TCMA 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

in the blockchain technology, learners, public sector professionals, academics and students. During the Summit, the projects of the Blockchain Accelerator Program organized as part of İstanbul Blockchain School Project was introduced, and the winning team was announced. Visit by CMB Assistant Specialists An introduction and training program was carried out on 2 July 2020 for assistant specialists onboarding the CMB. Within the scope of the program, the Association’s activities, membership structure, events organized, and own career experiences in the finance sector were shared with the assistant specialists. The 20 th Ordinary General Meeting The 20 th Ordinary General Meeting of the Association was held on 3 September 2020 in İstanbul with the participation of the President of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Finance Office Prof. Dr. Göksel Aşan, Capital Markets Board of Turkey Chairman Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu, Borsa İstanbul Chairperson Prof. Dr. Erişah Arıcan, Borsa İstanbul CEO and Board Member at the time M. Hakan Atilla, and a large number of market representatives. At the meeting, elections were made for members of the Board of Directors, Board of Auditors and Discipline Committee, whose terms of office had expired, as per the Association’s Statute. At the first Board of Directors meeting held following the elections, Tevfik Eraslan and İbrahim Halil Öztop were elected as the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Board, respectively. 5 th TCMA Golden Bull Awards Ceremony TCMA Golden Bull Awards Ceremony, which was made into an annual event by the Association with the purpose of contributing to the flourishing of capital markets and contributing to their recognition, was held for the fifth time on 3 September 2020 in İstanbul. With the inaugural speeches delivered by the President of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Finance Office Prof. Dr. Göksel Aşan, Capital Markets Board of Turkey Chairman Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu, Borsa İstanbul Chairperson Prof. Dr. Erişah Arıcan, Borsa İstanbul CEO and Board Member at the time M. Hakan Atilla, and Dr. Alp Keler, CFA who was the TCMA Chairperson at the time, the awards ceremony attracted interest from the senior executives of the banks, intermediary institutions, asset management companies and investment trusts operating in the capital market, and members of the economy media. 42 awards under 8 categories were granted in the capital markets awards held for the fifth time this year. The first one of the meritorious service in capital market awards was dedicated to Yaşar Erdinç, Ph.D. who passed on 8 October 2018, in recognition of his major contributions to training in the field of capital markets, and the second one to Zeki Döşlüoğlu, a doyen in the sector. The last award in this category was presented to Borsa İstanbul for the TLREF Turkish Lira Overnight Reference Rate implementation. At the 5 th TCMA Golden Bull Awards, Ak Asset Management claimed the Most Creative Capital Market award for its First Venture Capital Mutual Fund. Social Value Project awards were shared by three organizations. The projects awarded in this The 20 th Ordinary General Meeting 5 th TCMA Golden Bull Awards Ceremony TCMA 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 47