Congress Programme

REGISTRATION

MORNING SESSIONS

Opening and Welcome Address
09:00
Kaan Kavaloğlu

President of AKTOB (Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers and Investors Association)

09:30
Muhittin Böcek

Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality

10:00
Hulusi Şahin

Governor of Antalya

10:15
Mehmet Nuri Ersoy

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye

10:30
The Situation in European Tourism Source Markets and Türkiye's Role in Tourism Industry

Sebastian Ebel

TUI Group CEO


11:00
The Current Condition and Future of Tourism Economy in the World and in Türkiye

Hakan Aran

İşBank General Manager


11:30
The Place and Future of the Turkish Hospitality Sector in the World

Dr. Erkan Yağcı

President of TÜROFED (Türkiye Hoteliers Federation)


12:00
LUNCH BREAK
12:30 - 13:30

Poke cart

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

Creating Hospitality Brands Across Borders

Fettah Tamince

Rixos Hotels Chairman

13:30
Türkiye’s Perception in the World and its Management

Ömer Önhon

Koç Holding Board Member, Former Ambassador


14:00
The Role of Aviation in Tourism and Branding Development

Yıldıray Karaer

Corendon Airlines CEO


14:30
Travel Technology Shaping New Trends

Ricardo Fernandez Flores

Destinia Group CEO


15:00
Upcoming Prospects in the Russian Tourism Source Market

Ahmet Çevik (Moderator)

AKTOB Board Member


Barış Serteser

Anex Tour Deputy General Manager


Osman Tav

Coral Travel Russia First Deputy General Director


Oğuz Ergül

Fun & Sun Türkiye General Manager


Gülin Kocakaya

Pegas Tour Contracting Director


15:30
The Impact of Digital Review Sites and Social Media on Guest Demands

Burak Bayaz (Moderator)

AKTOB Board Member


David Debeule

Director Middle East & Türkiye, Market Management, Lodging Expedia Group


Dr. Reinhard Vogel

Cultuzz Digital Media Founder


Anatoly Burdakov 

Hotellab Founder 


Erhan Kaya

Hotel Linkage CEO


16:00
Cyber Security in the Tourism Sector

Tolga Kilit (Moderator)

AKTOB Board Member


Cem Başer

Informatics Technology Association of Türkiye, Antalya Branch Chairman 


Yılmaz Barçın

Fixcloud CEO


Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Süzen

Isparta University of Applied Sciences Cyber Security Application and Research Centre


16:30
Survey – 2025 Expectations and Projections
17:00
Congress and Survey Results Evaluation
17:15
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