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Find out latest news of hotel investment industry, trends and
best applications with conference’s powerful content.
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Seize the opportunity to meet with leading hotel investors.
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Take advice from best economist about the sector.
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Cathic is an international conference serial supported by
Turkish Tourism Investors Assocaiton for 3 years in Turkey.
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Hotel Investment Conferences organized by Bench Events are
held in Berlin, Dubai, London, Nairobi, Moscow, Casablanca,
Mumbai, China, Bangkok, Ecuador each year.
International Hotel Investment Forum
3-5 March 2014 - InterContinental, Berlin
Global Restaurant Investment Forum
11-12 March – Conrad, Dubai
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
4-5 May - Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
The British Hospitality & Tourism Summit
5 June 2014 - Novotel London West
Turkey & Neighbours Hotel Investment Conference
9-10 June 2014 - Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel
Africa Hotel Investment Forum
23-25 September 2014 - InterContinental, Nairobi.
Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference
20-22 October 2014 - Radisson Royal Congress Park, Moscow
Morocco Tourism Investment Forum
• Get in touch with international and regional high profile professionals and close the
deals.
• Meet with key players of hotel industry.
• Benefit from networking and training
programme accompanied by over 60 significant
speakers for 2 days.
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Meet with other attendees and trade your business cards in Networking Xpress for an hour.
Networking Xpress will be held before CATHIC Opening Reception.
CATHIC brings together decision makers of the industry in order to discuss regional and
international hotel developing and finance.
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Investors
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Hotel Owners
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Financial Providers
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Developers
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Operators
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Consultants
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Architects
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High Profile Local Authorities
Remarks About CATHIC
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CATHIC provides a great insight in the Turkish and regional market, with all the key
players attending.”
KAREN CALLAHAN, DOLCE HOTELS & RESORTS
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CATHIC provided excellent opportunities for international operators to meet a new
breed of Turkish investors and developers who are increasingly looking at hotel
investments as a way of diversifying their real-estate porfolio.”
CHRIS NADER, SHAZA
HOTELS
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A great opportunity to connect, re-connect, and get to know some of the key players
in the hotel industry, not only in Turkey, but the regions surrounding Turkey.”
KARL DE
LACY, BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL
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A fantastic forum for highlighting the investment potential of this dynamic region-
and great networking opportunities with the big names from Turkey and beyond.”
Turkey - % 58
United Kingdom - % 15
Germany - % 3
Switzerland - %3
United Arab Emirates - %3
France - %3
Austria - %3
Belgium - %3
Others - % 10
C - Level / Chairman / President - % 34
Director - %28
Senior Manager / Manager - %17
Other - %21
2013 GOLD SPONSORS
2013 MEDIA SPONSORS
2014 PLATINUM SPONSORS
2014 GOLD SPONSORS
2014 MEDIA SPONSORS
CATHIC PRESS CONFERENCE
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CATHIC press conference was held with the attandence of Mr. Murat Ersoy, president of
Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD) on Tuesday, 22th April at Dedeman Hotel. Press
was informed about CATHIC 2014.
NEWS ABOUT CATHIC PRESS CONFERENCE
Sabah
23.04.2014
Türkiye
24.04.2014
Milliyet
23.04.2014
Takvim
23.04.2014
Habertürk
23.04.2014
Conference Programme
9 June 2014 - Monday
10:30 – 11:00
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE 11:00 – 12:00 NETWORKING XPRESS
12:00 – 13:00 WELCOME LUNCH 13:00 – 13:30 WELCOMING REMARKS
Jonathan Worsley – Chairman & CEO, Bench Events; Board Director, STR Global Murat Ersoy - Chairman, Turkish Tourisme Investors Association (TYD); CEO, AtlasJet Ömer Çelik – Minister of Culture and Tourisme, Turkey
13:30 – 14:30 GLOBAL AND GEO-POLITICAL OUTLOOK
Global Investment: Dr Daniel Thorniley – President, DT-Global Business Consulting GmbH Regional Investment: Cenk Sidar - CEO & President, Sidar Global Advisors (SGA)
14:30 – 15:20 TURKEY: A YEAR ON
Dr Daniel Thorniley – President, DT-Global Business Consulting GmbH Frank RoccoGrande – Senior Managing Director nad Partner, BLG Capital
Bart Carnahan – Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Arda Ermut – Vice President, ISPAT Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
15:40 – 16:00 SPOTLIGHT ON NOTHERN CYPRUS
Serdar Denktaş – Deputy PM & Minister of Economy, Toursim, Culture & Sports, Northern Cyprus
16:00 – 16:15 HARD TALK WITH STR GLOBAL
Elizabeth Winkle – Managing Director, STR Global
16:15 – 17:00 MARKET ANALYSIS: ISTANBUL, TURKISH RIVIERA, SECONDARY CITIES
Presentation by:
Mehmet Önkal – Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting
Followed by a conversation with:
Istanbul: Emre Narin – Vice President, Marti Hotels & Marinas
Istanbul: Murat Yilmaz – Senior Director, Acquisition & Development Central & Eastern Europe , Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Secondary Cities: Mike Collini – Vice President Development – Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, Hilton Worldwide Türk Rivierası:
Secondary Cities: Ece Tonbul – Executive Board Member, Paloma Hotels 17:00 – 17:45 THE FUTURE OF TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE IN TURKEY
Mehmet Önkal – Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting
Murat Ersoy - President, Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD); CEO, AtlasJet T. Serdar Bacaksız – Member of the Board of Directors , Limak Construction Temel Kotil – President & CEO, Turkish Airlines
NETWORKING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE HILTONISTANBUL BOMONTI HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
Conference Programme
10 June 2014 - Tuesday
08:00 – 08:45 MORNING COFFEE
08:45 – 09:00 WELCOME BACK AND PRIZES
Marilyn McHugh, Vice President, Global Events, Questex Hospitality + Travel LEADERS’ PANEL
Ömer Isvan – President, Servotel
Rui Barros – Managing Director and SVP – EMEA, Wyndham Hotel Group Simon Vincent – President Europe, Middle East & Africa, Hilton Worldwide Angela Brav – Regional CEO, IHG
Wolfgang M. Neumann – President & CEO, Rezidor Hotel Group
Jean-Jacques Dessors – CEO, Mediterranean, Middle-East and Africa, ACCOR 09:45 – 10:15 THE GOUVERNMENT’S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT
Ömer Isvan – President, Servotel
Aykut Eken – Board Member, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK) Gülgün Korkusuz – General Manager, Uğurlu Consultancy
Mehmet Kocadon – Mayor of Bodrum
10:15 – 11:00 FINANCE FORUM
Tavit Köletavitoğlu – President, Atlas Project & Land Development Şenay Azak-Matt – General Manager Turkey, Aareal Bank Group
Kerim Başar – Managing Partner, CEO, N+1 Daruma Corporate Finance – Real Estate Hakan Ateş – President & CEO, Denizbank
Burak Akgüç – Executive Vice President – Corporate Banking and Project Finance, TSKB
11:00 – 11:20 COFFEE BREAK IN SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
Conference Programme
11:20 – 12:10 AGREEMENTS THAT WORK
Ayhan Yeginsu – President, LDC- Leisure Development Consultants
The Owners Perspective
Ibrahim Birkan – General Manager, Turser Tourism Service & Trade Inc. Selen Ersü – Chairman & CEO, Ever Group
The Operators Perspective
Alexis de La Palme – SVP – Head of Development Europe, Accor
Christian Michel – VP Development, Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group Tarik Nasser – Vice President Internationa Lodging Development, Marriott International, Inc. Yalin Yaltirakli – Development Director, IHG
12:10 – 12:45 CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
Metin Erdoğdu – President, Horwath HTL
Huseyin Koç – General Manager, Metropol Urban Planning LLC
Göktuğ Özdemir – President, Tourism Group, MAKYOL Construction, Industry, Tourism Erdem Şatiroğlu – Managing Partner, GEMDSE Project Management LLC
Brian Watson – Vice President, Architecture, Design and Construction, EMEA,Wyndham Hotel Group
12:45 – 13:00 THE CATHIC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mehmet Önkal – Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 14:30 THE CHANGING NATURE O TOURISM DISTRIBUTION
Andrew Sangster – Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Ariane Gorin – Vice President of Market Management, EMEA, Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sinan Onbulak – eBusiness Director, Titanic Hotels
Ertuğrul Karaoğlu – CEO, Intra Tourism Group
14:30 – 15:10 INVESTING SUCCEFULLY IN THE MID-RANGE MARKET
David Jenkins – Executive Vice President, Russia & CIS, JLL, Hotels & Hospitality Group Bilge Turcan – Chief Business Development Officer, Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International Romain Avril – Vice President Business Development, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Temel Aras – CEO, Kosifler Group
David Vely – Senior Vice President Development – Middle East & Africa, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants International
15:10 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK IN SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
15:30 – 17:00 MAKING THE SUN SHINE YEAR ROUND
HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM:
Emin Çakmak – Chairman, Global Healthcare Travel Council Kamil Berk – Toursim Coordinator, NG Hotels
MICE AND CONVENTIONS:
Elif Balci Fisunoğlu – General Manager, Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau Sinan Inan – General Manager, Antalya Convention Bureau
Kaan Kavaloğlu – General Coordinator, Limak International Hotels & Resorts
GOLF TOURISM
Nida Çandarlı-Sözügeçer – Golf Consultant, BDO Hospitality Consulting Yavuz Ungor – Owner, Matrix Travel
Mehmet Ersoy – CEO, Etstur; Owner, Voyage Hotels and Maxx Royal Golf & Spa
15:30 – 16:00 SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE PLANET AND YOUR POCKET
François Victor – Associate Director, Horwath HTL
Hakan Özkaşıkçı - Development Achitect, Turkey & South Eastern Europe, IHG Alaeddin Babaoglu – President & CEO, Amplio Real Estate Investments Hüseyin Gürel – Manager, Financial Analysis & Sector Analyst, TSKB Naile Göçen Çukurova – Chairwoman, TÜSİAD Tourism Working Group
16:00 – 16:30 THE DO’S AND DON’T’S OF REFURBISHMENT
Sevgi Kurt Gürbüz – Consultant, FFE & OSE Procurement, BDO Hospitality Consulting Oya Narin – Chairwoman of the Board, Marti Hotels & Marinas
Alper Aksoy – Corporate Team Leader, Aksoy Construction & Trade
16:30 – 17:00 INSIGHTS FOR OUTBOUND TOURISM INVESTORS
Defne Gezen – Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Group, JLL
Hande Tibuk – Member of the Board, Net Holding Inc Nilsun Tümer – Country Coordinator Turkey, PKF hotelexperts
CLOSING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE ISTANBUL MARRIOTT HOTEL ŞİŞLİ
