Dr. Mehmet Muş was born in Sürmene/Trabzon on May 1, 1982.

He completed his primary and secondary education in Istanbul.

After graduating from Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Business Administration, he went abroad for his graduate study. He accomplished his graduate program at Washington State University School of Economic Sciences in the field of economics.

Having had his PhD degree at Marmara University, Department of Economic History, Mehmet Muş worked in the private sector as a Budget Planning Expert.

He was actively involved in the Istanbul Branch of AK Party Youth Organization where he served respectively as AK Party Youth Organization Provincial Executive Board Member, Director of Economic Affairs and Head of the Organization.

In 2011, he was elected to the Grand National Assembly as AK Party’s Istanbul MP for the 24th Parliament of Turkey. He remained in the office and continued to serve as MP in the 25th, 26th and 27th terms. He was a Member of Grand National Assembly’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Plan and Budget Committee and European Union Accession Committee. Being a former member of NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATOPA) Turkish Group, he also served as the Vice President of Public Relations at the AK Party Headquarters.

He was born on January 3, 1964 in Konya. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science in 1986. Between the years 1987-1990, he conducted audits to Associations. He started his career in 1990 as candidate Kırşehir District Governor. Following his service in Yapraklı and Beydağ as acting District Governor, he completed his international internship in Oxford, England. Later on, he served as District Governor in Doğankent, Kemaliye and Şarkikaraağaç, and as Deputy Governor in Artvin. After having worked as the General Manager of the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey, he studied French language and Administrative System of France for 5 months in Paris, France. In 2004, he was appointed as the Head of Department at the Directorate General for Local Authorities, in 2006 as Deputy Director General, and on May 28, 2010 he became General Director.

He has worked as the Governor of Sinop as of May 3, 2013, the Governor of Bingöl as of February 16, 2015 and the Governor of Aydın as of June 13, 2017. Yavuz Selim KÖŞGER, who was appointed as the Governor of Izmir with the Presidential Decree no. 2020/274 dated June 9, 2020 of the Council of Ministers and, is married and has 4 children.

Born in Ankara in 1959, Tunç Soyer has lived in İzmir since his early childhood.

After graduating from Bornova Anatolian Highschool, he completed his university degree at Ankara University Faculty of Law. During this time, he worked as a correspondent in the Turkish News Agency and has translated a work on the tragedy of women in immigrant camps into Turkish.

Soyer has a master’s degree on “International Relations” from Webster College in Switzerland and on the “European Union” from Dokuz Eylül University. He founded a holiday village in Seferihisar in 1991 that is still in operation. Being a fluent English and French speaker, he was an active manager in the tourism sector for nine years.

In 2003, he became a consultant of the Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Ahmet Piriştina on the obtainable financial resources of the European Union and strengthened his experiences on the economy and social life of İzmir within this period. From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Director of Foreign Relations of the İzmir Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, he was appointed as the General Secretary of EXPO İzmir.

In 2009 he was elected as the Mayor of Seferihisar and carried on this task for two terms. He has implemented the international local-scale development model Cittaslow (Slow City) first to Seferihisar and then introduced it to the seven geographical areas of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

He was elected as the Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality at the local elections held in March 2019.

He is married and has two daughters.

Mayor Soyer’s International Roles

He was born on October 30th, 1978 in Komárom. He is an economist who earned his degree in International Relations from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration in 2002. He joined Fidesz in 1998. He was elected to member of the municipal government in the same year in the city of Győr, and then he obtained a mandate between 2006 and 2010 again.

In 2005 he was elected to president of Fidelitas, the youth organization of Fidesz. He occupied this position until 2009. He first became member of the National Assembly in 2002.

He received mandates in 2006, 2010 and 2014 as well; currently he serves his fourth term as member of the Parliament. He served as communications director and spokesman of the Fidesz between 2006 and 2010, and he was chief of staff of the party’s president from 2009 to 2010. During his parliamentary work he was deputy faction leader of Fidesz and chairman of the Parliament’s Budget Committee.

He served as the Prime Minister’s spokesman from June 2010 to June 2012, and headed the Prime Minister’s staff in charge of press, international and organizational affairs. In June 2012 he was appointed to State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as Government Commissioner for Hungarian-Russian Relations and Hungarian Chinese Bilateral Relations from March 2013. In June, 2014, he was appointed to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Since September, 2014, he serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.

• Diploma in Culture of Legality at the George Washington University.

• Diploma in Governance at the Harvard University.

• Diploma in Economic and Political Perspectives for Mexico at the Harvard University. Professional Profile

• Translator and partner of the Expressa Translation Company.

• Partner in Real Estate Company.

• Director of Human Settlements of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León (3 years).

• Director of Tourism, Education and Sports of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León (3 years).

• Assistant in the Secretariat of Primary Services of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León (1 year and a half).

• Coordinator of English language in Elementary School of the Secretariat of Education of Nuevo León (2 years).

• Coordinator of Higher Secondary Education and Social Service in the Secretariat of Education of Nuevo León (2 years).

• Delegate at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa.

• Teacher in various Institutions (For more than 20 years).

• Participation in the National Economic Development Forum.

• Director of the High School of the Metropolitan University of Monterrey (8 years).

• Candidate for the City Hall of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, through the citizenry.

• Federal Deputy in the LIX Legislature.

• National Coordinator of the campaign of the current President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

• Federal Deputy and Deputy Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of MORENA in the LXIV Legislature. Social Trajectory

• Participation in Grupo San Ángel (1994).

• Organizer of the World March of Women 2000, Nuevo León chapter.

• Founder of the Civil Association "Mexican Evolution" (2010).

• Speaker in various International Institutes about diverse topics in Viña del Mar, University of Berkeley in California, and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom (2018).

• Columnist for the newspapers El Porvenir, El Financiero, Noroeste, Milenio and Horizonte.

• Author of the books "Curul 206, A vision of the Congress", "Maquío, my father", "Together we made history", co-author of the book “Couples Couples” and "Chronicles of an announced fraud".

Date of birth: 13-05-1976

Job experience:

November 2016 - July 2021 Expert Grup, Independent Think-Tank Position: Program Director Responsibilities: elaboration of studies and economic policies, consultancy and technical assistance for the NBM, NCFM, Government, public authorities.

February 2016 - November 2016 World Bank Project (UIPAC), ICT sector consultant. Responsibilities: capacity building of MIEPO (Moldavian Investment and Export Promotion Organization).

February 2015 - April 2015 GIZ, Prime Minister's Economic Development Advisory Project, Moldova. Position: National Expert on project evaluation. Responsibilities: evaluating project implementation according to OECD standards.

October 2008 - October 2016 Institute for Development and Social Initiatives “IDIS Viitorul”, Position: Economic expert, associate. Responsibilities: economic policy evaluation, macroeconomic and financial market analysis and research.

July 2009 - November 2014 CB “Romanian Commercial Bank”, Position: Member of the Executive Committee, Executive Director of the operations and information technology functional line.

October 2007 - September 2008 CB “Mobiasbanca Societe Generale” SA. Position: Head of Projects and Organization Department.

November 2004 - October 2007 USAID Project: Anti-Trafficking Initiative in Moldova, Implementer: Winrock International, Position: Financial Manager.

December 2000 - June 2003 CB “Mobiasbanca” SA, Position: Head of Promotion Section, Marketing Department.

March 1999 - November 2000 Agency for Enterprise Restructuring and Assistance (ARIA). Position: Consultant.

October 1996 - February 1999 CB “Moldova Agroindbank” SA, Position: Senior Economist, Lending Department.

Education:

1993 - 1998 Academy of Economic Studies, Chisinau, Moldova, Specialty: International Economic Relations. Trainings and conferences:

February 2020 - “Impact Assessment of policies and bills”, Academy of Public Administration, Chisinau, course delivered by DAI, Erik AKSE April 2016 - International Economic Forum, Krakow, Poland, moderation of the Public Procurement Reforms panel January 2014 - Back Office Forum in Banks, Vienna, Austria

May 2012 - Back Office Forum in Banks, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

August 2005 - Practical training in finance, Winrock International, Little Rock, Arkansas

June - July 2002 - Participation in the Community Connection Program “Moldova - Pennsylvania International Center”. Practical training at 4 banks in North Carolina, USA.

July 2000 - Participation in the Moral Re-Arming Conference, Caux Switzerland.

May 2000 - Participation in the International Management Conference 20 Keys, Johannesburg, South Africa.

May 1999 - Training course “Restructuring tools and techniques”, ACEEPN Academy of Central and Eastern Europe Privatization Network, Ljubliana, Slovenia.

Languages: Romania, Russian, English, French.

His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Qassim Al-Thani was appointed Minister of Commerce & Industry in October 2021. H.E. currently holds several high positions in the State of Qatar, including as a member of the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs & Investment, Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Al Rayan Bank, Qatar Stock Exchange, the Advisory Board of the Investment Promotion Agency and the Qatar Financial Center Authority. H.E. is also the Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Development Bank and a Member of the Boards of Directors of the Qatar Investment Authority and Qatar Energy. Throughout his extensive career, H.E. has held several other key supervisory positions. From March 2018 until October 2021, H.E. was Deputy-Governor and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Central Bank. and Deputy Chairman of the QFC Regulatory Authority. From November 2018 until October 2021, H.E. also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority. Previously, H.E. was Director of Risk Management at Qatar Central Bank and also served for five years as the Secretary of the Personal Representative of His Highness the Amir for follow-up affairs.

Manlio Di Stefano was born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1981.

After graduating in Computer Engineering, he worked as IT consultant for an American company. Meanwhile, he was a volunteer for an Italian NGO operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Guatemala on projects related to sustainable development.

In 2013 he became a member of the Italian Parliament and he was appointed as group-leader for the Five Star Movement in the Foreign Affairs Committee for the entire legislature term.

During his mandate, he was a member of the Italian delegation to the Council of Europe, as Chairperson of the Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People.

Between 2014 and 2019 he has been the national supervisor for “LEX Parlamento”, one of the main tools included on the Five Star Movement’s web platform for e-democracy, called “Rousseau”.

In March 2018 he was re-elected member of the Italian Parliament and a few months later, on June 13th, he was appointed Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

In September 2019 Undersecretary Di Stefano was re-appointed with the same role in the Conte Government II.

In February 2021 he was again re-appointed Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs in the Draghi Government.

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1971

PLACE OF BIRTH: İZMİR

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

EDUCATION :

IZMIR GAZI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1977-1982

IZMIR ALSANCAK SECONDARY SCHOOL 1982-1985

IZMIR ATATURK HIGH SCHOOL 1985-1988

AEGEAN UNIVERSITY- FOOD ENGINEERING 1988-1994

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

English (B2)

Spanish (A2)

CAREER: After the military service; in year 1996, I started my career by founding the company Farbe Textile Among 1000 biggest Export-focused companies in Turkey; Farbe Textile has become the 665th. In year 2010, the company was rewarded with “SEM - The Highest Export Numbers” and “SEM- Highest Production Numbers-Runner Up” in the Aegean Region. In years 2012 -2013-2014-2015-2016-2017, Farbe Textile has been one of the top 100 companies paying the highest tax of corporation. Farbe Textile is now one of the biggest companies in his own sector with its yearly turnover of 35M US dollars.

BUSINESS SHARES OTHER THAN FARBE TEXTILES

Tor Demir A.Ş. Steel Industry , Managing Partner

Farbe Pazarlama ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. Foreign Trade, Managing Partner  Farbe Design SRL. Spain - Managing Partner

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES & ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

Besides my career; I also pursue some social work and resposiblities, being:

Vice President of Aegean Exporter’s Association 2014-2018

Chairman of Aegean Apparel Exporter’s Association 2010-2018

Member of Turkish Exporter’s Assembly Council 2006-2018

Member of Izmir Chamber of Commerce Council 2013-2018

Vice President of Izmir Chamber of Commerce 2018-

Besides being the Senior Consultant to the President of TOBB, a member of the General Administrative Board of TOBB and the President of various affiliates of TOBB for 2018-2022 period; he is at the same the Co-Chair of Turkey - Germany Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO).

YORGANCILAR, who believes that he can fulfill his duty of loyalty to his country by serving the best, and who is a member of the board of directors in many institutions and organizations in the local area, has also been granted many awards for his successful works and services in finding solutions for the issues of the industrialists.

Yorgancılar made concrete contributions to Izmir in the fields of health and education; which are the basic needs of a society and in alignment with his beliefs that only the countries which have their own technology can truly be independent and Turkey has to be among the technology producing countries in order to make the country’s economy competitive to international standards and furthermore reduce the current deficit, established Izeltas Research and Development Center which has achieved great and rarely seen success in Turkey.

Yorgancılar is married, has a son and a grandson.

He completed his undergraduate education at Selçuk University Faculty of Communication and completed his master's degree in business administration at Kennesaw State University.

Having started his career in the media sector at Milliyet Newspaper in 1997, Donat worked as an economy editor at Sabah Newspaper between 2009-2012.

Donat, who has made news, research and special interviews for the energy, agriculture and food sectors, has been working as the Agriculture Editor of Bloomberg HT channel since 2013.

He prepares and presents Agriculture Analysis, Smart Agriculture and Seasonal Agriculture programs on Bloomberg HT Television, also writes columns on agriculture and food sector on www.bloomberght.com .

İrfan Donat was deemed worthy of various awards by national and international non-governmental organizations such as United Nations Agriculture and Food Organization FAO, Turkish Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, Turkish Agriculturalists Association and Economy Journalists Association.

Işınsu Kestelli was born in Konya in 1962. After graduating from American Collegiate Institute High School in İzmir in 1981, she received her B.A. degree from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir in 1985.

Married with one child, Mrs. Kestelli is the founding partner of a privately-held company, Agrilink Agricultural Products Co. Ltd., where she continues her trading activities on international edible oils.

In 1992, she took part in the Edible Oils Professional Committee of İzmir Commodity Exchange (ICE) and became a member of the Board of Directors of the ICE in 1995. Mrs. Kestelli served as the vice chairperson of the Board of Directors from 2003 to 2009 in İzmir Commodity Exchange where she was elected as the chairperson in 2009.

Having been elected as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the ICE in 2009, Mrs. Kestelli once again received the vote of confidence in the elections held in February, 2013 and has been serving the same position since then.

HER POSITIONS IN THE BOARDS OF NUMERAOUS ORGANISATIONS:

• Chairperson of the Board of Directors of İzmir Commodity Exchange

• Chairperson of the Board of Directors of IZLADAS

• Board Member of BIST

• Board Member of IZKA

• Board Member of IZQ

• Board Member of IZFAS

• Board Member of IKV

• Member of Anatolia Autism Foundation Trustees Board

• Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Orange Foundation

• Board Member of TOBB

• Member of TOBB Commodity Exchange Council

• Honorary member of Izmir Commodity Exchange

• Member of Aegean Economic Development Foundation (EGEV) Trustees Board

• Board Member of Economic Development Foundation

• Member of Aegean Young Businessmen's Association (EGIAD) Advisory Board

• Member of TUSIAD

• Board Member of Foundation for Children in need of Protection (KORUNCUK)

• Board Member of Economic Development Foundation

• Member of TOBB Strategy Development High Board

• Member of İzmir Economic Development Coordination Board

• Member of women entrepreneurs association (KAGIDER)

• Member of Izmir Economy University Board of

• Member of IZVAK Board of trustees