Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference is organized by Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Istanbul Commerce University and Center for Islamic Economics and Economic Systems, Istanbul Commerce University.
09.00-09.30 | REGISTRATION
09.30-09.45 | OPENING
Prof. Dr. Nazım Ekren / Rector, Istanbul Commerce University
09.45-10.15 | KEYNOTE SPEECH
“The Future of New Turkey: A Political Economy Perspective”
Prof. Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş / Istanbul Commerce University
10.15-12.00 | PLATFORM DISCUSSION
“Economic Planning and Industrial Policy”
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Murat Yülek / Istanbul Commerce University
Mehmet Ceylan / Deputy Minister of Development, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Hongyul Han / Hanyang University, Korea
Mark Lewis / IMF Resident Representative in Turkey
12.00-13.30 | LUNCH
13.30-13.45 | WELCOMING REMARKS
İbrahim Çağlar / President, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
13.45-14.30 | GUEST OF HONOR SPEECH
“Industrial Policies and Perspectives for Turkey”
Fikri Işık* / Minister of Science, Industry and Technology
*(preliminary confirmation)
14.45-16.15 | SESSION I
“Developmental State and Economic Planning in the 21st Century”
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Sadık Ünay / SETA Istanbul, Economic Research Department Coordinator
Erhan Usta / Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry of Development, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Meredith Jung-En Woo / Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Assoc. Prof. Toh Mung Heng / National University of Singapore
16.30-18.00 | SESSION II
“Industrial Policy in the 21st Century”
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ali Kutan / Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kesik / Ministry of Development, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Franco Mosconi / Universita degli Studi di Parma
Asst. Prof. Mehmet Babacan / Istanbul Commerce University
18.00-18.15 | CLOSING SESSION