Fireside Chat: The Transformation of Marinas into Social Hubs

Tuba

Noyan

Co-founder

Naviga Publishing and Communications Corp

Emre

Doruk

General Manager

Setur Marinas

14:55-15:30

Soft Power: Creating Value Through Art and Culture

Moderatör

Ali

Güreli

Founder and President

Contemporary İstanbul Foundation

Koza

Güreli Yazgan

Founder

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam

Ahu

Büyükküşoğlu Serter

Founder

Fark Labs

Kerem

Çatay

CEO

Ay Yapım

15:35-15:50

Keynote Speech: The Future of Talent in Hospitality

Carlos

Diez

CEO/CDO

Les Roches

15:55-16:25

The Future of Event Tourism: Congress Venues

Moderatör

Volkan

Ataman

CEO & Board Member

Dreamproject

Deniz

Dikkaya

General Manager

Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Center

Hasan

Eker

Vice President

TÜRSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)

PhD Cemil Hakan

Kılıç

General Manager

Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau

16:30-17:05

Destination, Spirit, Experience, Function: Trends in Hotel Design

Moderatör

Gökhan

Avcıoğlu

Founder and Manager

GAD Architecture

Levent

Abay

Board Member & Head of Project Development and Construction Management Group

Bilgili Holding

Kaan

Çetinkaya

Founder

SPACE Architects & Designers

Seyhan

Özdemir Sarper

Co-Founder

Autoban

17:10-17:35

Future of Hospitality and Destination Marketing

Moderatör

Toygun

Yılmazer

CSO

TBWA Worldwide

Youri

Sawerschel

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Creative Supply

Mustafa Kemal

Çubuk

Deputy General

Tatilbudur

17:40-18-05

Destination Branding Through Turkish TV Dramas

Moderatör

Av. Dr. Aydın

Orhan

Attorney-at-Law & PhD

Ali

Gündoğdu

Founder

Süreç Film

Faruk

Turgut

Founder

Gold Film

18:10-18:35

Market Beat: A Look at Capital Flows and Transactions in Hospitality

Moderatör

Haluk

Özdoğan

Founder & President

Access Hospitality

Gün

Gökkaya

Senior Director

EY-Parthenon

Osman

Arslan

Partner

Deloitte

18:45-20:00

Istanbulian Street Food Festival

Frequently Asked Questions

1) What is the Tourism Investment Forum (TIF)?

TIF is Türkiye’s flagship B2B platform dedicated to tourism and hospitality investments, convening international investors, financial institutions, global hotel brands, developers, and policymakers to discuss strategy, financing, and project pipelines. It is widely positioned as a leading reference point for global tourism investments in Türkiye.