Key Discussion Topics

12:00

Registration & Networking

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Opening

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Welcome Remarks

Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange Plc (LSE)

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

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Türkiye’s Macro Outlook 2026 and Beyond: Strategies and Policy Directions

Cevdet Yılmaz, Vice President of The Republic of Türkiye – (Invited)

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Welcome Remarks

Koray Ertaş – Turkish Ambassador to the United Kingdom

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Shaping the Future: The UK–Türkiye Trade and Investment Partnership

Vincent Keaveny CBE, Alderman (Representative Lord Mayor of the City of London)

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Why Türkiye, Why Now? FDI Strategy and High-Impact Investment Opportunities

Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu - President, Presidency of The Republic of Türkiye Investment and Finance Office

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Fireside Chat: Investment & Exit Dynamics in Public and Private Markets Across Türkiye and the Region

Moderator – Barış Öney, Founder and Managing Partner, Globalturk Capital and CEE Leadership Council Member and Türkiye Representative, GPCA

- Andrew Robinson, Managing Director, Head of EMEA ECM and Global Equity Syndicate at HSBC

- Dirk Werner, Managing Director, Head of Equity, EBRD

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Asset Management Strategies of Large Turkish Pension Funds in 2026 and Beyond

- Murat Yalçıntaş, General Manager, Oyak Holding

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Fireside Chat: Scaling Turkish Champions Globally through Innovation and Technology

Moderator: Gül Yüksel Akkaya - Meta

- Kerem Kızıltunç – Turkish Airlines

- Mehmet Tüfekçi – Arçelik

- Furkan Ünal – TFI Holding (Ata Group) & TAB Gıda- Atakey

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Opportunities for Private Capital in LSE

Tom Attenborough – Head of International Primary Markets, LSE

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Coffee Break

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Türkiye and Environs through the Lens of DFIs and LPs: Investment Attractiveness and Long-Term Potential

Guest Speaker

- Arda Ermut – CEO, Turkiye Wealth Fund

Moderator: Barış Öney - Founder and Managing Partner, Globalturk Capital and CEE Leadership Council Member and Türkiye Representative, GPCA

- Yiğit Dula - Senior Banker, EBRD

- Barış Gen – Senior Investment Director, IFC

- Elias Korosis – Global Investment Partner, Federated Hermes GPE & Chair-Elect, Invest Europe

- Luis Fernando E. Lopes – Partner, Chief Economist and Strategist, Patria Investments

- Scott Voss – Managing Director, HarbourVest

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Private Capital Primary vs Secondary Markets in Türkiye and Environs

Guest Speaker

- Sophia Damianou, Managing Director, Private Capital Advisory, Evercore

Moderator: Emre K. Mimaroğlu – Partner & Co-Head of Private Markets, Globalturk Capital

- Yasemin Bedir - Eastern Europe Division President, Mastercard

- Umit Kumcuoğlu – CEO, Lydia Capital & Evren Ucok

- Henry Potter, Co-Founder, EastPeak Invest

- Paul Raphael – Founder and Partner, Auréa

- Anthony Stalker – Partner, CEECAT Capital

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Private Equity Deployment and Public Market Exits: The Borsa Istanbul and LSE Experience

Moderator: Eren Kurşun, Managing Partner, Esin Attorney Partnership

- Ahmet Faralyalı - Co-Founder, Mediterra Capital

- Neil Harper – Chairman, Turkven

- Serkan Kızıl – Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Astra Capital

- Seçkin Tabak – Senior Investment Director, Turkish Private Equity, Esas Holding

- Selahattin Zoralioğlu – Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Alkima Partners

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The Rise of Venture Capital Investments in Türkiye

Moderator: Axel Kalinowski, Head of Central and Southern Europe, LSE

- Mehmet Atıcı – Managing Partner, Bek Ventures (formerly Earlybird Digital East Fund)

- Anthony Doeh - Partner, Head of EMEA, Princeville

- Bakhrom Ibragimov – Partner CEE Region, Molten Ventures

- Patrick Lord, Senior Partner in Fintech, Truffle Capital

- Arın Özkula – General Partner, e2vc

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Closing Speech

Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Treasury and Finance of The Republic of Türkiye

18:00

Closing