CFA Society of Istanbul organized 3rd Central and Eastern Europe Investment Conference entitled "Talking About a Brighter Future: The Road to Prosperity" with the support of Borsa İstanbul and İş Asset Management on November 7, 2014.
The panelists and speakers discussed the economic potential of Eastern Europe in consideration of the possible adverse effects of the recent slowdown of the European economies and the geopolitical risks that the region is exposed to.Following CFA Istanbul President Ertunc Tumen, CFA's welcoming remarks
Borsa İstanbul Chairman & CEO Dr. İbrahim M. Turhan, Capital Markets Board (CMB) Vice Chairman Tevfik Kınık and Turkish Capital Markets Association Chairman İlhami Koç made the opening speeches. Erste Asset Management CEO Heinz Bednar and Dr. Jerome Booth, author of "Emerging Markets in an Upside Down World," delivered keynote speeches at the opening session.
Borsa İstanbul and İş Asset Management were the gold sponsors, Turkish Capital Markets Association, Turkish Institutional Investors Association and Thomson Reuters were silver sponsors of the event. TV & Media sponsor Bloomberg HT made three live interviews from the event.