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“ISTANBUL: Bringing Asia to the Gate of Europe
and Essential Link in the Global Supply Chain”
Pera House British Consulate General Istanbul
23 - 24 May 2013
Hosted by the European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum and UTIKAD
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Deadline for registration 12 May
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Highlights
International future-orientated cross-industry discussion
High level networking across Europe 47
NEW networking technology for all participants
Gala networking dinner sponsored by Marport
But it doesn’t stop when the conference ends….
Joint interest / working groups
Alliances and long term relationships
Ongoing debate via F&L’s Linked-in Group
Principal Sponsor
Also sponsored by
ISTANBUL - Regional Markets
CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETS 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM
Specific Opportunities, Constraints, Bottlenecks, Technology, Innovation
Istanbul 1,000 km
Turkish Ports / Black Sea / Danube /
Romania / Bulgaria / the Bosphorus
Strait
Istanbul 2,000 km
Caspian Sea / Manych Canal / Turkmenistan /
Syria / Iraq / Suez / North Africa / Ukraine /
Russia* / Germany / Poland / Mediterranean Basin
and container networks / RoRo connections Turkey
and Italy
Istanbul 3,000 km
Afghanistan / Uzbekistan / Azerbaijan /
Kazakhstan / Krygyzstan / Nigeria* /
Iberia / Atlantic Ocean / UK / Ireland /
France
Istanbul >4,000 km
China* / India* / United States* /
Indonesia* / Brazil* / Pakistan* /
Bangladesh* / Japan*
* = Major population growth forecast
The European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum & UTIKAD
Thursday 23 May
PERA HOUSE, British Consulate –General Istanbul, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34, Tepebasi Beyoglu 34435
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Coffee
Geo-Politics of Turkey (Top 10 Fastest Growing OECD Economies)
09:00 – 10:20
WELCOME TO PERA HOUSE, ISTANBUL HM Consul-General Leigh Turner
TURKISH STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS Zafer Çağlayan Turkish Minister of
Economy / Binali Yildirim, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications invited
POWERHOUSE EMERGING MARKET Turgut Erkeskin President UTIKAD, Gavin W. Roser F&L
Secretary General
WELCOME FROM (PRINCIPAL SPONSOR) MARPORT Alp Capa Trade and Customer Relations
IMPORTANCE OF TURKISH CHARTER 2023 Mehmet Büyükekşi, Chairman Turkish Exporters
Assembly TİM / Metin Tabalu Deputy Secretary General - invited
GROWING EXPORT MARKETS, INVESTMENT AND VALUE-ADDED Halim Mete Vice-Chairman of
TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
SIGNIFICANCE OF ISTANBUL - THE GEOGRAPHY Erdinc Yücel, General Manger Gezairi Transport
ISTANBUL AS A GLOBAL HUB President Turkish Chamber of Shipping
WELCOME FROM F&L AND PRESENTATION OF NEW MEMBERS F&L President Frank Arendt
Associate Director Procter & Gamble
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee
Turkey’s Position as Energy Hub
Chaired by Süreyya Yücel Özden and Gavin W. Roser
11:30 – 11:50
 SHORT OUTLOOK OF THE TURKISH ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Süreyya Yücel
Özden Chairman World Energy Council Turkey
 THE GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET Haidar Khadadeh, Oil Supply Analyst OPEC
 TURKEY’S POSITION AS AN ENERGY HUB AND LEGAL ASPECTS Ozgun Turkozer Pekin & Pekin
Istanbul/Norton Rose London
 OPEN HOUSE AUDIENCE Q&A
11:50 – 13:05
Lunch
10:40 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:15
11:15 – 11:30
Customers – Turkey’s Major Industries
TURKEY’S KEY MARKETS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE - 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM
13:05 – 14:35
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GARMENTS Esra Ercan Taşören CEO and Board of Directors Spring Near East Manufacturing
CONSTRUCTION Mert Devrin Purchasing and Ceyda Cayli Knauf A.S
CHEMICALS Abdullah al-Fawaz General Manager SABIC Turkey
AUTOMOTIVE Professor Dr Tezer OSD invited, Renault – invited
ELECTRONICS Güven Uçkan Vice President Board of Directors Vestel - invited
FOOD/AGRICULTURE Nestlé Turkey
14:35 – 14:55
THE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN TURKEY Turgut Erkeskin, President UTIKAD
14:55 – 15:10
TURKEY AS A BRIDGE TO AND FROM THE MIDDLE EAST Fulvio Villa, General Manager Turkey
and the Middle East GEFCO
15:10 – 15:35
Coffee
Break-Out Groups
15:35 – 16:40
BREAKOUT GROUPS TO BRAINSTORM ON KEY ISSUES AND BEST PRACTICE F&L Think Tank
 “Best Practice – Intermodality”
moderated by Martin Kvych LKW-Walter, Gerard de Groot BLS International
 “Horizontal Collaboration/Shared Networks including Freight Distribution into Large Cities”
moderated by Andreas Georg MARS, Philippe Robert GEFCO
 “TEN-FT – Financing to Eliminate Bottlenecks Across Europe” moderated by Rainer Mertel
Kombiverkehr, Armand Toubol Newopera and Cesare Bernabei European Commission
16:40 – 16:55
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TONIGHT, CLOSING REMARKS Day 1 and VOTING
Bosphorus Cruise And Gala Dinner
17:15
BUS - Rixos Pera Hotel to Kabataş
18:30
BOSPHORUS BOAT TRIP TO GALA DINNER WITH COCKTAILS, CANAPÉS AND NETWORKING
sponsored by Turkish Chamber of Shipping
20:00
GALA DINNER AT REINA RESTAURANT sponsored by MARPORT
23:30
BUS to Rixos Pera Hotel
The European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum & UTIKAD
Friday 24 May
PERA HOUSE, British Consulate –General Istanbul, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34, Tepebasi Beyoglu 34435
08:30 – 09:15
COFFEE AND NETWORKING COMPETITION - Expanding into Northern Europe / Turkey
Turkey's Financial Conditions in the Development of the
Freight and Logistics Market
09:15 – 09:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
 “THE WORLD IN 2050” or “CONSUMERS AND THEIR DEMANDS 2050” HSBC invited
 AUDIENCE Q&A
Road, Rail, Intermodal, Sea and Air
09:45 – 10:30
 EXPERIENCES OF BUILDING A PRODUCTION PLANT IN TURKEY Riza Akgün CEO Fahrzeugwerk
Bernard Krone Turkey
 LOGISTICS PROCUREMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS Joe Critchley, Vice President Sales and
Business Development Trade Extensions Europe
10:30 – 10:50
Coffee
Results of Break-Out Sessions
10:50 – 11:20
 REPORTS OF BREAK-OUT GROUP CHAIRMEN AND NEXT STEPS
Panel Discussions
CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETS 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM
Specific Opportunities, Constraints, Bottlenecks, Technology, Innovation
Air, Sea and Ports
11:20 – 12:10
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Alp Capa Trade Manager Marport
Halit Anlatan Vice President Sales & Marketing Turkish Airlines
Mike Mundy Principal Mike Mundy Associates
Buğra Bilginer Head of Commerce Mersin International Port “The Role of Mersin in the
Regional Supply Chain”
 Serdar Ayirtman CEO Catoni Transport “Impact/Potential of Maritime to Enhance the
Competitiveness of the Supply Chain within the 2000k radius”.
 Erhan Çiloğlu Director Business Development Yilport Holdings AS
Road, Rail, Intermodal, Warehousing
12:10 – 13:00
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13:00 – 13:10
ACTION POINTS, NETWORKING COMPETITION WINNERS, NEXT STEPS AND CLOSING REMARKS
F&L President Frank Arendt Procter & Gamble
13:10 – 14:30
Lunch – all welcome (Pera House British Consulate-General)
14:30
A professional guide will escort you to architectural marvel Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar.
Full details on F&L website. Please indicate if you will join at registration. All welcome.
Andreas Mühlböck, Director LKW-Walter AG
Çetin Nuhoğlu President UND (International Transporters Association)
Ertunç Laçinel General Manager Ulusoy Logistics
Alper Dinsel Warehouse Manager DB Schenker Arkas
Ibrahim Çelik Head of Freight / Hülya Cilgi International Marketing Freight Turkish State
Railways