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9. Kenan Sahin

Innovation as Driver For Social Transformation and Economic Growth




Saturday, April 12, 2008
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)
11:00-11:45pmTASSA - National Innovation Initiative (UIG) Joint Panel on Innovation
Moderator: Gökhan Hotamisligil, Harvard School of Public Health
Vision of the National Innovation Initiative in Turkey
Jan Nahum, CEO, National Innovation Initiative, Turkey, and CEO,
Hexagon A.S.
Innovation in Turkish Industry
Agah Ugur, National Innovation Initiative, Turkey, and CEO, Borusan
Innovation and Quality Systems
Ali Riza Kaylan, Bogaziçi University and Quality Society (KALDER)
Role of Civil Society Organizations in Innovation^
Cengiz Ersun, General Secretary, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
Q&A with panel members and speakers