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Day One: Wednesday 15 October 2008
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8.30am | Registration
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8.50am | Chairman’s opening remarks and introduction
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| POLITICAL AND MACRO-ECONOMIC ISSUES |
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9am | Opening Keynote Address: How Turkish funds regulation is adapting to support the growth of the Turkish capital market
- Capital markets regulation in Turkey
- Addressing the key regulatory issues
- Improving Turkish capacity for risk-focused and consolidated supervision and control
- Maintaining and controlling monetary policy
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9.30am | Keynote Address: Turkey’s integration into the broader regional and global economy
- Foreign direct investment inflows in Turkey –benefits for the Turkish market
- Bringing about an efficient and functioning capital market
- How the Government is encouraging the development of Turkey’s capital market?
- Which sectors are flourishing?
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10am | Keynote Address: Successful fiscal discipline and taxation
in Turkey
- Evaluating the implications of the current taxation rules
- How taxation exceptions can boost the influx of corporate investors
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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11am | Chief economists’ panel: Macroeconomic developments,
vulnerabilities and opportunities
- What are the global expectations from Turkey?
- Assessing the advantages of (or too much reliance on) the influx of foreign funds
- Turkey’s growth prospects: comparing Turkey to other emerging market economies
- Turkish financial system from 2002 to 2008 and looking forward – where are growth opportunities?
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11.40am | Recent trends and opportunities for investing in Turkey
- Changes that EU convergence will bring to Turkish Capital Markets
- Outlook for Turkish asset management sector
- Trends in investor needs and reflections on the markets
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12.10pm | Keynote Address: Privatisation - opportunity for investors
- Evaluating privatisation policies and initiatives in Turkey
- A sectoral analysis of privatisation opportunities
- Has privatisation become a stimulus to the Turkish economy?
- Analysing post privatisation – lessons learnt
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12.40pm | Lunch networking
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| INVESTOR APPETITE |
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1.40pm | Keynote Address: Understanding the regulatory framework of pension fund governance and investment
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| | Ms. Ceyda Iskender, Head of Institutional Investor Department, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
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2.10pm | Evaluating international investor expectations of Turkey
- What global pension funds can learn from the past 5 years
- Using individual risk budgets for higher returns
- Analysing investment returns on different Turkish asset classes
- Why add Turkey to your portfolio?
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| | Mr. Jonathan Hausman, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Fixed Income, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
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2.40pm | Panel discussion: The development of the local pension funds industry
- Understanding the constraints and growth performance
- Maximising opportunities while minimising risks
- Leveraging opportunities and prospects for development
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| | Ms. Esra Ada, Specialist, Institutional Investors Department, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
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3.20pm | SPEED NETWORKING - Bring 100+ business cards!
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3.50pm | Afternoon refreshments
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4.20pm | Institutional investors’ panel: Asset outlook for 2008-2009
- Opportunities in a post subprime world
- Analysing the impact of sovereign wealth funds
- The relationships between foreign capital flows and global taxation
- Asset classes for investments in 2009
- New solutions to the evolving investors needs in Turkey
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| OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY'S MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY |
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5pm | CEO’s Panel: Realising the full potential of Turkey’s funds industry
- Protecting market share in the face of global competition
- Evaluating the impact of new hedge fund legislation on the funds market
- Tapping institutional money locally and internationally
- The outlook of Turkey as an emerging market
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| | Moderator: Prof. Kamil Yilmaz, Director of Koc University-Tusiad Economic Research Forum, KOC University
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| FUNDS DISTRIBUTION IN TURKEY |
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5.30pm | Panel discussion: Funds distribution strategies in Turkey
- Achieving optimal market positioning in Turkey
- Assessing Turkey’s legal and regulatory framework in funds distribution
- Setting the distribution model expectations and implementing the strategy
- Turkey as a hub of international asset managers in the region
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| | Mr. Tarkan Ozkan, AGM and Group Head of Marketing and Sales Management, Yapi Kredi Asset Management
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6pm | Close of Day One conference / Cocktail reception
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Day Two: Thursday 16 October 2008
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8.30am | Registration
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8.50am | Chairman’s opening remarks and introduction
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| INVESTING IN TURKISH BONDS AND EQUITIES MARKET |
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9am | Opening Keynote Address: A look at Turkey’s equity market over the last 10 years
- Analysing the impact of liberalisation as a key to a vibrant equity market
- How the current financial turmoil is affecting the Turkish equity market
- Capitalising on the country’s soaring equity market
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| | Mr. Huseyin Erkan, CEO & Chairman; concurrently Chairman of Federation of Enco-Asian Stock Exchange, Istanbul Stock Exchange
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9.30am | Keynote Address: The impact of corporate governance on investment returns
- The role of corporate governance in foreign investments
- Expectations of foreign investments from the reforms of corporate governance
- What corporate governance means for the Turkish investment industry
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10am | Uncovering unique investment opportunities in the Turkish equity market
- Recent changes and predicted obstacles in the equity market
- The crucial role of evolving market efficiency
- The relationship between equity market infrastructure and valuation
- Capitalising on a large investor base and increasing investment demand in the coming decade
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| | Mrs. Funda Güngör, Coordinator of Investor Relations and Strategic Planning, Koc Holding
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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11am | Panel Discussion: Opportunities in Turkey’s fixed-income markets
- Assessing how the bond markets have developed in the last years
- Key issues for investors in Turkish fixed-income market
- Integrating government bonds into your portfolio
- Macro fundamentals and portfolio management
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11.40am | The development of Islamic finance globally and its increasing application in Turkey
- The growing number of Islamic finance houses in Turkey
- What market share do Islamic institutions have today?
- What needs to be done to promote Islamic finance further to increase market share / penetration?
- What are the real obstacles in the market in Turkey?
- Turkeys European position as a gateway to the Islamic world
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| | Mr. Gregor Holek, Senior Fund Manager, Equities Emerging Markets, Raiffeisen Capital Management
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12.20pm | Lunch networking
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| ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS |
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1.20pm | Panel Discussion: Hedge funds –Turkey’s nascent industry in a global context
- Due diligence of emerging hedge fund managers in emerging markets
- Role of Turkish hedge funds in the context of overall portfolio construction
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| | Mr. Sinan Akiman, Assistant General Manager Strategy, Alternative Investments, Garanti Asset Management Mr. Gokhan Bilen, Director of Pension Funds Department, Yapi Kredi Asset Management Mr. Alper Ince, Managing Director, PAAMCO (Pacific Alternative Asset Management)
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2pm | Key market opportunities and developments for Turkish
private equity
- Exploring private equity investment opportunities in Turkey
- Establishing private equity within institutional portfolios
- The private equity outlook in Turkey for 2008-2009
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2.40pm | M&A in Turkey: New opportunities and untapped markets
- M&A buyout trends and analysis of the current financing market
- Industry trends that are driving the M&A appetite
- Scouring the markets for M&A opportunities in Turkey
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| | Mr. Levent Bosut, Chairman of the Board, Turkish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
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3.10pm | Property investment funds – Examining risk and opportunities in Turkey
- What advantages does property hold over other alternatives?
- How much of the global economic turbulence will affect the Turkish real estate market?
- Taking a look at real estate portfolio diversification strategies
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3.40pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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4.10pm | ROUNDTABLE - These allow delegates to meet and discuss issues relevant to their job functions
Roundtable 1: Hedge Funds
Roundtable 2: Pension Funds
Roundtable 3: Real Estate Funds
Roundtable 4: Private Equity Funds
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| CORPORATE GOVERNANCEAND GEOPOLITICAL RISK - ANALYSING ITS ROLE ON INVESTMENT RETURNS |
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4.40pm | Understanding Turkey’s geopolitical risk status and its impact on funds management
- Is Turkey a risky place to invest?
- Assessing Turkey as one of the global stars of foreign direct investments
- A global perception of the economic renaissance in Turkey
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5pm | An assessment of what the institutionalisation of corporate governance in Turkey has brought to the funds industry so far
- Corporate governance as a pressing issue where demand for growth capital is a driving force
- Keys to raising awareness on corporate governance principles
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| | Dr. Murat Dogu, Capital Markets and Corporate Governance Coordinator, Dogan Yayin Holding
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5.30pm | U-TURN
This is your turn to un-conference your conference experience! Personalise your learning by telling us the top 5 concerns that keep you awake at night. Enjoy this opportunity to control your conference agenda.
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6pm | Closing remarks & close of Day Two conference
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