Congress Programme

REGISTRATION

MORNING SESSIONS

Kaan Kaşif Kavaloğlu

Chairman, AKTOB

09:15
Büşra Özdemir

Acting Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality

09:45
Hulusi Şahin

Governor of Antalya

09:50
Mehmet Nuri Ersoy

Minister of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Türkiye

10:00
The Rising Power of Turkish Brands

Coşkun Yurt

Vice Chairman of the Board & CEO, Coral Travel Group

10:15
Financial Resource Management in the Tourism Industry

Sezgin Yılmaz

İşbank Deputy Chief Executive


10:45
The Impact of Türkiye’s Global Image on Tourism Flows

Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay

Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Director For EU Affairs


11:15
The Role and Vision of Türkiye’s Hospitality Sector in the Era of Global Transformation

Erkan Yağcı

President, TÜROFED


11:45
LUNCH BREAK
12:00 - 13:00

Poke cart

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

From Competition to Collaboration in Tourism

Albin Loidl

President, DRV

13:00
The Evolving Role of Airlines in Destination Competitiveness

Marcus Schnabel

CEO, SunExpress


13:30
Unlocking Demand: How Tour Operators Shape Destination Success

Garry Wilson

CEO, easyJet Holidays


14:00
SURVEY
14:30
Stronger Together: Unlocking Tourism Potential Between India and Türkiye

Sunil Kumar

President, UFTAA (Universal Federation Of Travel Agents Association) TAAI(Travel Agents Association Of India)

15:00
The Role of Tourism Fairs in Creating Shared Value for Destinations

Tolga Kilit (Moderator)

AKTOB Member of the Board


Volkan Ataman

CEO, Dream Project


Selçuk Meral

Chairman, GMT Fairs


Banu Keskin

Director, East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition – EMITT

15:15
Sustainable Tourism: Shared Responsibility, Shared Future

Burak Bayaz (Moderator)

AKTOB Member of the Board, Side Star Hotels Member of the Board


Almıla Kından Cebbari

General Manager of TÜRÇEV


Prof. Dr. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher

Executive Director of the Institute for Tourism Sustainability


Claudia Bogensperger

Green Key


Marco Giraldo

Managing Partner of Tourcert


16:00
AI in Hospitality: A Leader’s Guide to Understanding and Implementation

Erhan Kaya (Moderatör)

CEO, Hotel Linkage


Dr. Chao Erin Ling

Surray University Hospitality and Tourism Management


Burak Birand

Co-founder, CEO of CatchJobs


Arzu Harley

CEO & Founder, Holidaymine


16:45
Closing and Evaluation
17:30
REGISTRATION