The very first GC conference in \u0130zmir by The Legal 500 and leading law firm K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7 Law & Consulting was hosted at the Izmir Marriott Hotel on 26th October 2022.<\/p>\n
Such was the excitement and anticipation of hosting the very first GC Summit in T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s third most populous city that thirty-ne media outlets covered the Summit, \u00a0including Anadolu Agency, Demir\u00f6ren haber Ajans\u0131, Habert\u00fcrk Man\u015fet T\u00fcrkiye, Time35 \u0130zmir Haber, Ege’de Sons\u00f6z, OG\u00dcN Haber, Son-An Gazetesi \u00a0and dikgazete.com.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the conference was to highlight just how important the work of lawyers and legal advisors are in the Aegean Region and to showcase its growing legal market, its attraction to major investment and its huge appeal across the country.<\/p>\n
The GC Summit \u0130zmir attracted over 70 attendees, including legal counsel, C-Suite executives \u00a0and a group of talented law students. The three panels covered topics including disputes settlement through arbitration, arbitration records in freight contracts \u00a0and competition law. The conference ended with a networking cocktail \/ drinks reception accompanied by a beautiful \u00a0view of this amazing city.<\/p>\n
Guest speakers on the panels included Dr Ya\u015far Can G\u00f6ksoy, Department of Commercial Law, D.E.\u00dc. Hukuk Fak\u00fcltesi, <\/u>Selda S\u00fcel \u00d6z\u00fcyamanba\u015f, Legal Affairs Manager, MSC Gemi Acenteli\u011fi A.\u015e, P\u0131nar Parlak Koyuncu, Head of Legal, Stellantis, P\u0131nar Aksakal Ayd\u0131n, Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel, Gediz Perakende & Aydem Perakende \u00a0and Prof Dr O\u011fuz Atalay, Counselor.<\/p>\n
The Legal 500 would like to thank K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7 Law & Consulting, all guest speakers \u00a0and attendees who made this event incredibly successful.<\/p>\n
Akdeniz Chemson, Alfa T\u0131p Merkezi, Aydem Enerji, BATI ANADOLU GRUBU, Cimentas Group, Efe \u0130\u00e7ecek Sanayi ve Ticaret A.\u015e, Gediz Elektrik , Gediz Perakende & Aydem Perakende, JTI, Migros Tic A.\u015e., MSC Gemi Acenteli\u011fi A.\u015e., Norm Holding, SDA GIDA A.\u015e., SOCAR T\u00fcrkiye\u00a0, TPI Composites, WiserTech Innovation and Technology Investments Inc., Zorlu Holding<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to express my gratitude to everyone who contributed to the realisation of the event.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn this occasion, we would like to thank Legal 500 (Legalease), Bar\u0131\u015f Agun and K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7 Law & Consulting for their magnificent contribution to the organization of such a Summit.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to share that I am happy to participate in the GC Summit event, which was held for the first time in Izmir under the leadership of K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7 Law & Consulting and The Legal 500 (Legalease). In this event, I had the opportunity to listen and meet experts in the field. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this beautiful event.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7 Law & Consulting event, which was held for the first time in Izmir under the leadership of Legal500 and #GCSummit\u0130zmir yesterday, I had the opportunity to listen to successful people in their fields and meet new people. I would like to thank you for this beautiful event.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event included excellent speeches from various practitioners and scholars. Our special thanks goes to; the whole team who helped to organise such a delightful event.\u201d<\/p>\n
GC Summit Izmir was covered by 30 national and media outlets, below are the articles detailing the success of the event.<\/p>\n