THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND TRADE MEET AT VİZYONER'23
Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) has been organizing every two years since 2015 at TİM Show Center with the motto "THE POWER OF US" to ensure the success of MÜSİAD VİZYONER in order to add value to its prestige in the national and international arena and to increase its brand value happened.
The future of the business world was discussed at the Vizyoner'23 Summit held at Maslak TİM Show Center on November 4, 2023. Vizyoner'23, which brought together the leaders and thinkers of the business world by addressing the changes required by the business world of the future, was held under the light of four topics and with the motto "The Power of Us". Rich content was presented to the participants in the sessions held under the titles "Our Power in Technology", "Our Power in Enterprise", "Our Power in Changing the World", "Our Power in Values".
While the summit hosted valuable names who have achieved significant success in their fields, Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Baykar Chairman of the Board of Directors Selçuk Bayraktar, as well as Former President of Religious Affairs Mehmet Görmez, writer and academician Prof. Dr. Türker Kılıç, Turkcell General Manager Dr. Ali Taha Koç, Next Academy founder Levent Erden, and the successful Coach of the National Football Team Vincenzo Montella also added color to the summit with their speeches.
MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY MEHMET FATİH KACIR: "OUR COUNTRY CONTINUES ITS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY WITH OVER 9 THOUSAND 800 INITIATIVES IN 101 TECHNOPARKS"
Speaking at the opening of MÜSİAD Vizyoner '23 Summit, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır pointed out that great strides have been made in many fields under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a local and national understanding in 21 years and said: "20 years ago, 240 million dollars a year While exporting, today we are talking about a defense industry export of 5.4 billion dollars in the last 12 months. We continue to work to further increase this figure in the coming period. We have established planned industrial infrastructures that can meet the needs of our industrialists. We have implemented incentive packages that will increase the investment appetite of the private sector. We have activated local development dynamics. We offered state supports to the industrial sector, SMES, academicians and entrepreneurs. Today, our country continues its technology development journey with more than 9 thousand 800 enterprises in 101 technoparks. Together with our more than 1600 R&D and design centers, we have a large population of 222 thousand people. We have an R&D army. In 2002, we had exports of 36 billion dollars. Today, we are talking about a record export of 254 billion dollars. "Approximately 240 billion dollars of this export is made up of the manufacturing industry," Kacır said, adding, "We aim to increase the number of similar success stories by carrying the approach we apply in TOGG, our national pride, to different areas."
Ömer Bolat, the Minister of Trade and one of the former president of MÜSİAD, said in his speech at Vizyoner'23, "You are a brother of whom two-thirds of his working life, half of his life has been spent with his duties at MÜSİAD, and now, as the Minister of Trade for 5 months, the meaning of me speaking on this podium right now is in my mind." He started with the words "It is very deep." "During the transformation process in the global economy, the traditional structure of international trade has changed significantly, and the subject of trade has shifted from labor-intensive sectors to technology-intensive sectors. We are in a period where products offering digital and green solutions have become the main criterion for competitiveness and the tendency towards green economies is increasing," said Bolat. :
"We have achieved a lot in the first century of our Republic, whose 100th anniversary we celebrated last week. We have achieved the most impossible together. We have done this together, by saying ONE for all, by saying WE. We have done this in Çanakkale, we have done it in the War of Independence, we have done it in the Republic" We did this in the industrialization movement in the first years of 2017, in the development effort in the planned period, in the process of opening up to the outside world in the 80s.And in the last 21 years, with the huge investments made under the strong leadership of our conductor, our esteemed President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, with its infrastructure and superstructure, education and health system, "We have become a large economy and a strong country with its industry and agriculture, tourism sector and exports, and a respected position in the world in the military and political fields."
MAHMUT ASMALI: “WE SHOULD STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION”
“MÜSİAD is a non-governmental organization founded in 1990 by 12 young entrepreneurs with the aim of becoming a local and national power of the Turkish business world with a 'High Ethics and High Technology' horizon. MÜSİAD is a family home. We cook, develop, get stronger here and carry the success of our hard work to the whole world. MÜSİAD Chairman Mahmut Asmalı started his speech with the words: "MÜSİAD is independent, transforms the future, is honest, abides by the law, is sincere and prioritizes its homeland and nation above all else."
“As we all know very well, if we want to be strong in politics and diplomacy, the way to do this is to have economic power and economic independence. For this reason, as we always emphasize as MÜSİAD; We must strengthen and support domestic production. However, the most important factor that will make us strong is that we are 'one and together'. Not you, me, him; We can only reveal our own power if we are ourselves. Only if we are ourselves, no power can stand in our way and we will have the real say. If we are together and strong, we can intervene in the war and human tragedy. If we want to support our brothers in Palestine, we must be strong. In short; We must believe in our power and might.”
ASMALI: “Türkiye IS A GREAT POWER BOTH REGIONALLY AND GLOBALLY”
In his speech, Asmalı said, “In the Turkish Century, where we have entered the 100th year of our Republic; With a national income of 905 billion dollars, exports exceeding the level of 255 billion dollars, and a labor market with employment exceeding 31 million, Türkiye has managed to become a great power both globally and regionally. Our country; Thanks to its existing manufacturing potential, flexible production capacity, qualified manpower and proximity to major markets, it has become a serious production base. "We have full confidence that Türkiye, which has brought its export flag to more than 200 countries and made great strides in many fields from economy to infrastructure and urbanization, from education to health, will continue this success in the coming period and will be among the 10 largest economies in the world in the second century of our Republic," he said.
BAYKAR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELÇUK BAYRAKTAR: "IN 20 YEARS, WE HAVE REDUCED FROM 85 PERCENT DEPENDENCE ON OUTSIDE TO 20 PERCENT DEPENDENCE ON OUTSIDE"
Making a presentation at Vizyoner'23, BAYKAR Chairman of the Board of Directors Selçuk Bayraktar shared his brand story and vision with the participants. Stating that Baykar alone exported a high technology that left its mark on the world to 33 countries, Bayraktar said, "Türkiye has produced 5 times more known UAVs in the world than its closest rival (the USA). If you look at the use of technology, Turkish armies use UAVs." "Bayraktar has won the first war against them with TB2," he said. "Bayraktar TB3 is currently in the air, its third flight test is being carried out," said Bayraktar, adding that TEKNOFEST has received great attention since its first year and broke world records. After the world records, he continued to break his own records by a wide margin. "We hosted 4.5 million visitors on the 100th anniversary of our Republic," he said.
ŞEKİB AVDAGİÇ: “TÜRKİYE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR EXPORTS APPROACHING 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2022”
Speaking at the opening of the Visionary'23 Summit, President of the Board of Directors of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO), Şekib Avdagiç, said that he was happy to be at the meeting and said: “The Turks who gave life to trade are returning to their roles again. We are living in a period where technological progress is taking place very rapidly in the world, and Türkiye is establishing a digital economy in a century where transformation has become an absolute necessity in the digital age. For this purpose, it has passed all kinds of infrastructure in very effective ways, especially in the last 20 years.” Stating that we are going through a process in which technological progress is very rapid, Avdagiç said, "In the digital age, in a century where transformation has become an absolute necessity, Türkiye is establishing the digital economy and emphasizing digital and technology as an international competitive argument. For this purpose, it is rapidly implementing all kinds of infrastructure. Türkiye 2022 "The exports of the information and communication technologies sector in Türkiye approached 2 billion dollars." he said.
VİZYONER'23 CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD HASAN EKMEN: "WHERE THERE IS A COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT, AN EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS IS BORN"
VİZYONER'23 Chief Executive Officer Hasan Ekmen in his opening speech: “It is necessary to express that making success possible in this direction in the Türkiye Century that we aim for, is possible by ensuring its protection in the first place. Where there is collective action, effective and sustainable success is born. By understanding and making sense of the world covered under each title of our Vizyoner'23 Summit,
Able to take technology to the next level with the Power of Us,
Creating a sustainable future with the Power of Us in changing the world,
Achieving successful ventures with high multipliers and
We aimed to reconnect people with the Power of We in Values.” said.
Attention was drawn to the power of collective action
Stating that the Visionary summits were shaped on the themes of "Doing Business with the Future" in 2015, "Transformation" in 2017, "Digital Future" in 2019 and "Realize" in 2021, Vizyoner'23 Chief Executive Officer Hasan Ekmen drew attention to the power of collective action in his opening speech. Ekmen said in his opening speech: “In today's complex and rapidly evolving environment, no one has all the answers. No scientist can have all the knowledge in his field. You can't save the world just by using paper straws. You cannot read the 130 million books ever written on your own. And one is never greater than a thousand.”
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