The second session of the MÜSİAD Visionary'19 Summit continued with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, AK Party Deputy Chairwoman Jülide Sarıeroğlu, President Abdurrahman Kaan, members of the MÜSİAD Board of Directors and numerous participants.

Delivering a speech in the second session of the programme as well, President Abdurrahman Kaan gave the participants detailed information about MÜSİAD's projects. Kaan said the following about the projects:

“On this path where you have given us hope and strength with your support and appreciation at every opportunity, we have finally put into effect our economic plan that will increase our effectiveness in every field, from production to trade, from investment to education, from art to the repair of the social fabric, in reaching the economic targets of the 2020-2021 period and in the harsh climate of the new world order.

Today, when you have once again honoured us with your presence, I would like to share with you the introduction and public announcement of our FIELD BRANDS, which are the reflection in the field of the programme that we have finally named the National Economic Architecture and that we call MİM for short, within our renewal process in which you have not withheld your support from us at any stage.

Within the framework of our National Economic Architecture plan, we have set the new national power elements of the new world as our own target. I would like to underline once again before you that, by building effective organizations and structures in each of these elements, we are at the service of our state and our nation.

On this path we set out upon with the motto of being together for ever and ever, in good days and bad, we have developed structures corresponding to the national power elements with the aim of being a unifying force in capital. We defined and structured these AS MÜSİAD FIELD BRANDS.”

With the MÜSİAD INNOVA Brand We Will Now Carry Out a More Comprehensive National Transformation Initiative

Emphasizing that our day is the age of knowledge and innovation, Kaan expressed that known methods are rapidly becoming history. Kaan stated, “In order to manage this process of change in the most effective way, we now aim to be a supporter of a more comprehensive national transformation initiative with the MÜSİAD INNOVA BRAND. MÜSİAD INNOVA is a system structured with the aims of gathering scattered commercial production knowledge, reducing the cost of duplicated R&D work, establishing SME incubation centres to support SMEs in technology development activities that are costly for them, and gathering BTMs on a single data line. Establishing Smart Cities and city brands, creating and building City R&D and Production Campuses, Supporting the National Digital Transformation and increasing SME strength in Defence Industry Investments are the fundamental targets of this structure.”

Touching in his speech also on the subjects of the processing of information and economic intelligence, Kaan

noted that they had designed the MÜSİAD DATA brand for this purpose. Kaan commented, “The fundamental aim of this system is to use the advantage of obtaining commercial and economic data in advance and developing national policies and reflexes suited to it, to provide direct access to the economic and commercial information network and field knowledge, and to redesign our field presence both locally and globally in the form of commercial and economic data supply centres; thus creating a comprehensive data centre.”

Emphasizing that it is production power that determines the value of a state's currency in the international arena, Kaan stated that they had created the MÜSİAD VENTURE BRAND. Kaan emphasized that with this work they aim to spread interest-free financing models to the grassroots and to bring foreign funds into the country at minimum cost through social enterprises.

Noting that they have also taken on responsibility for the new generations to whom we will hand over the flag to become Virtuous Businessmen, Kaan said, “With the MÜSİAD SUFFA SCHOOL, we have designed the selection and training of our children who are to be raised from the core and who will take over the third-generation transfer of capital, our Businessman Training Programmes and all our educational activities in the form of a much more institutional structure under the MÜSİAD ACADEMY BRAND.”

MÜSİAD Has Today Turned Into a Capital Base And Data Centre

Speaking at the MÜSİAD Visionary'19 Summit, President Erdoğan said that everyone who works, produces, exports and pursues innovation and progress for Türkiye has a place of honour with him.

Explaining that MÜSİAD, which carries out active operations in 94 countries and at 224 points around the world, fulfils a very important mission by placing this significant strength at the service of the national economy, Erdoğan said, "I congratulate the MÜSİAD community, which is among the world's leading organizations in its own field with its broad organization and activity network, on behalf of myself and my nation for the contributions it has made to our economy."

President Erdoğan, explaining that Türkiye is a country with very broad investment potential within itself and very broad trade potential abroad, said, "I closely follow and closely know the work you carry out to mobilize this potential."

Stating that the projects implemented under the roof of MÜSİAD Global and MÜSİAD Local add value to the national economy, Erdoğan said that MÜSİAD has today turned into a capital base and a data centre.

Stating that he believes working models that multiply capital and resources by bringing together the country's opportunities with global networks will be successful, Erdoğan made the following assessment: "The need for qualified people comes to the fore in the business world as in every field. Initiatives aimed at training both the labour force and business people are very important, particularly in terms of preparing our young people for life. MÜSİAD has become a brand in its own right with the work it has done in these areas and in many other fields. I once again extend my gratitude to everyone who has laboured for, added value to and contributed to this distinguished institution since its foundation."