Day 1: Monday 23rd November, 2009
08:00 - 08:45
Coffee and Registration
08:45 – 09:00
Chairman’s welcome
Ugur Bayar, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Suisse Turkey
09:00 – 09:30
Opening keynote address: Turkey – at the heart of a region’s recovery
- Impact of the global financial crisis on Turkey?
- What steps can policy makers take?
- What happens next?
09:30 – 10:15
Opening panel session: Doing deals in Turkey
- Turkey – stronger for the credit crunch?
- Coming to terms with the new valuations
- Will the economic dislocation of the credit crunch create opportunities for Turkish business to consolidate the weak
Moderator:
Sarah Alexander, President, EMPEA
Panel members:
Murat Çavusoglu, Managing Partner, Actera
Serkan Elden, Managing Director & CEO - Eurasia, PineBridge Investments
Seymur Tari, Managing Director, Turkven
Selçuk Yorgancioglu, Executive Director & Turkey Country Head, Abraaj Capital
10:15 – 11:00
Coffee
11:00 – 11:30
The Data Snapshot: A macro-economic overview of the region with a focus on private equity
- A macro-economic overview of the region with a focus on private equity
- What are the drivers of the Turkish economy and how can private equity benefit
- What will be the long-term impact of the global crisis on the local economies
11:30 – 12:30
The Big Debate: This House believes now is as good as it gets for the private equity industry in Turkey
Moderator:
Nicholas Lockley, Deputy Director – Conferences, PEI Media
Murat Köprülü, Chairman & CEO, Multilateral Funding International
Mehmet Sami, Executive Board Member, ATA Invest
Memet Yazici, Head of Asset Management, RHEA Investments
Ugur Bayar, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Suisse Turkey
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:45
Panel session: Deal flow in the region
- Future opportunities: which sectors, which countries?
- Defensive investing: getting ready for the recovery, mitigating risk for the present
- Finding the right partners -which banks are open for private equity?
Moderator:
Emre Mimaroglu, Director of Investment Banking, Turkey Country Coverage Officer, Credit Suisse Europe
Panel members:
Meltem Akol, partner, White & Case
Saki Georgiadis, Investment Director, Gartmore
Mete Ikiz, Investment Director, NBGI
Ogeday Karahan, General Partner of Private Equity Fund, Eurasia Capital Partners
14.45 – 15.30
Panel session: Working with coporates
- The benefits of partnering with private equity
- Corporate governance – modernisation at work
- Control buyouts or growth investing
Moderator:
Selim Selimata, Manager - Project & Acquisition Finance, Garanti Bank
Panel members:
Amjad Ahmad, Senior Managing Director - Alternative Investments, NBK Capital
Salim Kadibesegil, Chief Executive Officer, ORSA Strategic Communications Consultancy
Murat Özgen, Chief Executive Officer, Is Private Equity
15:30 – 16:15
Coffee
16:15 – 17:00
Workshop A: The role of the intermediary
- Creating competitive tension when selling an asset
- Getting the information you need when buying
- Cutting out the middle man
Moderator:
Tolga Ismen, Managing Partner, Ismen
Participants:
Achmed Al-Shahrabani, Senior Vice President, Abraaj Capital
Ozan Kirtac, Turkey Country Director, Capgemini Consulting
Kerim Kotan, Co-Head of Corporate Finance, Standard Ünlü
Workshop B: Private equity real estate
- Investing in distressed assets
- Buying from distressed sellers
- Managing your portfolio
Moderator:
Carlos Perry, Chief Operating Officer, EMPEA
Participants:
Can Yucaoglu, Director, Turkven
Onur Takmak, Principal, RHEA Investments Group
Frank Roccogrande, Bilgili Holding
Paul Zazadze, Managing Director, Paladin Realty Partners - Eurasia
17:00 – 17:45
Regional roundtable: The Balkans
- Making the most of European accession
- Protecting your asset: groeth in a downturn
- Regional expansion: reality and myth
Participants:
Yannis Voyatzis, Investment Director, NBGI Private Equity
Regional roundtable: Central Asia
- Turning domestic champions into regional heroes
- Opportunities in straitened times
- Exit: trade sales and other stories
Facilitator:
Amanda Janis, Editor, PrivateEquityOnline.com
Participants:
Sanju Vaswani, Managing Partner, Verny Investments
Eldar Abdrazakov, Managing Director, Centras Capital
17:45 – 19:30
Cocktail reception - hosted by Abraaj Capital
Day 2: Tuesday 24th November 2009
08:00 – 09:00
LP breakfast by invitation only
09:00 – 09:15
Chairman’s introduction
Ugur Bayar, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Suisse Turkey
09:15 – 09:45
Keynote address: The LP perspective on Turkey
Dr. A. Mete Çakmakci, Assistant Secretary General, Technology Development Foundation of Turkey
09:45 – 10:30
Panel Session: A fundraising masterclass for tough times
- How to get on the radar of institutional investors
- What do LPs think about first time funds in emerging markets?
- Clarity of strategy and focus – what really works?
Moderator:
Warren Hibbert, Partner, MVision Private Equity Advisers
Panel members:
Meltem Ankara, Principal Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
David Nieuwendijk, Senior Investment Officer Private Equity, FMO
Jose Romano, Head of Turkey & Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative, Equity Fund Investments
Baris Sivri, Director, ADM Capital
10:30 – 11:15
Coffee
11:15 – 11:45
The PEI Interview: Making sense of the capital markets – what is private equity’s role?
Husseyin Erkan, Chairman and CEO, Istanbul Stock Exchange
11:45 – 12:30
What makes a successful GP?
- Best practice from years of experience
- 5 steps to operational excellence in a 21st century private equity firm
- Private deals with a public face – with increased prominence comes increased scrutiny. Avoiding the bear traps.
Moderator:
Amanda Janis, Editor, PrivateEquityOnline.com
Panel Member:
Can Deldag, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Robert Graffam, Senior Managing Director, Europe, Darby Overseas Investments
Yalin Karadogan, Principal, Cinven
Nikos Stathopoulos, Managing Partner, BC Partners
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch and close of forum
This is a provisional agenda and remains subject to change at the discretion of the organisers