Turkey's Bursa province to host mega business summit

By Gokhan Ergocun

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa is all set to host around 100 substantial speakers and business people from Turkey and all around the world during the 7th Uludag Economy Summit between March 23 and March 24.

The summit, organized by Turkish magazines -- Capital and the Ekonomist -- since 2012, will see participation of high ranking officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak, former Dutch Minister of Health Care and Sports Ab Klink and former German Federal Minister of Health Daniel Bahr.

Among prominent names in the business community who are expected to speak at the summit include Pegasus Airlines' Chairman Ali Sabanci, Torunlar REIC Chief Executive Officer Aziz Torun, Vodafone Turkey's Chief Executive Officer Colman Deegan, Facebook Turkey's Country Manager Derya Matraş, Turk Telekom's Paul Doany and Autonomous Mobility's Chief Executive Officer Peter Sorgenfrei from Turkey and around the world.

The summit will focus on global and local issues in commerce, manufacturing, finance and education.

Last year, the summit was attended by 1,300 people from around the world.