TABCON 2005, Track 1 -
Panel 1
“Going Back to Turkey”
Panel Members, Layout, Content and
Topics
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1. Panelists
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Bülent Çelebi, Founder & President, Airties Networks
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Memduh Karakullukçu, Managing Director, "ARI Teknokent"
İTÜ Science Park
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Şahin Tulga, Managing Director, HP/Compaq Turkey
2. Layout
Moderator:
Olcay Ungun (Board Member,
TABC; VP of Business Development, Entek Controls Inc.)
Panel Owner:
Özer Dondurmacιoğlu (Board
Member, TABC & TABCON)
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First 10 minutes : Introduction by Mr. OIcay Ungun
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Next 15-20 minutes :
Presentation and introduction by each of the panelists
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Next 20-30 minutes : Q&A
session between the panelists and Mr. Olcay Ungun
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Remaining Period : Q&A
session between the panelists and the audience
* Layout of the panel may change
due to last minute updates
3. Content
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An exploration of the current
Turkish job market mainly focusing on the high-tech industry
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Presentation of existing
opportunities for high-tech business ventures
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Defining leading challenges for
an individual or a business person going back to Turkey
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Providing examples from recent
success stories
4. Preliminary Topics and Questions
- Why would you leave Silicon
Valley and go back to Turkey? What are the business opportunities for people at
different parts of the high-tech industry? What are the chances of and also
expectations from a 25 year old engineer with few years of experience? How about
for a 45 year old hardware VP?
- What is the
current status of corporate life within the technology industry in Turkey? What
do big players have to offer for people coming from
Silicon Valley? Are there any relationships between such companies and the ones
here in Silicon Valley – at what level?
- What should engineers,
entrepreneurs and researchers of Silicon Valley do to build relationships with
Turkey? What are the success stories so far?
- What are the top-three most
challenging problems one faces while he tries to build his own technology
venture in Turkey? What do you need to take upon the challenge?
- For PhD’s, what are the research
and teaching opportunities around Turkey? What are the most recent news and
developments within the universities?
TABCON 2005 Program
