TSPB ANNUAL REPORT 2019

40 TCMA 2019 ANNUAL REPORT MEETINGS AND EVENTS While providing information about the Summit at the gala dinner, the contributions to the Summit were also appraised. Within the scope of the Summit, 350 saplings were planted on behalf of all Summit contributors, in İzmir forestation to improve forestry and green zones in our country. Due to their support and valuable contributions to the Summit, the Gala Dinner ended with the presentation of certificates, representing the planting of saplings in Izmir, to the Summit sponsors. 4 th TCMA Capital Markets Awards Ceremony The fourth TCMA Capital Markets Award Ceremony, which our Association has traditionalized to contribute to the development of capital markets and increase awareness, was held in Istanbul on 17 April 2019. Approximately 300 people, including banks, brokerage houses, asset management companies, senior executives of the mutual funds and financial press representatives, participated in the ceremony. In the award ceremony, awards were delivered in 8 different categories and 42 sections. Within the scope of the categories, the awards were distributed to the institutions that launched the most successful activities in 2018. The main sponsors of the Summit Gala were Borsa Istanbul and Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank Inc. (Takasbank), and the gold sponsor was Citibank whereas Bloomberg HT contributed to the event as the media strategic partner. Serathon-in Capital Markets Software Marathon The first capital markets hackathon event in Turkey “Serathon- in Capital Markets Software Marathon” was held in Istanbul on 25-27 October 2019, in co-operation with our Association. 148 people in 54 teams had applied the Serathon-in. 23 finalist teams have individually developed valuable software projects on capital markets at the end of the two-day marathon. The projects were evaluated by the expert jury. The jury members were; our Association’s Chairperson, Alp Keler, Ph.D. CFA; Ekrem Arıkan, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member Central Securities Depository of Turkey; Ufuk Özdemir, EVP, Advisor to CEO, Borsa Istanbul; Hakan Güldağ, Editor-in-Chief Dünya Newspaper; Gökhan Beydoğan, Co-founder & Board Member, Workinton; Zeynep Şenkaya, Founding Member Women’ Association of Technology; Gaye Or, Head of Product, Wirecard and Ali Erhan Tamer, Founding Partner & CEO, OXY/AI. The awards of the top three teams were presented within a ceremony, held on 27 October 2019. The winning contestant, the CYO team, was awarded the “Wealth” project. The Block-C team was the runner-up with the “YTD” project, while the KaVe team came in third place with the “Borsify” project. The CYO team, which won the first place in the contest, received a mutual fund of TL 20,000, the runner-up Block-C team, a mutual fund of TL 15,000 and KaVe the team that came in the third place, received a mutual fund of TL 10,000. Award- winning teams were also rewarded with free co-operation from Workinton for a duration of one to six months. 2019 World Investor Week Events The third World Investor Week was celebrated on 30 September - 6 October 2019, within various events around the world under the scope of the principles set by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). 4 TH TCMA CAPITAL MARKETS AWARDS CEREMONY SERATHON-IN CAPITAL MARKETS SOFTWARE MARATHON