Foreign Trade and Customs Summit

Yer: Kavacık Schools of Higher Education Campus Conference Hall

Tarih: 27-04-2026

Saat: 10:00 - 16:00

The “Foreign Trade and Customs Summit” is being organized by the Foreign Trade Program. The summit, which will bring leading figures of the sector together with students, will be held on 27 April 2026 between 10.00 and 16.00 at the Kavacık Schools of Higher Education Campus Conference Hall.

At the summit, foreign trade, customs practices, logistics processes, and current dynamics of international trade will be addressed through various sessions. Expert speakers will share their professional experience and recent developments with participants.

The event will feature the following speakers:

• Dr. Hakan Çınar (Chairman of the Board of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Mustafa Sezen (Customs Broker- Deputy President of IGMD)
• Cem Özvardar (Board Member of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Umut Rallas (Board Member of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Çiğdem Pıtırlıoğlu (Board Member of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Abdurrahman Özalp (Board Member of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Assist. Prof. Ayşegül Ketenci (Board Member of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Burak Ergen (Board Member of DIŞYÖNDER)
• Aydın Özbakır (Customs Broker – Member of the Board, İGMD)
• Serkan Aslan (Customs Broker – Member, İGMD Education Committee)
• Hüseyin Coşar (Customs Broker – Chair, İGMD Education Committee)
• Assist. Prof. Nesli Çankırı Kıran (Director, Beykoz Logistics Vocational School)
• Assist. Prof. Başak Kuru (Vice Director, Beykoz Logistics Vocational School)

With the contribution of sector representatives such as DIŞYÖNDER and İGMD, the summit aims to support students’ professional development and enable direct interaction with the industry.

All interested students are invited to the event.

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The event schedule is as follows.

10.30-10.45	Opening Remarks	Engin Özmen, Hakan Çınar
11.00-12.00	Session I: Current Developments in Foreign Trade and Customs Policies and Turkey’s Position	Speakers: Umut Ralls, Cem Özvardar, Hüseyin Coşar Moderator: Mustafa Sezen
12.00-13.00	Lunch Break
13.00-14.00	Session II: Digitalization and Operational Efficiency in Trade Processes	Speakers: Abdurrahman Özalp, Burak Ergen, Serkan Aslan Moderator: Çiğdem Pıtırlıoğlu
14.00-14.15	Coffee Break
14.15-15.15	Session III: Human Capital, Institutional Capacity, and Professional Transformation in the Trade Ecosystem	Speakers: Ayşegül Ketenci, Assist. Prof. Nesli Çankırı Kıran, Aydın Özbakır Moderator: Assist. Prof. Başak Kuru

Bu içerik 17/04/2026 tarihinde yayınlanmıştır.