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ACTIVITIES FOR

JULY 2000 - JUNE 2001

JULY 2001 - JUNE 2002

JULY 2002 - JUNE 2003

SEPTEMBER 2003 - JULY 2004

SEPTEMBER 2004 - JULY 2005

OCTOBER 2005 - JUNE 2006

SEPT 2006 - JUNE 2007

SEPT 2007 - JUNE 2008
 
SEPT 2008 - JUNE 2009

OCTOBER 2009 - Present

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD July 2000 - June 14, 2001

LUNCHEON MEETINGS
 
Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
20 July 2000 Hyatt Regency Mr. M. Ali Berkman
General Mgr. - Arçelik
Globalization & its effects on the future of Turkey.
14 Sept. 2000 Hyatt Regency David Meen
Director of McKinsey & Co.
Turkey and the surrounding region - Real Business Opportunity or Fiction
12 Oct. 2000 Hyatt Regency General Managers: 
Gordon Campbell - Hyatt Regency 
Marcos Bekhit - Four Seasons 
Thomas Klippstein - Çıragan Kempinski (Res. Mgr.)
Challenges they meet with as well as their outlook and plans for the future.
3 Nov. 2000 Hyatt Regency W. Robert Pearson
U. S. Ambassador to Turkey 
 
15 Dec. 2000 Hyatt Regency Muhtar Kent
President - Efes Beverage Group
Multinational Corporate World
16 Jan. 2001 Çırağan Kempinski Wine Producers

Doluca - Sibel Kutman
Kavaklıdere-Rep.of Jean Luc Colin

Wine Tasting- General information on wines 
8 Feb. 2001 Hyatt Regency Cüneyt Türktan-
General Manager of Turkcell
New Economy, New World, New Rules & Convergence of Technology
15 March 2001 Hyatt Regency Servisimin Cömert - Japan Tobacco 

Tijen Mergen - Bilkom 

Belma Öztürkkal - Koç Yatırım
Executive Women- Impact, Challenge
13 April 2001 Hyatt Regency Yıldırım Aktürk
Former member of the Parliament and Undersecretary of the State  Planning Organization
Recipe for solving the current economic and political impasse
17 May 2001 Hyatt Regency Jon Trautman 
Asst. General Mgr - Ford Turkey
Brand Development:  Global Strategies vs. Local Execution
14 June 2001 Hyatt Regency Dr. Donald Frey for Dr.George D. Bass from the Nautical Inst. of Bodrum History of the Sea

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD , JULY 19, 2001 - June 13, 2002


Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
July 19, 2001 Hyatt Regency Gregory Twitcher, Gen .Mgr. of Visa International 

Levent Ersalman,Gen. Mgr. of Benkar Advantage Card

Credit Cards - Threats, Opportunities in the New Millenniım
Oct. 17 Hyatt Regency Dinç Kızıldemir, Gen. Mgr. of OYPA 

Selim Yekta Işık, Gen. Mgr. of ÇarşıMagazacılık 

Şerif Kaynar, Country Mgr.of Korn/Ferry Int'l

Retail is Detail
Nov. 21 Hyatt Regency Erdal İnönü Views on 2002 and Beyond
Dec. 12 Hyatt Regency Riccardo Gandus, Country Managing Director of Accenture 

Hilmi Güvenal , CEO of Işıklar Holding 

Koray Arıkan, Vice President, JP Morgan

Corporate Culture in the New Millennium
Jan. 24, 2002 Hyatt Regency Metin Münir, Journalist Unbreakable Weight of Being a Journalist in Turkey
Feb. 20 Hyatt Regency Nedim Esgin, Gen. Mgr. of Arçelik International Acquisition Attempt , A Case History
April 11 Hyatt Regency Ersin Özince, CEO and Deputy Chairman of İş Bank Banking in the Wake of EU Negotiations
May 9 Hyatt Regency Prof. Norman Stone, Director of the Russian - Turkish Institute, Bilkent University and Professor of International Relations Expectations of Turkish-Russian Relations in the Next Decade
June 13 Hyatt Regency Şahin Tulga , Country General Mgr. of Hewlett Packard, Turkey 

Tamer Özmen, CEO of Doğan Online 

Şerif Kaynar, Managing Partner of K Partners Int'l

New Technology versus Old Industry

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD JULY 10, 2002 - JUNE 20, 2003


Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
July 10, 2002 Park Orman Annual Dinner Dance 
(Pine Club Restaurant) 
 
Sept 4  Hyatt Regency David Barchard,  Journalist,  Writer & Connoisseur of Turkey (from London) Turkey's Communication With The Outside World
Sept 26 Hyatt Regency David Bork, Family Business Consultant (from the U.S) Structuring a Family Business for Continuity and Success 
Oct. 30 Hyatt Regency
Selim Oktar,  President of the Board, Strateji Mori Research and Planning

Hasan Tanla, President of the Board, Taylor Nelson Sofres PR 

Murat Bekdik, General Coordinator, Input Research & Communications

Koray Arıkan, Vice President, JP Morgan

Public Opinion on the November 3rd General Election
Dec 11 Hyatt Regency H.E. David L. Arnett
Consul General of the USA
Iraq and the War on Terrorism
Jan 22, 2003 Hyatt Regency Mr Cuneyd Zapsu
Member of the Board and President
Executive Committee - Azizler Holding
(AKP Founder)
The New Government
March 6 Hyatt Regency
Ozdem Sanberk, Director of TESEV - Former Ambassador to the UK

Isik Biren, Retired Vice Admiral

Serif Kaynar, Managing Director of K Partners Int'l

The Iraqi Crisis
April 9 Hyatt Regency Prof. Oya Başak
Head of the English Literature Department of the Bosphorus University
How Literature can change One's Life
May 7 Hyatt Regency Mr Yanos Gramatides
General Secretary of the Propeller Club
Port of Piraeus, Greece
The Future of Turkish-Greek Business Relations
June 20 Hyatt Regency
Haluk Alacaklıoğlu,
President of Corporate Governance Association

Aslı Başgöz, Partner, White & Case

Serif Kaynar, Moderator, Member of Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey

How Corporate Governance will shape the Future

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 - July 1, 2004


Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
Sept 18, 2003 Hyatt Regency Prof Dr. İlter Turan
International Relations Dept. Head of Bilgi University
Crisis in Iraq and the Regional Developments
Oct 15 Ceylan Inter-Continental Ms. Benedicta Lindiwe Hendricks
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa
Trade & Investment Opportunities in South Africa & Africa
Dec 10 Hyatt Regency Mr Tayfun Bayazıt
Chairman and CEO of Dışbank
What is in future for Turkish Banking after the crises?
Jan 22, 2004 Hyatt Regency Prof Dr. Sabih Tansal
President of the Bosphorus University
Chairman of TEDMER
Why Ethics Will Shape the Next Decade
Feb 26 Hyatt Regency Mr Mehmet Ali Birand
A Distinguished Journalist
Cyprus
Mar 25 Hyatt Regency Mr Celal Metin
CEO of Sabancı Holding
Developments from East to West
Apr 28 Ritz Carlton Propeller Participation to the DEIK Luncheon
H.E. Eric Edelman
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
U.S. - Turkish relations
May 27 Hyatt Regency Mr Ilter Turkmen
Former Ambassador and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
NATO Today and Tomorrow
June 16 Hyatt Regency Dr Serif Sayın
Director of TESEV
Governance in Turkey - Risks & Opportunities
July 1 Mr Arıkan's Residence Cocktail Party in celebration of the
53rd Founding Anniversary of the Istanbul Club
 

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 - JULY 26, 2005


Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
Sept 29, 2004 Hyatt Regency
Messrs Cem Duna and Özdem Sanberk
Two well known, former Ambassadors

Koray Arıkan Moderator, Vice President of JP Morgan Chase Bank

Panel Discussion:
Turkey - EU Relations in the Eve of Accession Negotiations
Oct 22 Hyatt Regency Mr Muzaffer Akpınar
CEO of Turkcell
Turkcell - Today and Tomorrow
Dec 17 Ceylan Inter-Continental H.E. Eric Edelman
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
U.S.- Turkish relations
Jan 10, 2005 Hyatt Regency Prof. Talat Halman
Chairman, Department of Turkish Literature - Bilkent University
European Union and the Turkish Identity
Feb 25 Hyatt Regency Prof.Dr. Gülay Barbarosoğlu
Head of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
Earthquakes in general
Mar 24 Hyatt Regency Salih Memecan
International Cartoonist
The World Is A Funny Place....(looking at it from the cartoonist's eyes)
Apr 27 Hyatt Regency Alphonso Van Marsh, CNN

Nicole Pope, Former Correspondent-Le Monde
David Tonge, Former Diplomatic Correspondent of the Financial Times

H.E. Ambassador (R) Ilter Turkmen
Moderator, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey
Panel Discussion:
Turkish Foreign Policy - Continuity or Change
May 25 Hyatt Regency Mr. Tuluyhan Ugurlu
a well known Pianist and Composer
Performance of his piano compositions accompanied by the projection of related photos
June 22 Hyatt Regency Firuz Soyuer,
Partner- DTZ Pamir&Soyuer Int'l Property Adv.

Patrick Keating,
Board Member-İş Venture Capital

Hakan Kodal, General Manager, Yapı Kredi Koray Gayrımenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı

Zeynep Berkant, (Moderator)
Vice President, Yapı Kredi Mortgage Banking
Panel Discussion:
Real Estate Turkey - Bust or Boom
July 26 Bizim Tepe Propeller Summer Event
 

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 19, 2005 - JUNE 14, 2006


Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
Oct 19, 2005 Hyatt Regency Mr. Sami Kohen
a distinguished Journalist and Columnist of "Milliyet" 
TURKEY - EU, The Future?
Nov. 24,
2005
Hyatt Regency Mr. Kaya Tuncer
Founder and Chairman of ESBAS (Aegean Free Zone)
Foreign Investment - Turkey's Needs and Possibilities
Dec. 22,
2005
Hyatt Regency Mr. Vedat Mimaroglu
Chairman & CEO of CIMTAS
Doing Business in China.... a case study
2006      
Jan.27
2006
Hyatt
Regency
H.E. Deborah Jones
U.S. Consul General to Istanbul
U.S. Turkish Relationship
Mar. 1st, 2006 Hyatt Regency Mr. Ali Sabancı
Chairman - PEGASUS Airlines
Trends and Future of Turkish Airline Industry
Mar. 23, 2006 Hyatt Regency Mr. Nasuh Mahruki,
Professional Mountain Climber, Writer, Photographer and Documentary Producer.
He is one of the Founders and
President of AKUT
Catastrophe Management - How and When
April 18, 2006 Hyatt Regency Mr. Egemen Bağış
Member of the Turkish Parliament and Foreign Policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey
Turkish - American Relations from a Different Perspective.
May 25, 2006 Hyatt Regency Mr. Eşref Cerrahoğlu
Chairman of TURMEPA,and Cerrahgil Shipping
Environmental Concerns in Turkey and Activities of TURMEPA (Turkish Marine and Environmental Protection Agency)
June 14, 2006 Hyatt Regency

Mr. Cem Kınay
Founder and Shareholder of many touristic companies and agencies

Facing the Challenge of Turkey's Tourism Future - 2006 and beyond

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 - 2007 June



 
Date Venue Guest Speaker Topic
Sept. 18, 2006 Hyatt Regency Warren, H. Winkler, M.D
Port President
The Turkish Health System- How it can become much better
Oct  31 Hyatt Regency H. E. Ross L. Wilson
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
Turkish American Relations Today
Nov 23 Hyatt Regency Mr. Hüsnü Özyeğin
Founder and Chairman of
Finansbank and Fiba Holding
The Future of Turkish Economy and Banking
 
Dec 21 Hyatt Regency Mr. Osman "Oz" Bengür
The First Turkish-American to have been a Candidate for the United States Congress

Co-Founder of Investment Banking Firm,
Bengur and Bryan Co

Inside Story of Mobilizing the Turkish Lobby in U.S. Politics
2007      
Jan. 29 Hyatt Regency Mr. Paul C. Reilly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Korn/Ferry International
Globalization and Leadership
Feb. 22 Hyatt Regency Prof Dr. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu
Rector - Işık University
Unicentered International World Order and Peace
Mar. 22 Hyatt Regency Mr. Turgay Demirel
President, Turkish Basketball Federation
World Class Team Building
Apr. 19 Hyatt Regency Mr. Avi Alkaş
General Mgr.  of Alkaş Danışmanlık
How Shopping Centers have changed the World commercialism and the future for Turkey.
May 24 Hyatt Regency Prof. Dr. Arman Kırım
Founder of FED Training
Towards an Innovative Economy
June 20 Hyatt Regency Mr. Rahmi M. Koç
Honorary Chairman of the Koç Holding
Turkish Philanthropy and its Contribution to Society

 

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 - 2008 June

 

Sept. 19 Hyatt Regency Mr. Attila Vitai
President and CEO of Vodafone - Turkey
Vodafone and Trends in the Turkish and Global GSM Market
Oct. 19 Hyatt Regency Dr. Faruk Loğoğlu
President of ASAM
(Eurasia Strategic Research Center)&
Former Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S.A. and former Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
The Armenian Question and Turkish - American Relations
Nov. 22 Hyatt Regency Mr. Mithat Bereket
Correspondent, Producer and Editor of CNN Turk
What is Going on Around Turkey

Dec. 18

Hyatt Regency

Mr. Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of State in Charge of Treasury
Turkish Economy in 2008 and Beyond
Jan. 16, 2008 Hyatt Regency Ms. Suzan Sabancı Dinçer
Member of the Board and Managing Director of Akbank
Turkish Banking Sector - Today and Tomorrow
Mar.24, 2008 Hyatt Regency Mr. Mehmet Gökay Üstün
Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency
Why Invest in Turkey

Apr. 21,
2008

Hyatt Regency

Mr. Tahir Uysal
Chairman of YASED Int’l Investors’ Association & Country President of BP Turkey

The Energy Question –Today & Tomorrow

May 20, 2008

Hyatt Regency

Mr. Hüseyin Erkan
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Istanbul Stock Exchange

Global Recession and Stock Markets

June 19, 2008 Hyatt Regency Mr. Süreyya Ciliv
Chief Executive Officer - Turkcell
How Technology Will Shape Our Lives


THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 - JUNE 22, 2009

 

Sept 22, 2008

Hyatt Regency

Mr. Ferit F. Şahenk,
Chairman of the Board , Doğuş Group

Recent Economic Developments and Global Economic Outlook

Nov.26,

2008

Hyatt
Regency
Prof. Dr. Deniz Gökçe
Economist, Columnist, Professor
Bahçeşehir University
What to Expect Here and
There 
Dec.17,

2008

Hyatt Regency Mr. Nuri Çolakoğlu
Chairman of the Executive Committee of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture
On the way to 2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture
Jan.22, 2009 Hyatt Regency Andrew Finkel , Writer and Broadcaster Turkey's Changing Image in a Changing World
Feb.24, 2009 Hyatt Regency Sharon Anderholm Wiener
U.S. Consul General to Istanbul
Continuity and Change - The Obama Administration
Mar. 23, 2009 Hyatt Regency Hasan N. Tanla
Chairman & Founding Shareholder of ESTIMA
Political Insights regarding March 29 Municipal Elections
Apr 20,
2009
Hyatt Regency

Nick Baird
The Biritish Ambassador to Turkey

Turkey's EU Prospects
May 27, 2009 Hyatt Regency David Seymour Tonge
Managing Director of IBS Research & Consultancy
Climate Change and Water in Turkey
June 22, 2009 Hyatt Regency

Dr. Uygar Özesmi
Executive Director, Greenpeace Mediterranean

We Need  an  Energy (R)Evolution Now

 


THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 21, 2009 - Present

 

Oct.21, 2009

Hyatt Regency

Mr. Onno Kervers
Consul General of the Netherlands

400 years of Dutch-Turkish Relations

Nov.18, 2009

Hyatt Regency

Mr. Lincoln McCurdy
President of  Turkish Coalition of America

The Turkish American Political Scene in the U.S.

Dec 23, 2009

Hyatt Regency

Ms.Betul Mardin
Famous Public Relations Specialist also called the "Grand Dame of Public Relations"
Founder of I.M.A.G.E.

Why Public Relations and How?
Jan 20, 2010 Grand Hyatt Dr. Soli Özel
Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Istanbul Bilgi University
Columnist, Haberturk
Where To In Turkish Foreign Policy
Feb.17, 2010
 
Grand Hyatt Dr. Yılmaz Argüden
Chairman - ARGE Consulting & Chairman - Rothschild Türkiye
Boardroom Secrets - Corporate Governance for Quality of Life
Mar.17, 2010 Grand Hyatt Ms. Galya Frayman Molinas
President, Turkey Business Unit
The Coca-Cola Company
Mainstreaming Sustainability at Coca-Cola
Apr.28, 2010 Grand Hyatt Mr. Hugh Pope
Turkey/Cyprus Project Director
International Crisis Group
Turkey & The Middle East:
Ambitions and Constraints
 


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