Bakioğlu Holding also joined the sponsors of the Second Century Economics Congress, which was postponed to March 6-2023 after the great earthquake disaster on February 15, 21.
Bakioğlu Holding has joined the sponsorship of the Second Century Economics Congress, which will be held in İzmir between 15-21 March 2023 with the slogan "We are building the Turkey of the future". The number of theme sponsors of the congress increased to seven with the participation of Bakioğlu Holding.
The four main sponsors of the congress are Arkas Holding, Folkart, Türkiye İş Bankası and Yaşar Holding; The first six theme sponsors were ESBAŞ, Sun Tekstil, TÜPRAŞ, and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality affiliate companies Egeşehir Yapı, İZFAŞ and İzmir Teknoloji.
The Second Century Economics Congress, which is a civil, transparent and fully participatory initiative and organized under the leadership of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, aims to create the economic policies of the new century of the republic with a common mind.
Total number of sponsors increased to eleven
Bakioğlu Group, which has contributed significantly to the economy and employment of the country with its 50 years of experience in the printed flexible packaging sector, makes a difference with its initiatives that support the flexible packaging economy and its nature-friendly production approach. Bakioğlu Holding and its group companies, which are among the first 500 industrial establishments and first thousand exporting companies in Turkey and stand out with their firsts in many topics in the sector, will contribute to shaping the economic policies of the future Turkey with their support to the Second Century Economics Congress.
Arkas, which was born in Izmir and became an international holding, with its deep-rooted 120-year history, provides important and sustainable support to Izmir in the fields of education, sports and the arts, in addition to its significant contributions to Turkey's foreign trade.
Folkart, which is equipped with advanced technology, constructs world-class structures and is deemed worthy of many national and international awards, continues to add value to Izmir and Turkey as one of Izmir's well-established companies.
Türkiye İş Bankası, which was founded in 1924 with the instruction and participation of Atatürk, following the decision to “establish a commercial main bank” unanimously accepted at the İzmir Economics Congress within the framework of the need for a national bank, has been the dynamo of the economic independence of the young Republic since its establishment. It supports the development of the country's economy.
Yaşar Holding, pioneering the industrialization process of our country with the sectors and investments it has brought to Turkey, especially the paint, food and beverage sectors, continues to contribute to economic development with its strong companies, and to social development with its investments in education, culture, art and sports.
Ege Free Zone Founder and Operator A.Ş., which has a 5 percent share in Turkey's foreign trade. (ESBAŞ) employs more than 25 thousand people. ESBAŞ continues its activities as one of Turkey's largest free zones and export bases.
Founded in 1987 and one of the leading companies in the production and export of ready-made garments in Turkey, Sun Tekstil employs approximately 2 people and is preferred by many brands.
While TÜPRAŞ meets Turkey's energy needs uninterruptedly, it carries out programs to support social development with a sustainable development approach.
Egeşehir Yapı, İZFAŞ and İzmir Teknoloji, companies from İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, also contribute greatly to the Economics Congress of the Second Century with their sponsorship.
Expert meetings ended
Within the scope of the stakeholder meetings of the Second Century Economics Congress, which was held between August 10 and December 1, 2022 and which constituted the first phase of the congress, many sessions were held with the participation of farmers, workers, industrialists, traders and craftsmen's organizations.
Each stakeholder group has compiled the problems in the sector and the related solution proposals into comprehensive conclusion texts as a result of long discussions. The declarations prepared as a result of the meetings of farmers, workers and industrialists-merchants-craftsmen were shared with the public.
After the stakeholder meetings, the expert meetings, which were the second phase, were held inspired by the concepts of harmony with each other, our nature, our past and the future, which constitute the concept of “circular culture”.
The first meeting of experts, “We are satisfied with each other”, on January 13 at St. Vukolos Church, “Back to Nature” on January 20 at Izmir Agricultural Development Center (IZTAM), “We Understand Our Past” on January 25 at Yeşilova Tumulus, the last expert meeting “We See the Future” was held on February 4 at the IzQ Entrepreneurship Center with wide participation.
Congress on March 15-21
The Second Century Economics Congress, a civil, transparent and fully participatory initiative, will be held between 15-21 March 2023. At the end of the congress, policy proposals that will shape the new century will be shared with all of Turkey.
The program of the Second Century Economics Congress, which will last for seven days, includes main sessions, delegate meetings, forums and artistic activities.
Comprehensive negotiations on the long-term consequences of the destruction caused by the earthquake were included in the program of the Second Century Economics Congress, which was postponed to March 6-2023 after the great earthquake disaster on February 15, 21. Many different sessions were added to the program, such as creating cities that are compatible with nature and resistant to disasters, and disaster management.
The secretariat of the congress is carried out by the İzmir Planning Agency (İZPA) affiliated to İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. For all information about the Second Century Economics Congress, you can visit iktisatkongresi.org.