The Law on the Liberalisation of the Turkish Railway Transportation heralds a new era in the railway transportation in Turkey. Previously under the monopoly of the General Directorate of Turkish Railways, the law lays the tracks for the sector’s liberalisation through its privatisation. The session will look at: The lessons learned from privatisation of railway sector in other countries, and consider challenges and issues arising from the Law on the Liberalisation of the Turkish Railway Transportation.
Registration 4.00pm
4.30pm Welcome & Introduction
Alan Rae Smith, Partner, Freshfields
4.35pm Keynote Presentation
Ahmet Aksu, Head of the Privatisation Administration (OIB)
4.50pm Rail Liberalisation – lessons learned from the UK
Jason Chamberlain, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
5.10pm Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Aykut Bakırcı, Bezen & Partners
Arcan Yayıkoğlu, Assistant General Manager, Mitsui & Co.
Jan Devrim, General Secretary of the Railway Transportation Association (Demiryolu Taşımacılığı Derneği) and Chief Operating Officer of Alışan Lojistik
Orhan Cengiz Akkurt, Former Head of Legal of the Turkish State Railways Authority
Jason Chamberlain, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Question & Answer Session
6.00pm Closing Remarks from hosts
Alan Rae Smith, Partner, Freshfields & YeÅŸim Bezen, Partner, Bezen & Partners
6.10pm IPFA Update
Geoff Haley, Global Executive Chairman, IPFA
6.15pm Networking Drinks Reception kindly hosted by Freshfields and Bezen & Partners
For further information, please contact Michael Thornton: mthornton@ipfa.org
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