Organized for the third time by YASED as part of "Turkey, Where the Opportunities Abound" conference series, "Turkey, Where the Opportunities Abound – A Safe Haven For Investment" Conference has been held on February 11-12, 2009.
You can access the program and some of the presentations of the conference through the links below.
Conference Program
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Opening:
Tahir Uysal, YASED Chairman
Nazım Ekren, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister
SESSION I
INTERNATIONAL DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN A CHANGING GLOBAL CONJUNCTURE: RISKS AND NEW DYNAMICS CONCERNING EMERGING ECONOMIES
Keynote Speaker:
Ulrich Zachau, Turkey Representative, World Bank
Moderator:
Mehmet Öğütçü, Vice President, Forum Istanbul
Speakers:
İbrahim Çanakcı, Undersecretary of Treasury
Michael Davey, Business Group Director, EBRD
Hüseyin Gün, Managing Director, Avicenna Capital
Alpaslan Korkmaz, President, Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Brad Staples, CEO Europe, APCO Worldwide
Serpil Timuray, Vodafone Turkey, CEO
SESSION II
INTERNATIONAL DIRECT INVESTMENT ATTRACTION CENTERS: BEST PRACTICES
Moderator:
Yavuz Canevi, Chairman, TEB
Speakers:
Prof. Choong Yong Ahn, International Investments Ombudsman, KOTRA
Dr. Rainer Geiger, Senior Regional Advisor, OECD
Saffet Karpat, General Manager, Procter & Gamble
Francis Sermet, Former CEO, DEWS (Development Economic West Switzerland
SESSION III
R&D’S ROLE IN HIGH VALUE ADDED INVESTMENTS: SECTORAL PRACTICES
Moderator:
Barhan Özce, YASED R&D Working Group Chairman
Speakers:
Müjdat Altay, General Manager, Nortel Netaş
Gürhan Kalelioğlu, Country Manager, Oracle Turkey
Cüneyt Türktan, CEO, Avea
Sinan Ülgen, Founder and Managing Partner, Istanbul Ekonomics
SESSION IV
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECTORS
Keynote Speaker:
Vedat Mirmahmutoğulları, Undersecretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Moderator:
David Judson, Hürriyet Daily News
Speakers:
Mehmet Aktaş, CEO, Yaşar Holding
Renato Juric, General Manager, Syngenta Tarım
Rasim Karas, Vice President, Danone Tikveşli
Zeynep Öztekin, Chairwoman, Pan Tarım
Ömer Taşçı, Deputy General Manager, Cadbury Turkey
GALA DINNER
Keynote Speaker:
Mark Parris, Former Ambassador of USA to Turkey
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Opening:
Tahir Uysal, YASED Chairman
Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of State
SESSION I
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: PROSPECTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
Keynote Speaker:
Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
Moderator:
Osman Ulagay, Milliyet Newspaper
Speakers:
Scott Dickson, Lawyer, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Selahattin Hakman, Energy Group President, Sabancı Holding
Mete Maltepe, Global Wind Energy Leader, GE Energy
SESSION II
CHANGING SETTINGS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR
Moderator:
Haluk Sur, Chairman, ULI Turkey
Speakers:
Murat Aysan, General Manager, DD Mortgage
Işık Gökkaya, General Manager, Y&Y REIT
Hakan Kodal, CEO, Krea Real Estate
Bahadır Teker, CEO, Istanbul Mortgage
Tevfik Türel, CEO, Ata Real Estate
Feyzullah Yetgin, General Manager, Emlak Konut REIC
SESSION III
OVERVIEW OF THE TURKISH FINANCIAL SYSTEM AS ISTANBUL ASPIRES TO BECOME A GLOBAL FINANCIAL CENTER
Moderator:
Ercan Kumcu, Former Vice President of Central Bank of Turkey
Speakers:
Cevdet Akçay, Chief Economist, Yapı Kredi Bank
Vince Colvin, Global Leader, Deloitte Int. Finan. Jurisdiction Development
John McCarthy, Chairman, ING Bank Turkey, Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı
Saruhan Özel, Chief Economist, Denizbank
ISTANBUL 2010 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE PROJECT PRESENTATION
M. Nuri Çolakoğlu, President of the Executive Board of Istanbul 2010 ECOC
CLOSING SESSION
GLOBAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND IMPLICATIONS ON TURKEY
Keynote Speaker:
Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of State
Moderator:
Tahir Uysal, YASED Chairman
Speakers:
Richard DiBenedetto, Vice President EAGM, GE
Christos Glavanis, CEO Eastern Europe, Ernst&Young
Ian Gray, CEO Central Europe Region, Vodafone
Robert Gutsche, CEOMarkets, KPMG Europe
Eustaquio Gerardo de Nicholas, CEO, Homex