Entrepreneurs Roundtable

ER Istanbul 8

utopicfarm — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:58:31 +0000

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Istanbul 8 at Turkcell with investor Cenk Bayrakdar.

Where: Turkcell Tepebasi Plaza

When: 6:00pm, Monday, January 16th 2012

ER Istanbul 6

murat — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:24:31 +0000

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Turkish Founders Club and Turkish Women’s International Network present our 6th meeting in Istanbul, with special thanks to Microsoft who is graciously hosting us.

ER Accelerator, the New York-based accelerator, is coming to Istanbul with its amazing network of international mentors in 2012. More details coming soon!

At this event, we are very privileged to have as speaker:

Nuri Colakoglu
Vice President of Dogan Media Group and the CEO of The Turkish Daily News

Nuri M. Colakoglu has been working as a journalist & broadcaster and media executive since 1969. He has held positions in Turkey and abroad. He started his professional carrier with Turkish public broadcaster TRT and then worked for German news agency DPA, Swedish TV, German radio WDR, daily Aydınlık, BBC World Service and as Milliyet London bureau chief. Upon his return to Turkey he was appointed as the news editor of Milliyet, then moved to become the Deputy General Manager TRT. Since 1991 has been involved in launching a number of private TV channels – Show TV, Cine 5, NTV, CNBC-e, CNN Turk and Fenerbahce TV. He is currently Vice President of Dogan Media Group and the CEO of The Turkish Daily News – The English language paper of Turkey. He is involved in launching an entertainment channel in Romania in Romanian language for the Dogan Media Group.

He is also the Chairman & CEO of his two private companies – Intermedia International Communications Inc and NMC New Media Company.

He is involved in a number of NGOs – currently serving as the Chairman of TV Broadcasters Association of Turkey, Executive Board Member of Istanbul Arts & Culture Foundation, Executive Board Member of Istanbul Modern Arts Museum, Chairman of Education Committee of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists’ Association, Executive Board Member of TEMA Turkish Environment Protection Association.
He recently lead the civilian initiative to have Istanbul declared European Capital of Culture (ECOC) for year 2010 by the European Union as the Chairman, Executive Board of Istanbul 2010 ECOC Initiative. Istanbul has won the bid and is declared ECOC for 2010 together with Ruhr Region of Germany and Pecs of Hungary.

To pitch your startup at the event, please apply here:
http://bit.ly/qs05mB

Event Partners

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Turkish Founders Club
Turkish Women’s International Network

This event is for entrepreneurs and investors who would like to connect with the New York-based Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Turkish Founders Club and Turkish Women’s International Network organizations, build their network and get access to international investor and mentor networks.

To hear about future events and active discussions, please sign up at http://groups.google.com/group/erturkiye

Organizers:
Murat Aktihanoglu (@muratny)
Murat Kaya (@muratkaya)
Mehmet Gencer (@mimhack)
Mujdat Pakkan (@mpakkan)
Goze Sencer (@gozesencer)
Duygu Atacan (@datcn)

Venue Sponsor:

Microsoft BizSpark

Entrepreneurs Roundtable 41

murat — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:20:33 +0000

Monday, November 14, 2011

http://er41.eventbrite.com/

At this event, we are very excited to have as speaker:

Andrew Weissman, Union Square Ventures

http://content.usv.com/pages/andy-weissman

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at: http://bit.ly/sD7dJZ

Format: Introductions, Q&A, Pitches and Feedback.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable 40

murat — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:23:26 +0000

At this event, we are very excited to have as speaker:

Gil Beyda, Genacast Ventures

http://www.genacast.com/team/

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at:

http://goo.gl/dVhbn

Format: Introductions, Q&A, Pitches and Feedback.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable 39

murat — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:16:21 +0000

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 6:15 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

New York, NY

At this event, we are very excited to have as speaker:

John Frankel, FF Ventures

http://ffventure.com/team/john-frankel/

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at:

http://goo.gl/5KqeR

Entrepreneurs Roundtable 38

murat — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:15:11 +0000

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 6:15 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

New York, NY

At this event, we are very excited to have as speaker:

Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures

http://content.usv.com/pages/albert-wenger

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at:

http://goo.gl/YYGMv

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Istanbul 5

murat — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:13:15 +0000

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT+0200)

Istanbul, Turkey

At this event, we are very privileged to have as speaker:

Emre Berkin

“Emre Berkin owns and runs an independent consulting practice focused on international business development, mergers and acquisitions, funding and investments. His typical clients are institutional and private investors, including Private Equity and Venture Capital funds, as well as enterprises aiming to expand geographically or companies looking for funding to grow their businesses.

Emre Berkin is regarded as an expert in doing business in emerging markets, especially the Middle East and Africa. He is a frequently sought after speaker and consultant on topics related to emerging markets, running a business internationally, and corporate life and leadership.

Emre also serves as a director on boards of various companies and funds in Turkey and abroad, as well as several NGOs.

Emre Berkin had a 13 year career at Microsoft starting in 1993. As the founding General Manager of Microsoft Turkey, Emre was credited for making Turkey one of Microsoft’s fastest growing subsidiaries worldwide. When he left Microsoft, he was the Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Chairman of Microsoft’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) operations. Emre had an overall responsibility for 79 countries. In his role as VP, Emre was recognized for accelerating the growth and expansion of Microsoft’s operations in the Middle East and Africa. He was also known for working closely with key government leaders as well as industry partners and customers to enable governments, citizens and businesses to benefit from the information technology revolution. Besides his commitment to the development and deployment of IT, Emre showed a strong passion for education in the developing countries. He personally led Microsoft’s community affairs efforts through which Microsoft had contributed to various community activities improving education and helping underprivileged people in the region over the years.

Prior to Microsoft, Emre Berkin was with Digital Equipment Corporation. During his 10 year career with Digital, including six years in the United States and four years in Turkey, Emre managed sales, consultancy, support and service organizations.

Emre holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Middle East Technical University in Ankara and a Master of Science degree from DePaul University in Chicago.”

To pitch your startup at the event, please apply here: http://goo.gl/FSg3H

Event Partners

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Turkish Founders Club
Turkish Women’s International Network

To hear about future events and active discussions, please sign up at http://groups.google.com/group/erturkiye

Organizers:

Murat Aktihanoglu (@muratny)
Murat Kaya (@muratkaya)
Mehmet Gencer (@mimhack)
Mujdat Pakkan (@mpakkan)
Goze Sencer (@gozesencer)
Duygu Atacan (@datcn)

Venue Sponsor:

Microsoft BizSpark

ER Philadelphia 3 with Saul Richter

murat — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:42:40 +0000

Our guest speaker on September 14 is

Saul Richter from Emerald Stage 2 Ventures
http://www.s2vc.com/team

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at: http://goo.gl/8Dm7q

Format: Introductions, Q&A, Pitches and Feedback.

To hear about future events, please sign up at http://eranyc.com

Entrepreneurs Roundtable 37

murat — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:54:12 +0000

At this event, we are very excited to have as speaker:

Eliot Durbin, Managing Director at Penny Black

http://www.pennyblackllc.com/

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at:

http://goo.gl/1VAEP

Format: Introductions, Q&A, Pitches and Feedback.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable 36

murat — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:03:46 +0000

At this event, we are very excited to have as speaker:

Kirill Sheynkman, Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners
http://www.greycroftpartners.com/author/kirillsheynkman/
To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at: http://goo.gl/jYmmV
Also, American Airlines will be attending our event and providing a filming crew should you want to enter their “Flights. Camera. Action” (https://secure.fly.aa.com/flightscameraaction/ ) contest at the event. You could help your company win up to 50 tickets and exposure to thousands of potential customers through an in-flight testimonial featuring your business, an advertisement on American Way magazine, and much more. Simply film a short video telling them how travel helps your business succeed or how winning 50 roundtrip tickets and exposure to thousands of American Airlines customers would help your business succeed. Give your company’s travel budget the ultimate boost!

In addition, American Airlines will provide one certificate valid for travel on American Airlines* to be awarded to one attendee who provides a business card to an American Airlines representative at the event.
*Travel is valid within and between the U.S. 48 and the Caribbean, Canada, or Mexico; valid for one year.

Format: Introductions, Q&A, Pitches and Feedback.
To hear about future events, please sign up athttp://eranyc.com