Panels

Turkish Economy: Attracting Foreign Investments

Investment & Business Relations: Opening Doors to the West-Coast

Securing Your High-Tech Investment: Comparing US & Turkey

US Firms with Prominent Turkish-American Management

Investments into Digital Media & Telecommunications in Turkey

Technology Development in Turkey: Industry and Academy Collaboration

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TABCON 2005

Program

TABCON 2006
3rd Annual Turkish American Business Conference
May 27th 2006
Claremont Resort Berkeley, Silicon Valley - California

TABCON 2006 Conference Day Schedule (pdf)

TABCON 2006 Panel & Theme Details (pdf)

TABCON 2006 Presentations - Complete Set (zip, ~10MB)


TABCON 2006 Venue : Claremont Resort, Berkeley
For relevant information, please go to our Accomodations page.


General Outline
Theme: Financing Our High-Tech Future: Investments In Turkey
Track 1: Financial Perspective: Smart Moves That Turkey Should Make
Track 2: Technology Investments: US - Turkey Joint Business Horizons


Preliminary Schedule and Events

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast / Networking

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome Speech

• Efe Orhun, President, TABC – Speech Transcript
• Engin Ansay, Consul General of Turkey in Los Angeles – Speech Transcript

9:30 - 10:15 Opening Remarks

• Egemen Bağιş, MP from İstanbul, Senior Advisor to Turkish Prime Minister
• Reha Denemeç, MP from Ankara, Vice Chairman - Justice & Development Party
• Şükrü Elekdağ, MP from İstanbul, Turkey's Former Ambassador to US


10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break / Networking

10:30 - 12:00 Panels (in parallel sessions)

Track-1: Investment & Business Relations: Opening Doors to the West-Coast

Track-2: US Firms with Prominent Turkish-American Management


12:00 - 13:30 Lunch / Networking

13:30 - 14:00 TABCON 2006 Award Presentation

• Bülent Çelebi, CEO, AirTies – Speech Transcript


14:00 - 15:30 Panels (in parallel sessions)

Track-1: Turkish Economy: Attracting Foreign Investments

Track-2: Technology Development in Turkey: Industry and Academy Collaboration


15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break / Networking

16:00 - 17:30 Panels (in parallel sessions)

Track-1: Securing Your High-Tech Investment: Comparing US & Turkey

Track-2: Investments into Digital Media & Telecommunications in Turkey


17:30 - 19:30 Cocktail / Networking

BE INSPIRED by Silicon Valley’s and Turkey’s influential dealmakers

NETWORK with renowned venture capitalists of the industry

HEAR from industry stars who have managed steep growth trajectories

EXCHANGE ideas with select group of entrepreneurs and investors

DISCOVER the merits of investing in Turkey

Participating Companies

Aegean Free Zone
Anadolu Holding
AveA
DiTech Communications Inc.
Fairchild Semiconductor Inc.
Golden Gate Software Inc.
Inovent at GOSB Technopark
İstanbul Chamber of Commerce
Netlogic Microsystems
Sabancι Holding
Sabancι University
The Tech Group
TIBCO Software
Verkata Inc.
Yoriwa Inc.
... and more !