“How to Attract and Retain Women in the Workplace in Turkey” Conference

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, AmCham Turkey/ABFT and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) jointly organized a breakfast conference entitled “How to Attract and Retain Women in the Workplace in Turkey” on March 10th at Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus. The event brought together leading business figures including Mrs. Serra Akcaoglu, AmCham Turkey/ABFT Chairwoman and Citibank Turkey CEO and Board Member, Filiz Akdede, HP Turkey Managing Director, Osman
Alpturer, Anadolu Group Human Resources President, Aysegul Aydin, Heidrick Struggles Partner in Charge, Gulsum Azeri, OMV Petrol Ofisi CEO, Michaela Bergman, EBRD Chief Social Counsellor, Marie-Anne Birken, EBRD General Counsel, Sani Sener, TAV Airports Co-Founder and CEO, Gulden Turktan, President of W20 and Co-Chairman of IWD Advisory Board and Haluk Yalcin, AmCham Turkey/ABFT Board Member and PwC Turkey Territory Senior Partner. The event which was attended by more than 120
people focused on discussions around key trends in women employment in Turkey, gender responsive practices to increase female labor force participation and mapping out existing practices and keys for advancement in Turkey.