08.35 – 08.50
TTYD Hoş Geldiniz Notları: Türkiye’nin Öncü Endüstrisi Turizm
Oya NARİN
Oya NARİN
Oya NARİN
Oya NARİN
President
Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TTYD)
08.55 – 09.40
Openning Speech
Özgür Burak AKKOL İbrahim Ömer GÖNÜL Ahmet Burak DAĞLIOĞLU Mehmet Nuri ERSOY
Özgür Burak AKKOL
President
Turkish Confederation of
Employer Associations (TİSK)
Özgür Burak Akkol
President
He started his business career as a Manufacturing and Productivity Specialist in the US at Nautilus Foods in 2001. After his overseas experience, he returned to Turkey and started to work at Koç Group as a Human Resources Assistant Specialist in 2003.
He continued his work experience as Human Resources Specialist (2004 – 2005), Audit and Senior Audit Manager(2005 – 2009), System Development and Human Resources Manager between (2009 – 2010), System Development and Human Resources Coordinator (2010 – 2014), Human Resources Director (2014 – 2021), Human Resources and Industrial Relations President (2021 – 2022) at Koç Holding.
Since April 2022, he has been working asthe Tourism, Food and Retailing Group President at Koç Holding.
At the same time, he is the Chairman of the Executive Board at Koç Pension and Support Fund Foundation, Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK), Turkish Employers’ Association of Metal Industries (MESS) and MESS
Education Associations (MEV) and Member of Board at Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR).
Mr. Akkol graduated from Istanbul Technical University as an Industrial Engineer. He earned an Executive MBA degree from Koç University in 2011. He completed the Global Executive MBA program of Columbia Business School &
London Business School in 2018. During his professional business life, he successfully graduated from Executive and Leadership Development Program of Harvard Business School and Columbia University.
İbrahim Ömer GÖNÜL
President
Capital Markets Board of Türkiye
1973 yılında Ankara’da doğdu. Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisat Bölümünü bitirdi. Yüksek lisansını Atılım Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü İşletme Bölümünde tamamladı.
Şekerbank T.A.Ş.’de Fon Yönetiminde para piyasaları uzman yardımcısı ve uzmanı olarak çalıştı. 2004 yılında Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu’nda göreve başlayarak Kurumsal Yatırımcılar Dairesinde görev yaptı. Personel Müdürü ve Daire Başkan Yardımcılığı görevlerinin ardından 2014 yılında Kurul Başkan Yardımcılığı görevine getirildi.
Gönül, 18 Nisan 2022’de Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu Başkanı olarak atandı.
İyi derecede İngilizce ve orta seviyede Almanca bilen Gönül, evli ve 2 çocuk babasıdır.
Ahmet Burak DAĞLIOĞLU
President
Investment Office of the Presidency
of the Republic of Türkiye
A.Burak Dağlıoğlu, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Yatırım Ofisi Başkanı
Burak Dağlıoğlu, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Yatırım Ofisi Başkanı olarak, görevine Şubat 2020’de başlamıştır. Yatırım Ofisi Başkanlığı’na atanmadan önce, Dağlıoğlu, 2010-2015 yılları arasında Körfez Ülkeleri, Hindistan, Japonya ve ABD’den sorumlu yatırım projeleri Başkan Yardımcılığı görevini üstlenmiştir. 2015-2020 yılları arasında, Dağlıoğlu, Yatırım Ofisi’nde yurtdışı tanıtım ve liderlik faaliyetlerinden sorumlu Başkan Yardımcısı olarak görev yapmıştır. Kasım 2020’de Türkiye Varlık Fonu Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi olarak atanmıştır. Kariyerinin başlarında, Dağlıoğlu, çeşitli pozisyonlarda danışmanlık sektöründe özel sektörde çalışmıştır. Dağlıoğlu, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nden Ekonomi lisans derecesine ve IE Business School’dan “Global Finans Uzmanlığı” yüksek lisans derecesine sahiptir.
Davut Gül
Governor
Governorship of İstanbul
Mehmet Nuri ERSOY
(TBC)
Minister
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye
09.45 – 10.10
Seyahat ve Turizmin Geleceğine Stratejik Bir Bakış
Maribel RODRIGUEZ Miguel SANZ
Maribel RODRIGUEZ
Senior Vice President
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Maribel Rodríguez with more than 25 years of experience in the travel and tourism sector with executive responsibilities in international organizations, commercial aviation, hospitality, destination management and academia.
She is currently Senior Vice President of WTTC and member of the board of directors leading Commercial Relations, Business Development and relations with Members of the Private Sector. She was previously CCO and Member of the Operating Committee of Travelodge Hotels where she also served as Member of the Board of Directors of the Business and Hotel Association of Madrid and of the Tourism Promotion Commission of the Madrid destination. She previously spent a decade in commercial aviation overseeing the launch and operations of low-cost airlines in southern European markets for airlines Virgin Express, Go-Fly, Easy Jet and Ryanair. In addition, she was Commercial and Marketing Director at GB Airways / British Airways for the markets of Spain, Portugal and France.
In 2020 she founded with a group of professional women a non-profit organization, Women Leading Tourism, to support women’s leadership in the travel and tourism sector. She graduated in Industrial and Social Psychology from the University of Salamanca with stays in Coimbra, Portugal and Leuven, Belgium. She studied an Executive MBA at ICADE Business School and a SEP in Tourism at IESE-JFS. She has just completed the IESE Business School-AED-KMPG Advisor Program and sits in numerous Advisory Boards.
10.10 – 10.50
Panel
In Cooperation with Invest in Türkiye: Trends & Destinations: Where Are We Headed?
Gökhan YÜCEL Pelin AKIN ÖZALP Alexi KHAJAVI Koray ÇAVDIR Mehmet Ali DENİZ Selda SUSAL SAATÇİ
MODERATOR
Gökhan YÜCEL
Head of Communications
Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Gökhan Yücel was born in 1977 in Karagümrük, Fatih, Istanbul. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Marmara University and went on to pursue postgraduate studies at Essex University, Oxford University, and Harvard University.
From 1996 to 1999, he worked as an editor at Sabah Newspaper.
During his Ph.D. studies, he also worked on the regional desks of two renowned consulting companies, Oxford Analytica and Global Water Intelligence. He has an extensive teaching background, including a term as a lecturer at Oxford University from 2003 to 2007. In Türkiye, he delivered courses in strategic communication, strategic management, digital diplomacy, technology, and society at Yıldız Technical University, Bahçeşehir University, and National Defense University.
From 2009 to 2011 and from 2018 to 2020, he served as a ministerial advisor at the Ministry of National Education.
From 2012 to 2018, he worked for Arter Advertising as a senior political communication strategist.
From 2020 to 2023, he assumed a pivotal role as the Founding Head of the Strategic Communication and Crisis Management Department at the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye.
He is a member of the 100th Anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye Events Board.
He served as an advisor to the Digital Diplomacy Working Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He held various prominent positions in international organizations, including the OECD, United Nations, and UNESCO. His substantial contributions have been evident by his membership on the Advisory Board of the "Education in OECD 2030" project. Moreover, he was a key contributor to the final report of that esteemed project as one of its authors. He provided valuable guidance and expertise on digital diplomacy as an advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General. He took on the responsibility of authoring the preparatory report on the transformation of the United Nations’ digital activities. He actively contributed as a member of the Artificial Intelligence Commission of the National Committee of UNESCO. He serves as a jury member for the Global Teacher Prize and the TRT Young Communicators Competition.
He is the founder of Yeni Diplomasi, the world’s first digital diplomacy think tank. He is the president of the Digital Research Association, a board member of the Turkish Scout Association, and a member of the Advisory Board of the July 15 Association.
He is currently the Head of the Communications Department at the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye.
He participated as a speaker in numerous events on technology, education, digitalization, communication, and artificial intelligence in Türkiye and abroad. He made guest appearances on various TV programs and delivered 6 TEDx talks, primarily focused on education.
He published several articles in national and international newspapers and magazines.
He is fluent in English and French.
Pelin AKIN ÖZALP
Board Member
Akfen Holding
Pelin Akın Özalp
Board Member
After graduating from Surrey University, UK, in 2010, Pelin Akın Özalp started her career in the Deutsche Bank. Following her return to Turkey, she attended the MT Program of TAV Airports Holdings. Later moving on to the parent company, she has been serving as a Board Member in Akfen Holding as of 2012.
She is an active member of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors at TİKAV (Turkish Human Resources Education and Health Foundation) and Vice President of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award-Türkiye National Committee. She is also Chairwoman at the Advisory Board of the Contemporary Turkish Studies Chair founded in London School of Economics since 2010.
She has been serving in DEİK(Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey) as a Board Member in Spanish, British and US Business Councils. She is also a Board Member of Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TTYD), Turkey Business Women’s Association (TIKAD), the Marine Environment Protection Association (TURMEPA), Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TURKONFED) and American Turkish Society (ATS) Boards and in Steering Committee Member of Inclusive Capitalism at the moment.
Previously, her experience entails different Board Memberships in various networks such as Association of Family Businesses (TAİDER) and Turkey Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Young Entrepreneurs Advisory Councils, Association of Women in Board of Directors (YKKD). She was elected as the youngest deputy board member in TUSIAD in 2014.
Currently serving as Board Member of Akfen Holding, and Board of Directors Member of Akfen Renewable Energy, Akfen REIT, Istanbul Sea Buses (İDO) and Travelex.
She has enjoyed her YPO network from 2013-2020.
Joe Stather
VP
Questex
Koray ÇAVDIR
Managing Director
Coral Touristik GmbH
Koray Çavdır
Managing Director
Born in 1969 in Izmir. Primary and secondary education in Germany, high school and undergraduate education in Istanbul. After studying at Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Engineering for 2 years, he completed Marmara University Atatürk Faculty of Education.
In 1985, he started his professional life in Istanbul as a transferman in non-teaching times. From 1986 onwards he worked as a German and English tourist guide in Antalya and throughout Turkey.
In 1992 he moved abroad and worked subsequently 6 months in Tunisia, 1 year in Egypt and 5 years in Thailand and Hong Kong in various positions such as operations and product purchasing for the German LTU Group. At the end of 1998 he was appointed as Product Manager to the headquarters of the LTU Group in Düsseldorf. After his emplyment at LTU Group he moved as Product Director to DER Tour Group and afterwards to Thomas Cook Group before he was appointed as General Manager at the headquarters Antalya of TUI Turkey/Tantur Tourism, a subsidiary of TUI Group, in 2009.
In 2017, he joined Coral Travel Group as Vice President responsible for Destinations and Product Purchasing, and was appointed General Manager of Coral Touristik in 2020.
He is married with 2 children and lives in Düsseldorf and Antalya. Besides travelling, he is active in sports, loves music and good food.
Mehmet Ali DENİZ
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Global Investment Holdings
Mehmet Ali Deniz
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Mehmet Ali Deniz has been Group Chief Strategy Officer of GIH since 2014 and he is responsible from the group’s global mergers, acquisitions, project financing, and debt & equity capital markets transactions. He has been managing GPH’s global expansion and had the lead role in growing the company’s portfolio size from 4 ports in 2014 to 30 ports in 4 continents by 2023. Mr. Deniz also recently led the successful initial public offerings of Naturelgaz (US$30 mn) and Consus Enerji (US$33 mn) on the Istanbul Stock Exchange and had had lead roles in GPH’s successful IPO (US$250 mn), GPH’s debut US$250 mn unsecured Eurobond, and GIH’s US$100 mn unsecured Eurobond issues.
He is a board director at Naturelgaz A.Ş., İstanbul Portföy A.Ş., GFS Holding A.Ş., Consus Enerji A.Ş., Catania Cruise Terminal S.r.l. (Italy), and GPH Kalundborg ApS (Denmark), as well as board chairman at AD Port of Adria (Montenegro).
In addition, he is the investment committee member of L2G Ventures VC Fund and a board member of Figopara A.Ş. as the representative of venture capital shareholders.
Mr. Deniz was the CEO of Soma Metalik Madenler A.Ş. between 2011 and 2014, where he managed the group’s domestic metal mines and led the metal mine development efforts abroad and coal-fired power station development projects in Turkey. Before Soma, he was the managing director of RA Invest, where he acted as an investor in metal mining development and operation projects between 2011 and 2013. Mr. Deniz was the head of business development at Global Investment Holdings between 2006 and 2009 and completed several privatization, acquisition, and financing projects in ports, renewable energy, and various other industries. Prior to this post, he worked at the Corporate Finance Department of Global Menkul Değerler between 1997 and 2006, where he held the managing director post from 2003.
He led and completed several capital markets, privatization, and M&A projects totaling more than US$3 bn in Turkey, North Africa and Eastern Europe during his tenure at Global Menkul.
Mr. Deniz is a graduate of Bilkent University Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and holds an MBA degree from the same university. He also completed a long-term leadership program at the Yale University and he is also a member of the Endeavor Association.
Selda SUSAL SAATÇİ
Chief Corporate Communications
and Affairs Officer
Anadolu Efes
Selda Susal Saatçi, Chief Corporate Communications and Affairs Officer
Ms. Selda Susal Saatçi received her bachelor’s degree from Istanbul University in German Language and Literature. Before joining Anadolu Efes group, she served as Communication and Public Relation Assistant Manager at Turkcell between 1995 and 1996, Corporate Communication and Public Relations Specialist and Public Relation Manager at Telsim between years 1996-2001 and Public Relation Manager, Corporate Communication Manager, Mediterranean and North Africa Area Corporate Communication Manager, Corporate Communication Director at DHL Worldwide Express,
respectively between years 2001-2009.
She worked as Head of Corporate Communications at Philip Morris between years 2009-2015, Advisory Board Member,
Strategic Communications Consultant at askbmm Consulting and also served as Founder at LiveGlobalEatLocal/YeatUp between years 2015 and 2019. Ms. Saatçi who has been working as Corporate Communications and Affairs Director at Anadolu Efes Türkiye since November 2019, has been appointed as the Group Corporate Communications and Affairs
Director as of January 1, 2022.
Ms. Saatçi, who serves as the President of the Beer and Malt Producers Association, is also a member of the Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Türkiye (TGDF) Supervisory Board.
10.55 – 11.10
The Future of Aviation and Tourism
Mehmet Tevfik NANE
Mehmet Tevfik NANE
Mehmet Tevfik NANE
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Pegasus Airlines
Mehmet T. Nane / Chairperson of the Board / Pegasus Airlines
Mehmet T. Nane started his career in 1988. After holding positions in various business units at the Türkiye Emlak Bankası, Demirbank and Demir Invest until 1997, respectively; he held roles including Vice President of the Strategic Planning and Project Development department, Director of the Retail Group and General Secretary of Sabancı Holding within the Sabancı Group, which he joined in 1997, until 2005. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Teknosa between 2000 and 2005, CEO of Teknosa between 2005 and 2013 and CEO of CarrefourSA between 2013 and 2016. Mehmet T. Nane, who transferred to Pegasus Airlines in March 2016 and served as CEO for 6 years, continued his duty as Vice-Chairperson of the Board & Managing Director of the company as between March 2022-March 2023. Mehmet T. Nane has been working as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Pegasus Airlines as of 30 March 2023.
Mehmet T. Nane graduated from Boğaziçi University, department of International Relations, in Istanbul, in 1990. In 1993, Mehmet T. Nane received a full scholarship for his graduate degree from the department of International Banking and Finance at Heriot Watt University in Scotland. He also completed the Harvard Business School Executive Management Program in 2013.
Mehmet T. Nane has served as Chair of the Board of Governors and Chair Committee of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Founding Chairman of Asia Pacific Retailers Federation (FAPRA), Founding Chairman of the Turkish Federation of Shopping Centers and Retailers (TAMPF), Board Member of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Retail Council, Chairman of the Board of the SEV Health and Education Foundation, and Chairman of the Association of the Harvard Business School Turkish Alumni Association.
He currently holds the following positions in various Non-Governmental Organisations:, Member of the Chair Committee of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Private Aviation Enterprises Association (TÖSHİD), Vice President of Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TTYD), Member of the Board of Trustees and Board Member of the TOBB GS1 Turkey Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees of the SEV Health and Education Foundation and Member of the Board of Trustees, Board Member of the Boğaziçi University Foundation.
Mehmet T. Nane is a Founding Member of the Yanındayız Association and Women in Technology Association (WTECH), and he joined the PWN Equality Ambassadors as a part of the Manifesto of Gender Equality Supporting CEOs by Professional Women Network (PWN) Istanbul.
Mehmet T. Nane is married with 2 children.
11.15 – 11.35
What Are The Numbers Telling Us?
A Look at Hotel Performance with a Focus on Türkiye
Thomas EMANUEL
Thomas EMANUEL
Thomas EMANUEL
Senior Director
STR
Thomas Emanuel is a Senior Director at STR, a CoStar Group Company. He is based in London, and leads a team focused on driving business with Industry Partners.
He has spent his entire career in the hotel industry, beginning in 2000 with Miki Travel, before joining Hyatt Hotel & Resorts, where he gained experience in corporate sales at both the worldwide sales office and at property level. Thomas then led the corporate sales function for Hazlitt’s Hotels, a group of independent boutique hotels in London.
In 2006, Thomas joined the Deloitte HotelBenchmark team, where he was responsible for creating and leading the department’s business development function. He held this role until the formation of STR in March 2008, and has since focused on overseeing STR’s rapid expansion outside North America. Throughout his time with STR, Thomas has gained a wealth of experience working with hotels, investors, developers, consultants, banks, governments, destination management companies and many others.
Thomas has been a guest lecturer at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, and been invited and participated in the OECD’s high level meetings on tourism policies.
Travelling extensively, Thomas has worked in over 45 countries across 6 continents and regularly speaks at major hospitality conferences around the world. He is also frequently interviewed for his insights on the hotel industry by news outlets including CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, as well as various tourism and hospitality publications.
11.40 – 12.15
Panel
Future of Tourism Investments and International Brands
Fatih TOKATLI Dr. Buğra GÖKÇE Michael COLLINI Paul ROSENBERG Maya ZIADEH
MODERATOR
Fatih TOKATLI
Chief Investment Officer
Indigo Group
Advisor
Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TTYD
Michael COLLINI
Vice President Development
Central, Eastern & Southern Europe
Hilton
Mike Collini is Vice President of Development with Hilton. He is based in Rome and is responsible for expanding Hilton’s portfolio of brands in Central, Eastern & Southern Europe. He leads a team of developers based in the strategic development markets of Turkiye, Italy, Poland, Greece and CIS.
A Hilton career spanning over 26 years and including roles in Capex Management and Real Estate, Collini has also worked in Istanbul and was responsible for overseeing Hilton’s development in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Collini is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has a master’s degree in Property, Business & Management.
Paul ROSENBERG
Vice President
International Hotel Development, Europe at Marriott International
Vice President, International Hotel Development
Marriott International, Inc.
Paul Rosenberg joined Marriott International in 2013 and is based in the Zurich Development Office. Since then, he has been responsible for the development of all of the company’s brands across the continent.
Before joining Marriott International and relocating to Europe, he spent six years in the Middle East working in hotel development, consultancy, and finance.
Paul graduated from the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland in 2008.
Maya ZIADEH
Chief Development Officer
Premium Midscale&Economy at Accor -Middle East, Africa & Türkiye
Maya Ziadeh is responsible for the expansion of Accor’s Premium, Midscale and Economy brand portfolio across the Middle East, Africa & Turkey region.Maya have 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, with key signings in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman and Kuwait
12.20 – 12.35
Investment Vision in Turkiye
Serdar BİLGİLİ Alexi Huntley KHAJAVI
Serdar BİLGİLİ
Chairman
Bilgili Holding & BLG Capital
Serdar Bilgili
Chairman
Born in 1963 in Istanbul, Serdar Bilgili began his education at Robert College and completed his higher education at Redlands University after graduation (1981-1984). His education in Business and Photography departments in California has provided him with a broad perspective.
Serdar Bilgili is the Chairman of the Board of Bilgili Holding, which operates in the fields of real estate investment and development, with projects in its portfolio such as Akaretler Sıra Evler, W Istanbul Hotel, Bodrum Bodrum Residences, West Blocks, A’jia Hotel, and One&Ortaköy, which are mixed-use projects. Akaretler Sıra Evler received the Istanbul Tourism Award in 2008 and the Urban Land Institute Award in London in 2009.
In addition to a redevelopment project like Akaretler Sıra Evler, he has also brought Republica, Turkey’s first high-level student residences, to life in different parts of Istanbul. In 2010, Serdar Bilgili founded BLG Capital, focusing on real estate investment in Turkey.
BLG Capital contributes to the rapid growth in the Turkish real estate market by offering private investment funds to institutional investors. The portfolio includes significant projects such as Galataport Istanbul, Amanruya Bodrum, Ritz-Carlton Residences Istanbul, Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, and Soho House Istanbul.
Expanding its investment range to the American market, BLG Capital has undertaken projects such as Aman, 530 Broadway Avenue, Mandarin Oriental Residences 5th Avenue, and 711 5th Avenue in New York. Other American projects in its portfolio include Mandarin Oriental Beverly Hills, Rosewood The Raleigh Miami, and 469 N Canon Dr. Among BLG Capital’s 2023 investments are an office investment in Miami and 125 Greenwich Street in New York, designed by renowned architect Rafael Vinoly. BLG Capital has raised $2.5 billion in capital through its funds and direct investments, reaching a total asset management value of over $8 billion. BLG Capital operates its activities from offices in Istanbul and New York.
Active in the sports field, Bilgili served as the President of Beşiktaş Sports Club from 2000 to 2004. During this period, Beşiktaş Sports Club became the first football club to be publicly traded and listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. Serdar Bilgili is also an art enthusiast. He has held two photography exhibitions in the United States and organized a photo exhibition titled "Despite the Obstacles…" in Istanbul in 2007.
The works featured in the exhibition were compiled in a book with the same title published in 2008. In August 2017, an outdoor photo exhibition of black and white portraits of iconic figures in Nişantaşı, titled "Nişantaşı Portraits," was displayed on Valikonağı Street during August and September 2018. The exhibition was also featured on the exterior facade of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Istanbul project developed by BLG Capital.
Serdar Bilgili continues his business career as the Chairman of the Board of Bilgili Holding and BLG Capital.
Joe Stather
VP
Questex
Leads the largest information services company dedicated to travel & hospitality, informing hospitality investors and connecting the capital with the opportunities, operators and advisors across the hospitality ecosystem.
12.40 – 13.10
Panel
In Cooperation with Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV): Virtual,
Digital and Social Media Works for Tourism
Barış ÖZİSTEK Burak GÖZALAN Burak GÜNSEV Burak BALIK
MODERATOR
Barış ÖZİSTEK
Member of the Board
Turkish Informatics Foundation
Barış Özistek
Member of the Board
Barış Özistek intermediated the sale of two successful internet companies within the SHR group, which he joined as the company CEO in 2011. He acted as the Chairman of Netmarble EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) from 2013 to 2022. Global Gaming Company Netmarble with its head Office in Seoul/Korea has offices all over the world including Istanbul and Dubai. Joygame, Wolfteam, Paramanya, MARVEL Future Fight, BTS World and Lineage 2: Revolution are Netmarble’s most known brands in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Now he is the chairman of Joygame, one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers of the gaming industry.
Baris Ozistek is Co-founder and Board Member of Bogazici Ventures which is one of the leading venture capitals in the region with its technology investment funds and cryptocurrency funds.
Mr. Özistek is one of the founders of “StartersHub”, the largest venture building program that supports Startups in Turkey. He acted as Board Member at StartersHub between 2015-2020.
Mr. Özistek has worked for several companies at top executive positions such as Adecco and Bureau Veritas in Turkey, Caspian Sea and Middle East & North Africa region.
He holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing in addition to his MSc degree in Energy and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University. After studies on multiple trainings of management, sales and marketing, he completed an advanced leadership programme from IMD Business School / Switzerland.
Ozistek serves as a member of the executive board at Turkey Informatics Foundation, which is one of the leading non-governmental organizations in Turkey. Barış Özistek takes an active role in leading non-governmental organizations such as TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association), Women in Tech association, TUBISAD (Turkish Informatics Industry Association), GIRVAK (Entrepreneurship Foundation) and Blockchain Turkey Platformu (BCTR).
Burak GÖZALAN
CEO
Joygam
Born in 1976 in Ankara, Burak Gözalan is a graduate of Cagaloglu Anadolu High School and Istanbul University Economy department.
During his college years, he started his career at Turkey office of Dun&Bradstreet, the owner of well known credit rating agency Moody’s. During his 5 years in this firm, Gözalan worked in a range of positions from being a financial analyst up to an assistant sales and marketing manager.
In 2003, he decided to stop working as a sector professional and setup his first company, Ajans Yirmiyedi. Serving in the communication sector, Ajans Yirmiyedi was joined by Pure New Media in 2006, one of the most significant digital communication agencies today. Throughout the years, Gözalan has won several awards thanks to the successful works created by his agencies.
He entered the game industry in 2012 and took part as a founding partner in 3 game production companies. Gözalan added the game publisher Lokum Games to these production companies in 2014. The latest ring in his rapid investment chain is otelz.com, also dating to 2014.
Burak Gözalan is currently acting as an executive partner in communication industry with his digital communication agency (Pure New Media), event agency (Think), interactivity agency (Büyük Ayı), and in gaming industry JoyGame, MadByte Games, Elite Game Studio, and Lokum Games.
Burak GÜNSEV
CEO
UGC90
Burak BALIK
Managing Partner
Bogazici Ventures
13.15 – 13.20
Ayla HEYFEGİL Zeynep FADILLIOĞLU Mustafa TONER Mark JAMES Kaan ÇETİNKAYA
Dr. Buğra Gökçe
Deputy Secretary General Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
13.30 – 14.00
Ayla HEYFEGİL Zeynep FADILLIOĞLU Mustafa TONER Mark JAMES Kaan ÇETİNKAYA
Ayla HEYFEGİL
Vice President and
Managing Partner
Servotel
Zeynep FADILLIOĞLU
Founder & Designer
Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu Design
Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu
Founder & Designer
Zeynep Fadıllıoglu Born in 1955 in Istanbul, Türkiye, Zeynep grew up in a waterside yalı in Yeniköy on the European shore of the Bosphorus. After studying Computer Science in England at the University of Sussex, she went on to train in Art History and Design at the Inchbald School of Design, in London. Zeynep’s career began with the design and creation of more than twenty restaurant and club interiors for her husband, Metin Fadıllıoğlu, who is widely credited with creating the modern artistic dining scene in Istanbul.
In 1995 she opened the Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu Design and Architecture Office. Zeynep has since designed and project-managed the construction of prestigious private residences and yachts, hotels, restaurants and clubs, company headquarters, and luxury-goods shops in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, France, Germany, India, Jordan, Kuwait, the Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States. She is believed to be the first woman ever to design a mosque, the Şakirin Mosque in Istanbul, which has become a symbol of unity, and was nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010. For fourteen years, Zeynep lectured on Design Management and Culture at Istanbul Bilgi University.
She is featured annually in one of the industry’s foremost publications, The Andrew Martin Design Review, and won their International Designer of the Year Award in 2002.
The same year she was also one of only four designers asked to design a bedroom for the Daily Telegraph/House & Garden Fair. This was said to be one of the most visited parts of the fair. In 2005 Zeynep won Modern Designer of the Year at the London Design and Decoration awards, and in 2010 she received the Women’s International Film and Television Showcase (WIFTS) International Visionary Award. In 2012, Zeynep launched the Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu Product Line; in 2013, the Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu Design Furniture Collection premiered at the Paris Maison&Objet fair.
The contemporary pieces, designed to suit modern lifestyles, draw on Türkiye’s rich culture and history — its Anatolian, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman roots — and highlight traditional handcrafting techniques.
Zeynep’s recent projects include the interiors concept for Six Senses Kocataş Mansions, a group of renovated Ottoman-era buildings at the edge of the Bosphorus (2019); a private beach house in Kuwait (2021); two private mansions in Muscat (2023); and The Pearl Mosque (2023), a 5,100-square-meter landmark monument in Doha, Qatar. She was also responsible for the interiors of The Peninsula Istanbul, a renovated 177-bedroom, fourbuilding heritage property on the banks of the Bosphorus (2023). Zeynep has offices in Istanbul, London, Muscat, and Doha.
Mark JAMES
Senior Director
Collection Brands, EMEA
Marriott International
Senior Director, Collection Brands, EMEA
Luxury Collection, Autograph Collection & Tribute Portfolio
Mark James is the Senior Director for the Collection Brands within the EMEA region
In this role, Mark is responsible for the Unit Growth and Performance of the Collection Brands by ensuring that the correct hotels are selected for the Collection Brands and that these hotels have a unique and defined brand positioning in alignment with the core pillars of the brand that they represent. He also helps owners in understanding the benefits of joining the Marriott system, along with essential ROI analysis for determining the viability of partnership.
Before joining Marriott, Mark spent 15 years within the Design and Construction Industry as an Interior Designer working on multiple hospitality projects culminating in a Senior Associate position at WATG, one of the worlds leading hospitality Design and Architecture firms.
Mark is passionate about the hospitality sector and delivering unique guest experiences through environmental design and service delivery. It is his belief that one of the core components of these guest experiences is through storytelling and delivering a strong narrative of a building’s history or sense of place.
Kaan ÇETİNKAYA
Founder&Partner
SPACE Architects & Designers &
ALAN Project Development&Managemen
Kaan ÇETİNKAYA
Founder Partner of SPACE architects & designers
Kaan Çetinkaya is the founder of the award-winning architecture and interior design company, SPACE architects & designers. After graduating from TED College in 1988, he completed his bachelor’s degree at Bilkent University in 1995 and also he completed his master’s degree between 1992 and 1995. Established in 1997, SPACE, is a multidisciplinary design firm that brings together architects, interior designers, and graphic designers to provide architecture, interior design, branding, and fit-out contracting services primarily for the hospitality industry.
With a multidisciplinary professional team, each project is thoroughly analyzed for its physical, social, and investment purposes to determine the right concept for achieving the most effective user experience. To serve its clients, SPACE uses "design as a marketing tool” to create diversifying design concepts, meet client requirements, and achieve marketing objectives. Through its unique "marketing-oriented design" methodological approach and over 25 years of design experience, SPACE creates distinctive structures and interiors with their own unique stories.
SPACE has been honored with numerous awards worldwide, while designing international hotel chain brands such as Hilton, Marriott etc. It also should be proudly noted that, in the hospitality sector, SPACE has successfully executed the entire spectrum of services including branding, architecture, interior design, and fit-out contracting and has earned significant awards worldwide.
14.05 – 14.40
Panel
The Position of Tourism in Capital Markets: World and Türkiye
Sertaç KARAAĞAOĞLU Ali İhsan GÜNGÖR Yılmaz ARISOY Sinan TEMO Seçil YILDIZ
MODERATOR
Sertaç KARAAĞAOĞLU
General Manager
Akfen GYO
Sertaç Karaağaoğlu
General Manager
Mr. Sertac F. Karaağoğlu, who started his professional carrier as assistant portfolio manager at Toprakbank in 1996, and worked at Kentbank between the years of 2000-2001, then continued his carrier in Fortis Bank (Dışbank) in March 2001.
He served duties at various managerial positions as Portfolio Manager, Branch Manager, SME Banking Director of Anatolian Region, Regional Director for East Mediterranean Region and Director Responsible for Credits up to the year of 2011 in their respective orders. Mr. Karaağaoğlu, who continued his professional career as the Credits Director at TEB BNP Paribas between 2011-2012, worked as the Listing and Private Market Group Didector at Borsa Istanbul in the fields of Corporate Finance (public offerings, bond issuances and m&a businesses) between 2012-2016.
Mr. Sertac Karaağaoğlu, who graduated from tpe Political Sciences and Public Management of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the Middle-East Technical University (ODTÜ), completed his master degree course in 2015 on Business Management in Maltepe University.
Ali İhsan GÜNGÖR
Executive Vice Chairman
Capital Markets Board of Türkiye
Ali İhsan GÜNGÖR
Executive Vice Chairman
Ali İhsan GÜNGÖR çalışma hayatına 1998 yılında özel bir bankanın teftiş kurulunda başlamış ve 1999 yılından itibaren Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu’nda görev almıştır. SPK’da uzmanlık döneminde diğer görevlerinin yanı sıra Türkiye’nin ilk türev borsası olan VOB’un kuruluşunda düzenleyici taraftaki çalışmalara liderlik etmiş, Merkezi Kayıt Kuruluşu’nun faaliyete geçirilmesi ve kaydi sistemin oluşturulması çalışmalarında görev almıştır. 2006-2009 yılları arasında Piyasa Gözetim ve Düzenleme Dairesi Başkan Yardımcılığı görevi yapmış, ABD’de finans alanındaki yüksek lisans eğitimini müteakip 2011 yılında SPK Aracılık Faaliyetleri Dairesi’ne katılmıştır. 2014-2021 yılları arasında Daire Başkanlığı görevini üstlenmiş olup, yatırım kuruluşlarının düzenlenmesi, gözetimi ve denetimi sorumluluklarının yanı sıra Borsa İstanbul, Takasbank ve Merkezi Kayıt Kuruluşu gibi ülkemizdeki finansal alt yapı kuruluşlarının faaliyetlerinin düzenlenmesiyle ilgili işleri yürütmüştür.
Halen Kurul Başkan Yardımcısı olarak görev yapmakta olan Ali İhsan GÜNGÖR Nisan 2021 – Haziran 2022 dönemleri arasında Aracılık Faaliyetleri ve Piyasa Gözetim ve Denetim Dairelerinin sorumluluklarını üstlenmiş, 2022 Haziran sonrasında ise Piyasa Gözetim ve Denetim Dairesiyle ilgili sorumluluğu yerini Kurumsal Yatırımcılar Dairesine bırakmıştır.
İlk ve orta öğretimini Kuşadası Çakabey İlkokulu, İzmir Türk Koleji ve İzmir Atatürk Lisesinde tamamladıktan sonra 1998 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisat (İngilizce) Bölümünü birincilikle bitirmiş, Gazi Üniversitesi’nden Ekonometri alanında, George Washington Üniversitesi’nden Finans alanında yüksek lisans dereceleri almıştır. İngilizce ve Fransızca bilmekte olup, evli ve bir çocuk babasıdır.
Yılmaz ARISOY
CEO
Yapı Kredi Inves
Yılmaz Arısoy
CEO
Yılmaz Arısoy began his career as a financial analyst at Koç Holding Finance Group in 1997. He later had investment banking experience in New York at Lehman Brothers, and at UBS Investment Bank. He had managerial duties in consumer finance at Capital One Bank in Virginia, USA. He returned to Turkey in 2006 and joined Yapı Kredi Bank, as Director of Finance. He was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer at UniCredit Bank Slovenia within the Central Eastern Europe Division of UniCredit Group in 2010.
Mr. Arısoy joined Yapı Kredi Invest in 2014 and appointed as Deputy General Manager.
He has been working as the CEO and the member of the Board of Directors at Yapı Kredi Invest in January 2019.
He also has the role as the member of the Board of Directors at Turkish Capital Markets Association.
Sinan TEMO
CEO
Bilgili Holding
Sinan Temo, lise eğitimini Robert Kolej’de tamamladıktan sonra lisans eğitimini, Amerika’da California eyaletinin Los Angeles şehrinde bulunan University of Southern California’da endüstri ve sistem mühendisliği üzerine tamamlamıştır. Daha sonra eğitimine New York şehrinde bulunan Columbia Üniversitesi’nde gayrimenkul geliştirme alanında yüksek lisans yaparak devam etti.
Profesyonel kariyerine, Thor Equities LLC’nin gayrimenkul geliştirme bölümünde analist olarak başlayan Temo, 2013 yılında BLG Capital’de yatırımlardan sorumlu yönetici olarak görev aldı. Ardından Şubat 2016 itibariyle BLG’de yatırımlardan sorumlu direktör görevini üstlendi.
BLG Capital’in gayrimenkul fonunun kuruluş ve yatırım süreçlerinde aktif olarak rol alan Sinan Temo, Ritz Carlton Residences, Galataport ve Amanruya projelerinin satın alma, yapılandırma ve geliştirme süreçlerinde görev almıştır. Ayrıca BLG Capital’in Amerika ofisinin kurulmasında ve Amerika projelerinin bütün süreçlerinde de aktif rol almıştır.
Sinan Temo, 2020 yılından bu yana Bilgili Holding CEO’su olarak kariyerine devam etmektedir. Bilgili Holding portfoliosunda Türkiye’de Galataport Istanbul, The Peninsula Istanbul, Akaretler Sıraevler, Ritz Carlton Residences Istanbul, W Istanbul, Soho House Istanbul, Amanruya ve Bodrum Bodrum Kıyı Evleri gibi projeleri bulundururken, Amerika’da da 125 Greenwich, Mandarin Oriental Residences New york ve Beverly hills, Rosewood Raleigh Hotel gibi projeleri bulundurmaktadır.
Üniversite yıllarını Los Angeles ve New York’ta geçirirken birçok sanat kurumunu ziyaret ederek çağdaş sanata olan ilgisi daha da derinleşmiş, ardından gayrimenkul geliştirme alanında yüksek lisans yaparken sanatın şehirlerin gelişimine olan etkisini keşfetme fırsatı bulmuştur. Özellikle Miami’deki sanatın şehir gelişimine olan etkisini gözlemlemesi, onu sanatın büyük metropollerdeki etkisini daha fazla anlamaya yönlendirmiştir. Profesyonel gayrimenkul yatırımcılığı yanısıra Sinan Temo, Bilgili Sanat üzerinden ArtWeeks ve ONE Akaretler gibi önemli oluşumların destekçilerindendir.
Seçil YILDIZ
Executive Vice President
Development and Investment
Bank of Türkiye
Seçil Yıldız
Executive Vice President
Seçil Yıldız, holds an MA degree at Business Administration from Bogazici University, worked at TSKB, Hypo-und Vereinsbank, CAIB, UniCredit and ING for several year at executive roles within the Investment Banking team. Currently, she is Executive Vice President at Develeoment and Investment Bank of Turkiye. Yildiz is also chair of the Kalkinma Varlık Kiralama A.S. and member of the board of Turkiye Development Fund.
14.45 – 15.00
Franchising Advantages and Its Added Value to Entrepreneurs
Dimitris MANIKIS
Dimitris MANIKIS
Dimitris MANIKIS
President EMEA
WYNDHAM Hotels & Resorts
Dimitris is responsible for the development of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ brands in the EMEA region as well as maximising the performance of all new and existing franchise and managed hotels. Dimitris has a long-standing career in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, he spent over 27 years with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange. Dimitris is an Industry Advisory Board member for Hotelschool the Hague, a Senior Advisory Board member for the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance and a Board member for Christel House Europe. A Greek national, Dimitris passion for people and work ethic comes from his father, who built up a grocery retail business in Athens where Dimitris learned the value of elevated customer service, having a positive outlook and hard work as being the foundations of success in both business and life.
15.05 – 15.50
Panel
New Orientations for Türkiye’s Tourism: Real Estate Models
Ömer İSVAN Hakan KODAL Alp AKSOY Ramine BEHNAM Jean Baptiste RECHER
MODERATOR
Ömer İSVAN
President
Servote
Hakan KODAL
General Manager
Ando Living
Hakan Kodal
Genel Müdür
Over 30 years of experience in investment management
and real estate in Europe and Founder of leading
companies and organizations in Turkey and Portugal
http://www.ayd.org.tr
https://www.gyoder.org.tr
https://www.optylonkrea.com
https://www.lovelystay.com
https://www.andoliving.com
• Founder Chairman of Optylon Krea, a leading Pan European real estate investment and
development company with track record of managing real estate investments over €1.8
billion and real estate funds over €500 million of equity
• Founder Partner of Ando Living and Lovelystay, lifestyle serviced apartments group
managing over 1.200 apartments in Portugal and Turkey expanding to other European
countries
• Founder Chairman of Krea and Bosphorus Real Estate Fund, USD 200 million equity fund
co-managed with Merrill Lynch Bank of America (2007-2013)
• Founder Chairman of AYD (Council of Shopping Centers – Turkey) (2008-2012)
• Founder Board Member of TAMPF (Federation of Shopping Centers and Retailers –
Turkey)
• Founder Chairman of ULI (Urban Land Institute) Turkey and Trustee of ULI Europe (2006-
2016)
• Founder Chairman of GYODER (National Association of Turkish Real Estate Investment
Companies) (1999-2003)
• General Manager of Yapı Kredi Koray, one of the leading Turkish Real Estate Investment
Trusts (1997-2006)
• Considerable investment banking and corporate finance experience in Garanti
Investment Bank and Coopers & Lybrand in Paris (1991-1997)
• Graduate degree from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (1989-1991) and Bsc in
Electronics & Telecom from Istanbul Technical University (1984-1989)
Alp AKSOY
Vice President
Hospitality, Africa, ME and
Türkiye / Global Corporate Accountst
Alp Aksoy
Vice President
Alp Aksoy, Vice President of Hospitality at Diversey Africa, Middle East and Turkey, started working in the hospitality industry about 25 years ago.
He globally managed Diversey teams for esteemed brands such as Hilton, Accor, IHG, Kempinski, Wyndham, and Best Western to deliver hygiene solutions for improved guest satisfaction and the safety of guests and staff; while reducing total costs and the impact on the environment.
He has initiated efforts with governments in Egypt, Turkey, Poland, and China to improve the perception of hygiene and food safety in restaurants; stressing that good hygiene is a prerequisite for sustainability in the F&B business, and life itself.
Alp has worked on almost every continent. He has been based in Europe, and lately works from Dubai.
He is a true believer that efficiency, quality, and respect – respect for the environment, respect for energy, and the people that make it possible, should be at the center of any sustainable business endeavor that aims for success.
Ramine BEHNAM
VP Development
Minor Hotels – EMEA
Ramine Behnam
Geliştirme Başkan Yardımcısı
Ramine is responsible for Minor Hotels’ strategic Development across Europe, Middle East and Africa based in Dubai, UAE. His team’s role entails maintaining close Owner relationships while developing the pipeline through trusted referrals and repeat ownership, formulating regional growth plans relative to local market conditions and assessing proposed projects in line with the company’s current portfolio and long term vision.
Prior to joining Minor Hotels, Ramine was in Development across Middle East and Africa with Starwood Hotels and Marriott International. His career also includes senior advisory roles with JLL, asset management for the M.A. Kharafi Group and operations with Marriott in London.
Jean Baptiste RECHER
Regional Vice President Development
Luxury Brands Middle East, Africa
and Türkiye at Acco
Jean-Baptiste RECHER
Regional Vice-President Development Luxury Brand Middle East, Africa and Turkey
As RVP Development Luxury Brands MEAT, Jean-Baptiste oversees the development activities of the Accor Group in over 75 countries for Accor luxury, ultra luxury and resorts brands including Orient Express, Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, Emblems, MGallery and Mantis. He has been instrumental in driving the Group’s organic growth over the last nine years and in particular in Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Jean-Baptiste’s wealth of experience spans over a decade within leading companies including Marriott and JLL. His senior leadership roles covered several disciplines from real estate advisory, feasibility studies to asset management and operation across France, the United Kingdom and the Middle East and Africa region.
In his previous role, Jean-Baptiste worked for JLL, a leading real estate advisory firm. In this key leadership role, he was responsible for conducting market research, financial modeling, feasibility studies, asset valuation and operator selection.
Jean-Baptiste has an MBA in International Hospitality Management from ESSEC Business School, Paris, France as well as a Masters of Hotel and Tourism Management from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
15.45 – 16.25
Panel
An International Path Forward for Turkish Tourism Brands:
Challenges&Opportunities
Oğuz SATICI Kaan Kaşif KAVALOĞLU İpek Serpil ÖZTÜRK Emre DORUK İsmet Ömer ÖZTANIK Fatih TAMİNCE
MODERATOR
Oğuz SATICI
Member of the Board
Global Investment Holding
Oğuz Satıcı – Global Investment Holdings, Board Member
Mr. Satıcı is an Independent Board Member at Global Investment Holdings. Mr. Satıcı began his professional career in the textile sector, successfully expanding his family’s business. He was the youngest person to be elected as an Assembly Member at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) in 1990. Mr. Satıcı served as a Board Member at the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) between 1996 and 1998 and as Chairman of the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association from 1999 to 2001.
He was Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) for three consecutive terms between 2001 and 2008; his significant contributions during this period included an increase of more than 500% in Turkey’s export volume, an accomplishment widely acknowledged by the Turkish political and business community.
Mr. Satıcı also served as a member of the Coordination Committee for Improvement of the Investment Environment of Turkey (YOİKK) between 2001 and 2008, and of the Investment Advisory Council of Turkey (YDK) from 2004 to 2009.
Mr. Satıcı is Chairman of the Turkey – Central America and Caribbean Business Councils of DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board).
Mr. Satıcı is currently a Board Member at Turkish Eximbank. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Washington International University.
Kaan Kaşif KAVALOĞLU
Tourism Group President
Limak International Hotels & Resorts
Kaan Kaşif Kavaloğlu
Tourism Group President
Kaan Kaşif Kavaloğlu was born on 08.01.1971 in Istanbul. After completing his secondary and high school education at the British Boys’ High School and Nişantaşı Anatolian High School, he graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance, and completed his master’s degree in Tourism and Hotel Management at Istanbul University and in Sales Management at Marmara University.
Kaan Kavaloğlu started his hotel management career as a security guard at the Ramada Hotel in 1989, later working in the front office and guest relations departments of the same hotel.
He worked as Sales Marketing Manager and Hotels Sales Director at Merit International Hotels & Resorts from 1994 to 1998.
In 1998, he began his career as Deputy General Manager at Limak International Hotels & Resorts and has been serving as the General Manager of Limak Atlantis Deluxe Hotel & Resort since 2002. He has also held the positions of Limak Hotels General Coordinator and Limak Holding Tourism Group President since 2004.
He actively participates in various non-governmental organizations:
Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers and Investors Association (AKTOB) President
Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) Press spokesperson and executive board member
Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TÜROFED) Vice President
Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TTYD) Accountant membership
Belek Tourism Investors Association (BETUYAB) Chief Executive Officer
Honorary Consul of Kosovo in Antalya (KOSOVO)
Kaan Kavaloğlu is married and has two sons. He speaks English and French.
Banu Dedeman
President
Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
Emre DORUK
General Manager
Setur Marinas
Emre Doruk
General Manager
Mr. Emre Doruk was born in Istanbul in 1966. Mr. Doruk graduated from Şişli Terakki High School and completed his university education at Marmara University, Department of International Relations in 1988 and speaks advanced English.
Beginning his career as an intern at Setur A.Ş., a Koç Group company, Mr. Doruk started his professional journey with Setur A.Ş. as a Congress and Organization Representative from 1988 to 1991. After working as a Customer Representative at Total Communication between 1993 and 1994, he took on various managerial positions at Setur Marinas starting in 1995. As of February 1, 2017, he has working as the General Manager of Setur Marinas.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AT SETUR MARINAS
February 2017 – Present: Setur Marinas – General Manager
2010-February 2017: Setur Marinas – Marinas Operations Manager
2003-2010: Kalamış and Fenerbahçe Marinas – Marina Manager
2000-2003: Setur Marinas – Sales and Marketing Manager
1998-2000: Yacht Office – Yacht Office Manager
1997-1998: Yacht Office – Sales Manager
1995-1997: Yacht Office – Sales Supervisor
İsmet Ömer ÖZTANIK
Founder
Avantgarde Collection
İsmet Ömer Öztanık
Founder
İsmet Öztanık, who established the foundation of his career within family businesses spanning three generations of history, continues his career as an investor and a business executive in the hospitality and service sectors. He is the vice president of Özmetal Demir Çelik San. ve Tic. A.Ş. which was founded in 1981 and imports and wholesales iron and steel products.
Furthermore, he maintains a career of commercial real estate investor in Istanbul and Bodrum.
Öztanık founded the Avantgarde Collection hotel brand under the umbrella of Lucis Global in 2010. The Avantgarde Collection is situated in the central and cosmopolitan districts of Levent, Şişli, and Taksim in Istanbul, as well as in Bodrum’s exquisite resort Yalıkavak and in Ürgüp, the most vibrant district of Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2014 he launched Lucis Initiative, an investment branch focusing on opportunity-oriented strategic service sectors. He leveraged his sectoral experience to contribute to Soluto Facility Management Services and Guestology subsidiaries, of which he is a founding partner. In 2018, as a founding partner of Assembly Buildings, Öztanık extended his experience and expertise to the office hospitality sector.
The Lucis Initiative’s most recent endeavor in the refreshments sector is the Market Halls food market brand, in which the initiative is an investor in collaboration with the England-based venture capital fund GCP (Gees Court Partners). The initiative operates in the heart of London Oxford Street, Victoria Station and Canary Wharf finance center in venues that covers over 6000 m2 of area and has served 2.5 million guests in 2022. The initiative keeps pursuing its growth plans with a particular focus in inland England.
Öztanık, who has been actively engaged in investment activities in the technology sector both individually and through venture capital funds since 2010, is the founding investor of the e-commerce website Lidyana.com
He is also an active mentor and board member for USA based initiative Endeavor and Catalyst Fund investment fund partner.
Since 2016, he has been a partner and advisory board member for the Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund 500 Startups Turkey.
In addition to his other ventures and roles, he is a partner and founders advisor for Colendi, a financial services platform that helps consumers, traders and financial organizations get past the boundaries of institutional bias for credit cards.
He is also a partner and founders advisor for Dgpays, which provides comprehensive payment system solutions for banks, e-money institutions, mobile network operators, and transportation operators.
In addition to his experience and ventures in various sectors, he has also served as Asiability Turkey Chairman, which is a United Kingdom-based initiative that helps create beneficent trade and charitable partnerships with China’s prominent companies and organizations.
Furthermore, Öztanık is one of the members of Oxfordshire based The Ditchley Foundation AS A 1580 Fellow, which aims to improve Second World-War international relations through constructive dialogue.
In 2022, Öztanık was elected as TGA (Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency) Marmara Region Administrative and Executive Board member. He is also a member of the board of trustees of TUGEV (Tourism Development and Education Foundation).
Ismet Öztanık, a graduate of Koç University’s College of Administrative Sciences and Economics with a degree in International Relations, holds a master’s degree in Business Management from London City BAYES Business School. He also serves as the Alumni Ambassador of BAYES Business School for Türkiye.
In addition to being a proud Dream Partner of YGA, a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in Türkiye which aims to develop well equipped and hopeful youth, Öztanık is also a member of BCCT (The British Chamber Of Commerce in Turkey), Turcorn100, Inder, TKYD (Turkish Institutional Investment Manager’s Association), Karadeniz Eğitim, Kültür & Çevre Koruma Vakfı (Black Sea Education, Culture and Environmental Protection Foundation) and Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Congress.
Öztanık is married to Nur Öztanık, has two kids and is a licensed tennis player.
Fatih TAMİNCE
Managing Partner
FTG Development
Fatih Tamince
Yönetici Ortak
In his role as Managing Partner of FTG Development, Mr. Tamince is responsible for developing new real estate projects and assessing new target developments for the group. He has successfully completed the development of numerous key destinations, including Tersane Istanbul in Turkey, Rixos Emerald Shores in Saudi Arabia, Rosewood Hotel in Maldives as well as other large scale mixed-use and all-inclusive destinations worldwide.
In addition to his project development expertise, Mr. Tamince is actively involved in the Asset Management and M&A processes of existing key property developments within the group.
Mr. Tamince also plays a significant role in managing the strategic partnership between the FTG Group and related parties. He provides guidance on seeking and establishing new strategic business partnerships to expand the group’s reach and presence.
16.30 – 17.10
Panel
A New Breath in Turkish Tourism: Coupling Luxury Thermal Hotels with Health Tourism
Ömer TOSUN Dr. Köksal HOLOĞLU Hediye GÜRAL GÜR Banu KÜÇÜKEL
MODERATOR
Ömer TOSUN
Chairman of the Board
Indigo Group
Dr. Köksal HOLOĞLU
Group CEO, Romatem & President
Turkish Healthcare Travel Council (TSTK)
Hediye GÜRAL GÜR
Chairman of the Board
NG Hotels
Banu KÜÇÜKEL
President
Güven Health Group
Banu KÜÇÜKEL – Güven Healthcare Group Chairperson of the Board / CEO
Banu Küçükel, born in Bremen Mitte in 1971, is a graduate of TED Ankara College. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Bilkent University. Banu Kücükel obtained her Executive MBA in Business Administration from Middle East Technical University. She graduated from the Harvard Business School OPM (Owner/President Management Leadership Program 2019 – 2023) leadership program. She simultaneously graduated from Harvard Business School’s Managing Healthcare Delivery (MCHD) program.
She began her professional career at Güven Hospital in 1993. As a board member of the Güven Healthcare Group, she was involved in the establishment of the Güven Education & Health Foundation, the Güven Çayyolu Healthy Living Campus, and the Group’s health technology company, Güven Future. Her latest endeavour and passion, Güven Future, is an embodiment of the vision of Güven Health Group’s and Banu Küçükel who is leading the Group.
Banu Küçükel, who has been incessantly working different departments and units for more than 30 years, is currently acting as the Chairperson of Güven Healthcare Group.
Banu Küçükel is a member of the following organizations;
- Chairperson of the Health Sector Council at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
- SGK Private Sector Representative of the Capacity Assessment Commission (KDK) for the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey
- Private Sector Representative for the Capacity Assessment Commission (KDK) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey
- Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Association of Private Hospitals and Health Institutions (OHSAD)
- Member of the Health Services Committee at the Service Exporters Association (HIB)
- Member of the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businesspeople’s Association (TUSIAD)
- Chairperson of the Health Technologies Committee at the Digital Technologies Business Council (DEIK)
- Board Member of the German Business Council (DEIK)
- Executive Board Member of the Swedish Business Council (DEIK)
17.15 – 17.25
Keynote
Nur ÖZKAN ERBAY
Nur ÖZKAN ERBAY
Nur ÖZKAN ERBAY
Coordinator
Türkiye Nation Brand Office
Nur Özkan Erbay
Koordinatör, T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı Türkiye Marka Ofisi
The Coordinator of Türkiye Brand Office of the Directorate of Communications Nur Özkan Erbay was the chief of Daily Sabah’s Ankara Bureau between 2018-2022. Prior to that role, she served as TRT Türk’s Washington and New York Representative, TRT Türk’s News Director, and TRT World’s Ankara Bureau chief between 2013 and 2018 respectively.
Between 2011 and 2013, Erbay worked as the Washington Correspondent of Sabah newspaper and A Haber channel. She served as a research assistant in Türkiye’s Washington Embassy between 2006 and 2009. Erbay started her journalism career in 1998 at Dünya Newspaper.
She completed her undergraduate degree at İstanbul University’s Faculty of Communication’s Journalism Department. She received her master’s in Political and International Journalism from Georgetown University. Erbay also took courses and seminars in Foreign Policy and Political Communication at Johns Hopkins University, ABC Television, and the White House. She completed her second master’s degree at the Police Academy of Türkiye, Institute of Security Sciences with a thesis titled “Threat of Messianic Movements to State and Regime Security: A Case Study of the Fetullah Gülen Terrorist Organization.” Currently, she is a doctoral candidate in International Relations at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University.
Erbay gave lectures on International Journalism at the School of Communication at Hasan Kalyoncu University between 2017-2018. She has many reports, interviews, essays, and analyses on various national and international media outlets about International Relations, Diplomacy, International Security, Social Media, and Terrorism. Along with appearing on national media, she shared her insights on foreign policy at international outlets such as Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, BBC World, and A News. She also hosted a weekly TV program titled “Küresel Oyun” (Global Game) on 24 TV between 2022 and 2023. In 2014-2016 she produced and hosted TV programs at TRT Türk titled “Bakış Açısı” (Point of View) and “Siyasetin Seyri” (Course of Politics.)
During her post as Ankara Bureau Chief, Erbay accompanied President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his many foreign visits as an official media representative. Her analyses appeared in journals like Kriter, Mostar, Ortak Hafıza, Lacivert and Yeni Şafak, Daily Sabah, and Sabah newspapers. She held one-on-one interviews with prominent politicians, leaders, academics, and writers. She authored “Terörün Mesihi” in 2020 and “The Threat of Messianic Movements to Regime and State Security: A Case Study of FETO” and edited “Private Military Companies: War Engineering and International Security” in 2022.
Türkiye Brand Office, which is coordinated by Nur Özkan Erbay, leads initiatives that can reflect the country’s global scale potential with a strategic, encompassing, and 360-degree approach in order to strengthen the Türkiye brand in the world. Under the ever-changing global conditions, the Türkiye Brand Office continues its efforts with a vision of ensuring that the Türkiye Brand’s power is sustainable and resilient. While defining and improving the main pillars of the country’s brand identity the office also tells Türkiye’s story in an effective manner. With inspiration from the country’s powerful national identity, leadership, and tangible and intangible capacities Türkiye Brand Office strives for a “Strong Türkiye Brand” in the Century of Türkiye.
17.30 – 18.05
Panel
Global Economic & Monetary Trends: Investors Options & Strategies
Hakan GÜLDAĞ Hüsnü AKHAN Avi ALKAŞ Cahit ERDOĞAN
MODERATOR
Hakan GÜLDAĞ
Chairman of the Board
Nasıl Bir Ekonomi
HÜSNÜ AKHAN
Deputy Chairman
Hüsnü Akhan graduated from the Birecik High School in Şanlıurfa and completed his undergraduate studies in the METU Department of Business Administration in Ankara. He received his master’s degree from the University of Miami, Florida, United States. Akhan worked at different positions in the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. He served as a representative in the London Office and as Deputy General Manager in the Foreign Affairs Division.
He was elected by the Banks as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of İstanbul Gold Exchange for the period 1995-1998. He joined the Doğuş Group in 1994. Following his appointment as Assistant General Manager of Treasury, Operations and External Affairs at Garanti Bank, he was appointed as General Manager at Körfezbank in 1998. Hüsnü Akhan served as a board member and CFO at Doğuş Group from 2001 to 2005 and as board member and CEO from 2006 to 2019. He was appointed as Doğuş Group Deputy Chairman in July 2019.
Furthermore, he also serves as Chairman in various companies (Doğuş Real Estate Investment Trust, Doğuş İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş, Körfez Havacılık Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş., Ara Güler Doğuş Art and Museum), Chairman of the Executive Committee of Galataport , Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of PIT Istanbul Otel İşletmeciliği A.Ş. and as a board member in the TUVTURK Vehicle Inspection Stations, and VDF Volkswagen Doğuş Finance companies.
Hüsnü AKHAN
Vice President
Doğuş Grubu
Hüsnü Akhan
Yönetim Kurulu Başkan Vekili
Orta ve Lise öğrenimini Birecik Lisesi’nde (Şanlıurfa) tamamlayan Hüsnü Akhan, ODTÜ İşletme Bölümü mezunu olup, Ekonomi dalındaki yüksek lisansını University of Miami’den (ABD) almıştır. Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası’nın çeşitli kademelerinde görev yapan Akhan, Londra Ofisi’nde Temsilcilik, Dış İlişkiler Biriminde Genel Müdür Yardımcılığı görevlerini yürütmüş olup, 1995-1998 yılları arasında İstanbul Altın Borsası Yönetim Kurulu Başkan Vekili görevinde bulunmuştur. 1994 senesinde Doğuş Grubu bünyesine katılmıştır. Garanti Bankası’nda Hazine, Operasyon ve Dış İlişkilerden Sorumlu Genel Müdür Yardımcısı olarak çalışmasını müteakip, 1998 yılında Körfezbank Genel Müdürlüğü görevine atanmıştır. 2001-2005 seneleri arasında Doğuş Grubu Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi ve CFO, 2006- 2019 yılları arasında Doğuş Grubu Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi ve CEO olarak görev yapan Hüsnü Akhan, Temmuz 2019 tarihinden itibaren Doğuş Grubu Yönetim Kurulu Başkan Vekili olarak atanmıştır. Ayrıca, Doğuş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı, Doğuş İnşaat, Körfez Havacılık, Ara Güler Doğuş Sanat ve Müzecilik şirketlerinde Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı, Galataport İcra Kurulu Başkanı, PIT Istanbul Otel İşletmeciliği A.Ş. Yönetim Kurulu Başkan Vekili , TUVTURK Muayene İstasyonları ve VDF Volkswagen Doğuş Finans şirketlerinde Yönetim Kurulu Üyeliği görevlerini sürdürmektedir.
Avi ALKAŞ
Chairman
Alkaş & Han Spaces
Cahit ERDOĞAN
Assistant General Manager
Yapı Kredi
Cahit Erdoğan obtained his master’s degree in business administration from Rochester Institute of Technology after completing his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at Istanbul Technical University. At Xerox Corporation in Rochester, New York, Erdoğan began his professional career as a business analyst. In 2000, he joined the Accenture Turkey office to begin his career in management consulting.
He started as a consultant with Accenture and held positions as a manager, senior manager, and consultant until November 2009. In February 2008, he was named country manager of the Management Consultancy Business Line. Having started with Yapı Kredi in 2009 as the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Erdoğan held the position of Deputy General Manager in charge of Information Technologies and Operations from July 2013 to August 2021.
After that, he started to work as Deputy General Manager of Commercial and SME Banking Management. Along with these roles, Erdoğan has also held the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Yapı Kredi Technology A.\. from May 2015 to August 2021, and Chairman of Yapı Kredi Yatırım Menkul Kıymetler A.Ş. from March 2020 to September 2021. From August 2021, he was a Board Member at Yapı Kredi Factoring, Yapı Kredi Leasing, and Yapı Kredi Bank Azerbaijan; From October 2021, he was a Board Member at Yapı Kredi Bank in the Netherlands; and from December 2021, he was a Board Member at Tanı Pazarlama ve İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. As of February 2022, he is a member of Yapı Kredi Finansal Teknolojiler A.Ş.’s board of directors.
18.10 – 18.40
Panel
Soft Power Of Tourism Lifestyle
Ali GÜRELİ Melisa PEZUK Orhan GORBON Han TÜMERTEKİN
MODERATOR
Ali GÜRELİ
Founder & Chairman
Contemporary Istanbul
Melisa PEZUK
Senior Executive Director Of Development
Red Sea Global
Melisa Pezuk
Kıdemli Geliştirme Yöneticisi
Leading the Development of AMAALA developments at 4 major masterplan destinations which are ultra-luxury and luxury hospitality destinations on the Red Sea Coastline of the Kingdom for Red Sea Global.
Orhan GORBON
Owner
Bosphorus Cup
Orhan Gorbon
Sahibi
I am the founder of the Bosphorus Cup Sailing Competition , which is one of the most prominent sports events of the region. In addition I own and manage Gorbon Ceramics, also a very well known brand of Turkey. I have studied at German High School and Boğaziçi University of Istanbul.
Han TÜMERTEKİN
Architect
Mimarlar and Han Tümertekin
Han Tümertekin
Architect
Han Tümertekin is a practicing architect based in Istanbul. In addition to Istanbul, Atelier Han Tümertekin is settled in Strasbourg in 2014. His work includes projects primarily in Turkey, as well as in Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom, France, China, Mongolia and Kenya.
Mr. Tümertekin was trained in architecture at Istanbul Technical University and graduated from the University of Istanbul. In addition to his built work, he has been teaching architecture since 1992 at several universities, such as; Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture, Paris. He is among the founders of the graduate programme in architecture at Bilgi University, Istanbul.
Han Tümertekin’s work have been widely published in international architectural journals and a monograph of his work was published by Harvard University Press in 2006.
Recipient of several architectural prizes, Tümertekin was presented a 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the B2 House. He served on the Aga Khan Awards as a master jury member for 2004-2007 cycle and a steering committee member from 2004 till 2016 .
Mr. Tümertekin became the first Turkish architect invited and exhibited to the main exhibition of Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2021.
18.45 – 18.55
Closing Remarks
Hakan GÜLDAĞ
Hakan GÜLDAĞ
Hakan GÜLDAĞ
Chairman of the Board
Nasıl Bir Ekonomi
