Faculty of Economics and Finance Management, Mykolas Romeris University

Baltic Turkish Culture Academy

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Fatih University

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Title: SURVIVING THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: TURKEY AS A ROLE MODEL
Date: 10
th
of May, 2011
Place: Mykolas Romeris University, I-414 Conference Hall, Ateities g. 20, Vilnius, Lithuania.

CONFERENCE AGENDA
9.00 9.30 Registration.
9.30 9.45 Opening of Exhibition.
9.45 10.00 Press Conference.
10.00 12.30
1
st
session:

10.00 10.05 Prof.dr. Alvydas Pumputis Rector of Mykolas Romeris University.
Welcome Speech.

10.10 10.25 Muharrem lk Advisor of Prime Minister, Turkey.
Contributions of Turkeys Political and Economic Stability in a Global and Regional
Context.

10.30 10.45 Mykolas Majauskas Adviser to the Prime Minister, Lithuania.
From Crisis to Crisis: No Lessons Learnt?

10.50 11.05 Prof. Dr. Turalay Ken - Member of Board of Central Bank of Turkey.
Macroeconomic and Financial Stability in Turkey.

11.10 11.25 Stasys Kropas President of Association of Lithuanian Bank.
Lithuanian Banking System During and After the Financial Storm.

11.30 11.45 Suleyman Aslan - Deputy Director of the Public Bank, Responsible for treasury management and
international banking.
How Turkey Weathered the Storm: Lessons from Turkish Banks.

11.50 12.05 Osvaldas mitas Deputy Director of Economic and EU Policy Department,
Ministry of Economy. Lithuania's Reform Path: Short to Medium Term Perspective.

12.10 12.25 Venantas Mikinis - Adviser to the Finance Minister.
Finances of Lithuanias Public Sector.

12.30 13.15 Lunch.
13.15 16.00
2
nd
session:

13.15 13.30 Prof. Ibrahim Ozturk - Todays Zaman newspaper and Marmara University, Faculty of
Economics. Turkey's Globalization Experience: From Continuous Crisis to Rising
Opportunities.

13.35 13.50 Rolandas Barysas - Editor-in-Chief, Verslo inios.
The Local Face of the Global Crisis.

13.55 14.10 Prof. Zehra Vildan Serin -Fatih University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.
Impacts of the Current Global Financial Crisis on the Turkish Economy: Some Policy
Suggestions for Solutions.

14.15 14.30 Prof. H.Saduman Okumus - Istanbul Commerce University, Director of Vocational School.
Fiscal and Financial Transformation in the Turkish Economy.

14.35 14.50 Assoc.prof.Gediminas erniauskas - Mykolas Romeris University, Department of Economics.
Transition to Market Economy: Lithuanian Experiences and Lessons to be Learned.

14.55 16.00 Discussions.