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6. Ayse Üzer

Conference Welcoming Address




Saturday, April 12, 2008
8:30-8:45amConference Greetings
Banu Onaral, President, TASSA
Süleyman Gökoglu, Past President, TASSA
            Erdal Inönü Remembrance
Mehmet Toner, Conference Chair, Harvard University
Kenan Sahin, Conference Honorary Chair, TIAX LLC
8:45-9:15amConference Welcoming Address
Moderator: Erkut Gömülü, Hon. Consul General of Turkey in Boston
Ayse Üzer, Deputy Turkish Consul General, New York
The Honorable George J. Hochbreuckner (Former Member of Congress, D-New York)
9:15-11:00amInnovation as Driver For Social Transformation and
Economic Growth
Moderator: Süleyman Gökoglu, Past President, TASSA
9:15-9:45am Honorary Chair Keynote Address
Linked Innovation across Borders: US and Turkey
Kenan Sahin, CEO, TIAX LLC
9:45-10:15am Host Institution Keynote Address
Why Do Some Countries Remain Poor While Others Grow Rich?
Dani Rodrik, Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy,
Harvard University
10:15-10:30am Coffee Break sponsored by Acar Law Firm PLLC
10:30-11:00am Conference Keynote Address
Recent Science, Technology and Innovation Climate in Turkey
Nüket Yetis, Acting President, Scientific and Technological Research
Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)