hon. gar knutson p.c. chair, canada turkey business...

Canadian Delegation Profiles

TOBB/CTBC CONFERENCE Ankara, November 15 2019

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Hon.GarKnutsonP.C.Chair,CanadaTurkeyBusinessCouncilOwner,KnutsonLawProfessionalCorporationTheHonourableGarKnutsonP.C.isaformerMemberofParliament(1993-2004)andCabinetMinisterwhoservedasMinisterofStateforForeignAffairsandInternationalTradeundertwoPrimeMinisters(2002-2004).Mr.Knutsonspecializesasalawyerandadvisorassisting

companiesnewtotheCanadianmarketaswellasadvisingforeigngovernmentsandEmbassiesinOttawaastotheimpactofdomesticpoliciesontheirstrategicobjectives.Hisclientshaveincluded(fromthepublicrecord)EmbraerAerospace(Brazil),theEmbassiesofTurkey,SaudiArabia,andtheUnitedArabEmirates,aswellmajorcorporationsintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Mr.Knutsonisexperiencedintheinnerworkingsofgovernmentandhowtoadvocateforgovernmentpolicythatwillhaveapositiveimpactonaclient’sbusiness.Afterleavinggovernmentin2004heworkedforBordenLadnerGervaisLLPfor14yearsheadingtheGovernmentRelationspracticeintheOttawaoffice.

AsifRanaGeneralManagerAdamTravelhttps://adamtravel.ca/vacation/AsifRanaisanentrepreneurwhohasbeeninvolvedwithawidevarietyofindustriesduetohisexpertise.Travel,medicaltourism,hospitality,real

estateandexpandingfranchisesforminoritybusinessownersarefewventuresthathehaspartakenin.Withover30+yearsofexperienceandavastamountofconnectionsonaninternationalscale,AsifRanahasjoinedLinkEducationConsultingIncastheDirectorofMiddleEastOperations&SouthAsia.HehasteamedupwithKoralKancatoexpandthebusinessandreachouttothrivingmarkets.Asif Rana is the General Manager of Adam Tourism, a company that specializes in medicaltourism,travelpackagesandhospitality.Throughhis leadership,Adamtourismhasexpandedtomultiplelocationsglobally.Throughtheirexpertise,Asifhasbeenabletoutilizehiscompanyfor thebest interestsofhisclients.Withaffordable ratesandpackages,Adamtravelensuresthat their clients are their main priority. Through Asif’s international relationships, otherwindowsofopportunitieshaveopeneduponaglobalscale.MedicaltourismisanindustrythatAdamtourismhastappedintoandtheyaimforfurtherexpansion.



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Adamtravelwould liketo findmorepartnerships inTurkeybecauseof theirgrowingmedicalindustryandthecompany’sabilitytobringclientstoTurkishhospitals.

IlhanAkmanolVicePresidentAkmanConstructionhttp://akmanconstruction.comIlhanAkmanol,servesasVicePresidentofAkmanConstruction.Overthepast28years,AkmanConstructionhasproudlybuiltmuchofthefoundationuponwhichthecityofOttawathrives.Fromfoodsupplybuildings,nationaldefencecompounds,hospitalfoundations,lightrail

transitandpublictransitstations,AkmanConstructionhasdevelopedthepublicinfrastructurethatOttawacitizensrelyuponeveryday.Ilhansfamilyownedmulti-purposefamilyownedcompanywasinitiallyfoundedbybrothersIlhanandEnginAkmanol.Ereninheritedthebusinessin2008andproudlyoperatesthecompanytoday,specializingincommercialconstructionprojects.Fromexcavationtorockbreaking,siteservicingtositeclearing,sitedevelopmenttolandscaping,demolitiontoroadbuilding,wetakecareofallofcommercialconstructionneeds.ThepurposeofourtriptoTurkeyistoidentifypotentialjointventurepartnersforprojectsinCanadaandinTurkey.

PervezNasimChairman&CEOAnsarFinancialGroup,Canadawww.ansarhousing.comwww.ansarfinancial.comMr.NasimisChairmanandfounderofIslamicCo-operativeHousingCorporationthatwasestablishedin1980toprovideInterest-freeHome

OwnershipPrograminCanada.AnsarFinancialandDevelopmentCorporation(AFDC)isfirsttheSharia-compliantInterest-freePubliccompanyinNorthAmericathatislistedonaStockExchange.Itssharesaretradedunderthesymbol“AFD”atCanadianStockExchange(CSE).ThisCo-operativehasnowgrownintoanumberofentitiesknownasAnsarFinancialGroupofcompaniestoprovidevariousInterest-freeInvestmentsandFinancingservicestothecommunity.AnsarFinancialgrouphasthreemajorcommunityownedHalalfinanceandinvestmentprograms:TheAnsarFinancialGroup,introducedtheHomeOwnershipProgramthroughCo-operativesbasedonDiminishingPartnership/Renttoownmodel.Thisprogramhasbeeninoperationin



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Canadasince1981.Privateinvestmentcompaniesthatinvestinself-ownedandoperatedbusinessesandjointventures/partnerships(Participationmodel)nowmostlyinRealEstateDevelopmentprojects.SomeofthesecompaniesutilizetaxdeductibleRetirement,EducationandSavingsAccountsfunds/investmentsofthecommunity.AFDC’smajorinvestmentsareinlandholdingsandcommercial/industrialrealestatedevelopmentprojectsinCanada.AFDCwouldliketoexplorepartnership/jointventurepossibilitiesfromTurkishcompaniesandindividualinvestors.WewouldlikemeetwithpeoplefromMinistriesofHousing,Finance/FinancialInstitutionsandwithrepresentativesfromtheTurkishbankingsector.

MohammedJalaluddinPresidentAnsarFinancialGroup,Toronto,Ontario,CANADAhttp://www.ansarfinancial.comMohammed Jalaluddin received his Master of Science degree (MS)from the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas. Mr. Jalaluddin is thePresident of Ansar Financial Group in Toronto, Canada and has

accumulatedover30yearsofexperienceintheIslamicFinancialsector.TheAnsarFinancialGroupmanagesanarrayofover$100Millioninterest-freeassets,throughvariousprojectsacrossCanada.AdivisionofAnsarFinancialGroupislistedwiththeCanadianStockExchange(CSE)tradingunderthesymbol“AFD”.JalaluddinisaboardmemberandVice-ChairmanoftheAnsarHousingCo-operativebasedoutofToronto,Canada.Mohammed Jalaluddinestablished the first Takaful (Islamic Insurance) inNorthAmericaas ajoint project with the Co-operators General Insurance Company of Canada in 2007 that iscurrently offering home, auto and commercial insurance. He played an important role inorganizingthe3rd InternationalConferenceon IslamicBankingandTakafulheld inOttawa in2007.HehasalsogivennumerouspresentationsonIslamicfinancearoundtheworldincludingtheFinancialServicesCommissionofOntario.HeisinterestedinmeetingTurkishInvestorsforaTownhomescomplexinvestmentinToronto.Thereisgreatdemandandverygoodreturnoninvestments.HeisalsoopentomeetingTakafuloperators in Turkeyand sharehis experience in settingupandoperatinga ShariaCompliantTakafulinawesterncountrylikeCanada.



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ImranAbdoolPresidentBlueKrystalTechnologiesandBusinessInsightshttp://bluekrystaltecsol.com/Imran Abdool is the President of Blue Krystal Technologies and Business

InsightsandLecturerattheUniversityofWindsor(bothatOdetteSchoolofBusinessandtheDepartment of Economics). He is a former Instructor of Mathematics at the Johns HopkinsUniversityCenterforTalentedYouth inBaltimore,Md.,USA.Mr.Abdool isapastmemberoftheAssistantDeputyMinister'sOfficeforFinancialSectorPolicyforCanada,attheDepartmentofFinanceCanadawherehecontributedtoworkinMacroprudentialpolicy.Blue Krystal Technologies and Business Insights provides business intelligence, including:feasibility studies, economic impact statements, business planning, and transfer-priceoptimization. Notable consulting projects include: providing the Town of Cobourg advisoryservicesforthecreationofa$10-millionventuredevelopmentcorporation,speakingtoagroupofCEOsoftheKawartha’sManufacturersassociationregardingtheimpactofaCanada-EUFTA,andprovidingafeasibilitystudytotheUniversityofTorontoHealthNetworkonthecreationofaperioperativeregionalanaesthesiologycenter.Mr.AbdoolishopingtomeetTurkishcompaniesinterestedinexportingtoCanada,establishingapresencehere-rangingfromawholly-ownedsubsidiaryorarepresentativeoffice,orTurkishcompanieswhoalreadyhaveapresencehereandwouldlikeexpert-leveladviceontheirFOREXandrisk-management including transfer-pricingoptimization.He isalso interested inmeetingofficials with the Ministry of Finance or the Central Bank with a view to exploringadvisory/consultingpossibilitiesintheTurkishFinancialsectoraroundcompliancewithvariousglobal banking standards. For example, what are the early warning signs and systems ofproblems with the Turkish Financial Sector? Have these indicators and systems been back-tested?Ifso,howdidtheyperform?HavetheyconsideredscenariosinvolvingpastdatafortheTurkishFinancialSectorbeingstructurallydifferentthanthefuture?Whatwerethescenarios?WouldtheymeetthelatestiterationofBaselBankingaccord?

IanAtacanChiefFinancialOfficerBlueberriesMedicalCorphttps://blueberriesmed.com/enBlueberries Medical Corp. is a Latin American company with all thelicenses granted by the Ministries of Justice and Health of Colombia,

necessary to produce naturally grownpremium cannabiswith low and high contents of THCand commercialize, manufacture and export derived products, with its primary operations



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ideally located in the Bogotá Savannah of central Colombia and operations currently beingestablishedinArgentina.BlueberriesMedicalCorpislistedinthefollowingmarkets:(CSE:BBM)(OTC:BBRRF)(FRA:1OA).Objectives of visit to Turkey: Establishing a hemp cultivation, extraction and productioncompanyinTurkey;FinancingthecompanylocallyinTurkeyandinCanadawiththeobjectiveofpublic listing; Looking for local partners. Looking to visit ministries that deal withcannabis/hemp.

ValérieChardonVP/HeadofStrategicMarketsDevelopmentBombardierTransportationhttps://rail.bombardier.comValerie Chardon has been heading the development of our BombardierTransportation Strategic Markets since 2018. Valerie has held several

executivepositionsfor15yearsintheRailwayIndustrySector,inbothhistoricalandemergingmarkets.BombardierTransportationcoversthefullspectrumofrailsolutions,rangingfromtrainstosub-systemsandsignalingtocompleteturnkeytransportsystems,e-mobilitytechnologyanddata-driven maintenance services. Combining technology and performance with empathy, wecontinuouslybreaknewground in sustainablemobilitybyproviding integratedsolutions thatcreatesubstantialbenefitsforoperators,passengersandtheenvironment. HeadquarteredinBerlin,Germany, Bombardier Transportation employs around 40,650people and its productsandservicesoperateinover60countries.Bombardier has been committed to Turkey since 1986.We have in-depth knowledge of theurbanTurkishtransportationsystemssincewedeliveredmetro,lightmetroandtramsystemstoseveralmajorcities inTurkey, Istanbul,Ankara, Izmir,Adana,EskisehirandBursa.Notonlyhas Bombardier successfully delivered the vehicles for these systems, we also suppliedsignallingtechnologythatallowedincreasedcapacityandsafetyofthemetroandLRTsystems.WewouldliketotaketheopportunityofthismissiontomeetwithTurkishMainline&UrbanTransportationkeystakeholders,aswellasinvestors,lookingtodiscussthemassiveinvestmentplannedfortheTurkishrailwaydevelopment.



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GurpreetDhillonCouncillorCityofBramptonhttp://www.brampton.ca/en/Pages/welcome.aspxAschairofBrampton’sEconomicDevelopmentCommittee,CouncillorDhilloniscloselyinvolvedwithpromotingincreasedSMEactivityand

advancingtheCity'sstrategiceconomicdevelopmentpriorities.ManyBramptonbusinessesarealreadyfamiliarwiththepotentialtoexpandbusinesstieswithTurkishcounterpartorganizations.CEVALogisticsandDSBLogisticsaretwobusinesseswithapresenceinbothBramptonandIstanbul.Turkey’spositionasanentrypointforlogisticscompaniesintotheEasternEuropeanmarketmakesitanattractiveplacetoinvestforgrowingfirms.MAGNAInternationalhaspartsmanufacturingoperationsinIstanbulandnearbyKocaeliregion.In2019,CouncilapprovedBrampton’sFDIstrategyandworkplan.TheFDIstrategywilldeliveronthegoalsoftheEconomicDevelopmentMasterPlan(EDMP)and2040Vision,specificallytoattractnewinvestmentandjobs,fillgapsinthesupplychain,diversifythetaxbase,andpromoteeconomicgrowth.TheprogramalsoaimstoraisetheCity’sglobalprofileasacompetitiveplaceinwhichtodobusiness,andinitiateleadgenerationactivitiesaimedatattractingFDItothecity.Brampton’sFDIeffortsfocusontheCity’skeysectors:HealthandLifeSciences,AdvancedManufacturing(includingFoodandBeverageManufacturing),andInnovationandTechnologyTherearemanyreasonsforTurk’stoconsiderpursuingcommercialinitiativesinBrampton.Forexample,over30%ofBrampton’seconomicoutputisgeneratedbytheAdvancedManufacturingsector.Withahighlydiversifiedeconomy,asteadyflowofwell-educated,skilledlabourandastrategicpositioninthecountry,Brampton’sadvancedmanufacturingsectorisaworld-classpowerhouseofproductionasitisthelargestindustrybyemployment,accountingforalmostaquarterofBrampton'sworkforce.CouncillorDhillonwillbelookingtomakeconnectionsintheTurkishAdvancedManufacturingSectorandtheHealthandLifeSciencessector,aswellasbuildconnectionsandcontactswithcompaniesinothersectorsinterestedindoingbusinessinCanada.

BadarShamim,CIM,CFPVicePresident/PortfolioManagerGenerationPortfolioManagementhttp://generationpmc.comWhileBadarhasbeenadvisingCanadianinvestorsforthelast20yearsasaCertifiedInvestmentManager(CIM),heisalsoknownacrosstheGreaterTorontoArea(GTA)forhisvolunteerleadershiproleonthe



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boardofBramptonBoardofTrade,astheDirectorofInt'lTradeandformerChairoftheboard.Priortojoiningtheboardofdirectors,Badarhelpedestablishthechamber'sInt'lTradecommitteethroughengagementwithlocalbusinesscommunitymembersrepresentingallmajorsectors,includingManufacturing,ICT,Healthcare,Education,logisticsandwarehousing.HewasresponsibleforestablishingcontactswithCanadianTradeCouncilsrepresentingU.S,EU,China,India,Turkey,MENA,AfricaandVietnam,inpartnershipwithMunicipal,ProvincialandFederalGovtsandrelatedagencies,I.eCityofBramptonEDO,OntarioMinistryofEconomicDevelopment,EDC,BDC,Tradecommissionerservicesetc.BadarrepresentedBramptonBoardofTradeontrademissionstoTurkey,IndiaaswellasUAEoverthatperiodoftimeestablishingcontactswithregionalchambersaswellgovtstakeholdersinthosejurisdictionsduringhistimeontheboardofBramptonBoardofTrade,andcontinuestoquarterbackdialogueamongstBrampton's/GTA'sinstitutionsI.ePrivateandpubliclytradecorporations,healthcaresystemssuchasOslerHealthSystem,andeducationinstitutionssuchasSheridan,BrockUetcandInt'lstakeholder's.HavingservedontheboardofBBOT,BadariscurrentlyservingasadirectorofCanadaTurkeyBusinessCouncil,aswellasDirector,Int'lServiceofRotaryClubofBrampton,whileworkingasVicePresidentandPortfolioManagerforGenerationPortfolioManagementCorp,aNorthAmericanAssetmanagementcompany.

NilgunUzunhasanogluCharteredProfessionalAccountant(CPA)GLOBALABCServices,Canadawww.globalabcservices.com

Ms Uzunhasanoglu has over 15 years of progressive experience handlingpublic listed companies from Canada, Middle East, India, Turkey, inFinancial, Mining, Hospitality, Education and other industries. Being CPA,CMAsheiswellexperiencedinFinancialReporting,StatutoryFiling,dealing

withAuditors,Regulators&Investors.

Prior to starting her own accounting and consultant business, she was working as ChiefFinancialOfficer (CFO)ofHomelandEnergyGroupLtd. (TSX-HEG)partofGMRGroup (NSX&BSX–GMR).OvertheyearsshehasworkedasaController,FinancialReportingManagerandConsultant. She is a founding member of Immigrant Women in Business for Turkey, andmemberofothersocialandnon-profitorganizations.

GLOBALABCServices (“TheCompany”)providesaccounting,businessandconsultantservicestoindividuals,small-midsizecorporationsandbusinessgroupslocallyandinternationally.The



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Companywouldliketalkwithinvestors,businessownerswhoareinterestedindoingbusinessinCanada.

IanAtacanRepresentativeandformerCFOGlobalAtomicCorporation(formerlySilvermet)https://www.globalatomiccorp.comGlobalAtomicisaTSXlistedcompanyprovidingauniquecombinationofhigh-gradeuraniumdevelopmentand zinc concentrateproduction. The

Company’sUraniumDivisionincludessixexplorationpermitsintheRepublicofNigercoveringanareaofapproximately750km2.Uraniummineralizationhasbeenidentifiedoneachofthepermits, with the most significant discovery being the DASA deposit situated on the AdrarEmolesIIIconcession,discoveredin2010byGlobalAtomicthroughgrassrootsfieldexploration.Global Atomics’ Base Metals Division holds a 49% interest in Befesa Silvermet Turkey, S.L.(“BST”) joint venture,whichoperates a processing facility located in Iskenderun, Turkey thatconvertsElectricArcFurnaceDust (“EAFD”) intoahigh-gradezincoxideconcentratewhich isandsoldtozincsmeltersaroundtheworld.TheCompany’sjointventurepartner,BefesaZincS.A.U.(“Befesa”,listedontheFrankfurtexchangeunder‘BFSA’),holdsa51%interestinandistheoperatorof theBST jointventure.Befesa isamarket leader inEAFDrecycling,capturingapproximately50%oftheEuropeanEAFDmarketwithfacilitieslocatedthroughoutEuropeandKorea.BSThasjustfinisheditsexpansionprojectrebuildingitsprocessingplantinTurkey.Theexpansionwill double annual production of zinc from 30million lbs to 60million lbs and issupported by EAFD supply currently available for processing in Turkey. At a zinc price ofUS$1.20perlb,2020EBITDAisprojectedtoincreasefromitscurrentlevelofUS$14.4milliontoUS$38.0 million. Global Atomic’s share of distributed cash flow is projected to be US$12.5million(Cdn$16.6million).ObjectivesofVisittoTurkey:-WouldliketomeetrelevantofficialstodiscussthepotentialofTurkey’spolicyvis-à-visEAFD.EU allows imports of EAFD and transport between countries, since it is covered off as acontrolledwaste under theBasel Convention. For example Spain imported EAFDKorea fromTurkey.IfTurkeywouldfollowthisprogram,alltheEAFDprocessorswouldhavemoreEAFDtoenableoperationatfullcapacity.ThiswouldresultingreaterprofitsandthereforegreatertaxrevenuestoTurkey.-HopetomeetTurkishcontractorsandminingfirmsforpotentialworkforourmineinNiger.We are doing a pre-feasibility study over the next 9months andwill then look tomove theprojectthroughfeasibilityandintoproduction.-Aswellascontractorsandequipmentsuppliers,wewillbelookingforfundingalternatives,sowewouldbeinterestedinfinancingpartners.



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-AnotheraspectisthatTurkeyisbuildingreactors.Althoughthefuelsupplymightbeincludedinthoseagreements,theremaybesomebenefitinthegovernmenthavingalternativesourcesofuraniumsupply.

MehmetKömürcü,PhDCounsel,BusinessLawGowlingWLGhttps://gowlingwlg.com/en/Mr.KomurcuservesascounselinGowlingWLG'sTorontoofficeandisamemberofthefirm'sEnergy,Mining,InfrastructureandTechgroups.

Havingspentthe lastdecade in IstanbulbeforemovingtoCanada,Mehmetprovidedcounselanddirectiontoarangeofcorporateclientsthere.Hehasdeliveredstrategicadviceinavarietyof areas, includingM&A, investment management, IP matters, litigation, dispute resolution,privatizationandIPOs.Mehmethasworkedextensivelywithmultinationalcompanies lookingtoexpand intoTurkey. Inaprevious role,hewasgeneral counsel toTurkTelekomduring itsprivatization,internationalexpansionandsubsequentIPO,whichatthattimewasthelargestinTurkey'shistory.Asaresult,MehmethasworkedintheforeigninvestmentenvironmentacrossTurkey, Europe, and the Middle East, and possesses strong relationships with lawyers andgovernment leaders throughout theregion.He is licensedtopractise law inOntario, Istanbuland New York, and holds a doctorate in public international law from the University ofWisconsin -Madison Law School. He is the Turkey chapter chair for theNewYork State BarAssociation in Istanbul. Gowling WLG is an international law firm with over 1,400 legalprofessionalslocatedinofficesin18citiesworldwide.

KoralKancaPresidentandCEOLinkEducationConsultingInc.http://www.linkeducationinc.comKoralKancahasbeeninvolvedintheeducationsectorforover25years.Hisexperienceincludes,butnotlimitedto,globalbusinesstobusinesstransactionsbetweenCanadaandForeignmarkets,internationalarticulationagreements,buildinglanguagecentersfor

TurkishuniversitiesinCanada,andoverseeingateamofEducationalConsultantsinTorontounderhisownbusiness,LinkEducationConsultingInc.LinkEducationConsultingInc.allowsinternationalstudentsandtheirrespectedfamiliestohaveindepthaccesstoover80+Canadianeducationalinstitutionsthroughtheirpartnerships.Thisallowstheirclientstomaketherightchoicesintermsoftheireducationalneeds.



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Theirservicesinclude,EnglishLanguagecenterplacements,Summer/WinterCamps,Highschool/Boardingschoolapplications,PathwayPrograms,College/UniversityapplicationsandPost-Graduateapplications.LinkEducationoffersapersonalizedservicethataddresseseachoftheirstudent’sneedsinaccordancetotheireducationalaspirations.Furthermore,throughathoroughunderstandingofeachprogramoffered,LinkEducationguidestheirstudentsinwayswheretheycanmakethemostoutoftheiropportunityinCanada.Internships,Co-opplacements,mentorshipareafewcrucialcomponentsfoundinoureducationpartnershipsthatgiveclientstheexperiencetheyneedfortheworkplace.AsCanadacontinuestodiversifythenationalitiesoftheirinternationalstudent,LinkEducationhasseizedtheopportunityandhasremainedadaptable.ThroughLinkEducation’sinternationalcontactsandrelationships,theyaimtofindopportunitiesthataremutuallybeneficialfortheircompanyaswellaspotentialcollaborators.

ZahideSezermanVicePresidentOZOptics,S.ATurkeyhttps://www.ozoptics.comEstablishedinOttawain1985,OZOpticsLimitedisaleadingworldwidesupplieroffiberopticproductsforexistingandnext-generationoptical

networks.Inadditiontodesigningandmanufacturingcomponentsandtestequipmentforfiberopticsmarkets,thefirmoffersaward-winningfiberopticsensorsystemsforremotemonitoringofoilandgaspipelines,wells,refineries,bridges,damsandotherlargestructures,securityfencesandforfiredetection.ThecompanymanufacturesitsproductsinOttawa(Canada),Izmir(Turkey),andJiaxing(China).Thefirm’ssevendifferentproductgroupsaresoldgloballytoover10,000customersinover60countries,throughanextensivenetworkofsalesrepresentativesanddistributors.Fiberopticproductlinesinclude:ComponentsforOEPackaging,Attenuators,Laser-to-FiberDeliveryComponents,PolarizationMaintainingComponents,TestEquipment,FiberOpticSensors,HighPowerComponents,andFiberOpticComponentsforOCTApplications.DuringthevisittoIstanbul,thecompanywouldliketomeetwithrepresentativesfromRoketsan,NetasandAselsan.



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SteveWilliamsPresident,CEO&FounderPasinexResourcesLtd.PasinexResourcesLimitedisexploringandminingzincinTurkey.Formedin2012,thefirmisa50/50JointVenturewithaTurkishminingcompanycalledAkmetalandcurrentlyoperatesazincminein

theprovinceofAdana,Turkey,calledPinargozu.Mr.WilliamsgraduatedwithaBachelorofAppliedScience(ExtractiveMetallurgy)fromtheWesternAustralianSchoolofMines(1976)andanMBAfromTulaneUniversity,USA(2001).Hehasworkedintheminingindustrysince1976inmillingoperationsinAustralia,Canada,Philippines,DominicanRepublicandMongolia.Heworked20yearswithSGSLakefieldResearchinCanadaandChileinbothmetallurgicalprojectmanagementandbusinessmanagement,finallybecomingManagingDirectorforSGSCanada,acompanywithabout1300employeesinCanada.Stevehasauthoredmanytechnicalpapersandin2004hebecameaCIMDistinguishedLecturerandin2008aCIMFellow,forhisworkingeometallurgy.

RakhmadSobirovManagingPartner,Lawyer,NotaryPublicSobirovsLawFirm,Toronto,Canadahttps://sobirovs.com/RakhmadSobirovisalicensedlawyerinOntario,Canadaandpracticesbusinesslawandcorporate/commerciallaw.Establishedasasmallpracticein2012,ourfirmhasgrowntoserveclientsfromseveral

regionsoftheworld:Europe,theMiddleEastandTurkeyandtheAmericas.SobirovsLawFirmspecializesinbusinessandinvestorimmigration.Thefirmhelpsbusinessowners,corporateexecutives,entrepreneurs,investorsandtheirfamiliestorelocatetoCanadaonatemporarilyorpermanentlybasis.WhetherabusinesswantstoestablishanofficeinCanada,transferitskeyemployeesandseniormanagement,ortheseniormanagementandtheownersofthebusinesswanttoobtainpermanentresidenceinCanada,SobirovsLawFirmisreadytohelpineverystepoftheway.SobirovsLawFirmislocatedinToronto,Canadaandisexpandingitsreachwithcertaintrustedagentsinvariouspartsoftheglobe,includingTurkey.



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Thefirm'sstaffarefluentinseveralforeignlanguages,includingTurkish,thefirmhashelpedthousandsofqualifiedpeoplecometoCanadatoexplore,establishabusinesspresenceandrelocatepermanently.WearethelargestTurkish-speakingteamofimmigrationspecialistsinCanadaandhaveassistedmanyTurkishbusinessownerstoentertheCanadianmarketconfidently.ThefirmwouldliketomeetandtalktoTurkishinvestorsandbusinessownerswhoareinterestedindoingbusinessinCanadaandenteringtheNorthAmericanmarket.

FeruzaDjamalovaPartner,SeniorImmigrationLawyer,NotaryPublicSobirovsLawFirm,Toronto,Canadahttps://sobirovs.com/FeruzaDjamalovaisalicensedlawyerinOntario,CanadaandexclusivelypracticesCanadianimmigrationlaw.

Establishedasasmallpracticein2012,ourfirmhasgrowntoserveclientsfromseveralregionsoftheworld:Europe,theMiddleEastandTurkeyandtheAmericas.SobirovsLawFirmspecializesinbusinessandinvestorimmigration.Thefirmhelpsbusinessowners,corporateexecutives,entrepreneurs,investorsandtheirfamiliestorelocatetoCanadaonatemporarilyorpermanentlybasis.WhetherabusinesswantstoestablishanofficeinCanada,transferitskeyemployeesandseniormanagement,ortheseniormanagementandtheownersofthebusinesswanttoobtainpermanentresidenceinCanada,SobirovsLawFirmisreadytohelpineverystepoftheway.SobirovsLawFirmislocatedinToronto,Canadaandisexpandingitsreachwithcertaintrustedagentsinvariouspartsoftheglobe,includingTurkey.Thefirm'sstaffarefluentinseveralforeignlanguages,includingTurkish,thefirmhashelpedthousandsofqualifiedpeoplecometoCanadatoexplore,establishabusinesspresenceandrelocatepermanently.WearethelargestTurkish-speakingteamofimmigrationspecialistsinCanadaandhaveassistedmanyTurkishbusinessownerstoentertheCanadianmarketconfidently.ThefirmwouldliketomeetandtalktoTurkishinvestorsandbusinessownerswhoareinterestedindoingbusinessinCanadaandenteringtheNorthAmericanmarket.

EnginNigdeliCreativeDirectorTamghaTradeOfficewww.tamghatrade.cominfo@tamghatrade.comEnginNigdeliownsandoperatestwocompaniesintwodifferentfields.

Tamghahashistoryonhelpingforeigninvestorstohaveeasytransitiontotheirbusinessin



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Canada.Someaspectsincludesettingupanewcompany,gettinganaccounter,findingalocationtooperatenewbusiness,purchaseorleaseproperties,interior/exteriordesign,financing,legaladvice,marketing,andbuildingbrands.Thefirmbelievesthatsuchabroadvarietyofserviceswillbeofusetotheircustomersandpartners.Tamgha’sfocusismostlybasedonthedevelopmentofTurkishcompanies.Forthelast4yearsTamghahashelpedmanyTurkishmanufacturerstogetintheCanadianmarketanddeveloptheirbusiness.TamghapossessesarighttorepresentitsTurkishcompaniesthroughouttheCanadianmarketandNAFTAboundedcountries.BayronsInovationcorp.anothercompanyunderEnginNigdelihasbeenintheconstructionindustryforthelast16years.Servicinglowriseandhigh-risebuildingsaroundtheGTAandpossessateamtoturnkeyprojectsforcommercialfieldsoranyother.ThefirmwouldliketoengagewithTurkishentrepreneurs&manufacturersin:Healthcare,Automotiveindustries,Construction,Heatingcooling,electrical,firearmsandammunition,Huntingandoutdoorgear.

LesleyGouldiePresidentandCEOThornhillMedicalhttps://thornhillmedical.comPresidentandCEOofThornhillMedicalisaseasonedandwell-respectedseniorleaderwhobringsherdepthofexperienceinthebiotechand

healthcaresectorstoherroleasPresidentandCEOofThornhillMedical.LesleyisalsoaC.P.A.withbroadbasedBusinessDevelopment,C-SuiteandM&Aexperiencehavingheldseniorpositionsinbothbluechipcompaniesandstartups.LesleylooksforwardtonetworkingandunderstandingtheneedsofprospectivepartnerstobringThornhill’sproductstonewmarkets.ThornhillMedical’sinnovativemedicaltechnologyischangingthefaceofemergencymedicineforfirstrespondersandthemilitary,globally.ThornhillMedicalwasfoundedbyDr.JosephFisher,aworld-renownedresearchscientistinthefieldofanesthesiologyandcardiovascularintensivecare.Sincespinningoffin2003fromtheUniversityHealthNetwork,thelargesthealthcareandmedicalresearchorganizationinCanadaandNorthAmerica,ourteamhasfocusedondevelopingcompact,mobileemergencycaredevicesforthemilitary,emergencymedicine,andcriticalcarefields.Ourproductsare



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invented,developed,manufacturedandsoldfromourlocationintheheartofdowntownToronto.Ourteamismadeupof40scientists,engineersandproductdevelopmentspecialists.IwouldliketomeetwiththeMinistriesof:Health,Defence,andDisasterRecovery/EmergencyMedicine.Wehavemobilemedicaldevicesthatareflexible,portableandprovidesolutionstoproblemsinbothrural,urban,military,andemergency(disaster/conflict)environments).

ArdaOzgunVicePresidentWesleyClover,Canadahttps://www.wesleycover.com ArdaOzgunisaVicePresidentwiththecompanyandisresponsibleforoversightoftheproductandtechnologyaspectsofportfolio

companies.ThisincludesthosecompaniesthatarepartoftheAlacrityGlobaltechnologystart-upinitiativethatWesleyClovercreatedandoperates.WesleyCloverisaprivate,globalinvestmentmanagementfirmandholdingcompany.Underthedirectionoffounder,ChairmanandserialtechnologyentrepreneurTerryMatthews,thefocushasbeenconsistentformorethanfourdecadesnow–foundorfundsuccessfultechnologycompanies.ArdaalsoprovidescouncilonnewinvestmentopportunitiesandholdsDirectorshipswithseveralinvesteefirms.ThecornerstoneofcurrentWesleyCloverglobalactivitiesistheAlacrityEcosystem,aseriesoftechnologystart-upfundswhichhavebeenorarebeingdeployedinatleast10countriestodate.Eachfundtakestheproven,flexibleinvestmentandmanagementmodeldevelopedbyWesleyCloverandadaptsittomeetlocalpartner,government,culturalandotherrequirements.Thehands-onmodelprovidesentrepreneurswithmorethanjustcapital,offeringaccesstohighlyexperiencedmentorshipfromwhichtolearn,anecosystemofIPandplatformtechnologyasabasisfromwhichtoinnovate,vitalfirst-clientrelationshipsforproductvalidation,andestablishedchannelstomarketforreducedtimetorevenueandgrowth.MatureAlacrityfundshaveactivecompaniesinlocalportfolios,andnewerlocationsareformalizingthepartnershipsandoperationsrequiredtostartfirstcohorts.ActivelocationsincludeCanada,theU.K.,Turkey,France,IndiaandMexico,andeffortstolaunchfundsinSingapore,Austria,Chinaandotherlocationsareunderconsideration.Inallcases,theobjectiveistobringlocal,like-mindedinvestors,governmentorganizations,academic



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institutionsandentrepreneurstogethertocreatesuccessful,scalablelocaltechnologycompanies.AlacrityTurkeyhasstarted5companiesandinvestedin2existingstart-ups.Thefundhasgeneratedreturnsinthetop10%offundswithsimilarvintage.WesleyCloverwouldnowliketobuildpartnershipswithadditionalenterprisesdoingbusinessinCanadaandTurkey.WealsowouldliketotalkwithpotentialpartnerslookingfortechnologyinvestmentsinTurkey.Theseinvestmentswillgeneratefinancialreturns,willpromotepositivecommunityrelationshipsthroughtrustedpartnerships,andcanalsohelpaddressidentifiedtechnologychallenges.InAnkara,WesleyCloverisinterestedinmeeting:1-BilimSanayiBakanligi:Regardingincentivesfortechnologyfunds2-Maliyebakanligi&SPK:RegardingpensionfundinvestmentintoTurkishtechnologyfunds.

MikeWardExecutiveDirectorCanadaTurkeyBusinessCouncilhttps://www.ctbc.caMikeWardhasextensivepublicandprivatesectorexperienceintheareasofinternationalcommerce,tradepolicyandpoliticalaffairs.Hisinternational

workincludesacareerinCanada’sForeignServicewithseniorassignmentstoCanadianembassiesandconsulatesinTurkey,SaudiArabia,Poland,Ukraine,theUnitedStatesandThailand.SinceleavingtheForeignServicein2011hehasworkedwithCanadianfirmsandorganizationsintheenergy,mining,ICT,healthcare,aerospace,defence/securityandeducationsectorstohelpthemidentifyanddevelopnewinternationalbusinesspotential.HehasauthorednumerousreportsandbeenaspeakerinCanadaandabroadontopicsrelatedtothechanginggeopoliticallandscapeinCEEurope,Canadianandinternationalenergysecurityissues,CSR,globaltrade,andstrategiestailoredtointernationalbusinessexpansion.InadditiontobeingExecutiveDirectoroftheCanadaTurkeyBusinessCouncil,MikeisaconsultantwiththeCanadaArabBusinessCouncil.HeisalsovicepresidentoftheNATOAssociationofCanada.Intermsofcommunityservice,MikeispastpresidentandcurrentboardmemberoftheOttawa-basedMultifaithHousingInitiative,anNGOthatprovidesaffordablerentalhousingtothoseinneedandwhichrecentlystartedconstructionofa40-roomapartmentcomplexforhomelessCanadianmilitaryveterans.HeisalsoafacilitatorwithTheOasisinKanata,whichoffersasupportnetworktocaregiversofmentallyillfamilymembers.

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