Overview

Nov 13 ~ Nov 15, 2023
Teknopark Istanbul, Sanayi Mah. Teknopark Bulvarı, No: 1 / 9A Pendik İstanbul

Connecting Asian Science and Technology Parks Through the Silk Road Model

About 300 people, including ASPA members, domestic and foreign science complex research institutes, companies, universities, educational institutes related to science and technology.

Programme of The 26th ASPA Annual Conference
14 November 2023, Istanbul

Category
Time
Details
Remarks
Pre-event (13th Nov.): ASPA Board of Directors meeting

Registration

15:30 ~16:00

30‘

Hotel Registration

ASPA Board Members Only

Board Meeting

16:00 ~17:00

60‘

ASPA Board of Directors meeting

ASPA Board Members Only

Break (60‘)

ASPA Board Members Only

Dinner

18:00 ~19:30

90‘

Welcome Dinner

ASPA Board Members Only

Day 1 (14th Nov.): Opening Ceremony / Session / Closing Ceremony

Registration

08:30 ~ 09:30

60‘

Registration

General Participants

Opening Ceremony

09:30 ~ 10:00

30‘

Opening Announcement & Opening Remarks, Congratulatory Remarks

Dr. Wang Yeong-Junaq, ASPA Director General - Hsinchu Science Park, South Korea

Prof. Dr. Metin Yerebakan, Chairman of The Board, Teknopark Istanbul

General Participants

Keynote Address

10:00 ~ 10:45

45‘

Keynote Speech
Connecting Asian Science and technology parks through the Silk Road Model


Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil, President & CEO, Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ)

Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz, Rector, Yıldız Technical University

Prof. Dr. Hakan Karataş, Vice President, Presidency of the Republic Of Türkiye Defence Industry Agency

Zekeriya Coştu, Deputy Minister, Republic Of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology

General Participants

Coffee Break

10:45 ~ 11:00

15'

Coffee Break

General Participants

Plenary Session

11:00 ~ 12:00

60'

Plenary Session: Building Bridges of Innovation: The Silk Road Model for Connecting Asian Science and Technology Parks

Moderator: Bilal Topçu, General Manager, Turkish Armed Forces Foundation

Speaker 1: Dr. Wang Yeong-Junaq, ASPA Director General - Hsinchu Science Park, South Korea

Speaker 2: Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir Balıkçı, President, Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research Institute (TENMAK)

Speaker 3: Prof. Dr. Yusuf Leblebici, Rector, Sabancı University

General Participants

Lunch

12:00 ~ 13:00

60'

Lunch

General Participants

Session 1

13:00 ~ 13:45

45'

Session: Enhanced Collaboration and Integration between Science Parks

Moderator: M. Bilal Macit, Director General of R&D Incentives at the Ministry of Industry and Technology

Speaker 1: Dr. Janekrisha Kanatharana, Executive Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand

Speaker 2: Ms. Mozhgan Yazdianpour Director, Isfahan Science & Technology Town - ISTT, Iran

Speaker 3: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yıldız, Deputy Rector, Sabancı University

Speaker 4: Prof. Dr. Edibe Sözen, Rector, Maltepe University

General Participants

Session 2

13:45 ~ 14:30

45'

Session: University- Industry -Government - NGO Cooperation in Science Parks

Moderator: : Assoc. Prof. M. Şahin Gök, Deputy General Manager, Teknopark İstanbul

Speaker 1: Prof. Dr. Jong-in Choi, Former Vice President, Hanbat National University, Korea

Speaker 2: Dr. Suriyah Thongmunee, Deputy Director, Science and Technology Park, Chiang Mai University

Speaker 3: Prof. Dr. Hamza Müslümanoğlu, Head of Department, Yıldız Teknik University

Speaker 4: Prof. Dr. Uğur Çevik, Vice President, Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research Institute (TENMAK)

Speaker 5: Dr. Hasan Büyükdede, Mechanical Engineer, Defence Industry Expert

General Participants

Coffee Break

14:30 ~ 14:45

15'

Coffee Break

General Participants

Session 3

14:45 ~ 15:30

45'

Session: Digital Transformation in Science Parks

Moderator: Figen Kılıç, Member of the Board, Teknopark İstanbul

Speaker 1: Dr. Deok Soon Yim, Senior Research Fellow, Science and Technology Policy Institute - STEPI, South Korea

Speaker 2: Dr. Altay Atlı, Lecturer at Koç University

Speaker 3: Fırat Doğan, Executive Vice President, Digital Banking, Intertech

General Participants

ASPA Awards

15:00 ~ 16:15

75'

ASPA Awards (Presentation & 2nd evaluation) ( Meeting Room 2)

General Participants

Session 4

15:30 ~ 16:15

45'

Session: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Murat Yalçıntaş, CEO and Member of Executive Board, BMC

Speaker 1: Dr. Amarsanaa Badgaa, Executive Director, Science Park of Mongolia
Speaker 2: Mr. Young Jib Kim, Chairman, Korea Technopark Promotion Association - KTPA, South Korea
Speaker 3: Haluk Zontul, Partner, Diusion Capital Partners

General Participants

Coffee Break

16:15 ~ 16:30

15'

Coffee Break

General Participants

Session 5

16:30 ~ 17:45

45'

Session: Financing Innovation in Science Parks

Moderator: Elvan Turagay, Deputy General Manager, Teknopark İstanbul

Speaker 1: Dr. Babak Saari, Deputy for Finance and Administration, Isfahan Science & Technology Town - ISTT, Iran
Speaker 2: Ms. Watcharin Wihayaweerasak, General Manager, Thai - BISPA Thai Business Incubators and Science Parks Association, Thailand
Speaker 3: Burak Keskik, Fund Manager, Teknopark İstanbul, Golden Cube Investor Network Presentation

General Participants

Session 6

17:15 ~ 18:00

45'

Session: Sustainable Development in Science Parks

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Fikrettin Şahin, Deparmant Head, Genetic and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University

Speaker 1: Dr. Battogtokh Dorjgotov, Director, Ministry of Education and Science, Mongolia
Speaker 2: Dr. Khongsak Srikaeo, Associate Professor, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand
Speaker 3: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kesik, Rector, Gedik University

General Participants

Closing Ceremony

18:00 ~ 19:00

60'

Dr. Sunkook Kwon, Secretary General, Asian Science Park Assosication Fatih Özsoy, General Manager, Teknopark İstanbul ASPA Awards Ceremony Introduction to the Host of the 27th ASPA Annual Conference in 2024, Sand Art Performance & Gala Dinner

General Participants

Day 2 (15th Nov.): Field & Cultural Trip

Field & Cultural Trip

09:00 ~ 11:00

120‘

Teknopark İstanbul Observation (TPI) & Demonstration technology by tenant companies

General Participants

Field & Cultural Trip

11:00 ~ 12:30

90'

Departure from Teknopark İstanbul to Historical Peninsula

General Participants

Field & Cultural Trip

12:30 ~ 16:00

210‘

Cultural Trip ( Historical Peninsula of İstanbul)

15 November- Tour Program
Checking out of the hotel at 08:45
Arrival at Teknopark Cube Incubation at 9:00
Technical Tour between 9:00-9:30
9.30-10.30 Company Presentations
10.45 Departure from Teknopark to Kuleli
12:00 Departure from Kuleli: Boat Tour
Lunch will be eaten on the boat.
14:00 The boat will land in Eminönü.
The peninsula Tour will begin.
Hippodrome, Sultanahmet and Hagia Sophia will be visited in the historical peninsula.
At 16:30, everyone was put into the vehicles.

General Participants

Field & Cultural Trip

16:00 ~ 17:30

90‘

Arrival to the Hotel

General Participants

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