FORUM İSTANBUL
International Mid-Year Conference

“From Sinan the Architect to an Olympic City”
URBAN REGENERATION AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

November 12-13, 2007 – Swissotel, İstanbul

PROGRAM

November 12, Monday

08:30 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 10:00 Opening Speeches

• * Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
• * Kadir Topbaş, Mayor, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
• Erdoğan Bayraktar, Chairman, Housing Development Administration
• Oğuz Satıcı, Chairman, Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM)
• Yavuz Canevi, Chairman, Forum İstanbul
• Haluk Sur, Chairman, ULI Turkey, Forum İstanbul Conference Director

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break and Networking

10:30 - 12:30 Olympic Cities and their Experiences

Session1

• Olympics and its contributions to the world peace in terms of sports
• Renewal of living spaces for avoiding restless environments
• Success stories of various Olympic cities in terms of urbanism
• Built environment of the future

Keynote Speaker:

• Prof.Dr.Metin Sözen, President, The Foundation for the Promotion and Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ÇEKÜL)

Moderator:

• Togay Bayatlı, President, National Olympic Committee of Turkey

Speakers:

• Pedro Fontana Garcia, Former General Manager of Barcelona Olympics
• Michael Lenard, Former Vice President, United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
• Yannis Pyrgiotis, Chief Technical Officer, Executive Director of Athens 2004
• Andrew C. Taylor, Consultant, London 2012 Olympic Games
• Zhao Xiang, Vice President, China Overseas Engineering Group (COVEC)
  
  

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 –16:00 A Glance at Urban Regeneration Projects throughout the World

Session 2

• Urban regeneration projects on cultural heritages
• Reviving economically unsaturated regions
• Developing commercial trades and urban regeneration models

Keynote Speaker:

• Şefik Birkiye, Chairman of  Vizzion-Europe, President of TEMA-Europe

Moderator:

• William Kistler, Chairman, Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Speakers:

• Lambros Anagnostopoulos, CEO, Secure Investment
• Prof.  Meta Brunzema, Principal, Meta Brunzema Architects P.C.
• Charlie Hughes, Chairman, Smart Futures
• Jan de Kreij, CEO, Corio NV
• Prof. Dr. Roy Strickland, University of Michigan, Director, MUD Program

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break and Networking

16:30 - 18:30 Istanbul’s Urban Regeneration Model

Session 3

• Urban regeneration strategies
• Developing lands and social compromise
• Cooperation of public, private and local communities
• Challenges and opportunities in urban regeneration projects

Keynote Speakers:

• Zaha Hadid, Zaha Hadid Architects, Architect
• Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Kaptan, Head of Istanbul Metropolitan Plan. and Urban Design Center

Moderator:

• Tavit Köletavitoğlu, President, Atlas Project and Land Development

Speakers:

• Gül Deliktaş, Head of Urban Renewal Dept., Housing Development Administration
• Mustafa Demir, Mayor of Fatih Municipality
• Alle Elbers, Director, PRC Bouwcentrum International
• Faruk Göksu, Kentsel Strateji Ltd., Urban Planner
• Prof. Michael Sorkin, Architect/Urbanist & President, Terreform
• Musa Yetim, General Manager, İstanbul Konut A.Ş.

November 13, Tuesday

09:00 - 10:45 Alternative Financial Methods during Urban Regeneration Projects

Session 4

• What are the most fundamental expected risks & their proposed solutions for the Turkish mortgage markets?
• How can the Turkish mortgage market be a part of the global mortgage market?
• What are considered "best practices" across the mortgage value chain?
• Trends in mortgage distribution and portfolio administration
• The hottest areas of growth in European commercial real estate & mortgage markets
• Financing infrastructure investments

• Prof. Dr. Abdullah Yavaş, Pennsylvania State University

Speakers:

• Bruno Accou, Executive Board Member, DenizBank Dexia
• Karl Eddy, Partner, Grant Thornton UK
• Prof. Dr. Robert van Order, University of Michigan
• Prof. Dr. Anthony Sanders, Arizona State University

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00- 12:45 Sustainable Projects and Land Development

Session 5

• Architecture, urban regeneration and environmental impact assessment
  
• Natural resources and cultural heritage 
  
• Social consciousness and participation
  
• Can we value sustainability, or just cost it?
  
• Delivering sustainable construction - global challenges Do we need a business case to act?

Keynote Speaker:

• Dr. Ken Yeang, Shareholder Managing Director, Llewelyn Davies Yeang
  
  

Moderator:

• Emre Çamlıbel, General Manager and Board Member, Soyak

Speakers:

• Ali Dumankaya, Member of the Board, Dumankaya İnşaat
• Dr. Ann Heywood, Principal, The College of Estate Management
• Liz Peace, CEO, British Property Federation

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:45 Value Added Design, Urban Design and Eco Buildings

Session 6

• Urban design, architecture and contribution to value chain
  
• Protecting ecological balances and values
  
• Global warming and climate changes
  
• Building brands and branding citiesArchitecture, urban planning and environment

Moderator:

• Hakan Kodal, CEO, Krea Real Estate

Speakers:

• İbrahim Ekşi, Chairman, Hektaş İnşaat
• Jacques Ferrier, Agence Jacques Ferrier
• Sicco van Gelder, Place Brands
• Ayşe Hasol Erktin, Has Architecture Ltd, Founding Partner

15:45 - 16:00 Lunch

16:00 - 17:45 Retail and Entertainment Centers in Turkey

Session 7

• Evolution and perspectives
  
• Opportunities for urban regeneration
  
• Investment expectations
  
• Risks for developers and investorsal investors

Moderator:

• Işık Gökkaya, General Manager, Y&Y REIT

Speakers:

• Levent Eyüboğlu, CEO, Multi Turkmall
• Anthony Khoi, CEO, Cenor Group
• Firuz Soyuer, Managing Partner, DTZ Pamir & Soyuer
• Erdinç Varlıbaş, CEO, Varyap
• Ertuğ Yaşar, General Manager, Han Yapı Real Estate

17:45 - 18:00 Coffee Break

18: 00 – 19:45 Emerging Markets, Global Investors and Turkey

Session 8

Moderator:

• Yavuz Canevi, Chairman, Forum İstanbul

Speakers:

• Mircea Cleciu, CEO, Neo Casa
• Bekir Cumurcu, Chairman, GYODER Association of Real Estate Investment Companies
• Phil Fitzgerald, Manager Director – Emerging Markets, Paladin Realty Partners
• Stephan Jung, Managing Director, HSH Real Estate AG
• Dr. Christina Weiss, CEO, MFI AG
• Andrew Williams, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Residential

* To be confirmed

** Names are listed in alphabetical order