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08:15-10:00 | Registration at Swissôtel, the Bosphorus
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10:00-11:00 | Opening Ceremony:
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Mr. Raouf Abou Zaki, General Manager, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group
- Mr. Alpaslan Korkmaz, President, Prime Ministry Investment Support & Promotion Agency-ISPAT, Turkey
- H.E. Mohamed El Fatah Naciri, Director of European Affairs, The League of Arab States
- Mr. Rifat Hisarciklioglu, President, TOBB/DEIK
- H.E. Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister, Turkey
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11:00-11:15 | Awards Ceremony:
- Mr. Mohammed Hariri, Chairman General Manager, BankMed
- Mr. Emin Sazak, Deputy Chairman and CEO, Yuksel Construction
- Dr. Mehmet Ali Aydinlar, Chairman, Acibadem Healthcare Group
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11:15-11:45 | Tour of the Exhibition, and coffee break
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12:00-13:15 | Panel I: Developing Turkish-Arab Banking and Financial Partnership
- The impact of the crisis on Turkish Banks.
- The outlook for Turkish capital markets.
- Developing links between banking and financial industries in Turkey and the Arab countries.
- The prospective role of Arab banks in project finance in Turkey.
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Opening Speech: | H.E. Mehmet Simsek, Minister of Finance, Turkey
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Moderator: |
Mr. Walid Alameddine, Chairman - Lebanon’s Banking Control Commission, Central Bank of Lebanon
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Panelists: |
- Mr. Nehmeh Sabbagh, Executive General Manager, BankMed, Lebanon
- Dr. Said Al Shaikh, Senior VP & Chief Economist, National Commercial Bank, Saudi Arabia
- Mr. Serhat Gürleyen, Director, Is Investment, Turkey
- Mr. Selcuk Yorgancioglu, Executive Director, Abraaj Capital, Turkey
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13:15-13:30 | Keynote address: HE Egemen Bagis, Minister of State - EU Affairs, Turkey
“Outlook of Turkey’s Relations with European Union”
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13:30-15:00 | Lunch hosted by Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) at Swissôtel, the Bosphorus Fuji Ballroom I
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15:20-16:35
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Panel II: Turkey and the Arab World: A Strategic Partnership With Global Dimensions
- How to maintain investment flows from Gulf countries?
- Investment opportunities in cement and construction Materials in Turkey.
- Success stories from the Turkish Industrial & Services sectors.
- Means of strengthening Arab-Turkish economic relationship.
- Turkish – Arab cooperation in Transports and Logistics.
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Moderator: | Mr. Korhan Kurdoglu, President, ATA Holding, Turkey
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Panelists: |
- Mr. Alpaslan Korkmaz, President, Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency, Turkey
- Sheikh Khaled Alireza, Chairman, Saudi Cable Company, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Mustafa Sani Sener, President and CEO, TAV Airports Holding, Turkey
- Mr. Bassam Daher, Area General Manager, Consolidated Contractors Company, Egypt
- Eng. Salah Al Shamsi, President, Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry
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20:30 | Dinner hosted by Saudi Cable Group, Swissôtel Boat, Bebek.
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9:30-10:00 | Morning refreshments
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10:00-10:20 | Keynote Address: Mr. Ahmet Haluk Karabel, Vice President, TOKI - Prime Ministry, Housing Development Administration, Turkey
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10:20-11:50 |
Panel III: Potential for Turkish-Arab Partnership in Food and Agriculture.
- Commercial and investment laws and foreign investment incentives.
- Acquiring agricultural and industrial land by foreign investors.
- Analyzing the risks and benefits of investing in Turkey.
- The importance of Turkey’s agribusiness sector for insuring the security of food supply to the region.
- Arab interest in Turkey’s Southeastern Project.
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Opening Speech: | H.E. Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Turkey
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Moderator: | Mr. Ethem Sancak, Chairman, ATA -Sancak A.S Turkey
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Panelists: |
- Mr. Mehmet Halis Bilden, General Manager, TIGEM, Turkey
- Dr. Ala’a Al Yousuf, Chief Economist, Gulf Finance House B.S.C., Bahrain
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Eng. Zouhair Eloudghiri, CEO - Food Sector, The Savola Group, Saudi Arabia
- Mr. Tolga Erogan, General Coordinator- Economic Developments, GAP, Turkey
- Dr. Mohamed Najeb Kheder, Board Member, Tabuk Agricultural Development Company (TADCO), Saudi Arabia
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12:10-12:30 | Keynote Address: Dr. Thamer Zaidan, General Director of Economic Relations, League of Arab States
"The Arab Turkish Economic and Trade Relations; the Prospects in light of the Arab Turkish Forum”.
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