Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.

Acclaro are Investor Relations and Corporate Governance Specialists, based in London and focused on the Emerging markets.

Acclaro specialises in helping companies ensure that market perception supports stakeholder value to the utmost. We do this by helping our clients communicate with investors and the financial community.

Platinum Sponsors

Value Partners is a management and IT consulting multinational.

At Value Partners we have a critical approach to problems: we devote the most suitable talents and professional skills to our clients, wherever these are in the Group. We are organised into two separate professional families: Strategic and IT Consultancy. Ours is an end-to-end offering: from business strategy to IT systems and architectures development.

Gold Sponsor

CNBC-e is one of Turkey’s leading business and financial/entertainment channels.

Operated by CNBC Europe and the NTV Group, CNBC-e has an unrivalled history of reporting on and covering the achievements and development of Turkish companies and the Turkish financial sector.

Silver Sponsors

Balkans.com Business News

Is a Balkan based online business news source providing daily news & weekly review, market research, financial reports, and database of companies, from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The - business only - website in English, Serbian and Greek also features many specialized sections such as Real Estate, Markets, Franchising as well as interviews with business leaders throughout the Balkans. Balkans.com Business News is the primary resource for professionals, investors interested in expanding or developing business in the region, entrepreneurs and key decision makers around the world seeking business information from the Balkans.

Bronze Sponsors


Promotion of investment and business in and between the UK and Turkey.

Since 1980, TBCCI has been promoting investment and business in and between the UK and Turkey providing a wide range of services; assisting business set-up, company formation, business guides, company matching and referrals, business networking, conferences, certification, documentation and translation services. TBCCI works together with the UK and Turkish governments and maintains strong links with most of the recognised trade organisations in both countries. TBCCI will be opening a Liaison office in Istanbul in the Summer of 2009 to provide more investment and business services to its members in the UK and Turkey.

Fully independent internet media.

Euroinvestor helps private investors make better investments. This is obtained by supplying an updated and relevant scope of information, such as stock-rates from all over, news from leading sources, and various investment-tools. The only sources of earnings of Euroinvestor are advertisements and sponsorships. No actors in the market have ownership in the company, in order to preserve their independence.

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