FAIR PROGRAM
23.10.24
OPENING PROGRAM - MAIN STAGE
11.00 - 23.10.2024
Selçuk MERAL - Founder and Chairman of ATF
11.10 - 23.10.2024
Sezgin YILMAZ - Deputy General Manager at İşbank
11.20 - 23.10.2024
Davut GÜNAYDIN - TÜRSAB Vice President (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)
11.30 - 23.10.2024
Kaan Kaşif KAVALOĞLU - AKTOB President (Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers and Operators Association)
11.40 - 23.10.2024
Nadir ALPASLAN - Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey
11.50 - 23.10.2024
Fikri ATAOĞLU - Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
12.00 - 23.10.2024
Hulusi ŞAHİN - Governor of Antalya
23.10.24
TOPIC: TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT
DESTINATION TOURISM MOVEMENTS
13.00 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Ski Destination - Palandöken
Zafer AYNALI |General Secretary - Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality
13.15 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: North Cyprus Destination
Dr. Nazmi PINAR - Representative of the TRNC & Antalya Tourism Coordinator
13.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Cyprus Health Tourism
Dr. Ahmet SAVAŞAN - President of Cyprus Health Tourism Council
13.45 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Destination Presentation – Egypt
Amr EL-KADY – ETA (Egyptian Tourism Authority) CEO
14.00 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Destination Presentation – Uganda
Lilly Ajarova |CEO of UTB (Uganda Tourism Board)
14.15 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: DESTINATION MARKETING & INVESTMENT
Moderatör – Arzu HARLEY - Holidaymine |Managing Partner
Erkan YILDIRIM | Rixos Hotels Egypt CEO
Ümit UYSAL | Mayor of Muratpaşa Municipality
Batuğhan KARAER | Financial Advisor Corendon Group
14.45 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Egypt Investment Opportunities
| GAFI (General Authority for Investment and Free Zones)
15.00 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: DESTINATION SUSTAINABILITY
Moderatör – Volkan ŞİMŞEK – Tourism Investment and Brand Consultant
Virginia SAROBE | Bioscore Chief Sustainability Officer
Tuğçe TAPAN YÜNLÜ | Control Union - System and Tourism Certification Manager & GSTC Scheme Manager
Selim BAĞRIYANIK | Erzurum Ejder 3200 General Manager
15.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: DESTINATION & DEVELOPMENT
WHERE IS THE GERMAN TOUR OPERATOR MARKET HEADING IN 2025? PREDICTIONS AND WHICH PRODUCTS WILL BE BOOKED WELL?
Roland GAßNER | Travel Data + Analytics GmbH - Director of Business Development
16.00 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Rising Value in Tourism Polish Market
Mariusz JAŃCZUK| ITAKA | Co-Founder
16.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: HOTELS & DEVELOPMENT
Moderatör – Recep YAVUZ – City Council Tourism Chairman
Hakan SAATÇİOĞLU | Chairman of POYD (Professional Hotel Managers Association)
Ömer Faruk DENGİZ | Chairman of BODER (Bodrum Hoteliers Association)
Cengiz AYGÜN | Chairman of of GETOB (South Aegean Touristic Hoteliers and Operators Association)
Bülent UYSAL | Chairman of FODER (Fethiye Hoteliers Association)
17.00 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Digital Money and Asset Management in Tourism
Can AZİZOĞLU | Coinoxs -CEO | Founder
24.10.24
MAIN TOPIC: TECH & DEVELOPMENT
10.15 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Tourism Technology Management
Dr.İbrahim YAVUZ | General Mananger - Antalya Teknokent | Technology Development Zones Association Chairman
10.45 - 24.10.2024
TOPIC: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HOTELS: THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON SMART HOTELS
Moderatör - İmran Gürakan | LEAP Investment & Ankara Tekmer CEO - INFINIA Fund & Ecosystem Development Advisor
Tugay Güzel | INFINIA & Plan-S CEO
Kadem Berker Yaşar | WiserSense CEO - INFINIA COO
Pınar Aydoğdu | INFINIA Sales Director
Şöhret Pakiş | TEPEA Başkan Yardımcısı - İAAPA Honors Committee
11.30 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Direct Booking Channel
Moderatör - Arzu Harley – Holidaymine - Managing Partner
Tunahan DOĞAN | Rixos Hotels & The Land of Legends - Head of E-commerce & Digital Marketing
Denise BENLİ | Business Development Manager - ORS
12.00 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Future for Hotel Tech
Moderatör – Mustafa Cura – BedbankGlobal – Chairman
Kemal ORAL | CEO - Elektraweb
Ahmet ERDAL | Co-Founder - Veboni
Suat GÜCEL | Co-Founder - Optibeats Digital Hospitality
12.45 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Future for Travel Tech
Moderatör – Özel Oytun Türkoğlu – SAN TSG Deputy General Manager
Erol TÜRK | Chairman of the Board - Paximum
Fatih MUKU | Co-Founder - Prime Travel
Krishna RATHİ | Senior Regional Director of MEA & Indian Ocean - Agoda
Ferdi TİRENDEZ | Ceo & Founder - Yuppi Travel
13.30 – 24.10.2024
MAIN TOPIC: TRAVEL & DEVELOPMENT
The Türkiye Market in 2025
Moderatör – Ercan Çek – POYD – Vice President
Mert VARDAR |Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors - CEO - Jolly Tour
Mustafa Kemal ÇUBUK | Deputy General Manager - TatilBudur
Deniz Selen KILIÇÖZGÜRLER | General Manager - Gezinomi
Serhat GÜNAY | Product Director - Setur
14.15 – 24.10.2024
Threats and Opportunities Affecting the German Market
Moderatör – Erdoğan TURAN – POYD – General Secretary
Serdar BAYRAKTAR | General Coordinator Türkiye - LMX Touristik
Melih YETİŞ | Incoming General Manager - Bentour Reisen
Aydın ATA | Chairman of the Board – WE-Fly Tour
Alexander SCHORK | Head of Contracting East - Hotelplan Group
Ömer KARACA |Schmetterling International CEO
15.00 – 24.10.2024
CIS Markets to World Markets
Moderatör – Ali KIZILDAĞ – Calista Luxury Resort – General Manager
Aydın YAŞAYACAK | CEO - Loti
Sezgin ÖZER | CEO - Time Services Global
Orhan SANCAR | General Manager, BDT General Coordinator - Pegas Touristik
15.30 - 24.10.2024
TOPIC: TÜRKİYE OUTGOING TOURISM AND 2025 OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Cenk OKUMUŞ | Tatil Sepeti - Overseas Product Director
Salih GÖZCÜ| BTB Tours | Chairman of the Board
Cihan SARAY | W Tatil | Chairman of the Board
Tolga TEKİN | Jolly Tur | International Tourism Director
Serdar ŞAHİN | Bin Rota | Managing Partner
16.30 – 24.10.2024
Türkiye, Tourism, and the Future
Prof. Dr. İlber ORTAYLI - One Of Türkiye's Most Respected Historian, Academician, Author
25.10.24
KEY SPEECHES
10.30 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: "Branding in Tourism" - Branding and Sales
Oytun TÜRKOĞLU | Brand Consultant, Author, Speaker Author of “Sell Yourself” “Branding in Tourism!”
11.30 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Republic, Culture and Tourism
Sunay AKIN | Poet, Writer, Presenter, Storyteller
13.00 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Women in Tourism
Moderatör – Tuğçe YOLALAN BAŞ – MTS Globe Human Resources Manager
Arzu HARLEY | Managing Partner – Holidaymine
Deniz Selen KILIÇÖZGÜRLER | General Manager – Gezinomi
Birgül AKGÜL Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager - Barut Hotels Group
14.30 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Economy, Future, and You!
Prof. Dr. Özgür DEMİRTAŞ | Renowned Economist, Sabancı University Finance Chairman
23.10.24
TOPIC: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
13.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Human-Centered Tourism Technologies and Innovation
Emrah KOZAN | Trainer, Author, Founder of Pixel Academy
14.00 - 23.10.24
TOPIC: How to Effectively Reach Russia and CIS Market for 12 Months in 2025?
Nejla Bilge ATİLA | Yandex Ads Türkiye, Middle East and South Asia Agency Partnerships Leader
14.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Next-Generation Business Intelligence In Tourism
Yakup KÜÇÜKSARAÇ - ERP and Business Intelligence Expert & Founder of Olbia Bilişim
14.45 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: DIGITAL and ETHNIC MARKETING IN TOURISM: Strategies Shaping the Future
Moderator: Mustafa Aladağ | Brand Labs - General Manager
Emrah PAMUK | Dijital Exchange - CEO
Vitalii DOBROMILSKII | Everest Media - Sales Manager
Anna KUDRIASHOVA | Everest Media - Head of Digital Group
15.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: Digital Transformation And E-Commerce
Behçet ÜLKER - Digital Transformation Expert
24.10.24
13.30 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Blockchain and Web3 Technologies
Serhat ONAY | Blockchain Expert - Kadesh Chain
14.00 - 24.10.24
TOPIC: The Future of the Call Center: “Artificial Intelligence Call Center”
Ramazan ATÇA | Alobot – Co-Founder
14.30 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Assoc. Dr. Mehmet KAYAKUŞ | Faculty Member at Akdeniz University
15.00 - 24.10.24
TOPIC: UNLOCKING ONLINE SALES POTENTIAL: STRATEGİES FOR HOTEL GROWTH
Burcu AYGÜN | Exely | Senior Business Development Manager
15.30 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Smart Living Spaces in Tourism, Future Holiday Experience
Cem BAŞER - Ecerem Bilişim Managing Partner
25.10.24
10.30 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Cyber Security
Assoc. Dr. Ahmet Ali SÜZEN | Faculty Member at Isparta University of Applied Sciences
11.00 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Işık TUNCEL | Lecturer at Akdeniz University, Sustainability Expert, Communication Sciences Expert
13.30 – 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Data Security in Tourism
Ersen GENÇASLAN | General Manager at Defline Technology - KVKK and Information Security Expert
23.10.24
13.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS TOURISM
Nida KİRAZ - Chairman of the Sports Tourism Association
Sezgin ÖZER - Member of the Sports Tourism Association Board
14.00 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: MARKET SHARES OF GOLF TOURISM
Öner UYGUN | Millennium Golf | Chairman of the Board
14.15 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: BICYCLE TOURISM INTRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, CONCLUSION
Tolga GÜNDÜZ | Vice President of Bicycle Tourism Association
Ogün ÇAVUŞ | International Bicycle Race Organizer
14.45 - 23.10.24
TOPIC: TENNIS, BEACH AND INDOOR SPORTS
Bilgehan BAKIRCIOĞLU | General Manager - Winners' Events & Organisations Travel Agency
15.15 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR BEACH SPORTS TOURISM AND ITS HUGE POTENTIAL
Mehmet DENGIZ | Germany Tourism Management Diploma - G.P.T.A. Member - MDI GmbH-Beachvolleyball.camp
15.30 - 23.10.2024
TOPIC: THE FUTURE OF GOLF TOURISM IN TÜRKİYE
Egemen SOLMAZ | Bilyana Golf Holidays Deputy General Manager | STB Member
15.45 - 23.10.24
TOPIC: SWIMMING TOURISM
Alp KARAKAYA | STB Member, Swimming Committee Member
Onur ŞENTÜRK | Triathlon Provincial Representative and Founder of Sedoxy Org.
24.10.24
11.00 - 24.10.2024
TOPIC: NEW TREATMENT METHODS IN ATHLETE HEALTH
The Place of Cellular Therapy in Athlete Injuries
Dr. Adem AYDIN | Dr. Adem Aydın Health Center - Founder
13.30 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: The Relationship Between Healthy Athlete Development and Performance
Necati ÖNER | Founding Partner - Sports Performance Analysis Management System Ltd. Sti.
14:30 - 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Padel and PickleBall, the New Trending Branches in Sports
Şöhret PAKİŞ | Türkiye Padel Board Member
Fırat TEKİN | SPX Sales Director
15.00 – 24.10.2024
TOPIC: Considerations in Health Tourism
Elif URAL | TÜRSAB Board Member - HİB Health Committee Member -TOBB Health Committee Member
25.10.24
10.30 - 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Facility Management in Sports Tourism
Moderator - Burçin Badem | Nirvana Hotels Sportive Director
Görkem Dönmez | Gloria Sports General Manager
Serkan ALTINCI |Solid Building Systems Coordinator
13.00 - 25.10.2024
TOPIC: Communication in Sports Tourism [TGA, AGENTS]
Moderator - Burçin Badem | Nirvana Hotels Sportive Director
TGA |
Recep Şamil Yaşacan | Enda Tour | General Director