  FORUM ISTANBULMarching Towards 2023Swissotel the Bosphorus, ISTANBUL-TURKEY
10-11-12 May 2006A quest for "a new living formula 'CO-HABITANCE'
not any part of the world can survive without any other part"MAY 10, WEDNESDAY20.00 – 23.00 FORUM İSTANBUL OPENING DINNER DAY ONEMAY 11, THURSDAY09.00 –10.00 OPENING 10.00 – 12.30 PLENARY SESSION Co-Habitance; Nor Clash, Nor Convergence But “Living Together”. Search for a paradigm shift for sustainable social development. Moderator: Speakers: 12.30 – 13.45 LUNCH 13.45 –15.15 PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION A/1. Multiculturalism and Integration: Where are we heading towards? Moderator: Speakers: 15.15 –17.00 PARALEL SESSIONS SESSION A/2. The role of Turkey in the European identity issue Moderator: Speakers: 13.45 –17.00 PARALEL SESSIONS SESSION B/1. The future of energy and Turkey’s role as an energy corridor Keynote Speaker: Moderator: Speakers: - Christof van Agt, Administrator, Caspian Sea and Central Asia, International Energy Agency
- Charles Bland, Executive Vice President, BG Group
- Ahmet Kasım Han, Kadir Has Üniversitesi
- Yusuf Işık, Economist
- Jan Nahum, CEO, Petrol Ofisi
- Jacob Nell, BP Plc
- John Roberts, Editor, Energy Security specialist on Central Asia and Caspian, Platts
- Sinan Soydan, Genel Manager, Enka Energy Group
17.00 – 17.30 COFFEE BREAK 17.30 – 19.30 The key of 21st Century’s Peace and Prosperity: Living Together “CO-HABITANCE”
Moderator: - Mehmet Ali Bayar, Vice President, Forum Istanbul & Diplomat
- Madeleine Bunting, Columnist, The Guardian
- Abdel Raouf El Reedy, Former Ambassador of Egypt to the U.S.A.
- Muhtar Kent, President, Coca-Cola International
- Ali Koç, Koç Holding, Information Technology Group
- Petros Kokkalis, Vice-President, Kokkalis Foundation
- Prof. Tatsuo Masuda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 21st Century Center of Excellence Program
- Flemming Morgan, Middle East Africa Regional President, Group Danone
- Hüsnü Özyeğin, Chairman, Finansbank
- Michael Vesper, Vice President, Germany Green Party & Former Minister of Culture
20.00 - ….. DINNER I: Keynote Speaker: DAY TWOMAY 12, FRIDAY09.00 – 11.00 PLENARY SESSION HOW SHOULD TURKEY INTERACT WITH THE 21st CENTURY’S NEW ECONOMIC POWERS: BRICs
Moderator: Speakers:
- Philippe Jurgensen, Economist, Chairman, ACAM – The Public Regulatory Body for the Insurance Sector, France
- Altuğ Karamenderes, Chief Economist, Ata Invest Securities Inc.
- Mehmet Öğütçü, Vice President, Forum Istanbul
- Simon Quijano-Evans, Director, CAIB
- Raghuram G. Rajan, Director, Research Department, IMF
- Dr. Linda Yueh, London School of Economics
11.00 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK 11.15 – 13.00 PLENARY SESSION Agriculture in Turkey’s Future Keynote Speaker: Moderator: Speakers: - Prof. Dennis Armstrong, University of Arizona
- Hakan Ateş, General Manager, Denizbank
- Dr. Jonathan Bell, ex-CEO, UK Food Standards Agency
- Feyhan Kalpaklıoğlu, Chairwoman, Yaşar Holding
- Vedat Mirmahmutoğulları, Undersecretary, Ministry of Agriculture
- Serpil Timuray, General Manager, Danone Tikveşli A.Ş.
- Ekrem Yüce, General Manager, Çaykur
13.00 –14.00 LUNCH 14.00 – 15.45 PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION A/3. Where should we be in the world tourism by 2023? Moderator: Speakers: - Şenol Aydemir, General Manager, Investment and Enterprises Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Turhan Çömez, MP, Justice and Development Party (AK Parti)
- Michael Jeismann, Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Leonhard Reeb, Managing Director, Association of German Travel Agencies
- Burhan Silahtaroğlu, Chairman, Silkar Group (C)
SESSION B/3. Telecommunication Sector in Turkey’s Future and the Future of the ITs Moderator: Speakers: 15.45 – 16.00 COFFEE BREAK 16.00 – 18.00 PLENARY SESSION The key of Peace: Global economic growth and development Moderator: Speakers: - Tayfun Bayazıt, CEO, Southeastern Europe, Fortis
- Gazi Erçel, Former Governor, Central Bank of Turkey
- Dr. Refet S. Gürkaynak, Bilkent University, Department of Economics
- Prof. Dr. Steve Hanke, The Johns Hopkins University
- Nurdan Tümbek, Turkey Representative, Metro Group AG
- Dr. Dimitra Tzourmakliotou, CEO, YTONG Greece
18.00 – 19.00 CONCLUSION SESSION 20.00 -.... DINNER II: Keynote Speaker: Jacques de Larosiere, Former Managing Director, IMF |
