9:00 am - 9:30 am

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

9:30 am - 9:40 am

WELCOME REMARKS

Leyla KESER BERBER, Professor of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University

9:40 am - 10:00 am

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Ege YAZGAN, Rector, Istanbul Bilgi University

Kübra DOĞAN YENISEY, Dean of Law Faculty, Istanbul Bilgi University

10:00 am - 10:30 am

OPENING KEYNOTE

Birol KÜLE, Chairman, Turkish Competition Board

10:30 am - 11:30 am

DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND VALUE CREATION: HOW CAN WE BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH?

Ferhat TOPKAYA, Deputy Chairman, Turkish Competition Authority

Aslı HELVACIOĞLU, Associate Professor, Department of International Trade, Boğaziçi University

Orhan EREM ATEŞAĞAOĞLU, Associate Professor of Finance, Sabanci University, Sabanci Business School

Moderator: Pınar ARTIRAN, WTO Chair Holder, Director of the Research Center for International Trade Law and Arbitration, Istanbul Bilgi University

11:30 am - 11:45 am

COFFEE BREAK

11:45 am - 12:45 pm

INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN AND IMPACT ON OUTCOMES: SHOULD REGULATORY AND COMPETITION ENFORCEMENT BE MIXED?

Maria PILAR CANEDO, OECD

Çiğdem Özer GÜNDOĞAN, ICT Expert, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) of the Republic of Türkiye

Marianela LÓPEZ-GALDOS, Director for Competition Policy, META

Moderator: Hanna STAKHEYEVA, Assistant Professor, Department of International Trade, Bogazici University

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

LUNCH BREAK

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

THE ROLE OF DATA IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Burak YERKEL, President, Istanbul-Eurasia Consultancy Group

Giuseppe COLANGELO, Jean Monnet Chair in European Innovation Policy; Associate Professor of Law and Economics, University of Basilicata

Cicek ERSOY, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University

Tuğçe Koyuncu SAYER, Head of 1st Chamber, Turkish Competition Authority

Moderator: Leyla KESER BERBER, IT Law Institute, Istanbul Bilgi University

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

COFFEE BREAK

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF DMA: ANY TRADE-OFFS FOR THE MENAT REGION?

Dirk AUER, Director of Competition Policy, International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE)

Asheesh AGARWAL, Antitrust Consultant, US Chamber of Commerce

Marianela LÓPEZ-GALDOS, Director for Competition Policy, META

Moderator: Kerem CEM SANLI, Director of the Competition Law Research Center, Istanbul Bilgi University

4:00 pm - 4:10 pm

CLOSING WRAP-UP

Leyla KESER BERBER, IT Law Institute, Istanbul Bilgi University

9:00 am - 9:30 am

BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION

9:30 am - 9:40 am

WELCOME REMARKS

Leyla KESER BERBER, IT Law Institute, Istanbul Bilgi University

9:40 am - 10:00 am

OPENING KEYNOTE

Prof. Dr. Ömer BOLAT, Minister of Trade, Republic of Türkiye

10:00 am - 11:00 am

TURKISH COMPETITION FRAMEWORK & THE ROLE OF EX-ANTE REGULATION

Luuk BRESSERS, Associate General Counsel, Competition & Regulatory, Meta

Niver Bengu KARABACAK, Senior ICT Regulation Expert, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) of the Republic of Türkiye

Alexandre DE STREEL, Academic Director , CERRE / Professor of European Law, University of Namur

Mehmet Omur PASAOGLU, Head of the 6th Chamber of the Turkish Competition Authority

Moderator: Kadi̇r BAŞ, Associate Professor, Marmara University

11:00 am - 11:15 am

COFFEE BREAK

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

DATA COMBINATION & VALUE CREATION

Carmelo CENNAMO, Professor, Copenhagen Business School

Çiçek ERSOY, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University

Kadi̇r BAŞ, Associate Professor, Marmara University

Moderator: Cihan DOĞAN, Lawyer & Founder, CD Law

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

THE TURKISH DATA PROTECTION LAW AND INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT?

Giuseppe COLANGELO, Jean Monnet Chair in European Innovation Policy; Associate Professor of Law and Economics, University of Basilicata

Nafiye YÜCEDAĞ, Istanbul University Law Faculty

Selçuk YILMAZ, Deputy Head of the 1st Chamber, Turkish Competition Authority

Zeynep AYATA, Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair

Metin PEKTAŞ, Partner, Nazali Tax and Legal

Moderator: Mesut Serdar ÇEKİN, Turkish German University

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm

WRAP-UP

Leyla KESER BERBER, IT Law Institute, Istanbul Bilgi University

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

STANDING LUNCH

* Speakers & panels subject to change. All speakers invited.