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TABCON 2005, Track 1 - Panel 4

“Policy, Politics & Technology Business in Turkey”

Panel Members, Layout, Content and Topics

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1. Panelists

Nejat Aksoy, Pacific North West - Manager, Ernst & Young LLP - Assurance and Advisory Business Services

Oktay Beşkardeş, Former President, TİDEB

Arda Beşkardeş, Attorney-at-Law, Siskind Susser

Necip Özbey, General Manager, BATEK - West Mediterranean Technopolis

2. Layout

Moderator: Oltaç Ünsal (Board Member, TABC; Managing Partner, Smyrna Capital)

Panel Owner: Barış Aksoy (Board Member, TABC & TABCON)

- First 10 minutes          : Introduction by Mr. Oltaç Ünsal

- Next 15-20 minutes     : Presentation and introduction by each of the panelists

- Next 20-30 minutes     : Q&A session between the panelists and Mr. Oltaç Ünsal

- Remaining Period        : Q&A session between the panelists and the audience

* Layout of the panel may change due to last minute updates

3. Content

- Comparison of technology corporation profiles and its effects on board and C-level management.

- The importance and government policy and politics in advancement of technology and entrepreneurship

- Potential role models for Turkey - Case studies of countries whose policies propelled technology

- Regulations and their effects on technology corporations and management team

- Potential areas where government can work with small and medium-sized enterprises

- Metrics on starting a technology business in Turkey, US and other relevant countries i.e. time, cost

4. Preliminary Topics & Questions

- What kind of opportunities and difficulties do government technology policies create for you?

- What needs to be done to improve government technology policies?

- What are the policy and political moves Turkey needs to position as technology center?

- What can Turkish government learn from the technology and innovation strategy & policy of large corporations?

- How should Turkish technology businesses market and position relative to counterpart other emerging markets?

- Among different countries with strong technology business presence, which ones can be roles models to Turkey?

TABCON 2005 Program