The 10th UK TURKEY BUSINESS FORUM
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Hilton Bosphorus İstanbul
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ABOUT THE FORUM
The TBCCI Istanbul Forum, the 10th this year in the series, is an annual expert information exchange and business networking platform where business opportunities and methods are discussed in the Turkey-UK country-pair context. The focus this year is Post-Brexit perspective, Technology, Finance, energy, Manufacturing, and Construction.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Corporations, professionals, officials, academicians and individuals from both Turkey and the UK, who are engaged in or intending to do business in or between the two countries.
WHY ATTEND?
Hear from the Experts: Learn from key note speakers and panels of thought leaders from leading companies and government organisations both in Turkey and the UK, exploring the investment and trade opportunities in Turkey & the UK in the Post-Brexit era. Hear from experts discussing how future technologies, cyber security, cloud-computing and Fintech will shape the finance and technology markets. Lastly, receive invaluable insights from the leaders of the infrastructure industry on trends in the industry and the UK-Turkey joint project opportunities.
Be Inspired: Be among the select few to have an opportunity to hear from these industry luminaries sharing their knowledge, experiences and tips.
Expand Your Network: With hundreds of attendees, and multiple networking receptions, this forum is a networking jackpot. The Forum will be your exclusive opportunity to meet face to face with these executive corporate decision makers and government leaders.
PROGRAMME
12:00 – 13:00 Registration – Networking
13:00 – 13:20 Welcome Addresses
13:20 – 14:00 Keynote Speeches
14:00 – 14:10 Turan Erdoğan, Ceo Vestel; A Perspective On Bilateral Business
14:10 – 14:20 Remzi Gur, Chairman Turkish British Business Council / DEİK; A Perspective on Bilateral Business
14:20 – 14:40 Coffee Break
14:40 – 14:55 Ruhsar Pekcan, Minister Of Trade Turkey
14:55 – 15:40 Post-Brexit World Perspective Panel
15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:45 Technology – Finance Panel
16:45 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:45 Infrastructure Panel
SPEAKERS
13:00 – 13:20 WELCOME ADDRESSES
ALDERMAN EMMA EDHEM
TBCCI Chairman, Deputy Head of International Law, Barrister No 5 Chambers
Board of Directors UK Hungarian Business Council – British Azerbaijan Law Association
NICHOLAS CANNON
Head of Economic & Prosperity, British Consulate-General Istanbul
13:20 – 14:00 KEYNOTE SPEECHES
SIR DOMINICK CHILCOTT
British Ambassador to Turkey
ARDA ERMUT
President, Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey
14:00 – 14:10 TURAN ERDOĞAN, CEO VESTEL; A PERSPECTIVE ON BILATERAL BUSINESS
14:10 – 14:20 REMZİ GÜR, Chairman Turkish British Business Council / DEİK; A Perspective on Bilateral Business
14:20 – 14:40 COFFEE BREAK
14:40 – 14:55 RUHSAR PEKCAN, MINISTER OF TRADE TURKEY
14:55 – 15:40 POST-BREXIT WORLD PERSPECTIVE PANEL
The Post-Brexit Outlook
Investment-Trade opportunities-methods in Turkey & the UK
Marketing & Branding in Turkey & the UK
Exports-Logistics-Cross-border Access
Moderator
ALDERMAN EMMA EDHEM
TBCCI Chairman | Deputy Head of International Law, Barrister No 5 Chambers
Board of Directors UK Hungarian Business Council & British Azerbaijan Law Association
Panellists
ATİLLA BASTIRMACI
Acting Deputy Director General for International Agreements and EU, Ministry of Trade
ALPER ÖZEL
Chairman of the Executive Board, UND The International Transporters Association of Turkey
RAŞİT ÇİLOĞLAN
Strategic Planning & Coordination Manager, VESTEL
SERCAN BAHADIR
Tax Partner Ernst & Young
MOHAMMED ZAMAN
Queen’s Counsel, No5 Chambers
15:40 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 16:45 TECHNOLOGY – FINANCE PANEL
Future Technologies – Cyber Security, Cloud computing
Fintech – Financial Instruments
Moderator
DOUG CLARK
TBCCI Director | WW Lead Watson & Cloud Platform IBM Telco, Media & Entertainment
Panellists
GÖRKEM KİRİŞ
Country Manager, Rolls-Royce Turkey
GÖKHAN İNDAP
Sales Director, KoçSistem
MEHMET GÜLEZ
Associate Partner, Innovation Leader, Ernst & Young
ÖZGÜR KUTAY
Country Head – Turkey, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, UK Export Finance, British Consulate-Istanbul
16:45 – 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
17:00 – 17:45 INFRASTRUCTURE; ENERGY, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION PANEL
Trends in Energy, Manufacturing, Construction – Manufacturing Technologies
UK-Turkey joint project opportunities – Supply Chains and transportation
Moderator
NECMETTİN KAYMAZ
TBCCI Director | Chief Project Director, Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey
Panellists
JOE MURPHY
President, BP Turkey
HALDUN DİNGEÇ
Production Technologies Director, Arçelik
JAMES RITCHIE
Head of Manufacturing Technology, BAE Systems Air
GÜRKAN YILDIRIM
Vice Chairman, Young Businessmen Association of Turkey, TÜGİAD
DR. YAVUZ CABBAR
Secretary General, Ankara Chamber of Industry, ASO
REGISTRATION
Standard Fees
Member : 190 GBP (TBCCI, DEİK, İTO, İSO, TİM, ATO, ASO, GTO)
General Admission: 260 GBP
You can register:
Online via the Forum Page on Eventbrite