2012 Conference Videos

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

1. Conference Greetings, 8:30 – 8:45 am

Murat Tarimcilar, Conference Chair, The George Washington University

Haluk Unal, Acting President, TASSA, and Robert H. Smith School of Business

G. Anand Anandalingam, Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business

2. Conference Welcoming Address, 8:45 – 9:00 am

H. E. Namik Tan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey

3. Social Sciences & Humanities, 9:00 - 10:00 am

Daron Acemoglu, MIT
“The World Our Grandchildren Will Inherit"

Kemal Dervis, Brookings Institution
“Perspectives on the World Economy”

4. Life Sciences, 10:30 – 11:45 am

Murat Gunel, Yale University
"Advances in Genome Sciences and Applications for Human Health"

Mehmet Toner, Harvard University
“Warding off a Deadly Disease: Bioengineering and Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cells”

Gokhan Hotamisligil, Harvard University
“Gilgamesh to Genghis Khan: Hunting for Treasures in Fat”

5. Plenary Session, 11:45-12:30 pm

Bruce Alberts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco. Editor-in-Chief of Science, United States Science Envoy
"Science Advice to Government and Society: The Importance of Credible, Independent Sources”

6. Welcome Remarks, 11:45-12:30 pm

Wallace D. Loh, President, University of Maryland

7. Parallel Sessions, Engineering & Applied Sciences, 13:45 – 14:45 pm

Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA
“Photonics based Telemedicine Technologies toward Smart Global Health Systems”

Umit Ozguner, The Ohio State University
“Autonomous Cars and the Future of Driving”

8. Parallel Sessions, Social Sciences, 13:45 – 14:45 pm

Ahmet Faruk Aysan, The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Tugrul Gurgur, The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
“Turkey as the Chair of G20 in 2015” Research Opportunities

Emre Dogru, TUSIAD
“Expectations of the Business Community”

9. Young Scientists - Parallel Sessions, 15:00 – 16:00 pm
“Discoveries, Decisions, and Destinations: A Discussion Among Young Biomedical Scientists and Bioengineers”

Moderator: Melis Anahtar, Harvard University
“Characterizing Protective Mucosal Immune Responses to HIV”

Kivanc Birsoy, Whitehead Institute
“Targeting Cancer’s Metabolism: Revisiting an Old Phenomenon”

Gizem Donmez, Tufts University
“Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases”

10. Young Scientists - Parallel Sessions, 15:00 – 16:00 pm
“Engineering Future Energy Systems”

Moderator: Seyda Ertekin, MIT
“Computational Intelligence for a Smart Electric Grid”

Alper Erturk, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Electroelastic Dynamical Systems for Energy Harvesting”

Can Bayram, IBM Research Labs
“Applied Photonics for a Sustainable Earth: High Efficiency Light Emitting Diodes and Solar Cells”

Anil Agiral, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
“Turning Sunlight into Clean Fuels”

11. Strengthening Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Turkey and the United States, 17:00 – 18:00 pm

Davut Kavranoglu, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology
Jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Sunday, March 4, 2012

12. Immigration Law Workshop, 8:30-9:30 am

Cigdem Acar, Acar Law Firm
“U.S. Visa Strategies: Challenges and Opportunities”

13. Developing Science and Technology in Developing World: Roadblocks and Solutions, 9:30 – 10:15 am

Conversation with Barry Bloom, Harvard University
Moderated by Gokhan Hotamisligil

14. Higher Education Models for Turkey, 10:30 – 12:30 pm

Video Link

Introductory Remarks: Gokhan Cetinsaya, President, Council of Higher Education
Moderator: Erhan Erkut, President, Ozyegin University

Speakers:
Ustun Erguder, Sabanci University
Oktem Vardar, President, TED University

Panelists: Participating Turkish University Presidents
Abdullah Atalar, President, Bilkent University
Mustafa Aydin, President, Kadir Has University
Murat Barkan, President, Yasar University
Ali Gungor, Vice President, Bahcesehir University
Nilgun Halloran, Vice President, Ankara University
Ümran Inan, President, Koç University
Kemal Koymen, President, Maltepe University
Ender Suvaci, Vice President, Anadolu University
Funda Sivrikaya Şerifoğlu, President, Duzce University
Derin Ural, Vice President, Istanbul Technical University

15. The NeXXt Scholars Initiative, 13:30 - 13:45 pm

Sandra J. Laney, Office of the Science & Technology Adviser to the Secretary (STAS), U.S. Department of State

16. Information Session: Recent Developments and Accomplishments at Turkish Universities, 13:45 – 15:30 pm