Actively involved in organising seminars, panels and taking part in articulating Turkish macro developments and impact on markets and corporate finance alternatives.
Istanbul – Euromoney’s Turkey Conference, 1994 : “ Bubbles or Fundamentals – Lessons from the 1994 crash ”
New York – CEO Institutes Turkey Roundtable, 1995 : “Privatization and the role of capital markets in Turkey”London – University of London, 1997 : “Developments in Turkish capital markets and new directions”
Tokyo – Turkish – Japanese 10th Economic Summit, 1998 : “Investing in Turkey – Last 10 years and beyond”
Istanbul – Turkey towards 2000 Conference,1999 : ‘Assessment of main trends in Turkish IPOs’
Istanbul – Bilisim Conference, 2000 : ‘IT Sector and Financing Opportunities’
Istanbul – Economist Conference on E Business in Turkey, 2000; ‘E- Broking in Turkey’
London – Turkish Investment Seminar, 2001 : “Venture Capital and Private Equity in Turkey – Fact or Fiction”
Denizli – OECD Roundtable, 2001 : “ Venture Capital and Private Equity for Enterprise Funding in Turkey’
Istanbul – Turkey, Japan & Central Asia – A Strategy Evaluation, 2002 : Seminar Chairman
Istanbul – Turkish – Japanese Business Council, 2002 : ‘Investment Environment and Future Prospects’
Istanbul – TUSİAD’s First Entrepreneurship Conference, 2003 : ‘Financing Available For Entrepreneurs’
Istanbul– TUSİAD–Corporate Governance Association Seminar, 2004 : ‘Role of Independent Board Members’
Istanbul – Corporate Governance Summit, 2004 : ‘Shareholders View of Corporate Governance’
London – Turkish – Japanese Business Council-Private Seminar, 2004 : ‘New Investment Era in Turkey’
Istanbul – Mergermarket 2005 – ‘Turkish Business Environment, 2005’
Dubai – Bridging the Two Gateways 2006 : Turkey & GCC, “Turkey as an Investment Destination”
Dubai – Private Equity Conference 2006 – “The Turkish Private Equity Market- Fact or Fiction”
London – EMPEA Conference 2007, The only Speaker on Turkey
New York – TAIK Conference, March 2007 : The New Destination Real Estate & Tourism
Tunisia – Euromed Capital Forum, April 2008 : “Private Equity as a growth driver in the Med.”
Dubai – SuperReturn Conference Dubai 2008 – Roundtable on Turkey – Moderator
Istanbul – Corporate Governance Assoc. – Jan 2008 “Contribution of CG to Strategy and Sustainable Growth”
Tunisia – Euromed Capital Forum, April 2008 : “Private Equity as a growth driver in the Med.”
Dubai – Private Equity World & MENA, September 2008 : “PE in Turkey – New Playing Field”
Dubai – Super Return Conference, October 2009 : “Turkey – Pricing Deals with Limited Visibility”
Istanbul –Empea2009:TheBig Debate-This House believes PE in TR will only flourish once local LPs invest
Dubai – March 2010 – Dubai Chamber of Commerce : Turkish Investment Forum : “Why Turkey?”
Istanbul –November 2010 DEIK – Turkish – Japanese Business Council, “Investment Environment”
Istanbul – March 2011 – CSFB Ultrahigh Networth Client Conference – “Why Turkey Now”
London – JETRO-DEIK Joint Seminar, Nov 2011 – “Investment Environment & Economic Outlook”
Tokyo – Nikkei Turkish Investment Forum, December 2011 : Keynote Speech after Deputy Prime Minister HE Ali Babacan, “Fuelling Turkey’s Growth – Key Reminders”
Istanbul – April 2013 – Moderating Roundtable with Husnu Ozyegin & Hamdi Akın – “Is it necessary to have a Strategic/Financial Partner to become a Regional/Global Player”
Ankara – May 2014 – Moderating Panel on “Infrastructure Financing and Opportunities/Threats using Capital Markets”
Istanbul – April 2015 – CNR Energy Conference – Energy M&A
Istanbul – May 2015 – “Creating Value With M&A” – Turkish Corporate Governance Association Seminars