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| Time | 10:00-11:00 |
| Volkan Ataman | Dream Project - CEO and Board Member |
| Sezgin Yılmaz | Türkiye İş Bankası Deputy General Manager |
| Senthil Gopinath | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) |
| Alexandros Vassilikos | President of HOTREC (Hotels, Restaurants, Bars & Cafés in Europe) |
| Luigi Cabrini | Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) |
| Tarık Sönmez | Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade, Director General |
| Şekib Avdagiç | Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce |
| Nuri Aslan | Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
| Nadir Alpaslan | Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye |
| Fikri Ataoğlu | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment TRNC |
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| Topic Title | LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GLOBAL AND TURKISH ECONOMIES |
| Time | 11:10-11:30 |
| Speaker: | Alper Gürler Türkiye İş Bankası, Head of Economic Research Department |
| Topic Title | FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY: EMEA & TÜRKİYE LEADERS SESSION |
| Saat - Time | 11:30-12:10 |
| Speakers: | Alexandros Vassilikos President of HOTREC (Hotels, Restaurants, Bars & Cafés in Europe) |
| Dimitris Manikis President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts |
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| Joachim Hartl Vice President Continental Europe, Hilton |
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| Rufat Babayev Area Vice President of Hyatt Hotels in Türkiye |
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| Topic Title | LOOKING AHEAD: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL TOURISM |
| Time | 12:15-12:35 |
| Keynote Speaker | Fouad Talaat Middle East, Africa & Türkiye Regional Manager, Booking.com |
| Topic Title | ICVB “VISION 2036: POSITIONING DESTINATIONS THROUGH THE EYES OF GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADERS” SESSION |
| Time | 12:40-13:20 |
| Moderator : | Cemil Hakan Kılıç Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) General Manager |
| Speakers: | Steven Paganelli Vice President, Global Media & Partnerships, Tripadvisor - Chair of the Destinations International Foundation Board of Trustees |
| Barbara Jamison Woods President of City Destinations Alliance - Head of Europe, Convention Bureau at London and Partners |
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| Jaime Mayaki Director of International Development and Cooperation, UN Tourism |
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| Efi Koudeli Senior Regional Director, Europe, ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) |
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| Hasan Dinç SITE Global President |
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| Topic Title | MUGLA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY DESTINATION SESSION |
| Time | 13:25-14:05 |
| Moderator : | Ahmet Aras Mayor of Muğla & President of the Union of Coastal Municipalities |
| Speakers: | Tamer Mandalinci Mayor of Bodrum |
| Hatice Gençay Mayor of Didim & Member of the Coastal Municipalities Union |
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| Acar Ünlü Mayor of Marmaris |
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| Mesut Ergin Mayor of Ayvalık & Member of the Executive Committee |
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| Topic Title | EGYPT MARKET SESSION |
| Time | 14:10-14:50 |
| Moderator : | Erkan Yıldırım CEO of Rixos Hotels Egypt |
| Speakers: | Hussein Sherif Chairman of the Board of Air Cairo |
| Topic Title | SUPER-APPS AND THE FUTURE OF NEXT-GEN TOURISM |
| Time | 14:55-15:15 |
| Keynote Speaker | Haijing Li Market Director, Southern Europe, Trip.com Group |
| Topic Title | NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM |
| Time | 15:20-16:00 |
| Moderator : | Dr. Elif Balcı Fisunoğlu Vice General Manager of Tourism Operations and Development, Türkiye Tourism Promotion & Development Agency |
| Speakers: | Ece Tonbul CEO & Chairperson of the Executive Board at Paloma Hotels |
| Luigi Cabrini Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) |
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| Matt Callaghan easyJet holidays, COO |
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| Topic Title | EUROPE-TÜRKİYE TOURISM FORUM |
| Time | 16:05-16:45 |
| Moderator : | Hüseyin Baraner Tourism Association of the Union Cities Of The World General Secretary |
| Speakers: | Michael Blum Blumconnect Communications & Consulting Kurucusu |
| Sven Klawunder Flying Media, CEO |
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| Jean-Marc Göttert TRVL Counter, Genel Yayın Yönetmeni / TRVL Counter, Editor in Chief | |
| Topic Title | THE FUTURE OF HOTEL INVESTMENTS IN TÜRKİYE: DATA-DRIVEN GROWTH, 2026 PERFORMANCE, 2027 TARGETS, AND BRAND GROWTH STRATEGIES |
| Time | 16:50-17:30 |
| Moderator : | Orhan Genceli Chairman, GNC Hospitality Management&Consulting |
| Speakers: | Utkan Gülaçtı General Manager, Swissotel The Bosphorus,Istanbul |
| Dilek Çapanoğlu Board Member & CEO, Aqua Florya, Istanbul Akvaryum, Crowne Plaza Istanbul Florya |
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| Can Erdem Associate Account Director – DACH & Türkiye, STR part of CoStar Group |
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| Sermin Akın Director of Development Türkiye, IHG Hotels & Resorts |
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| Zeynep Sinem Dağlar Development Director – Türkiye, Marriott International |
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| Topic Title | CIS MARKET SESSION |
| Time | 10:30-11:10 |
| Speakers: | Oxana Joglidze Board Member of the Belarusian Association of Travel Agencies |
| Ali Mikailov General Manager, GlobalDMC |
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| Orhan Sancar CIS Countries Coordinator, Pegas |
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| Topic Title | GREATER CARIBBEAN MARKET SESSION |
| Time | 12:10-12:40 |
| Speakers: | Noemí Espinoza Madrid Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) |
| Marsha Alleyne Chief Product Development Officer, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. | |
| Delysia De Coteau Senior Technical Officer, Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, the Creative Economy and Culture - Grenada | |
| Topic Title | 2026 SEASON EVALUATION, 2027 EXPECTATIONS (SECTOR ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS) |
| Time | 12:50-13:30 |
| Speakers: | Bülent Uysal Chairman of the Board , Fethiye Hoteliers Association |
| Cengiz Aygün President of the South Aegean Touristic Hoteliers and Business Association |
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| Orhan Belge President of the Çeşme Touristic Hoteliers and Operators Association |
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| Yücel Okutur President of the D.O.K.T.O.B. Dalaman, Ortaca and Köyceğiz Tourism Hoteliers and Touristic Businesses Association |
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| Ömer Faruk Dengiz President of Bodrum Hoteliers Association |
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| Topic Title | 2026 SEASON EVALUATION, 2027 EXPECTATIONS (HOTELS) |
| Time | 13:40-14:20 |
| Speakers: | Hande Tibuk Net Holding A.Ş. Executive Board Member,General Coordinator |
| Tolga Kilit Kilit Group Board Member |
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| Murat Alpman Rixos Hotels Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing |
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| Ergün Demiray Dedeman Hospitality Chairman |
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| Orkun Petekçi Elite World Hotels & Resorts, CEO |
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| Topic Title | TURKISH TOURISM MARKET THROUGH THE LENS OF GLOBAL OTA GIANTS |
| Time | 14:30-15:10 |
| Speakers: | Aslı Şehirli Acarkan Area Manager, Türkiye, Expedia Group |
| Abdullah Kural Country Manager Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, Trip.com |
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| Bircan Kaan Area Manager, Türkiye, Booking.com |
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| Topic Title | 2026 SEASON EVALUATION, 2027 EXPECTATIONS (AGENCY) SPONSORED BY EVENTMAGIX |
| Time | 15:20-16:00 |
| Speakers: | Mert Vardar Jolly Vice Chairman of the Board &CEO |
| Mustafa Kemal Çubuk TatilBudur Deputy General Manager |
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| Serhat Günay Setur Tourism Product Management Director |
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| Sedat Kılıç Tatilsepeti General Manager |
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| Topic Title | NEW REVENUE ARCHITECTURE IN TOURISM: BALANCING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, AND DIRECT SALES |
| Time | 16:10-16:50 |
| Speakers: | Sedat Öztürk General Manager,Yandex Search and AI Türkiye |
| Erhan Çelik CEO, Gordion Technology &Executive Board Member, Jolly |
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| Süleyman Kansu General Manager, Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel |
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| Emrah Küçükkaraca Director of Information Systems – Etstur |
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| Emrah Pamuk Digital Exchange CEO |
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