European Union Local NGO’s Grant Program Closing Event

The debate titled "Business World is Discussing! With or without Quotas" was moderated by Burçak Güven, WOB Turkey Co-president, as the European Union Local NGO's Grant Program Closing Event. The prominent names of the business world sat at the debating table and discussed the quota issue for gender equality in Boards. As quota defenders, WOB Turkey President, Insead Business School Executive Coach Hande Yaşargil, WOB Turkey Advisory Board Member, Akkök Holding CEO Ahmet Dördüncü, and WOB Turkey Board Member, IMM Chairperson Advisor, Founder of Duman Management Consultancy Yiğit Oğuz Duman and as opposed to quotas WOB Turkey Advisory Board Second Term Chairperson, MV Holding Acting Chairperson Muzaffer Akpınar, WOB Turkey Advisory Board Member, MY Executive Partner Müge Yalçın and WOB Turkey Advisory Board Member, ARGE Consulting Chairperson, Argüden Governance Academy Foundation Chairperson Board of Trustees Dr Yılmaz Argüden attended as a speaker in the session. The opening speeches of the event were delivered by WOB Turkey Advisory Board Fourth Term Chairperson, FIBA Holding Chairperson Murat Özyeğin, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for EU Affairs, Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation acting General Manager Bülent Özcan.