Venue: Swissotel, the Bosphorus, Neuchatel Room, Istanbul
Programme
08:30 Registration
09:00-09:30 Opening Remarks
• Ümit BOYNER, President of TÜSİAD
• Hüsnü ÖZYEĞİN, Chairman of Turkey - China Business Council
• H.E. GONG Xiaosheng, Ambassador of China to Ankara
09:30-10:00 Introductory Session
• Moderator: Osman. F. BOYNER, President of TÜSİAD International
• Presentation and discussion:
- Serra AKÇAOĞLU, Citibank Turkey General Manager
- Andrew AU, China CEO, Citibank
10:00-11:00 Session I: Discussion on China’s Economy and 12. Five Year Plan
• China as the second largest economy, China’s possible role on running world economy
• Assessment of China’s 12th FYP for foreign investors
Moderator: Aykut EKEN, Vice President of TUSIAD International
• Prof. Dr. ZHANG Jianping, Director, Department of International Economic Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
• XU Xiaonian, Professor of Economics and Finance, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
• Giovanni DANIELE, Manager, Manufacturing and Chemicals, Eastern and Southern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-13:00 Session II: Turkey&China Relations, How Turkish Business can benefit from China’s Rise?
• Views from Chinese, Turkish and Multinational Investors on Doing Business with China
• Export & Import; Outward investment & Inward investment
• Solutions for Turkey’s trade deficit problems
Moderator: Hüsnü ÖZYEĞIN, Chairman of Turkish-Chinese Business Council, DEİK
• CAI Wanhang, Deputy Chief Representative of Bank of China
• WU Congcheng, Huawei General Manager
• Noyan RONA, China Chief Representative, Garanti Bank
• Tunç TÜRKER, China Chief Representative, İş Bank
• Vedat MİMAROĞLU, Çimtaş Group Chairman and CEO
• Emine ŞENDİL, Deputy General Manager, Ministry of Economy of Turkey, General Directorate of Agreements
13:00-14:00 Light Lunch