Women Entrepreneurship in the EU and Turkey: Fostering development in times of economic downturn Conference in Brussels, Belgium
22 November 2011 - 22 November 2011
Austria
Recent studies suggest that Europe is not fully exploiting its entrepreneurial potential in terms of start-up businesses and self-employment. The percentage of women in Turkey participating in the work force in the banking, engineering, legal and medical sectors is among the highest in Europe. Nevertheless, challenges continue to exist in both urban and rural areas.
Turkey acknowledges and emphasizes the importance of women entrepreneurship as prioritized in the EU 2020 Strategy and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme and is seeking to promote female entrepreneurship, in particular, to support women innovators and start-up entrepreneurs in various fields.
This conference seeks to raise awareness - even in times of economic austerity - on the importance of women entrepreneurship for European economies and societies in general and for Turkey in specific. It aims to do so by bringing together key-stakeholders from Turkey’s and the EU’s industry, business and research sectors and by providing a high-level platform for discussion, best-practice sharing and outlining the current state of play.
The Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK), the Turkish Research and Business Organisations, Public-Private Partnership (TuR&Bo) and the SME Union of the European People’s Party (EPP) look forward to welcoming you on 22 November (9h30-12h30) at the Museum for Royal Arts and History (Parc de Cinquantenaire 10, 1000 Brussels).
A lunch will be provided after the conference.
Please confirm your participation before the 19th of November to: info@turboppp.org, indicating whether you will attend the lunch.
Draft programme:
Introduction and Keynote Speeches
10h00-10h05 Welcome by Mr Mehmet GÖKGÖZ (Director of TURBO)
10h05-10h20 Keynote speech #1 by Mr Hayati YAZICI (Turkish Minister of
Customs and Trade)
10h20-10h35 Keynote speech #2 by EU Institution Representative (tbd)
Experience-sharing and Best Practices
10h35-10h45 Address by Mr Halim METE (Vice President of TOBB -The Union of
Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
10h45-10h55 Address by Mr Bendevi PALANDÖKEN (President of TESK - The
Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen)
10h55-11h05 Address by Mr Metin ŞATIR (Vice President of KOSGEB - The
Small & Medium Enterprises Development Organization)
11h05- 11h20 Convenience Break
11h20-11h30 Presentation by Ms Dilek ŞEKER (Owner - Zeytinbagi Organic
Farming; Best Practice TESK)
11h30-11h40 Presentation of Best-practice #2 (tbd; Best Practice TOBB)
11h40-11h50 Presentation of Best-practice #3 (tbd; Best Practice KOSGEB)
11h50-12h00 Presentation by Ms Hilal UNAL (Owner - Gokser Makina Heating and
Drying systems; Best Practice TÜBİTAK)
12h00- 12h10 Address by Mr Marko CURAVIC (European Commission, DG
Enterprise, Head of Unit on Entrepreneurship)
12h10-12h20 Address by Ms Mary PAPASCHINOPOULOU from (EUROCHAMBRES
-Association of Northern German Chambers of Commerce and
Industry) (tbd)
12h20-12h30 Address by Mr Peter JUNGEN (Honorary President SME Union)
12h30- 12h40 Discussion and wrap-up
12h40-14h15 Lunch
Turkey acknowledges and emphasizes the importance of women entrepreneurship as prioritized in the EU 2020 Strategy and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme and is seeking to promote female entrepreneurship, in particular, to support women innovators and start-up entrepreneurs in various fields.
This conference seeks to raise awareness - even in times of economic austerity - on the importance of women entrepreneurship for European economies and societies in general and for Turkey in specific. It aims to do so by bringing together key-stakeholders from Turkey’s and the EU’s industry, business and research sectors and by providing a high-level platform for discussion, best-practice sharing and outlining the current state of play.
The Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK), the Turkish Research and Business Organisations, Public-Private Partnership (TuR&Bo) and the SME Union of the European People’s Party (EPP) look forward to welcoming you on 22 November (9h30-12h30) at the Museum for Royal Arts and History (Parc de Cinquantenaire 10, 1000 Brussels).
A lunch will be provided after the conference.
Please confirm your participation before the 19th of November to: info@turboppp.org, indicating whether you will attend the lunch.
Draft programme:
Introduction and Keynote Speeches
10h00-10h05 Welcome by Mr Mehmet GÖKGÖZ (Director of TURBO)
10h05-10h20 Keynote speech #1 by Mr Hayati YAZICI (Turkish Minister of
Customs and Trade)
10h20-10h35 Keynote speech #2 by EU Institution Representative (tbd)
Experience-sharing and Best Practices
10h35-10h45 Address by Mr Halim METE (Vice President of TOBB -The Union of
Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
10h45-10h55 Address by Mr Bendevi PALANDÖKEN (President of TESK - The
Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen)
10h55-11h05 Address by Mr Metin ŞATIR (Vice President of KOSGEB - The
Small & Medium Enterprises Development Organization)
11h05- 11h20 Convenience Break
11h20-11h30 Presentation by Ms Dilek ŞEKER (Owner - Zeytinbagi Organic
Farming; Best Practice TESK)
11h30-11h40 Presentation of Best-practice #2 (tbd; Best Practice TOBB)
11h40-11h50 Presentation of Best-practice #3 (tbd; Best Practice KOSGEB)
11h50-12h00 Presentation by Ms Hilal UNAL (Owner - Gokser Makina Heating and
Drying systems; Best Practice TÜBİTAK)
12h00- 12h10 Address by Mr Marko CURAVIC (European Commission, DG
Enterprise, Head of Unit on Entrepreneurship)
12h10-12h20 Address by Ms Mary PAPASCHINOPOULOU from (EUROCHAMBRES
-Association of Northern German Chambers of Commerce and
Industry) (tbd)
12h20-12h30 Address by Mr Peter JUNGEN (Honorary President SME Union)
12h30- 12h40 Discussion and wrap-up
12h40-14h15 Lunch