Program

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