TSPB ANNUAL REPORT 2019

41 TCMA 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Each country organizes individual activities under the organization perspective. Our Association and Borsa Istanbul co-operated and hosted the Gong Ceremony and promotional activities. Date World Investor Week Program Number of Participants 1 October 2019 Opening Program for Real Sector Companies and Gong Ceremony 127 2 October 2019 University Students Program and Gong Ceremony 241 5 October 2019 Individual Investor Training Program 264 Total 632 2 nd Vision Meeting The second vision meeting within the title of “Capital Markets’ Long-Term Contribution Towards The Turkish Economy; Necessary Steps To Be Taken For Sustainable Economic Growth” was held on 12-13 October 2019 by our Association incorporation with the Turkish Institutional Investment Managers’ Association. Two panels were conducted at the meeting on “The Role of Turkish Capital Markets on The Way to Becoming a Financial Center” and “Necessary Steps to be Taken for the Development of Capital Markets”. On the second day of the meeting, BNP Paribas Senior Investment Strategist Daniel Morris, CFA and Neuro-Health Brain Research and Applications Center, Dr. Kerem Dündar were the guest speakers. Istanbul Finance Center Conference A conference was held at the Presidential Dolmabahçe Office in cooperation with the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Finance Office and our Association on 7 March 2019, to raise awareness in the activities of the Istanbul Finance Center. Over 200 people attended the conference, including public institutions and non-governmental organizations, banks, brokerage firms, asset management companies, senior managers of mutual trust funds, municipal representatives, diplomats, and press members. Berat Albayrak, Ph.D., Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkey, delivered the opening speech of the conference. The conference ended with the presentation of Mark Yeandle, Director, Z/Yen Partners Limited, FCIM MBA BA (Hons), who is working on the “Global Financial Centers Index”, which is widely quoted as a source for ranking financial centers. Workshop on the Istanbul Finance Center Action Plan The workshop on the Istanbul Finance Center Action Plan was held on 11-12 June 2019, in coordination with the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey and incorporation with our Association, The Banks Association of Turkey, Association of Turkish Financial Institutions and Turkish Participation Banks Association. More than 200 representatives from private and public sectors attended the two-day workshop. Prof. Dr. Göksel Aşan, Head, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Finance Office made the opening at the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey 2019 WORLD INVESTOR WEEK EVENTS WORKSHOP ON THE ISTANBUL FINANCE CENTER ACTION PLAN