“ISTANBUL: Bringing Asia to the Gate of Europe

and Essential Link in the Global Supply Chain”

Pera House British Consulate General Istanbul

23 - 24 May 2013

Hosted by the European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum and UTIKAD

Principal Sponsor Also sponsored by

Istanbul 1,000 km Turkish Ports / Black Sea / Danube /

Romania / Bulgaria / the Bosphorus

Strait

Istanbul 2,000 km Caspian Sea / Manych Canal / Turkmenistan /

Syria / Iraq / Suez / North Africa / Ukraine /

Russia* / Germany / Poland / Mediterranean Basin

and container networks / RoRo connections Turkey

and Italy

Istanbul 3,000 km Afghanistan / Uzbekistan / Azerbaijan /

Kazakhstan / Krygyzstan / Nigeria* /

Iberia / Atlantic Ocean / UK / Ireland /

France

Istanbul >4,000 km China* / India* / United States* /

Indonesia* / Brazil* / Pakistan* /

Bangladesh* / Japan*

* = Major population growth forecast

ISTANBUL - Regional Markets CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETS 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM

Specific Opportunities, Constraints, Bottlenecks, Technology, Innovation

The European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum & UTIKAD

Thursday 23 May PERA HOUSE, British Consulate –General Istanbul, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34, Tepebasi Beyoglu 34435

08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Coffee

Geo-Politics of Turkey (Top 10 Fastest Growing OECD Economies)

09:00 – 10:20 WELCOME TO TURKEY - POWERHOUSE EMERGING MARKET Frank Arendt F&L President and Associate Director Logistics Purchases Procter & Gamble Gavin W. Roser F&L Secretary General Leigh Turner HM Consul-General Istanbul and Director-General of Trade for Turkey, Central

Asia and the South Caucasus Turgut Erkeskin President UTIKAD Cavit Uğur General Manager UTIKAD

WELCOME FROM (PRINCIPAL SPONSOR) MARPORT Alp Capa Trade and Customer Relations

TURKISH STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS Ministers invited

IMPORTANCE OF TURKISH CHARTER 2023 Metin Tabalu Deputy Secretary General Turkish Exporters Assembly TİM

GROWING EXPORT MARKETS, INVESTMENT AND VALUE-ADDED Halim Mete Vice-Chairman of TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)

SIGNIFICANCE OF ISTANBUL: THE GEOGRAPHY Erdinc Yücel General Manager Gezairi Transport

ISTANBUL AS A GLOBAL HUB Metin Kalkavan President Turkish Chamber of Shipping

PRESENTATION OF NEW F&L MEMBERS F&L President Frank Arendt

10:20 – 10:40 Coffee

Turkey’s Position as Energy Hub Chaired by Süreyya Yücel Özden and Gavin W. Roser

10:40 – 10:50 10:50 – 11:15 11:15 – 11:30 11:30 – 11:50

SHORT OUTLOOK OF THE TURKISH ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Süreyya Yücel Özden Chairman World Energy Council Turkey

THE GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET Haidar Khadadeh, Oil Supply Analyst OPEC TURKEY’S POSITION AS AN ENERGY HUB AND LEGAL ASPECTS Ozgun Turkozer Pekin & Pekin

Istanbul/Norton Rose London OPEN HOUSE AUDIENCE Q&A

11:50 – 13:05 Lunch

Customers – Turkey’s Major Industries TURKEY’S KEY MARKETS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE - 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM

13:05 – 14:35

GARMENTS Esra Ercan Taşören CEO and Board of Directors Spring Near East Manufacturing CHEMICALS Umur Akcin Manager Regional Sales Polymers SABIC ELECTRONICS Atilla Eren Vice Chairman of Istanbul Electrical-Electronics, Machinery & ICT

Exporters' Association (Turkish Electro Technology - TET) / Ümit KOŞKAN Deputy Secretary General

FOOD Ilkay Kayganaci Supply Chain Director Nestlé Turkey

14:35 – 14:55 THE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN TURKEY Turgut Erkeskin, President UTIKAD

14:55 – 15:10 TURKEY AS A BRIDGE TO AND FROM THE MIDDLE EAST Fulvio Villa, General Manager Turkey and the Middle East GEFCO

15:10 – 15:35 Coffee

Break-Out Groups 15:35 – 16:40 BREAKOUT GROUPS TO BRAINSTORM ON KEY ISSUES AND BEST PRACTICE F&L Think Tank

“Best Practice – Intermodality” moderated by Martin Kvych LKW-Walter, Gerard de Groot BLS International

“Horizontal Collaboration/Shared Networks including Freight Distribution into Large Cities” moderated by Andreas Georg MARS and Frank Arendt Procter & Gamble

“TEN-FT – Financing to Eliminate Bottlenecks Across Europe” moderated by Armand Toubol Newopera and Cesare Bernabei European Commission

16:40 – 16:55 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TONIGHT, PRIZES, VOTING, F&L MUNICH, CLOSING REMARKS Day 1

Bosphorus Cruise And Gala Dinner 18:00 BUS - Rixos Pera Hotel to Kabataş

18:30 BOSPHORUS BOAT TRIP TO GALA DINNER WITH COCKTAILS, CANAPÉS AND NETWORKING sponsored by Turkish Chamber of Shipping (we will enjoy a cruise from Kabataş to Kuruçeşme where we will disembark for a short walk to Reina)

20:00 GALA DINNER AT REINA RESTAURANT sponsored by MARPORT

23:30 BUS to Rixos Pera Hotel

PERA HOUSE, British Consulate –General Istanbul, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34, Tepebasi Beyoglu 34435

08:30 – 09:00 COFFEE AND NETWORKING COMPETITION - Expanding into Northern Europe / Turkey

Turkey's Financial Conditions in the Development of the

Freight and Logistics Market 09:00 – 09:30 “THE WORLD AND CONSUMERS IN 2050” Melis Metiner Chief Economist HSBC Turkey

AUDIENCE Q&A

The European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum & UTIKAD

Friday 24 May

Road, Rail, Intermodal, Sea and Air

09:30 – 10:30 EXPERIENCES OF BUILDING A PRODUCTION PLANT IN TURKEY Riza Akgün CEO Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone Turkey

LOGISTICS PROCUREMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS Joe Critchley Vice President Sales and Business Development Trade Extensions Europe

THE ROLE OF MERSIN IN THE REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN Buğra Bilginer Head of Commerce Mersin International Port

IMPACT/POTENTIAL OF MARITIME TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN WITHIN THE 2K RADIUS Serdar Ayirtman CEO Catoni Transport

10:30 – 10:50 Coffee

Results of Break-Out Sessions 10:50 – 11:20 REPORTS OF BREAK-OUT GROUP CHAIRMEN AND NEXT STEPS

Panel Discussions CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETS 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM Specific Opportunities, Constraints, Bottlenecks, Technology, Innovation

Air, Sea and Ports

11:20 – 12:10

Alp Capa Trade Manager Marport Halit Anlatan Vice President Sales & Marketing Turkish Airlines Cargo Erhan Çiloğlu Director Business Development Yilport Holdings AS

Road, Rail, Intermodal, Warehousing

12:10 – 13:00

Andreas Mühlböck, Director LKW-Walter AG Ertunç Laçinel General Manager Ulusoy Logistics Alper Dinsel Logistics Group Manager Schenker Arkas Eşber Horasan Intermodal Manager EKOL

13:00 – 13:10 ACTION POINTS, NETWORKING COMPETITION WINNERS, NEXT STEPS AND CLOSING REMARKS F&L President Frank Arendt Procter & Gamble

13:10 – 14:30 Lunch – all welcome (Pera House British Consulate-General)

14:00 – 17:00 A professional guide will escort you to architectural marvel Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar. All welcome.

Airport Buses If your flight is departing between 17:30 and 19:30 - Buses will leave Rixos Pera Hotel for Atatürk Airport. Please write your name on the list at F&L’s registration desk in Pera House if you would like to join one of these buses.