12. Gökhan Hotamisligil
TASSA - National Innovation Initiative (UIG) Joint Panel on Innovation
Saturday, April 12, 2008
| 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) |
| 11:00-11:45pm | TASSA - 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. |
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| Innovation in Turkish Industry Agah Ugur, National Innovation Initiative, Turkey, and CEO, Borusan |
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| Innovation and Quality Systems Ali Riza Kaylan, Bogaziçi University and Quality Society (KALDER) |
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| Role of Civil Society Organizations in Innovation^ Cengiz Ersun, General Secretary, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce |
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| Q&A with panel members and speakers | |
| 11:45-2:30pm | Luncheon and Poster Viewing sponsored by Turnalar Tekstil ve Boya Tic. Ltd. Sti. |
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