   
FORUM İSTANBUL 2009
May 28-29, 2009
Swissotel the Bosphorus, İstanbul
"From The Global Financial And Economic Crisis
To Turkey – 2023"
28 MAY 2009, THURSDAY
09.00-09.10
Opening -Welcome
Yavuz Canevi, Chairman, Forum İstanbul
09.10-10.15 Opening Speeches
Özlem Özgencil, President, Forum İstanbul Youth Platform
Ethem Sancak, Vice Chairman, Forum İstanbul
Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, Chairwoman, Akbank
Ali Babacan, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister
10.15 – 12.30 Session 1
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS
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What caused the current global crisis?
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Who came up with what kind of solutions?
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Risk and opportunities of the response to the crisis
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What the crisis itself caused?
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Are we already in recession and for how long?
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Who lost what? Who is taking what lessons? Are we seeing smart, sustainable solutions?
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Are there any beneficiaries?
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Gazi Erçel, Board Member, Forum İstanbul
Speakers:
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Ege Cansen, Economist,
Hürriyet Newspaper
Kemal Derviş, Vice Chairman, Brookings Institute - Former UNDP Administrator – Member of Board of Overseers, Sabancı University
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Prof. Dani Rodrik, Harvard University 
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12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH
13.30 – 15.30 Session 2
COLLATERAL DAMAGE: IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS ACROSEMERGING MARKETS AND DEVELOPED WORLDS
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Interaction of the financial sector and reel sector
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China: Beyond response to the global financial and economic crisis
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The impact of the economic and financial crises on East European countries
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Zekeriya Yıldırım, Chairman, FİDYAK
Speakers:
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Cevdet Akçay, Chief Economist, Yapı Kredi Bank
Yılmaz Akyüz, Former Chief Economist, UNCTAD
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Domingo Cavallo, Former Minister of Economy of Argentina
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George Kopits, Monetary Council Member, National Bank of Hungary
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Andrew Leung, Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants Ltd.
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15.30 – 15.45 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 – 17.30 Session 3
GLOBAL CRISIS AND TURKEY
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Chronological Look
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Strengths and Weaknesses
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Coupling versus decoupling
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Crisis and the rising regional power Turkey
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The post-crises balance
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Turkey and the G20 Membership
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Dr. Hasan Basri Göktan, Chairman, Şekerbank
Speakers:
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17.30 – 19.00 Session 4
LEADERSHIP DURING CRISIS
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Serpil Timuray, CEO, Vodafone Turkey
Speakers:
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19.30 – 22.30 DINNER Forum Talks - 1
Guest Speaker: Wolfgang Grulke, Founder and Chairman, Futureworld
19.30 – 22.30 DINNER Forum Talks - 1
Guest Speaker:
Stefano D’Anna, Rector, European School of Economic
29 MAY 2009, FRIDAY
09.00 – 09.30 Opening Speeches
Mehmet Büyükekşi, President, Turkish Exporters Assembly
Zafer Çağlayan, Minister of State
09.30 – 11.00 Session 1
OUTLOOK FOR A NEW GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE
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Evolution of Financial Engineering and Risk Concept
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Regulatory Framework and Market Capitalism
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Redefining the Role and Power of Supranational Organizations
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May G20 proposals be successful?
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Osman Arolat, Head Writer, Dünya Newspaper
Speakers:
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10.45 – 11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 13.00 Session 2
GLOBAL CRISES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Egemen Bağış, Minister of State and Chief Negotiator
Bahadır Kaleağası, International Coordinator,TÜSİAD
Speakers:
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13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
14.00 – 15.30 Session 3
VISION OF 2023 AND TURKEY’S GROWTH DYNAMICS
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Halil İbrahim Akça,Undersecretary, State
Planning Organization (SPO)
Yavuz Canevi, Chairman, Forum İstanbul
Speakers:
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15.30 – 17.15 Session 4
EXIT OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE CRISIS FOR TURKEY
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Energy
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Agro
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Industry
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Education
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Real Estate
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Defense Industry
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New export strategy
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Cüneyt Türktan, CEO, AVEA
Speakers:
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17.15 – 17.30 COFFEE BREAK
17.30 – 19.15 Session 5
FORUM ISTANBUL YOUTH PANEL – INNOVATION, EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISES
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Kader Sevinç, Advisor, Forum İstanbul Youth Platform
Speakers:
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20.00 – 22.30 GALA DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY
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