Registration & Networking

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Intro and Welcome Remarks

• Barış Öney - Founder and Managing Partner, Globalturk Capital and CEE Leadership Council Member and Turkiye Representative, GPCA

Intro and Welcome Remarks

• Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, President, Presidency of The Republic of Turkiye Investment Office

Intro and Welcome Remarks

• Cevdet Yılmaz, Vice President of The Presidency of The Republic of Turkiye (Confirmed)

GPCA Key Research Highlights

Jeff Schlapinski, Senior Director, Research, GPCA

New Global Investment Strategies of DFIs/LPs and Themes for Turkiye and Environs

• Global investment strategies (importance of ESG, gender diversity and impact)
• Investment themes today and going forward for Turkiye and environs
• Investments through funds vs. direct investments
• Comparative performance of funds in Turkiye with respect to funds in the region
• Implementation of ESG policies in funds and promoting investments with a gender lens
• How to attract commercial LPs to Turkiye and environs

• Anne Fossemalle, EBRD
• Hakan Küpesiz, Emory University Endowment Fund
• Oliver Poledniok, DEG
• Jaap Reinking, FMO
• Nicholas Vickery, IFC

Keynote Speaker

Çağatay Özdoğru, Esas Holding

“MENA – Turkiye” Cross-border Investment and Exit Opportunities

• Global investment strategies of MENA investment funds and groups
• Investment themes today and going forward for MENA
• Fundraising activity in MENA and investing in Turkiye through MENA funds
• How can Turkiye attract more investment from the MENA Region?
• MENA as an investment destination for Turkish companies and Turkish companies as an exit channel for PE-owned MENA companies
• Growing MENA portfolios by acquiring portfolio companies from exiting funds in Turkiye

• Suhaib Almabrouk, Lesha Bank (formerly Qatar First Bank)
• Samia Bouazza, Multiply Group
• İhsan Sancay, Kamco Invest
• Skandar Oueslati, AfricInvest Group
• Yağız Özgüven, Waha Capital

Quick Lunch

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Mid-Day Review

• Ahu Orakçıoğlu - Tv Anchor
• Barış Öney - Globalturk Capital, GPCA

Private Credit and Fintech Tools for Alternative Financing Opportunities

• Global and Regional Consumer Trends in Turkiye and Environs
• Alternative funding tools for companies in a highly volatile macro environment and difficulty in accessing global and local bank loans
• Private credit alternatives, i.e. senior secured, structured trade finance, mezzanine, prefered shares, etc.
• Fintech platforms and solutions for portfolio companies, which could accelarate growth
• Companies’ views on alternative funding sources vs. private equity

• Sikander Ahmed, NBK Capital
• Yasemin Bedir, Mastercard
• Gustavo Ferraro, Gramercy Funds Management

Fast Evolving Venture Tech Investments and Mega Exits in Turkiye and Environs

• The current venture capital funds investing in Turkiye and Environs
• Turkish Unicorns in the Gaming and e-Commerce Sectors
• Fintech, healthtech and other investment themes
• Quality of the start-up environment feeding VCs
• Regional interaction for growth

• Ebru Dorman, NATO Innovation Fund
• Ali Karabey, 212
• Altan Küçükçınar, Diffusion Capital Partners
• Cem Sertoğlu, Earlybird Digital East Fund
• Ozan Sönmez, Molten Venture

Growing Corporate Venture Capital & Publicly Listed Venture Funds’ Investments in Turkiye and Abroad

• The current corporate private and public venture scene in Turkiye
• Investment vehicles: direct, through VCIFs, club deals, etc.
• Strategies, investment themes and ticket sizes
• Incentives from the Turkish Government for funds
• Preference on local investing vs. international investing

• Elif Altuğ, Türkiye Development Fund
• İhsan Elgin, Finberg
• Mehmet Ali Ersarı, Ak Asset Management
• Erkan Yağcıoğlu, 100th Year Venture Capital, İş Bankası Group

Coffee Break

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Introduction of Water and Sanitation Project Initiative

• Ahmet Dördüncü, Akkök Holding, Woman in Technology Association
• Pelin Kocaalp, Hill+ Knowlton Strategies Turkiye, Woman in Technology Association

“Eurasia – Turkiye” Cross-border Investment and Exit Opportunities

• Global investment strategies of Eurasia funds
• Investment themes today and going forward for Eurasia: CEE, Ukraine, Turkiye, China
• Fundraising activity in Eurasia and investing in Turkiye through regional/Eurasia funds
• How would Turkiye attract more investment from the Eurasia region?
• Eurasia as an investment destination for Turkish companies, who could acquire portfolio companies from exiting Funds
• Growing Eurasia portfolios by acquiring portfolio companies from exiting funds in Turkiye

• Dmytro Boroday, Horizon Capital
• Çağlar Göğüş, Doğan Holding
• Anthony Stalker, CEECAT
• Fanglu Wang, CITIC Capital Holdings

Managing Portfolios, Exits and Fund Raisings for Turkiye Focused GPs

• Portfolio management, investments and exits during the pandemic: how has the picture changed?
• Key investment themes and local and cross-border bolt-on acquisition strategies
• Current fundraising environment, especially after the uncertainty of the election is now over
• Preference in investing in larger companies vs. SMEs
• Technology and energy transition themes vs. industrials and services
• Focusing more on regional interactions with other GPs for acquisitions or exits
• Utilizing the growing IPO market and appettite from the Turkish retail investors in Borsa Istanbul for staged exits

• Koray Doğançay, Maxis (İş) Private Equity
• Ahmet Faralyalı, Mediterra Capital
• Erman Kalkandelen, Franklin Templeton
• Serkan Kızıl, Taxim Capital
• Seymur Tarı, Turkven

Exit Opportunities for Private Capital Through IPOs in Borsa Istanbul

Moderator: İbrahim Öztop, Turkish Capital Markets Association and Development and Investment Bank of Turkiye

• Güzhan Gülay, Borsa Istanbul
• Ali İhsan Güngör, Capital Markets Board of Turkiye (SPK)

Closing Remarks

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