3rd High-Tech Port by MUSIAD launched in Ankara
The launching reception for the High Tech Port by MÜSİAD took place recently in Ankara. This is Turkey’s most effective business development platform and it will be participating in the CNR Expo Fair Center in Istanbul on November 9th -12th, 2016. Undersecretary for Defense Industries Prof. İsmail Demir, MÜSİAD President Mr. Nail Olpak, officials from the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, representatives from the companies performing activities within the defense industry and many local and foreign invitees attended the reception in Ankara.
Different from conventional defense fairs, having both a demonstration area and a business development platform, the 3rd High Tech Port by MÜSİAD will take place at the CNR Expo Fair Center on November 9th – 12th, 2016 under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and will be offering international business development opportunities, access to target and focus markets and international competition advantages to the Turkish defense and aerospace industry. Delegations from over 20 countries will attend the fair.
Prof. İsmail Demir: “Turkish Defense Industry Gained Momentum”
Speaking at the 3rd High Tech Port launching reception, Undersecretary of Defense Industries Prof. İsmail Demir stated that the defense industry was the riveting force of high technology all around the world and added, “Regarding the defense industry, Turkey has gained momentum in recent years. With this leap, high technology needs to be demonstrated in the defense industry. Therefore, we will be organizing the third fair this year”. Touching upon the reliability of the High Tech Port, Prof. Demir continued, “This fair will be drawing more and more interest as it is repeated. In a few years, High Tech Port will become a worldwide event offering many advantages to all its participants“.
Demir stated that sub-sectors came to the forefront as well as the demonstrated products and continued, “Various sub-sectors come to the mind when we speak of the High Tech Port. We particularly emphasize that we do not only intend to market products within the scope of the defense industry. We rather wish to share technology with numerous countries as well. We aim to reach a synergy during the contacts with various friendly countries and wish to proceed further with them. Information propagates when shared. I believe this should be the mentality of High Tech Port”.
MUSIAD President Mr. Nail Olpak: “We are waiting for the 4th Industrial Revolution”
In his speech at the launching reception for the 3rd High Tech Port by MÜSİAD, in Ankara, MÜSİAD President Nail Olpak noted that throughout history, three important paradigms determined the existing conditions in respect to technology and industry and spoke of the three industrial revolutions starting from the end of 18th century affecting the daily lives, social lives and production processes. Olpak said, “Currently we are facing a new paradigm. We are discussing a future in which the 4th Industrial Revolution emerges, machines intercommunicate and become active in production processes”.
Olpak: “High Tech Port is the Compass of Turkey for the Future”
Mentioning that the Defense and Aerospace Industry is composed of sectors with strategic importance in respect to both advanced technology and national security, Olpak reminded the audience, paraphrasing the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu, saying “Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” and continued, “As MÜSİAD, our aim is to transform these sectors into strategic ones in respect with the national economy in addition to national security with the participation of you and the support of our Undersecretariat for Defense Industries. In this new paradigm, in other words, during the fourth Industrial Revolution, we aim to transform our countries to those that become ones that export technology with added value, rather than merely importing technology. To this end we designed the High Tech Port and it is actually a display project expressing Turkey’s powerful market and the country’s investments in high technology, R&D and innovation in the last ten years as well as the distance covered regarding the aerospace and defense industry. High Tech Port is the future compass showing the destination of Turkey as a vessel”.
Nail Olpak continued, “In order to avoid undesired conclusions and in order to shape our future collaboratively, we need to prepare from this point forward. Here, the importance of the ‘vision’ concept emerges. There is this beautiful expression ‘we may not determine the direction of the wind but we may change the direction of the ship accordingly’. In order to understand the direction of the wind, we need to have a vision and use the eye in our brain. As MÜSİAD, we took action as soon as we identified the direction of the wind”.
Nail Olpak: “Over 650 Business Negotiations Conducted”
“We accomplished the first High Tech Port under the auspices and with the participation of our esteemed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on November 26th – 30th, 2014 in Istanbul during our 15th MÜSİAD fair. We were in Qatar the following year. We realized the second organization of this important project, again with our Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, under the auspices of Qatari Emeer Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Tani and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasır bin Halife Al Sani’s participation and with the support of Qatari Ambassador Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi in Doha on October 6th – 8th, 2015. Civilian and military participants from Turkey and Qatar seized the opportunity to develop their businesses in Doha, in an environment where companies of two countries were paired. 67 companies from Turkey, Qatari governmental institutions and private sector representatives conducted over 650 business negotiations throughout the event. While reinforcing the relations and strategic cooperation between the two countries, they discussed the recent developments and the future of the aerospace and defense industry sector”.
Addressing the mission representatives in the reception Nail Olpak said, “As MÜSİAD we express the need to increase the products with added value in every platform. It is obvious that we have to focus on R&D and innovation and technology intensive products which bear engineering knowledge for achieving this. High technology is on the top of MÜSİAD’s list of missions, initiating its actions with the motto of “High Morality, High Technology”.
Nail Olpak: “High Tech Port is the Most Efficient Business Development Platform”
“We will be organizing the 3rd High Tech Port High Technology and Aerospace Fair under the auspices and with the participation of our esteemed President and Prime Minister with the partnership of our Undersecretariat for Defense Industries and with the support of our commendable representatives and industrialists. The fair will not only be displaying technological novelties but also Turkey’s vision to the world”.
“High Tech Port is the most well-directed point for establishing new partnerships with the companies active in the Turkish Defense and Aerospace Industry and high technology. It is the most convenient address for accomplishing technology transfer in the relevant sectors, making civil or military investments, finding new suppliers and business partners. Turkey’s already sufficiently big and growing market, OEM representatives’ attendance to our fair and the point Turkey arrived to in respect of the aerospace industry, render High Tech Port the most efficient business development platform in this area. The 3rd High Tech Port will hopefully make its mark as an important leap in our country’s defense and aerospace industry and technology with the developments it will breed”, continued Olpak.
The Fair is preparing to host many novelties as well
Additionally, providing technical information on the Third High-Tech Port by MÜSİAD, Nail Olpak concluded his speech: “Our 16th International Fair, covering an entirety of eight halls at the Istanbul CNR Fair Center will be included in the MÜSİAD EXPO. We will be examining the “Innovation Economy and Prosperity” topic with the panels and forums at our 18th International Business Forum IBF which we will be actualizing at the same time. Many new platforms produced by Turkey will also be displayed at our fair this year. Our estimable foundation companies and private sector companies will be demonstrating the platforms developed by Turkey and presenting their know-how to our distinguished guests and together they will be searching for new business development models. We will be building special meeting venues at our fair location for military representatives and delegations from our friendly and allied nations. Again, by establishing display areas for the certified products developed so far by our aerospace industry, we will be presenting these products to the appraisal of OEM representatives. Moreover, we will be breaking a new ground this year as we will be sharing with the public, the Turkish Defense Industry Global Press Awards at the Premiere Night of our Fair”.
Hakan Kurt: “Diplomacy may stop from time to time but Trade always finds a way”
High Tech Port by MÜSİAD’s General Coordinator Mr. Hakan Kurt stated that High Tech Port was a global civilization project and added, “We aim to create global forces with our main philosophy and our national capabilities. Diplomacy may pause from time to time, but trade always finds a way and directs the diplomacy. We will be happy to see the representatives from our friendly and allied nations at the 3rd High Tech Port”.
Aiming to create a platform for business development to the sector, the 3rd High Tech Port by MÜSİAD will be held at the Istanbul CNR Expo on November 9th – 12th, 2016 with the theme of “Global Power in Defense and Aerospace”.
