Alp Avni Yelkenbicer EGİAD He Handed Over His Duty to Kaan Özhelvacı

Making a name for itself with its social responsibility projects as well as its projects and activities for the Izmir business world EGİAD The Ordinary General Assembly of the Aegean Young Businessmen Association, which will determine the 18th Term, was held on Wednesday, January 15th at the İzQ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center with the participation of the Protocol, representatives of civil society organizations, members and members of the press. Alp Avni Yelkenbiçer, who came to office during the pandemic period affecting the whole world and successfully completed his 4-year term by raising the bar, achieved a significant success by completing his term with 270 new members and 800 activities. The association, which had a total of 846 members, went to the general assembly with 504 active members, and the 18th term management, audit, advisory board and honor board were elected, while Kaan Özhelvacı became the chairman of the board of directors in the new term, which was carried out on a single list.

The General Assembly, where the board consisted of Cüneyt Karagülle (President), Gökmen Ulusoy (Deputy President), Pınar Güngör (Secretary), Asuman Özer (Member) and Mert Sönmüş (Member), was attended by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, Torbalı Mayor Övünç Demir, EGİAD Advisory Board and İZTO Board of Directors Chairman Mahmut Özgener, İzmir Commodity Exchange Chairman Ömer Gökhan Tuncer, BASİFED Chairman Semiha Güneş, ESİAD Chairman Sibel Zorlu, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Ramazan Tezcan, EGİAD Former Advisory Board Chairman Uğur Yüce, NGO Presidents, EGİAD Past Presidents, EGİAD Important names from the Izmir protocol, including members of the press and members of the press, attended.

A Period Full of Success

Aegean Young Businessmen Association (EGİAD)'s 17th Term General Assembly, Alp Avni Yelkenbiçer handed over his four-year, successful duty to Kaan Özhelvacı. Yelkenbiçer left his mark on an unforgettable period with his projects that left their mark on the association's history and his emphasis on youth.

Growing Family with 270 New Members

In the 4-year period EGİAD Yelkenbiçer stated that with the addition of 270 new members to the family, the total number of members reached 900, and that thanks to this, they not only grew as an association, but also became a social power by further strengthening their influence in the region.

National and International Representative Power

EGİAD, has also gained significant representation power with its active participation in both national and international meetings. Reminding that important positions were obtained in various platforms such as Izmir Chamber of Commerce Assembly Membership and TÜRKONFED Vice Presidentship, Yelkenbiçer said, “We have more say in the meetings that will shape the future of our region and our businesses. We have added new ones to our BASİFED, EGİFED, EGEV, TARKEM, İYTE Teknopark and YABİSAK representation duties. EGİAD During this period, he served as a member of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce Council, which is the biggest commercial power of our city, with his Melekleri Economic Enterprise; as the Vice President and President of the Digital Transformation Commission at TÜRKONFED, our biggest umbrella organization; as the President of the Izmir Economic Development Coordination Board led by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality; as the President of the Executive Board of the İZQ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, which brings together all the components of Izmir; and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Foundation, which is the biggest organization working for the promotion of our city. EGİAD', it has expanded our area of ​​representation even more. We have gained more say in the meetings where decisions that will shape the future of our region and our businesses are made. We are very proud to have strengthened both the power of our association and our contribution to the society with these important responsibilities. We are very happy to be leaving such a power capital to the future periods and we are sure that the bar will be raised even higher by our friends who come after us. The flag changes hands, but our association continues on its way without slowing down and without any uncertainty in the goals. In short, we are in your presence today with the happiness of not only fulfilling the promises we made in the general assemblies, but also exceeding our goals. We have reached a significant representation power thanks to our intensive participation in both national and international meetings, our strong delegation and the work we have carried out by “carefully doing our homework” in parallel with the participations. EGİADHe emphasized the impact of.

A Vision That Continues

Yelkenbiçer, with the happiness of fulfilling the promises he made throughout his term of office, handed over the baton to the new president Kaan Özhelvacı. He stated that he believed that the new management would carry the vision further while remaining loyal to the association's practices.

A Fresh Era with Kaan Özhelvacı

Kaan Özhelvacı, 12 years EGİAD With his membership adventure and 8 years of board experience, he promised to raise the association's flag even higher by establishing a dynamic team. Özhelvacı's candidacy for the presidency was evaluated as an indicator of the understanding of merit within the association.

From Arda Yılmaz EGİAD Leading Your Angels

In the entrepreneurship category, within the scope of the Startup Centrum 2023 awards EGİAD As angels, we achieved great success by being selected as the most active angel investment network in our country, and we also realized the G3 Entrepreneurship Summit, which is the largest entrepreneurship event in Turkey, in partnership with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Izmir Chamber of Commerce, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, Izmir Commodity Exchange, Gen Turkey and Habitat, and we once again demonstrated our pioneering role in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. EGİAD Arda Yılmaz, who will be the Chairman of the Executive Board of Melekleri in the new term, stated that they will continue to make a difference with the association's most popular projects. Yelkenbiçer also expressed his trust in Yılmaz and wished him success.

Thanks and Gratitude

Alp Avni Yelkenbiçer also thanked all the people who were with him during his term of office. He especially expressed his gratitude to İzmir Governor Dr. Süleyman Elban for his support for the association's projects, EGİAD He stated that the Middle School Sports Hall project was realized thanks to this support. Yelkenbiçer also thanked Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, “Karşıyaka I would like to thank him for his interest and support for our association since his term as mayor. His always being with us has been a great value and strength for us.” Yelkenbiçer also thanked Konak Mayor Nilüfer Çınarlı Mutlu and Torbalı Mayor Övünç Demir, and thanked Advisory Board Chairman Mahmut Özgener for his guidance and contributions. Expressing his gratitude to past presidents, advisory board members and Young Businessmen Association presidents, EGİAD He also gave a special place to his angels and members of the Editorial Board, emphasizing that they were a real family together with his board friends. Yelkenbiçer, EGİAD He also thanked the administrative staff for their hard work.

A Future Based on Unity and Youth

Alp Avni Yelkenbiçer drew attention to the transformative power of youth energy in the most difficult moments of societies. “The future of societies whose youth do not remain silent and do not accept the course of events is bright. For this reason, the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk entrusted the future to the Turkish youth,” said Yelkenbiçer. EGİADHe stated that 's young business people will continue to be a source of hope and light with their energy. Yelkenbiçer, when he looks back, EGİADHe expressed that he realized that the values ​​​​represented by 'for society and the hope it carried brought a smile to people's faces. He expressed his pride and happiness in handing over his duty by saying, "This family will continue to give hope and be a light to society."

EGİAD Mahmut Özgener, Chairman of the Advisory Board and Chairman of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce, EGİADHe drew attention to the importance of the flag change in the secret of 's becoming a successful NGO, saying, "Flag change EGİADThe secret of coming out stronger from every election. EGİAD It is also a school. Teamwork and leadership are also important in its success. We proudly follow the friends who undertake these successful tasks. EGİAD We witness that the management adds great value to our work in the positions they take in İZTO. When we need the dynamism of the youth, we think of EGİAD It is coming. EGİAD "It is progressing in the light of Atatürk's principles, without compromising the values ​​of the Republic and democracy," he said.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Cemil Tugay said,, Noting that they have started work on the NEET Project,EGİADI listened to the project and knowledge of the youth on this issue. I am happy that you will contribute to us. My greatest hope in breaking down pessimistic pictures is always in the youth. As one of the public administrations currently managing the municipality, I would like to say that my greatest hope is for the youth. Although they may seem like the most troubled youth in society, they have the power to change things. If the way is opened for them, they are the youth that we and they feel can achieve this. Therefore, we should be more aware of the existence of the youth, and support them to pave the way for them, and use their energy to work a little more to solve the problems of the city. We need the energy of the youth who believe in our Republic to work.”

18th Term Chairman of the Board of Directors Kaan Özhelvacı emphasized unity and solidarity.

EGİAD Visionary Goals from 18th Term President Kaan Özhelvacı

Aegean Young Businessmen Association (EGİAD) 18th Term President Kaan Özhelvacı addressed the members at the general assembly meeting of the association and shared his goals and projects for the new term. EGİADÖzhelvacı expressed his pride in transferring his knowledge with his 12 years of experience and 8 years of board membership in , in his speech. EGİADHe emphasized that the contributions of the country to society should be further increased.

EGİAD The Value Circle and the Triplet Transformation Approach

Ozhelvaci, EGİAD"Which will guide the projects to be implemented in the new period"EGİAD He also introduced the concept of “Value Circle”. He conveyed that this model, which aims to provide opportunities to its members in areas such as personal development, commercial growth, social impact and business network, also targets the socio-economic development of society. In addition, with the “Triple Transformation” approach, which includes digital transformation, green transformation and social transformation elements, EGİADHe also stated that 'will shape the future.

A Strong Vision with 66 Projects

Özhelvacı, who explained some of the 66 projects to be carried out in the new period, said: EGİAD's 35th anniversary activities, renovation of the association center, entrepreneurship-themed international events, global summits, information meetings and EGİAD He drew attention to important projects such as the development of a mobile application. Özhelvacı emphasized that they aim to provide economic and social contributions at both regional and national levels with these projects.

Four Main Goals and EGİAD Thanks to Emphasis

Özhelvacı summarized the main goals of the new period as ensuring the security of existing businesses, establishing new businesses, gaining new markets and moving towards future business areas. In his speech, he frequently said,EGİAD “Thanks to the statement of “thanks to”, they aim to ensure the continuation of the gains their members have achieved through the association, and said, “In the future, during a conversation with a friend, one of the people you are with at that moment says, “I am doing these EGİAD "I learned thanks to" or "EGİAD “Thanks to you, I became such a businessman”, “many of the friends I met today EGİAD “Thanks to you, I won”, “EGİAD “Thanks to you, my business started to spread outside Izmir”, “I made my first export EGİAD “I did it thanks to the community and charity projects that I am most proud of in my life”, EGİAD "If he says, 'I joined because of you,' then know that we have achieved our goal together."

Pledge of Loyalty and Commitment to Ataturk's Principles and Revolutions

Kaan Özhelvacı, in his speech, EGİADHe concluded by expressing his debt of loyalty to Ataturk and his commitment to Ataturk's principles and reforms, EGİAD promising to uphold their traditions and work hard, “One of the most important factors that make me who I am, is the one that has truly touched my life and continues to do so. EGİADI owe a debt of gratitude to . I will do my best to do more. EGİAD members to benefit from these opportunities and to increase the number of young business people EGİAD I will continue to work so that he can meet with the . As the spokesperson of our entire candidate team, I declare that we will not deviate from the path of ATATURK's principles and reforms, EGİAD "We promise in your presence that we will work hard and work to protect our traditions," he said.

18th Term Board of Directors

Muhlis Kaan Ozhelvaci, Arda Yilmaz, Mert Haciraifoglu, Ilker Erdiliballi, Yagmur Yarol, Acelya Bac Ucar, Burak Gungor, Cem Elmasoglu, Elif Kaya, Hakan Barbak, Mustafa Gures, Rahmi Ozsik, Yaman Duman, Alp Candarli, Asli Guven Sahin, Yagiz Serter, Alp Atay, Efe Saygili, Hasan Guler, Huseyin Kadioglu, Nail Ozkardes, Ozlem Talak Kara, Rebia Rezzan Ozduran Golcuklu, Remzi Uslu, Selen Gunaydin, Simge Bilir Kurt.