Venue: Istanbul, Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel, Bosphorus Room
Program
09.00 – 09.15 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09.15 – 09.30 Opening Speech
Zafer Ali YAVAN, Secretary General, TÜSİAD
Cemalettin DAMLACI, Deputy Undersecretary, T.R. Ministry of Economy
09.30 – 11.00 Impact Assessment on TTIP: Macroeconomic View
Moderator: İlkem ŞAHİN, Chair of Transatlantic Task Force, TÜSİAD
Speakers
Dr. Erdal YALÇIN, Deputy Head of Trade Department, IFO Institute, Germany
I.Garcia BERCERO, Chief Negotiator at TTIP, European Commission
US Trade Representative
Murat YAPICI, Director General of European Union, Turkish Ministry of Economy
11.00–11.30 Q&A
11.30-11.45 Coffee Break
11.45-13.00 A Qualitative Impact Assessment of TTIP from Turkish Business Perspective
Moderator: Bahadır KALEAĞASI, International Coordinator, TÜSİAD
Speakers
Süheyl BAYBALI, General Cordinator, Association of Automotive Parts & Components Manufacturers
Hüseyin ÖZTÜRK, President, Turkish Fashion and Apparel Federation
Veysel YAYAN, Secretary General, Turkish Iron and Steel Producers Association
Rint AKYÜZ, Vice President, Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey
13.00 - 13.15 Q&A
13.15 Light Open Buffet
* English-Turkish simultaneous translation will be provided