Opening Day programme

Morning

Official opening

1. 10:00

   Introduction

   • Dr Yıldız Tuğba Kaya · Co-Lead, Tech Türkiye Advocates
2. 10:06

   Welcome

   • Ata Argüder · Co-Lead, Tech Türkiye Advocates
3. 10:12

   Welcome from the host

   • İlhan Bağören · Board Member, Services Exporters' Association (HİB)
4. 10:18

   Address

   • F. Derya Koç · Head of Department, Ministry of Trade, Republic of Türkiye
5. 10:24

   Address from Invest in Türkiye

   Speaker to be announced.

6. 10:50

   Global Tech Advocates: who we are, how we operate, where we operate

   • Russ Shaw CBE · Founder, Global Tech Advocates

Fireside chat

Introducing the Centre for Global Tech Advocacy

How the Centre will secure the legacy of GTA in the years ahead, with the introduction of the Impact Atlas. The Centre opens for pledges on the day.

• Esther O'Callaghan OBE · Co-Lead, Tech Netherlands Advocates · GTA Advisory Board
• Russ Shaw CBE · Founder, Global Tech Advocates

Session

ClimateTech and the energy transition

1. 11:15

   Keynote

   • Jan Lozek · Managing Partner, Future Energy Ventures
2. 11:30

   Panel

   Jan Lozek is joined by Sabancı ClimateTech Ventures and leaders from Türkiye's industry. Further panellists to be announced.

The network on stage

Pass the mic: welcoming the international delegates

Chapter leaders and delegates who have travelled to Istanbul come to the stage and introduce themselves, followed by the summit group photo at 12:10.

Afternoon

GTA World Tour: the state of global tech

One conversation, moderated by Russ Shaw CBE, that moves market by market across the GTA network — what is happening in each, and how GTA connects them.

1. 13:30

   Türkiye and Central Asia

   Connecting Türkiye and Central Asia to the world through GTA.

2. 13:40

   Southeast Asia

   The ASEAN markets, iDEA and the upcoming GTA event in Rome.

   • Dr HC Cristina Amor Maclang · Lead, Tech Philippines Advocates
3. 13:50

   China

   GTA's groups across China, home of the first GTA Summit, and the GTA tech mission to the Greater Bay Area in November.

   • John Zai · Lead, Tech China Advocates
   • Richard Lowe · Lead, Tech West England Advocates
4. 14:00

   UK and Europe

   With Tech Netherlands Advocates.

   • Richard Lowe · Tech West England Advocates
   • Jeanette Carlsson · Lead, Tech Nordic Advocates
   • Anders Nilsson · Tech Italy Advocates
   • Andrew Wrobel · Founder, Reinvantage
5. 14:10

   The Americas

   • Luis Novella · Lead, Tech Florida Advocates
6. 14:20

   Japan

   • Rie Hamaguchi · Tech Japan Advocates

Announcement

New GTA groups

Russ Shaw CBE announces the newest cities and countries joining the Global Tech Advocates network.

The network

GTA Working Groups

The grassroots glue that connects the network across borders. Moderated by Russ Shaw CBE.

1. 15:20

   Introducing GTA Cyber

   • Luis Novella · Lead, Tech Florida Advocates
2. 15:40

   Introducing GTA Innovation Funding

   • Richard Lowe · Co-Lead, GTA Innovation Funding
   • Chandila Fernando · Co-Lead, GTA Innovation Funding

Conversation

GTA Summits: from China and India to Istanbul

Two veterans of the earlier GTA Summits in China and India on what the third brings.

• Russ Shaw CBE · Founder, Global Tech Advocates
• Anders Nilsson · Tech Italy Advocates

Close

Closing remarks

A look ahead to the evening reception and to days two and three of the summit.

• Ata Argüder · Co-Lead, Tech Türkiye Advocates
• Dr Yıldız Tuğba Kaya · Co-Lead, Tech Türkiye Advocates