
第三届“GO! GLOBAL Türkiye Summit”于周四在伊斯坦布尔开幕,吸引了全球投资者、科技领袖、土耳其企业家及人工智能专家齐聚一堂,共同探讨国际扩张、投资与创新等议题。该峰会由土耳其对外经济关系委员会(DEIK)通过其土耳其-美国商业理事会(TAIK)的数字工作组主办,并得到了Endeavor Türkiye的支持,会议将持续至周六。
The third GO! GLOBAL Türkiye Summit opened in Istanbul on Thursday, bringing together global investors, technology leaders, Turkish entrepreneurs and artificial intelligence experts for three days of discussions on international expansion, investment and innovation. Organized by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEIK) through its Türkiye-US Business Council (TAIK) Digital Working Group in collaboration with Endeavor Türkiye, the summit runs through Saturday.
据土耳其对外经济关系委员会透露,参与此次峰会的投资机构所管理的资本总额已超过8000亿美元(此前公布的数字为5000亿美元)。预计将有超过50家投资机构、250家初创企业创始人以及900名与会者参与其中。
Participating investment firms represent more than $800 billion in capital, up from the previously announced $500 billion, according to DEIK. More than 50 investment firms, 250 startup founders and 900 attendees are expected to participate.
峰会的高层活动将于周五在伊斯坦布尔的Divan Kurucesme酒店举行,届时土耳其贸易部长Omer Bolat、工业与技术部长Mehmet Fatih Kacir、土耳其对外经济关系委员会主席Nail Olpak、土耳其-美国商业理事会主席Murat Ozyegin以及其他商业和科技领域的领军人物将出席活动。
The main gathering will take place on Friday at Divan Kurucesme Istanbul featuring Trade Minister Omer Bolat, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, DEIK President Nail Olpak, TAIK Chairman Murat Ozyegin and other business and technology leaders.
会议安排了200多场一对一的交流会议,这些会议根据行业特点、投资偏好、企业成长阶段及国际扩张目标来匹配企业家与投资者。
The program includes more than 200 prearranged one-on-one meetings between entrepreneurs and investors matched according to industry, investment priorities, company growth stage and international expansion goals.
一些由土耳其人创立的公司(如Trendyol、Peak Games、Dream Games和Insider One)已成功跻身“独角兽”企业行列;而fal.ai和HubX等人工智能企业则展示了土耳其科技人才的全球影响力。Uber的首席财务官Balaji Krishnamurthy将在一场由Insider One的联合创始人兼首席执行官Hande Cilingir主持的会议上,介绍该公司的全球扩张计划。
Turkish-founded companies such as Trendyol, Peak Games, Dream Games and Insider One have achieved unicorn status, while AI companies including fal.ai and HubX demonstrate the global reach of Turkish technology talent. Uber Chief Financial Officer Balaji Krishnamurthy will discuss the company's global expansion in a session moderated by Insider One’s co-founder and CEO Hande Cilingir.
其他与会者还包括来自General Atlantic、Riverwood Capital、Apis Partners和Wamda Capital等投资机构的高管,以及Speedinvest、Hustle Fund、Quest Ventures和MEVP等机构的代表。
Other participants include investment executives from General Atlantic, Riverwood Capital, Apis Partners and Wamda Capital, as well as representatives from Speedinvest, Hustle Fund, Quest Ventures and MEVP.
第三天将包括财政部长穆罕默德·希姆谢克的主旨演讲、投资者讨论,以及关于国际有限合伙人对新兴市场的看法和投资者与风险投资公司合作的会议。
The third day will feature a keynote address by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, investor discussions and sessions on international limited partners' approaches to emerging markets and cooperation between investors and venture capital firms.
土耳其对外经济关系委员会(DEIK)主席奥尔帕克表示,土耳其的技术人才、创业生态系统和国际上成功的公司为经济增长提供了重要机遇。
DEIK President Olpak said Türkiye's technology talent, entrepreneurial ecosystem and internationally successful companies offered significant opportunities for economic growth.
“我们在游戏、金融技术和人工智能领域取得的势头,展示了我国在高附加值生产和出口方面的潜力。
"The momentum we have achieved in gaming, financial technologies and artificial intelligence demonstrates our country's potential for high-value-added production and exports.
“要将这一潜力转化为持久的经济价值,我们必须加强企业家获得融资、国际投资网络和新市场的渠道,”他说。
"To turn this potential into lasting economic value, we must strengthen our entrepreneurs' access to financing, international investment networks and new markets," he said.
厄济耶金表示,此次峰会旨在将土耳其初创企业直接与国际投资者对接,并加强该国在全球创新生态系统中的地位。
Ozyegin said the summit aims to connect Turkish startups directly with international investors and strengthen the country's position in the global innovation ecosystem.
“我们很高兴汇聚一批投资公司,其当前或过去的投资组合包括Airbnb、Spotify、SpaceX、Palantir Technologies、Epic Games、Anthropic和Databricks等全球公司,以及来自OpenAI、谷歌DeepMind、苹果、Salesforce和IBM等10多家全球科技公司的领导者和专家,”他说。
"We are excited to bring together investment firms whose current or former portfolios include global companies such as Airbnb, Spotify, SpaceX, Palantir Technologies, Epic Games, Anthropic and Databricks, along with leaders and experts from more than 10 global technology companies, including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Apple, Salesforce and IBM," he said.
奇林吉尔表示,峰会的投资者对接模式旨在在会议开始前将企业家的目标与投资者的优先事项对齐,帮助加速合作伙伴关系和全球增长。
Cilingir said the summit's investor-matching model was designed to align entrepreneurs' goals with investors' priorities before meetings begin, helping accelerate partnerships and global growth.
Endeavor Türkiye主席埃姆雷·库尔特泰佩利表示,人工智能正在重塑投资优先事项,并为土耳其企业家创造新的机遇。
Endeavor Türkiye Chairman Emre Kurttepeli said artificial intelligence was reshaping investment priorities and creating new opportunities for Turkish entrepreneurs.
“土耳其企业家拥有在这一转型中发挥重要作用的才能和创新理念。要将这一潜力转化为全球规模的增长,需要尽早直接接触塑造人工智能投资主题的投资者以及已在该领域实现规模化的公司,”库尔特泰佩利说。
"Turkish entrepreneurs have the talent and innovative ideas to play a significant role in this transformation. Turning this potential into growth on a global scale requires early, direct engagement with investors who shape AI investment themes and companies that have already scaled in this field," Kurttepeli said.
关于峰会的更多信息,请访问 goglobalturkiye.com。
Further information about the summit is available at goglobalturkiye.com.