The 10th UK – Turkey Business Forum is commencing!

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The 10 th UK – Turkey Business Forum is commencing!

The agenda of the 10th UK – Turkey Business Forum this year, where the trade between Turkey and the UK will be evaluated by the experts and where business opportunities and methods will be discussed, will be post Brexit perspectives, technology, finance, energy, manufacturing and construction sectors.

This year, it will be the 10th year of the UK

– Turkey Business Forum which is organised by TBCCI (Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry). The forum which will serve as an information exchange and business network platform where business opportunities and methods will be discussed by experts, will be held on the 4th of September, 2019 at the Hilton Bosphorus. This year, the focus will be on post Brexit perspectives, technology, finance, energy, manufacturing and construction sectors at he UK – Turkey business forum.

The UK – Turkey Business forum which aims to provide expert information exchange and establish networks, has been held in Istanbul every year since 2010 and is among the prominent events organised by the TBCCI. The forum which discusses current issues regarding the trade relations between UK and Turkey is a venue where joint projects, investments and relationship development are evaluated by experts and where interviews are held.

The forum which is supported by the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Investment Office, Foreign Economic Relations Board, British Embassy in Ankara, Istanbul British Consulate and which is sponsored by Turkish Airlines and Vestel will host officials who will discuss export, investment opportunities in the Turkish economic agenda and their methods and will create an opportunity for business networks of both countries to meet-up.

Inspiring speeches by global experts

The discussion panels which will include the representatives of leading global companies and World governments and opinion leaders as speakers promises to provide up-to-date information to the participants on the trade between the two countries and the World.

Trade organisations both in Turkey and the UK are exploring post Brexit investment and trade opportunities in Turkey and the UK. The topic of the forum this year will be; future Technologies, cyber security, cloud IT and how Fintech will shape the finance and technology markets and the sectoral trends form infrastructure industry leaders and other invaluable information regarding UK-Turkey joint project opportunities. The 10th UK-Turkey Business Forum will be an impressive, inspiring platform where sectoral leaders will share their knowledge, experience and tips.

The forum which will include hundreds of business person participants will also provide opportunities to business persons who wish to expand their business network. The forum will provide the means for participants to have face to face meetings with managers, corporate decision makers and government leaders.

The 10th UK-Turkey Business Forum is an unmissable event for companies from Turkey and the UK willing to trade with each other, professionals, officials, academicians and individuals.

TBCCI; the meeting point of global companies

Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry which is organizing the 10th UK-Turkey Business Forum was founded in London in 1980. TBCCI which is home to global and international scale establishments provides wide scale services as a leading knowledge and information platform in both UK and Turkey in order to facilitate reciprocal trade between both countries and to develop joint investment projects. These services include; communication network and presentation for the members, trade and documentation services, meeting and event organisations, projects, events, sectoral work groups.

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THE PROGRAMME

12:00 - 13:00 Registration - Networking 13:00 - 13:25 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

• Remzi GÜR

Chairman Turkish British Business Council / DEİK

Nicholas CANNON

Head of Economic & Prosperity Team, British Consulate-General Istanbul

13:25 - 14:00 KEYNOTE SPEECHES

• Sir Dominick CHILCOTT

British Ambassador to Turkey

• Arda ERMUT

President, Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey

14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break 14:15 - 14:25 Panel Introduction

• Turan ERDOĞAN

CEO, Vestel

14:25 - 15:10 POST-BREXIT WORLD

PERSPECTIVE PANEL The Post-Brexit Outlook. Investment-Trade opportunities-methods in Turkey. Investment- Trade opportunities-methods in 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

• Hüsnü DİLEMRE

Director General for International Agreements and EU Affairs, Ministry of Trade

• Alper ÖZEL

Chairman of the Executive Board, UND The International Transporters Association of Turkey

• Raşit ÇİLOĞLAN

Strategic Planning & Coordination Manager, VESTEL

• Sercan BAHADIR

Partner, Ernst & Young

• Mohammed ZAMAN

Queen’s Counsel, No5 Chambers

15:10 - 15:25 Coffee Break

15:35 - 16:20 TECHNOLOGY – FINANCE PANEL Future Technologies, Disruptive Technologies, Cyber Security, Cloud computing, Fintech, Financial Instruments

Moderator

• Doug CLARK

TBCCI Director | WW Lead Watson & Cloud Platform IBM Telco, Media & Entertainment

Panellists

• Patrick REGIS

TBCCI Director | Regional Director Plc CEO 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

16:20 - 16:35 Coffee Break 16:45 - 17:30 INFRASTRUCTURE; ENERGY, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION PANEL Trends in Energy, Manufacturing, Construction, Manufacturing Technologies UK-Turkey joint project opportunities, Supply Chains and transportation

Moderator

• Necmettin 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

16:45 - 17:30 Infrastructure Panel

Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tel: +44 20 7321 0999 Company no: 01516670 info@tbcci.org www.tbcci.org

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