The Faculty of Business Administration Advisory Board met on Friday, January 16 at the Bilkent Hotel.
The board is tasked with providing input to ensure the continued growth and success of the Bilkent Business School, and helps to see that the school’s strategic direction is informed by best practice and reflects the needs of the people and organizations it serves.
At the meeting, Dean Erdal Erel presented the FBA’s strategic plan to the audience.
Among the attendees were Erdem Başçı, governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey; Vahdettin Ertaş, chairman of the Capital Markets Board of Turkey; Faruk Eczacıbaşı, vice chairman of Eczacıbaşı Holding; Sani Şener, president and group CEO of TAV; Selçuk Yaşar, president and CEO of Roketsan; Elif Çapçı, general manager and CEO of Beymen; Kaan Başaran, managing director and senior country representative at Nomura Bank; Çiğdem Ertem, META regional director of Intel; Murad Bayar, chief advisor to the Prime Minister; Mehmet Şakir Güvendi, chief strategy and synergy officer at Oger Telecom; Numan Numanbayraktaroğlu, founding partner of 212 VC; Abdullah Orkun Kaya, chairman of the board of TÜYİD; and Tuncer Alpata, chairman of the board of directors of Alp Aviation. Bilkent Rector Abdullah Atalar, Provost Adnan Akay and Vice Rector Kürşat Aydoğan were also in attendance.