Opportunities and challenges in the Eurasian area : panel, November 3, 1997/ by TÜSİAD.

"November 1997".

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES İN THE EURASIAN AREA 3 NOVEMBER 1997, İstanbul PROGRAM OF THE PANEL 9:25 Welcome Speech by Sinan Tara, Vice-Chairman ofthe Board of TÜSÎAD 9:30 Keynote Address by Korkmaz Haktanır, Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic ofTurkey 9:45-11:15 Economic and Political Frameıvork in the the Eurasian Area o Session Chairman: Pekin Baran, Vice-President of the External Relations Committee of TÜSÎAD o Nihat Gökyiğit, Chairman, Turkish-CIS Business Council o Dr. Yuri N. Gluschenko, Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies o Michael Lake, Ambassador, European Conımission, Ankara 10:45 Debate 11:30-12:45 Trade and Investment Opportunities and Challenges: Financing the Opportunities o Session Chairman: Sadi Gücüm, Vice-President of the External Relations Committee of TÜSÎAD o Hüseyin Erkan, Executive Vice-Chairman, istanbul Stock Exchange "International Market ofthe istanbul Stock Exchange as an Alternative Source of Finance in Eurasia" o John McCarthy, Country Manager, ING Bank "Barriers for Establishing the Institutional Mechanisms for Free Trade and Investtnent" o Mehmet Öğütçü, Principal Administrator, OECD/ÎEA "Eurasian Energy Prospects and Politics: Need For a Long-Term European Strategy" 12:15 Debate 13:45-15:15 Eurasian Area and Europe: Regional and International Cooperation o Session Chairman: Prof.Dr.Çelik Kurdoğlu, Co-ordinator of the 'Eurasian Area and Europe" Study Group of UNICE REX Conımittee o Dr. Jurgen Voss, Consultant, Directorate for Financial and Fiscal Ajfairs and Enterprises, OECD "Scope for Institution Building, Initiatives and Their Shortcomings" o Dr. Rosolino Orlando, Delegate of the President for International Relations, CONFINDUSTRIA and Vice-President of UNICE External Relations Committee "European Business andEurasia" o Mustafa Aksin, Secretary General, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Business Council "Prospects for Cooperation among Business Communities of the BSEC Countries" 14:45 Debate 15:30-17:00 Business Perspectives o Session Chairman: Selim Demiren, Vice-President ofthe External Relations Committee of TÜSÎAD o Eike Lippold, Chairman ofthe Board of Management, Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş. o Christoph Urban, Executive Vice-President and Financial Director, Siemens o Dr. Alessandro Guerrera, Representative for Turkey, ' ENİ o Polat Serdengeçti, Assistant General Manager, RAM Foreign Trade 16:45 Debate 17:00-17:15 Conclusions o Concluding Remarks by Prof. Dr. Çelik Kurdoğlu, Co-ordinator of the "Eurasian Area and Europe" Study Group of UNICE REX Committee