Day 2: Tuesday, 27 November 2007

10.00-11.00

Keynote Speech :
SMEs, Innovation and Technology

 Soumitra Dutta
Professor of Business & Technology and Dean of Executive Education, INSEAD
11.00-11.15 COFFEE BREAK
11.15-13.15 Session 3A Global Competition Dynamics and Turkey
* Socio-Economic Trends

* Impact of Global Dynamics

* Industrial Trends, Business Opportunities

* Science and Technology

Chairperson:
Dr. Nurşen Numanoğlu
Director, Secretariat General For EU Affairs

Speakers:

Michael Thumann
Die Zeit, Foreign Editor

Andrew Finkel
Columnist, Today's Zaman Daily Newspaper

Prof. Dr. Çelik Kurtoğlu
Chairman of Turkish-Southeastern Europe Business Councils, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey

Orhan Bursalı
Editor, Cumhuriyet Daily Science and Technology

11.15-13.15 Session 3B Innovative Company
* Innovative Structure in Companies

* Innovation in Final Product

* Innovation in Process

* Innovation in Marketing

Chairperson:
Erhan Saylan
CFO, Deloitte Turkey

Speakers:

Dr. Gregg S. Bennett
General Manager, 3M Turkey

Dr. Tolga Yalçınkaya
Chairman of the Board, Orsem Group

Müjdat Altay
General Manager, Nortel Netaş

Ekrem Akyiğit
Chairman of the Board, Collezione

13.15-14.15 LUNCH
14.15-14.45

Honorary Guest :
Regional Innovation Strategies

 Riccardo Illy
President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region
14.45-15.00 COFFEE BREAK
15.00-17.00 Session 4A Enabling Technological Progress and Innovation: International Experience
* Bilim ve Teknoloji ile   Kalkınma

* EU and Innovation

* International Experience: Italy

* International Experience: Korea

Chairperson:
Doç. Dr. Cemil Arıkan
Director for Research and Graduate Policy, Sabanci University

Speakers:

Michel Poireau
Head of Unit, European Commission DG Research

Gabriele Gatti
Head Of Marketing and International Relations, AREA Science Park, Italy

Prof. Jungho Sonu
Professor of Construction Management, Myongji University, Seoul-Korea
15.00-17.00 Session 4B Innovative Workforce and Lifelong Learning
* Education and Enabling Environment for Technology and Innovation

* Innovative Human Resources

* Continuous Development, Lifelong Learning

Chairperson:
Prof. Turan Özturan
Deputy Rector of Boğaziçi University

Konuşmacılar:

Selen Kocabaş
Chief Business Support Officer, Turkcell

Dr. Kemal Tuğcu
President, Ethics Committee of Turkish Personnel Management Association

Murat Yeşildere
Manager Partner, Egon Zehnder Internatıonal Management Consultant
17.00-17.15 COFFEE BREAK
17.15-19.15 Closing Session National Competition Strategy and Innovation


Chairperson:
Dr. Yılmaz Argüden
Chairman, ARGE Consulting

Speakers:

Ali Pandır
CEO, Tofaş Türk

Prof. Dr. Dündar Kocaoğlu
Chairman, Portland State University Department of Engineering and Technology Management

Mustafa Boydak
Chairman of the Board, Kayseri Chamber of Industry

19.15-19.30

CLOSING SPEECH

 C. Tanıl Küçük
Chairman of the Board, İstanbul Chamber of Industry
19.30-20.00 AWARD CEREMONY  
20.00-21.00 RECEPTION  

Day 1: Monday, 26 November 2007