INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE EU CONFERENCE SERIES - III: Turkey’s EU Accession Process –Role of the Private Sector
The third and the last Conference of this series was held in Eskişehir in collaboration with BİLGİ’s European Institute and Anadolu University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences on “Turkey’s EU Accession Process –Role of the Private Sector”. The Conference took place in Anadolu University, Eskişehir, on 31st March 2008.
Conference Program
İstanbul Bilgi University’s European Institute organized a conference series on the EU with the support of Turkey’s EU Communication Group Initiative (ABİG)-Ankara. The first conference of this series was held in collaboration with BİLGİ’s European Institute and Akdeniz University’s EU Centre on “Turkey’s EU Accession –Contribution and role of Euro Turks and of EU Citizens in Turkey to the Accession Process” which focused on the role, the possible contributions of both communities to Turkey’s EU accession. The Conference took place in Antalya, Turkey on 14-15th February 2008 (http://eu.bilgi.edu.tr/develact07.asp?m=8). The second conference of this series was held in Kayseri, on 6th March 2008, in collaboration with BİLGİ’s European Institute and Erciyes University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, International Relations Department on “EU Turkey Agenda for the 21st century: Justice, Security and Democracy” which aims to discuss EU-Turkey relations from a broad perspective. The third and the last Conference of this series was held in Eskişehir in collaboration with BİLGİ’s European Institute and Anadolu University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences on “Turkey’s EU Accession Process –Role of the Private Sector”. The Conference took place in Anadolu University, Eskişehir, on 31st March 2008.
İstanbul Bilgi University European Institute and
Anadolu University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
International Conference
31th March 2008
Eskişehir
CONFERENCE SERIES - III:
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE EU
Turkey’s EU Accession Process –Role of the Private Sector
The conference will focus-among others- on the following themes:
• Political Overview of Turkey’s EU Accession Process
• Economic Dimension of Turkey’s EU Accession Process
• Effects of Economic Integration
• Foreign Direct Investment to Turkey since the start of the Accession Process
• Evaluation of the Bulgarian EU Membership: Economic Integration Aspects
• Challenges, Opportunities and Impact Analysis for the Private Sector in the course of EU Accession Process
Program
31th March 2008
Anadolu University - Anadolu Congress Center
• 9.00-9.30 Registration
• 9.30-10.15 Opening of the Conference
“Turkey’s EU Accession Process –Role of the Private Sector”
—Welcome speech by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, İstanbul Bilgi University European Institute, Director
— Prof Dr. Fevzi Sürmeli, Rector, Anadolu University
— Prof. Dr. Güneş Zeytinoğlu, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
— Welcome speech by “the Turkish Accession to EU: from the EU Perspective”, Marc Pierini, Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation to Turkey (tbc)
—Welcome speech by Oğuz Demiralp, Ambassador, Secretariat General for EU Affairs, Secretary General
• 10.15-11.30
Panel 1: Overview of Turkey’s EU Accession Process and Bulgaria’s EU Membership: a Case Study
Moderator: Emre Gönen, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations Department
—Cem Duna, Member of the TUSIAD, Chairman of AB Consulting, Ret. Ambassador
• The economic dimensions of the Turkey’s EU Accession Process
• The effects of the economic integration
• The course of the direct investments in the EU Accession Process
• Is delocalization an opportunity?
—Soli Özel, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations Department
• The Political Dimension of the Turkey’s EU Accession Process
• What are the advantages of being an EU Member?
• Does Turkey have other alternatives to the EU?
• The cost of not being a EU member: from perspectives of the EU and Turkey
—Antoinette Primatarova, former Chief Negotiator and Ambassador to the EU, Centre for Liberal Studies, Director, Bulgaria
• The evaluation of the Bulgarian Accession Process
• The cost benefit analysis of the Bulgarian Membership to the EU
• Economic integration
• 11.30-11.45 Coffee Break
• 11.45-13.30
• Panel II: Private Sector in the Turkey’s EU Accession Process
Moderator: Soli Özel, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations Department
—Dr. Şebnem Karauçak, Chairperson, Eurohorizons
• The role of Business Community in the Turkey’s EU Accession Process?
• The opportunities and challenges for the Private Sector in the Turkey’s EU Accession Process
• What needs to be done by the Private Sector during this process?
• The importance of impact analysis for the Private Sector
• Examples from new Member States
—Nilgün Arısan Eralp, Secretariat General for EU Affairs, Head of the Department for “EU National Programme”
• Where are we in the EU negotiation process?
• Negotiation Chapters
• The Implementation program to the “Acquis Communtaire”
• Situation of Negotiation Chapters relevant to the Business
—Murat Albayrakoğlu, İstanbul Bilgi University, Business Administration Department
• Foreign Direct Investments (FDD) and Turkey
• International competitiveness criteria for FDI
• Competitiveness of Turkey for FDI
• Recommendations: Priorities of Turkey for attracting FDI
• 13.30-14.30 Coffee Break
• 14.30-16.00
• Panel III: The Preparation of the Private Sector in the EU Negotiation Process
Moderator: Emre Gönen, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations Department
—Dr. Arnold Hornfeld, Member of TUSIAD, SE Otomotiv Teknolojileri AŞ., Chairman, former CEO Siemens-Turkey
• Turkey EU relations and the private sector
• The case of energy sector
—Savaş Özaydemir, President, Eskisehir Chamber of Industry
• Activities of the Eskisehir Chamber of Industry in the EU Accession Process
—Cemallettin Sarar, President, Eskişehir Chamber of Commerce
• Activities of the Eskişehir Chamber of Commerce in the EU Accession Process
—Mustafa Bayburtlu, Head of EU Division, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
• The Private Sector in the EU Accession Process
—Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necdet Sağlam, Anadolu University, Business Administration Department
• Funds and Subventions provided by the EU to the Private Sector
• 16.00-16.15 Coffee Break
• 16.15-17.30
• Panel IV: Communicating the EU to the Public Opinions during Turkey’s EU Accession Process
Moderatör: Prof. Dr. Güneş Zeytinoğlu, Dean, Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
—Prof. Dr. Atila Eralp, Middle East Technical University, Center for European Studies, Director
• Turkey-EU Relations in the context of the EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies
—Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, İstanbul Bilgi University European Institute, Director
• The Perceptions of the Public Opinions in the EU Accession Process and the Concept of “other”
• The Perception of the EU in Turkey and the perception of Turkey in the EU
—Zeynep Göğüş, Euractiv and Hürriyet, Journalist
• The importance of informing Turkish opinion about the EU
• Why it is important to inform Turkey about EU?
• What has been done? What needs to be done?
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End of Program
