Hosted by the Frankfurt Branch, the MÜSİAD Construction Sector Board organized the World Consultation Meeting and Construction & Real Estate Fair themed “Urban Planning of the Modern Age” on Friday, 12 April 2019.
Hosted by the Frankfurt Branch, the MÜSİAD Construction Sector Board organized the World Consultation Meeting themed “Urban Planning of the Modern Age” on Friday, 12 April 2019. MÜSİAD President Abdurrahman Kaan, MÜSİAD Frankfurt 2nd Term Branch President Musa AYDIN, Director General of Spatial Planning at the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of the Republic of Türkiye Yavuz Erdal Kayapınar, Drees & Sommer CEO Björn Sommer, members of the MÜSİAD Board of Directors and numerous guests attended the meeting.
“We Have Completed the 26th Year of MÜSİAD's International Journey”
President Abdurrahman Kaan, who delivered the opening speech of the meeting, emphasized that the host country Germany holds a special place for both the Turkish business world and MÜSİAD, and drew attention to the volume of trade between the two countries. Recalling that Germany is also the country where MÜSİAD opened its first international branch, Kaan said: "This year, we have completed the 26th year of MÜSİAD's international journey. When we opened our first branch abroad, our primary aim was to increase our trade capacity and our contribution to our country's economy while also developing the trade of the country we went to, thereby laying the ground for mutual investments and partnerships. As we take our steps in line with this aim, we are expanding our organizational network rapidly and on solid foundations." he said.
“We Conduct Trade Diplomacy in 93 Countries of the World”
Underlining that as MÜSİAD they play an active role in the commercial and economic relations between Türkiye and other countries, the President stated that while doing so they also carry out work to enable Türkiye to adapt at the highest level to the changing competitive conditions of global trade.
Noting that trade diplomacy is one of the most effective methods for sustaining trade traffic in a healthy manner and for revealing the trade potential of countries, Kaan said: "As MÜSİAD, we express the importance of trade diplomacy at every opportunity. Through our international branch presidents and representatives, who work like commercial attachés, we bring business people together and strengthen the bond between our countries. By cooperating with the leading NGOs, institutions and organizations of the countries we are in and by signing memoranda of understanding, we build important trade bridges on behalf of Türkiye. Today we conduct trade diplomacy in 93 countries of the world, at 223 different locations."
Speaking at the meeting, Björn Sommer touched upon the issues that play a decisive role in the sustainable development of cities, the difficulties that hinder urban development and the concept of innovative infrastructure. Sommer, who also spoke about smart city projects, digitalization, sustainability, change in the information society and greater sustainability, explained the point the concept of the city has reached today.
In the final part of the meeting, SENYAP Chairman of the Board of Directors Hikmet Köse provided information about the SENYAP investment partnership developed under the leadership of MÜSİAD and about the GABORAS project.