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MARE FORUM ISTANBUL 2009
- The Turkish Expansion -
seeking competitive advantages in a global shipping market
Tuesday 10 March Ritz-Carlton Hotel Istanbul - Turkey
TURKEY. How can it make the most of the credit crunch? It is Europe’s new powerhouse. The credit crunch will slow everything down, but the direction is clear. Turkey is where European shipbuilding will grow, where demand for manpower, for consumer goods, for energy and for raw materials will grow, where shipowners will go global and where Europe can look for strong growth and strong people close to home. Energy costs and environmental pressures mean supply lines for everything must shorten, which will make Turkey even better positioned. It is one of the gatekeepers to Europe’s energy, it can be the new centre of Europe’s manufacturing, and it will certainly be Europe’s shipbuilding centre in the near future. When Europe emerges from the credit crunch, hungry for goods and services, ships and shipping, will Turkey be ready to meet that demand? What do Turkish entrepreneurs, Turkish banks, Turkish political leaders have to do now to be ready? Turkey is a fascinating country, full of potential, yet full of paradoxes. Full of hospitable people, full of ideas, full of energy. Now Turkey is again becoming a key piece of the global economic jigsaw. Now is the time to engage with Turkey and its shipowners, its shipbuilders, its port developers, its financiers and its movers and shakers. Credit crunches create opportunities, and Turkey is well placed to take those up. Welcome to a new type of forum, one which Turkish people understand well, of free, open and often heated debate. This is not a conference with long papers and companies pushing products. It is a day of short, punchy presentations, the chance to talk to and meet the key people, the chance to listen and the chance to speak. Mare Forum is coming to Turkey to harness the energy of Turkish shipping and show how it fits into tomorrow’s world. This forum brings together Turkish and international CEO's from shipping, trading, brokerage and shipbuilding companies, politicians and regulators, charterers, key investors in shipping, bankers, consultants and entrepreneurs. Join in, have fun, get a competitive advantage in a country that matters a lot now and soon will matter a lot more.
for the programme see below The Speakers and discussion panellists
Metin Kalkavan Chairman Turkish Chamber of Shipping
Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding Conference co-chair
Yavuz Kalkavan General Manager Besiktas Group Batu Aksoy Executive Board Member, Petform Vice Chairman, Turcas Petroleum
Servet Yardimci President YARDIMCI SHIPPING Esref Cerrahoglu
Cerrahgil Group of Companies Asaf Guneri Chairman, Zihni Holding A.S.
Prof. Dr Bayram Öztürk TUDAV President
Prof. dr. Oral Erdogan Bilgi University
Prof.dr Yucel Odabasi Istanbul Techinacl Univertsity, Naval Architecture
Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member Zihni Holding A.S. Ozgur Cilli Desan Shipyard Maurizio Nigito Regional Manager Europe RINA
Representatives Turkish Shipowning Companies Ralph Leszczynski Head of Research Banchero Costa – China
Sergey Burima Vice President, Executine Board member Sovcomflot
Geert Dokter Managing Director Hanzevast Shipping Didier Chaléat SVP Bureau Veritas Managing Director Marine Division Roberto Giorgi CEO V.Ships Theo Xenakoudis Managing Director International Registries, Piraeus Henk Hoornaert Shipowner Lauranne Shipping Bote de Vries Managing Director Finamar Janos Koenig Managing Director Eurofin International Ltd., UK
Fransesco S. Lauro Managing Partner Studio Legale Lauro Maurizio D’Amico Director D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA
Representatives Turkish Shipbuilding Companies
John Guy Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications Conference co-chair
Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director Mare Forum
and more to confirm
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Summary and Conclusions
Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member Zihni Holding A.S.
Lunch speaker: Ms. Sharon Wiener USA Consul General
What should be done to develop further competitive advantages?
SPEAKERS: Didier Chaléat SVP Bureau Veritas Managing Director Marine Division Session Chairman Maurizio Nigito Regional Manager Europe RINA Prof.dr Yucel Odabasi Istanbul Techinacal Univertsity, Naval Architecture Roberto Giorgi CEO, V.Ships Theo Xenakoudis Managing Director International Registries, Piraeus DISCUSSION PANELLISTS: Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding Ozgur Cilli Desan Shipyard Henk Hoornaert Shipowner, Lauranne Shipping Sergey Burima Member of the Board, Sovcomflot Bote de Vries Managing Director, Finamar Fransesco S. Lauro Managing Partner Studio Legale Lauro Janos Koenig Managing Director, Eurofin International Ltd., UK Ralph Leszczynski Head of Research Banchero Costa – China Maurizio d’Amico d’Amico Societa di Navigatione Prof Dr Oral Erdogan Bilgi University Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member, Zihni Holding A.S. Audience participants
What is provided - What is really needed?
SPEAKERS: Prof. dr. Oral Erdogan Bilgi University Bote de Vries Managing Director, Finamar DISCUSSION PANELLISTS: Janos Koenig Managing Director, Eurofin International Ltd., UK Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member, Zihni Holding A.S. Francesco S. Lauro Managing Partner Studio Legale Lauro Roberto Giorgi CEO, V.Ships Didier Chaléat SVP Bureau Veritas Managing Director Marine Division Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding John Guy Partner Merlin Corporate Communications Representatives Turkish Banks Audience participants
How can Turkey expand its maritime position in the world?
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