China Conferences - 2: "Understanding and Doing Business with China”

TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association) and DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) will co-organize a conference entitled “Understanding and Doing Business with China - 2” on 1^st of April, 2014 at Swissotel Bosphorus in Istanbul. 

Leading Turkish and Chinese business representatives and multinational investors will share their experiences and knowledge on doing business in/with China in the conference where Turkish-Chinese business relations will be comprehensively discussed and current doing business conditions in/with China will be assessed in many aspects. 


Program 

09:00                 Registration    

09:30-10:00     Opening Remarks

•          Muharrem YILMAZ, President of TÜSİAD
•          Hüsnü ÖZYEĞİN, Chairman of DEİK Turkey - China Business Council
•          H.E. GONG Xiaosheng, Ambassador of China to Ankara

10:00-10:10     Introduction Session: Latest Economic Development in China,  Business Environment in China, The activities of TUSIAD  Beijing Office

•          Iraz TURHAN, TÜSİAD Beijing Office Representative

10:10-11:10     Session I: Experiences of Turkish and Multinational Investors on Doing Business in China

Moderator: Hüsnü ÖZYEĞİN, Chairman of DEİK / Turkey - China Business Council

•          Reinhold JAKOBI, President & Director, Nestlé Turkey
•          Süheyl BAYBALI, General Coordinator, TAYSAD
•          Alper PEKER, General Manager, Aksa Power Generation
•          Melih ARAZ, Board Member & Managing Director, Ata Invest Inc./ Board Member, Burger King China JV Inc.
•          Calvin MAN, Head of International Business, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited

Q&A

11:10-11:30       Coffee Break

11:30-12:30       Session II: Experiences of Chinese Investors in Turkey

Moderator: Volkan VURAL, TÜSİAD Board Member & President of TÜSİAD International Politics & Country Communication Committee

•          ZHAO Gang, General Manager, Huawei
•          ZHANG Ying, Chief Representative GENERTEC
•          LIU Lijun, General Manager, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
•          CAI Wanhang, Deputy Chief Representative, Bank of China Istanbul Representative Office

Q&A

12:30 -12:40 Closing Remarks by Volkan VURAL and Hüsnü ÖZYEĞIN

12:40 - 14:00            Lunch