CAPACITY BUILDING AND NETWORKING PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE UK-TURKEY PARTNERSHIP
IN AGRITECH SECTOR, CLOSING CONFERENCE
6 MARCH 2017 ALBERT LONG HALL, BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY SOUTH CAMPUS
13:30-14:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
14:00-14:10 OPENING SPEECHES
ASSOC. PROF. ASLI DENİZ HELVACIOĞLU
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY, DIRECTOR OF APPLICATION AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND
COMPETITION BASED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
PROF. MEHMED ÖZKAN
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY RECTOR
14:10-14:20 AGRICULTURE 4.0 VISION & AGRITECH PROJECT
PROF. ARZU TEKTAŞ BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY, FACULTY MEMBER AT DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
14:20-14:30 THE UK’S AGRITECH STRATEGY
JAYNE BROOKMAN, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK UK, HEAD OF FOOD
14:30-14:40 TECHNOLOGICAL AND COMMERCIAL INNOVATION IN AGRITECH
PROF. BRUCE GRIEVE, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, DIRECTOR OF THE E-AGRI SENSORS CENTRE
14:40-14:50 R&D ECOSYSTEM IN THE UK: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH
KHALID MAHMOOD, ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
14:50-15:00 AGRITECH IN EMERGING COUNTRIES: BAREFOOT EXPERIENCE
SIMON HOLLAND, BAREFOOTLIGHTNING, CEO
15:00-15:10 TURKEY’S VISION AND FUTURE IN AGRICULTURE
PROF. GÖKHAN ÖZERTAN, BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY, FACULTY MEMBER AT DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMICS
15:10-15:20 INNOVATION POLICIES & AGRITECH
ASSOC. PROF. ASLI DENİZ HELVACIOĞLU, BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY, DIRECTOR OF APPLICATION AND
RESEARCH CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION BASED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
15:20-15:40 COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING
15:40-16:00 FUTURE STRATEGIES IN AGRITECH: WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS
PROF. ALİ KOÇ, FACULTY MEMBER AT AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY
FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN TURKEY: SUPPLY CHAIN, CAPACITY BUILDING, FUNDING
ASSOC. PROF. UFUK TÜRKER, FACULTY MEMBER AT ANKARA UNIVERSITY
FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TURKEY
16:00-17:15 PANEL “FUTURE OF TURKISH AGRICULTURE: TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT”
MODERATOR: PROF. BURAK ARZOVA, MARMARA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
PANELISTS:
TÜLİN AKIN, TABİT FOUNDING PARTNER, CHAIRPERSON OF TABİDER
TANFER DİNLER, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER, MSc., RISK DIRECTOR
MUTLU DOĞRU, ADANA UNION OF FARMERS, CHAIRMAN
BURAK KOÇAK, DENİZBANK VICE CHAIRMAN, AGRICULTURAL BANKING GROUP