Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference
June 4, 2014, Istanbul Commerce University, Sütlüce / Istanbul

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.

Program Schedule
June 04, 2014

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

Speakers
in alphabetical order
Mehmet Babacan
Asst. Prof. Mehmet Babacan

Istanbul Commerce University

Biography
Mehmet Ceylan
Mehmet Ceylan

Deputy Minister of Development, Turkey

Biography
İbrahim Çağlar
İbrahim Çağlar

President, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce

Biography
Nazım Ekren
Prof. Dr. Nazım Ekren

Rector, Istanbul Commerce University

Biography
Hongyul Han
Prof. Dr. Hongyul Han

Hanyang University, Korea

Biography
Toh Mun Heng
Assoc. Prof. Toh Mun Heng

National University of Singapore

Biography
Fikri Işık
Fikri Işık

Minister of Science, Industry and Technology

Biography
Ahmet Kesik
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kesik

Ministry of Development, Turkey

Biography
Numan Kurtulmuş
Prof. Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş

Istanbul Commerce University

Biography
Ali Kutan
Prof. Dr. Ali Kutan

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Biography

  • Istanbul Commerce University
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Virginia
  • National University of Singapore