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04.03.2021 - 04.03.2021

Seminar Series of the School of Applied Sciences – Spring 2021 – 1. Seminar

Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Orman Sk
Nişantepe Mahallesi, Çekmeköy, İstanbul 34794

Dear Students of the School of Applied Sciences,

You are kindly informed to welcome the Owner Representative of Hotel Investments of Ant Yapı Industry and Trade JSC, Mr. İlhan Akpınar as the guest speaker of the seminar series.

Date: Thursday, 24 December 2020
Time: 14:40-16:30
Place: Web Seminar

Mr. İlhan Akpınar, who was born in Erzincan, graduated from Bilkent University, School of Tourism and Hotel Management in 2003 after his education in İzmir Atatürk High School. In the same year, He started his first assignment in Hilton Istanbul and took part in different units and positions within the Finance department. After working as the Senior Financial Analyst and Assistant Accounting Manager until 2008, he became the Project Manager under Hilton International's Head Office in Vienna and actively supported the setup of the OnQ PMS system in Turkey. Mr. İlhan Akpınar, who was transferred to Dedemen Tourism Group at the beginning of 2009, took the position of the Director of Finance in Hotel openings and operations of Dedeman Hotels and International in Syria. He continued his career as the Finance Director at Dedeman Istanbul Hotel in 2011. Then he joined Radisson Hotel Group as the Financial Controller of Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Asia in Ataşehir. He was also the Responsible Business Coordinator of Turkey for 4 years within the same group. Mr. İlhan Akpınar continues his career as the Owner Representative of Hotel Investments in Ant Yapı Industry and Trade JSC which carries tourism facilities as well. He fulfills some duties such as ensuring the continuous growth of the company's hotel investments, increasing efficiency, providing coordination between hotels, and making analysis.  Mr. İlhan Akpınar is going to make a presentation about " Hotel Operating Business Models " in the Seminar course.