TSPB ANNUAL REPORT 2019

38 TCMA 2019 ANNUAL REPORT MEETINGS AND EVENTS 4 th Turkish Capital Markets Summit The Turkish Capital Markets Summit, organized by our Association, was held on 19-20 November 2019. The Summit, which took place in Levent Istanbul, with the support of the Republic of Turkey Presidency Finance Office, the Capital Markets Board of Turkey and the main sponsor Borsa Istanbul, attracted intense interest and participation. Turkish Capital Markets Summit which lasted for two days was followed by more than 7 thousand people, representing the capital markets, finance, and many other sectors. The Summit, more than 10 thousand people watched live on social media, reached nearly 6 million people through traditional and social media. In the Summit, where the theme of “transformation” was focused on thoroughly, 28 panels were held with more than 150 speakers and 32 training programs were conducted on different topics for the sector. Opening speeches were delivered by Prof. Dr. Göksel Aşan, Head, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Finance Office; Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu, Chairman, Capital Markets Board of Turkey; Prof. Dr. Erişah Arıcan, Chairperson, Borsa Istanbul and Alp Keler, Ph.D., CFA, Chairperson, Turkish Capital Markets Association. Tarkan Maner, President and CCO, Nutanix; Changpeng Zhao, Founder & CEO, Binance; Tom Goodwin, EVP, Head of Innovation, Zenith Media and the author of the book “Digital Darwinism’’; Levent Çakıroğlu, Board Member and CEO, Koç Holding; Temel Güzeloğlu, Board Member and CEO, QNB Finansbank were the keynote speakers. Also, respected names such as, Farah Jaafar-Crossby, CEO, Labuan International Business and Financial Center; Yousuf Al-Jaida, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Qatar Financial Centre; Ali Taha Koç, Ph.D., Head, Digital Transformation Office of Presidency of the Republic of Turkey; Assoc. Prof. Salim Atay, Head, Human Resources Office of Presidency of the Republic of Turkey; Arda Ermut, Head, Investment Office of Presidency of the Republic of Turkey; Robin Brooks, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Institute of International Finance; Ed Parker, Head of EMEA Sovereigns, Fitch Ratings; Bekir Ağırdır, Director and Board Member, KONDA Research and Consultancy and Derya Matraş Facebook Country Director for Turkey attended. The most popular sessions were, Tom Goodwin, EVP, Head of Innovation, Zenith Media and the author of the book “Digital Darwinism’’; Changpeng Zhao Founder & CEO, Binance; Old Hand Youngsters; Needs Map; The Best Version of Human; If We Wouldn’t Talk: Crypto Currency and Tokenization; The Pains of Transformation: Immigration, Climate Change, Income Inequality, Geopolitical Development. A business-to-business (B2B) area was put in place, where the real sector companies, our member brokerage firms and member asset management companies came together. WE SHED LIGHT ON THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY WITH THE EDUCATIONAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEETINGS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND PANELS, WHERE WE INTEND TO MEET OUR INSTITUTIONS’ EXPECTATIONS, BY BRINGING THEM TOGETHER.