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First annual seminar of Institut du Bosphore

The first annual seminar of Institut du Bosphore took place in Istanbul last October 22nd and 23rd. It gathered high level personnalities from political, economic and cultural worlds arond the theme of Starting over and reconstructing Turkey-EU relations.

Program | Keyspeakers | Photo gallery | Background papers | Verbal Highlights


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Speakers

  • Alexandre Adler, Historian, Journalist, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Serap Atan, TUSIAD Paris Office Director
  • Gilles August, Lawyer August & Debouzy
  • Ahmet Aykac, Deputy Chairman of Sabancı University Board of Trustees, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Pekin Baran, President of Denizcilik A.S., Vice-President of TUSIAD High Advisory Council, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Tayfun Bayazit, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yapi Kredi Bank, Member of TUSIAD Board of Directors
  • Ariane Bonzon, Journalist, Co-writer of “Oui à la Turquie”
  • Umit Boyner, Member of Boyner Holding Executive Board, Vice President of TUSIAD Board of Directors, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Tulin Bumin, Professor Galatasaray University
  • Monique Canto-Sperber, Head of ENS (Ecole Normale Supérieure)
  • Guy Carcassonne, Professor of Public Law, Specialist of Constitutional Law, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Hayri Culhaci, Executive Board Member, Akbank
  • Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag, President of TUSIAD Board of Directors
  • Ahmet Dorduncu, CEO of Sabanci Holding
  • Laurence Dumont, Member of the French Parliament, Socialist party
  • H.E. Bernard Emié, Ambassador of France to Turkey
  • Jean-Michel Ferrand, Member of the French Parliament, UMP
  • Olivier Ferrand, President of Terra Nova
  • Stéphane Fouks, CEO Havas Group, Executive Chairman EURO RSCG Worldwide, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Bernard Guetta, Columnist
  • Esref Hamamcioglu, General Director and CEO, Sodexo Food and Facilities Management Services
  • Umit Izmen, Chief Economist, TUSIAD
  • Bahadir Kaleagasi, TUSIAD International Coordinator
  • Mustafa V Koc, Chairman of Koc Holding, President of TUSIAD High Advisory Council, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Thierry Mariani, Member of the French Parliament, UMP; French special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • Gilles Martin-Chauffier, Editor-in-chief, Paris Match
  • Pierre Moscovici, Member of the French Parliament, Socialist party, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Soli Ozel, Lecturer Bilgi University, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Michel Rocard, Former French Prime Minister, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scietific Committee
  • Denis Simonneau, Diplomatic Advisor, GDF SUEZ
  • Catherine Tasca, Senate Vice-President, Member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Haluk Tukel, President of Institut du Bosphore, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Fusun Turkmen, Professor Galatasaray University, Member of Institut du Bosphore Scientific Committee
  • Volkan Vural, Member of TUSIAD Board of Directors


Moderators

  • Nicolas Barré, Deputy Editor, Les Echos
  • Gilles Finchelstein, General Secretary, Jean Jaurès Foundation
  • Sirin Payzin, Presenter, CNN Turk

What's next ?

Institut du Bosphore intends to maintain a strong presence in France on debates regarding Turkey
via organizing several high profile events. In 2010, as an objective platform of free dialogue, Institut
will be active through seminars and conferences apropos global and European affairs, bilateral issues between France and Turkey. The Annual Seminar, organized once a year in Istanbul, brings together French and Turkish personalities from many different worlds: politics, business, finance, sociology, science and academics, providing an excellent opportunity for indepth reflection.
Summary reports of the Institute's events will be available online.