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Travel , hospitality & MICE committee executive team

Ibrahim Canliel
Chairperson / EUROBAK Travel , Hospitality & MICE Committee EUROBAK Board Member / CFO , Air Astana
Ibrahim Canliel works for Air Astana as Chief Financial Officer and has been with the company since its early stages in 2003 . He started his career initially in tourism in Turkey during the 90s and he joined the aviation world with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1998 ; briefly in the Gulf and consequently in Kazakhstan for Central Asia . For the past 15 years , Ibrahim managed different business units in commercial and finance . Ibrahim was a EUROBAK board member during the earlier days from 2005 to 2007 , and this year he continued his membership . He holds a bachelor degree in Economics from the Marmara University and MBA at Bosphorus University . Ibrahim is married and has two daughters .
Oksana Serebrennikova
Deputy Chairperson / EUROBAK Travel , Hospitality & MICE Committee General Director / BCD Travel
Oksana has 22 years of experience in the tourism industry , including business travel management , leisure and MICE . In 2006 International Travel Plus launched , now it is one of the biggest travel company in countrywide which represents the world ' s largest global Travel Management Company - BCD Travel in Kazakhstan . At the moment the company also actively promotes Kazakhstan as a destination for business events - congresses , forums and incentive trips .
Viktoriya Karatsupa
Deputy Chairperson / EUROBAK Travel , Hospitality & MICE Committee Event Director , Iteca
Victoriya has 14 years of experience in fairs organization industry in Travel and Tourism . Starting her working practice at Projects Coordinator position , then manager , she became the Head of Projects at fairs in Astana and Almaty in 2016 . She uses her experience and ongoing practice , paying high attention to introduction of new sectors and segments of tourism market within fair exposition business . Among them are medical tourism and MICE . Currently her activity is mainly focused on developing and quality positioning of internal tourism products in Kazakhstan and promoting this segment at the exhibition field . Viktoriya holds Diploma from Saint Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions in advertising and exhibition management . In the beginning of 2018 she passed the training course at the High School of Business .
Antonio Joao Bettenkourt Henriques
Deputy Chairperson / EUROBAK Travel , Hospitality & MICE Committee Kazakhstan Partner , Eventos RC Europa S . L .
Antonio Henriques is a partner at RC Europa Stands in Kazakhstan . He moved to Kazakhstan in 2008 and started his career as Member Committee President of AIESEC in Kazakhstan . Later he became Central Asia and Caucasus Coordinator for AIESEC International . He continued his career as an Independent Consultant in the spheres of architecture , construction , and technology , and continues to help realize projects in those areas . In 2015 Antonio joins RC Europa Stands to establish the local infrastructure of the firm and manage four major projects at EXPO- 2017 . He has a loving wife and daughter , likes strength and adventure sports . supported by EUROBAK
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