NETSA BLISS Conference 2022: Supply Chain Disruptions and Business Innovations

Join us for a large-scale, professional symposium that will allow you to learn from, ask questions to, and network with professionals in various information sessions that will cover the following topics:

SESSION 1: Tech & Digitalization

SESSION 2: Healthcare, Pharma, and BioTech

SESSION 3: Global Operations & International Trade 

SESSION 4: Legal Session on Business, IP Rights and Immigration

5 KEYNOTE SESSIONS from faculty and business leaders

Session discussions include but are not limited to the following subjects: What drives innovations, what are the recent updates and developments for innovation and tech development, both locally and globally, what’re the recent changes and disruptions in the global operations and supply chains, what are the proposed solutions, trends, and shifts around the general subjects of innovations, operations and supply chains. Experts are welcome and encouraged to bring their industry or sector-related insights to the table whenever they see fit. We also have a legal session on setting up a business, IP laws, work visas, and immigration.

BLISS 2022 Conference Schedule

April 2, Saturday, Boston University from 10:00 to 19:00

Please note that the following schedule is subject to change. All times in EDT (UTC−04:00).

10:00 - 10:20 Registration & Morning Coffee

10:20 - 10:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Cem Tecimer, Harvard Turkish Law Students Association, President

Aykut Turkoglu, New England Turkish Student Association, President

Hande Ozkapancilar, Education Attache of Turkey to New England

10:40-11:00 Keynote by Burak Kilic, UPS Turkey Country Manager

(Zoom) Keynote by Burak Kilic, UPS Turkey Country Manager

Speech on “Position of Turkey considering the new world order in Supply Chain”

11:00 - 12:00 1st Session: Tech & Digitalization

(Opening Talk) Sinan Erzurumlu, Ph.D., Babson College, 

(Moderator) Hakan Satiroglu, Glimpse Group

Joseph Sarkis, Ph.D., WPI

(Zoom) Nitin Joglekar, Ph.D., Boston University

Basar Basaran, MBA, Kunduz

Mertcan Savasci, Kunduz

12:00-12:20 Keynote by Tulin Erdem

Keynote by Tulin Erdem, Ph.D., NYU on “Branding and Innovation”

12:20 - 12:30 Honorary Keynote by Emin Torunoglu

Hon. Keynote by Emin Torunoglu, MBA, Commercial Attache of Turkey in Boston

12:30 - 13:00: Autograph Session by Selcuk Sirin

Have a chance to meet with Selcuk Sirin and support “1MilyonKitap” Social responsibility initiative. All the proceeds will go to “1MilyonKitap” campaign

12:30 - 14:00 Networking & Lunch 

14:00 - 14:20 Keynote by Ayhan Ozturk, Medtronic, Regional Vice President of TWAL (Turkey, West Asia, and Levant)

Keynote by Ayhan Ozturk, Medtronic, Regional Vice President of TWAL (Turkey, West Asia, and Levant)

14:20 - 15:20 2nd Session: Healthcare, Pharma and BioTech

(Opening Talk) Selim Unlu, Ph.D., Boston University 

(Moderator) Selim Olcum, Ph.D., MIT

(Zoom) Bilal Gokpinar, Ph.D., University College London - UCL

(Zoom) Alpdogan Kantarci, Ph.D., Forsyth Institute

Gizem Nemutlu, Ph.D., Brandeis University

15:20 - 15:40 Keynote by Necmettin Kaymaz, US Country Advisor at Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey

Keynote by Necmettin Kaymaz, US Country Advisor at Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey

15:40-16:40 3rd Session: Global Operations & International Trade 

(Opening Talk) Jorge Riveras, Ph.D. Framingham State University

(Moderator) Cenk Emre, MBA, Freerange 

Mustafa Cokol, MS, Boston University & Thrasio

Can Erbil, Ph.D., Boston College

John Umit Palabiyik, Ph.D., Framingham State University

16:40-16:55 Coffee Break

16:55-17:10 Startup Showcase: Kunduz

17:10 - 18:10 4th Session: Legal Talks on

(Zoom) How to set up a Business/IP Laws by Blake Redwine

Immigration & Work Visa by Vugar Jafarov

18:10 - 18:30 Keynote by Selcuk Sirin, Ph.D.

Keynote by Selcuk Sirin, Ph.D., NYU, “Why Not?”

18:30 - 19:00 Closing Remarks, Adjourn & Private Networking

Talya Michele Erbil, youth co-founder of Pear, P2P Educational Network

Nese Unlu, Ph.D., Boston University