Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Former European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen was the main speaker at the opening session where Rolf A. Königs, President of the Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ambassador Susanne Schütz, Commissioner for Southeast Europe, Turkey, EFTA countries, OSCE and Council of Europe, T.C. Ambassador to Berlin Ali Kemal Aydın, Deputy Minister of Commerce Gonca Yılmaz Batur and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for European Union Affairs Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı were speakers.

In the panel section titled “Updating the Turkey-EU Customs Union, Business Perspectives from Germany and Turkey,” which was conducted by TEPAV Executive Director Prof. Dr. Güven Sak, General Secretary of the Economic Development Foundation Dr. Çiğdem Nas, Bertelsmann Foundation Senior Specialist in Trade and Globalization Dr. Christian Bluth, AUNDE Technical Inc. Chairman Cesur Sünnetçioğlu and BEKO/Grundig Supply Chain Manager Cristina Mandru contributed to the discourse.

The closing speech of the meeting was given by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.