7 - 11 December 2020
Bringing global investment
community together
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT
YASED, for four decades, has expanded its reach to cover investors from 30 countries and 15 sectors, representing 85 percent of all foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey today. YASED member companies have significantly contributed to Turkey’s sustainable growth and competitiveness through diverse investments. Given their strong bonds to Turkey, YASED members have become Turkey’s companies. YASED works closely with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve its objective to promote a globally competitive investment environment in Turkey and is proud of its members’ extensive global experience which strengthens its positioning as a key reference point for global FDI trends.
As we witness fundamental shifts in today’s global economy and FDI trends, we would like to bring together the global investment community to discuss the changing landscape for the future of international investments. At the YASED International Investment Summit, high level government representatives, senior executives from multinational companies and international organizations, as well as academics and futurists will expound on challenges ahead, with a particular focus on global supply chains, digitalization, impact investments, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With the contribution of our esteemed guest speakers, we would like to facilitate exchanges at a senior level to assess the evolving international business and investment climate.
INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT
SUMMIT
7 - 11 December 2020
Registration: If you'd like to save your spot at our online summit or learn more about the organization please fill out our contact form below or simply send an email to iis@yased.org.tr
DAY-1- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS (FDI) OUTLOOK
December 7, 2020
Opening Session
Opening Panel
13.05 - 13.15: Opening Remarks: Ms. Ayşem SARGIN, Chairperson, YASED
13.15 - 13.30: Remarks by H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Turkey
Panelists:
15.30 - 16.00: Keynote Speech: Mr. Ian BREMMER, President, EURASIA GROUP
16.00 - 17.00: Panel: Navigating the New Landscape of FDI
Moderator: Mr. Jacopo DETTONI, Editor, FDI INTELLIGENCE
2nd Panel
Panelists
Closing Session
17.00 - 17.30: A Perspective Towards Increased FDI
H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN
President of the Republic of Turkey
Ms. Ayşem SARGIN
Chairperson, YASED
Mr. Fuat OKTAY
Vice President of the Republic of Turkey
Ms. Ayşem SARGIN
MODERATOR
Chairperson
YASED
Mr. Mustafa VARANK
Minister of Industry and Technology
of the Republic of Turkey
Ms. Ruhsar PEKCAN
Minister of Trade of the
Republic of Turkey
Mr. Ian BREMMER
President, EURASIA GROUP
Ms. Caroline FREUND
Global Director of Trade and Investments, THE WORLD BANK
Mr. James ZHAN
Director of Investment
and Enterprise, UNCTAD
(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Mr. Jacopo DETTONI
MODERATOR
Editor, FDI INTELLIGENCE
Ms. Wiebke SCHLOEMER
Director for Europe & Central Asia
IFC (International Finance Corporation)
Mr. Zaur GAHRAMANOV
Deputy Chairperson, YASED
CEO, SOCAR Turkey
Mr. Ahmet Burak
DAĞLIOĞLU
President, Presidency of Republic of Turkey Investment Office
Mr. Serkan VALANDOVA
MODERATOR
Secretary General
YASED
13.30 - 14.00: Keynote Speech: Mr. Fuat OKTAY, Vice President of the Republic of Turkey
14.00 - 15.15: Panel: Turkey's FDI Perspective and Strategies
Moderator: Ms. Ayşem Sargın, Chairperson, YASED
Closing Remarks
17.30 - 17.35: Mr. Lütfİ ELVAN, Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkey
Mr. Lütfi ELVAN
Minister of Treasury and Finance
of the Republic of Turkey
Day 1 - 7 December 2020
FOREIGN INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
Opening Session
13.05 - 13.15 - Opening Remarks:
Ms. Ayşem SARGIN
Chairperson
YASED
13.15 - 13.30: Remarks by
H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN
President of the Republic of Turkey
Opening Panel
13.30 - 14.00 - Keynote Speech:
Mr. Fuat OKTAY
Vice President of the
Republic of Turkey
14.00 - 15.15 - Panel:
Turkey’s FDI Perspective and Strategies
Moderator:
Ms. Ayşem SARGIN
Chairperson
YASED
Panelists:
Mr. Mustafa VARANK
Minister of Industry and Technology
of the Republic of Turkey
Ms. Ruhsar PEKCAN
Minister of Trade of the
Republic of Turkey
Second Panel
15.30 - 16.00 - Keynote Speech:
Mr. Ian BREMMER
President
EURASIA GROUP
16.00 - 17.00 - Panel:
Navigating the New Landscape of FDI
Moderator:
Mr. Jacopo DETTONI
Editor
FDI INTELLIGENCE
Panelists:
Ms. Caroline FREUND
Global Director of Trade
and Investments
THE WORLD BANK
Ms. Wiebke SCHLOEMER
Director for Europe & Central Asia,
IFC (International Finance Corporation)
Mr. James ZHAN
Director of Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Closing Session
17.00 - 17.30:
A Perspective Towards Increased FDI
Moderator:
Mr. Serkan VALANDOVA
Secretary General
YASED
Speakers:
Mr. Ahmet Burak DAĞLIOĞLU
President
Presidency of Republic of Turkey Investment Office
Mr. Zaur GAHRAMANOV
Deputy Chairperson
YASED
CEO
SOCAR TURKEY
Closing Remarks
17.30 - 17.35:
Mr. Lütfi ELVAN
Minister of Treasury and Finance
of the Republic of Turkey
16.30 - 16.40: Opening Remarks by YASED: Mr. Steven YOUNG, President, BOSCH Turkey and Middle East
16.40 - 17.10: Keynote Speech: Mr. Wolfgang LEHMACHER, Supply Chain & Technology Strategist & Author
17.10 - 18.10: Panel: Global Supply Chains, Reshaping Routes and Economy Behind
Moderator: Mr. Mark MILLAR, Supply Chain Thought Leader & Author of "Global Supply Chains Ecosystems"
DAY-2- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
December 8, 2020
Panelists
Mr. Steven YOUNG
President, BOSCH Turkey & Middle East
Mr. Wolfgang LEHMACHER
Supply Chain & Technology Strategist
& Author
Mr. Can AKÇADAĞ
Senior Vice President, Global Baby Care, Product Supply, P&G
Mr. Marc NOLLA
Vice President, SAP EMEA South
Mr. Jean-François SALLES
Alliance Supply Chain Global Vice President, Groupe RENAULT
Mr. Torben CARLSEN
President & CEO, DFDS
Mr. Mark MILLAR
MODERATOR
Supply Chain Thought Leader & Author of "Global Supply Chain Ecosystems"
Panelists
Day 2 - 8 December 2020
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
16.30 - 16.40
Opening Remarks by YASED:
Mr. Steven YOUNG
President
BOSCH Turkey and Middle East
16.40 - 17.10: Keynote Speech:
Mr. Wolfgang LEHMACHER
Supply Chain & Technology Strategist & Author
17.10 - 18.10: Panel:
Turkey’s FDI Perspective
and Strategies
Moderator:
Mr. Mark MILLAR
Supply Chain Thought Leader & Author
of “Global Supply Chain Ecosystems”
Panelists:
Mr. Can AKÇADAĞ
Senior Vice President, Global Baby Care, Product Supply
P&G
Mr. Torben CARLSEN
President & CEO
DFDS
Mr. Marc NOLLA
Vice President
SAP EMEA South
Mr. Jean-François SALLES
Alliance Supply Chain Global Vice President
GROUPE RENAULT
16.30 - 16.40: Opening Remarks by YASED: Mr. Mustafa SEÇKİN, Board Member, YASED
/ Executive Vice President of Turkey, Central Asia and Iran, UNILEVER
16.40 - 17.10: Keynote Speech: Ambassador Nikolaus MEYER-LANDRUT, Head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey
17.10 - 18.10: Panel: Impact Investments, Beyond ROI
Moderator: Mr. Sahba SOBHANI, Director, Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) UNDP
DAY-4- IMPACT INVESTMENTS
December 10, 2020
Panelists
Mr. Mustafa SEÇKİN
Board Member, YASED
/ Executive Vice President of Turkey, Central Asia and Iran, UNILEVER
Ambassador
Nikolaus MEYER-LANDRUT
Head of the European Union
Delegation to Turkey
Mr. Sahba SOBHANI
MODERATOR
Director, Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) UNDP
Mr. Amit BOURI
CEO and Co-Founder, GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTMENT NETWORK
Mr. Michael GREEN
CEO & Economist, SOCIAL PROGRESS IMPERATIVE
Mr. Hans BIEMANS
Head of Sustainable Markets,
ING
Day 4 - 10 December 2020
IMPACT INVESTMENTS
16.30 - 16.40
Opening Remarks by YASED:
Mr. Mustafa SEÇKİN
Board Member
YASED
Executive Vice President of Turkey, Central Asia and Iran
UNILEVER
16.40 - 17.10: Keynote Speech:
Ambassador
Nikolaus MEYER-LANDRUT
Head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey
17.10 - 18.10: Panel:
Impact Investments, Beyond ROI
Moderator:
Mr. Sahba SOBHANI
Director, Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD)
UNDP
Panelists:
Mr. Hans BIEMANS
Head of Sustainable Markets,
ING
Mr. Amit BOURI
CEO and Co-Founder
GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTMENT NETWORK
Mr. Michael GREEN
CEO & Economist
SOCIAL PROGRESS IMPERATIVE
Panelists
16.30 - 16.40: Opening Remarks by YASED: Mr. Hüseyin GELİS, Vice Chairperson, YASED
/ PRESIDENT & CEO, SIEMENS Turkey
16.40 - 17.10: Keynote Speech: Mr. Gerd LEONHARD, Futurist
17.10 - 18.10: Panel: Digitalization Accelerated
Moderator: Dr. Mark ESPOSITO, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
DAY-3- DIGITALIZATION
December 9, 2020
Dr. Mark ESPOSITO
MODERATOR
Harvard University
Mr. Matthias REBELLIUS
Member of the Managing Board and CEO, Smart Infrastructure, SIEMENS AG
Mr. Tamim SALEH
Senior Partner,
MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Leader, MCKINSEY DIGITAL & ANALYTICS Europe
Mr. Naveed SULTAN
Managing Director & Chairman of Institutional Clients Group
CITIGROUP
Mr. Mostafa ZAFER
Vice President, Cloud & Cognitive Software MEA, IBM
Mr. Hüseyin GELİS
Vice Chairperson, YASED
President & CEO, SIEMENS Turkey
Mr. Gerd LEONHARD
Futurist
18.10 - 18.40: Digitalization: Network Effect and AI, Prof. Rodney BROOKS, MIT
Prof. Rodney BROOKS
MIT
Day 3 - 9 December 2020
DIGITALIZATION
16.30 - 16.40
Opening Remarks by YASED:
Mr. Hüseyin GELİS
Vice Chairperson
YASED
President & CEO
SIEMENS Turkey
16.40 - 17.10: Keynote Speech:
Mr. Gerd LEONHARD
Futurist
17.10 - 18.10: Panel:
Digitalization Accelerated
Moderator:
Dr. Mark ESPOSITO
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Panelists:
Mr. Matthias REBELLIUS
Member of the Managing Board
and CEO, Smart Infrastructure
SIEMENS AG
Mr. Tamim SALEH
Senior Partner
MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Leader
MCKINSEY DIGITAL & ANALYTICS EUROPE
Mr. Naveed SULTAN
Managing Director & Chairman
ICG, Citigroup
Mr. Mostafa ZAFER
Vice President, Cloud and
Cognitive Software MEA
IBM
18.10 - 18.40:
Network Effect and AI
Prof. Rodney BROOKS
MIT
16.30 - 16.40: Opening Remarks by YASED: Ms. Işıl YALÇIN, General Manager, ERICSSON Turkey,
16.40 - 16.50: Opening Remarks by YASED: Mr. Levent ÖZBİLGİN, General Manager, MICROSOFT Turkey
16.50 - 17.20: Keynote Speech: Mr. Tom GRUBER, Co-Founder, SIRI
17.20 - 18.20: Panel: Globalization of Start-ups
Moderator: Mr. Christopher M. SCHROEDER, Co-Founder, NEXT BILLION VENTURES
DAY-5- START-UPS
December 11, 2020
Panelists
Closing Session
Closing Event by YASED Board
Ms. Işıl YALÇIN
General Manager
ERICSSON Turkey
Mr. Levent ÖZBİLGİN
General Manager
MICROSOFT Turkey
Mr. Tom GRUBER
Co-Founder, SIRI
Mr. Christopher M. SCHROEDER
MODERATOR
Co-Founder,
NEXT BILLION VENTURES
Mr. Pieter KEMPS
Principal, SEQUOIA
Mr. David NANGLE
CEO, VOSTOK EMERGING FINANCE
Mr. Ahmet Bahadır ÖZDEMİR
Founder & CEO, AIRALO
Mr. Manuel SCHOENFELD
Founder & CEO, POWER X
Day 5 - 11 December 2020
START-UPS
16.30 - 16.40
Opening Remarks by YASED:
Ms. Işıl Yalçın
General Manager
ERICSSON TURKEY
16.40 - 16.50
Opening Remarks by YASED:
Mr. Levent ÖZBİLGİN
General Manager
MICROSOFT TURKEY
16.50 - 17.20: Keynote Speech:
Mr. Tom GRUBER
Co-Founder
SIRI
17.20 - 18.20: Panel:
Globalization of Start-ups
Moderator:
Mr. Christopher M. Schroeder
Co-Founder
NEXT BILLION VENTURES
Panelists:
Mr. Pieter KEMPS
Principal
SEQUOIA
Mr. David NANGLE
CEO
VOSTOK EMERGING FINANCE
Mr. Ahmet Bahadır ÖZDEMİR
Founder & CEO
AIRALO
Mr. Manuel SCHOENFELD
Founder & CEO
POWER X
Closing Session
Closing Event by YASED Board
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