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Gürhan Orhan
Pioneering 24-karat gold designer jewelry, Turkish born Gurhan Orhan has introduced to the worlds of fine jewelry and fashion, the palette of warm, yellow, pure gold. Gurhan creates jewelry that becomes an intimate part of a woman’s diverse life, a link between designer and owner. Transcending time and trends, Gurhan makes the jewelry with the transformative power to make a woman feel more beautiful. An award-winning master goldsmith, his passion for pure gold is born out in his creative approach to the medium, personally designing every piece. In the painstaking process that brings the designer’s vision to life, it acquires a quality of warmth, an intricacy of detail and an individual personality that speaks to the woman who desires, purchases and wears it. Known in the industry by his first name, Gurhan started making jewelery about 15 years ago after he became entranced with the look and feel of a piece of pure gold. Now his jewelery priced from $500 to $50,000 is sold in the United States, where he lives since 1997, and is making inroads in Europe.>>

Sunday, March 26

13:00 – 17:00 Registration Open
15:00 – 17:00 AFOT Book Sale Open

17:30 – 18:30 Golden Horn Embassy Reception

18:30 – 20:30 General Embassy Reception

Monday, March 27

07:30 – 17:30 Registration Open
07:30 – 17:30 Exhibits Open
09:00 – 17:30 Book Sale
09:15 – 11:00 General Session
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Defense & Security Affairs Session I
Defense Industry Cooperation I: ”Improving the Dynamics “
11:15 – 12:30 Construction & Energy Session I
”Turkey’s Energy Role in a Dynamic Region”
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:10 – 15:30 Defense & Security Affairs Session II
”Global and Regional Defense & Security Policy Issues”
14:10 – 15:30 Banking and Finance Session I
”Opportunities in Real Estate in Turkey “
14:10 – 15:30 EU Session
“Turkey, Negotiating with the EU & its impact on Turkey-US relations”

14:10 – 15:30 US –

Turkey

Joint Trade Activities

15:45 – 17:00 Defense & Security Affairs Session III
”Maintaining Interoperability”
15:45 – 17:00 Construction & Energy Session II
Power Privatization – On Track or Not
15:45 – 17:00 Agribusiness & Food Industries Session I
”Enhancing US-Turkish Agribusiness Trade Investment & Cooperation in 2006”
19:00 – 21:30 Cultural Gala Dinner - Patara Fund Raiser and Formal Dinner

Tuesday, March 28
07:30 – 18:00 Exhibits Open

07:30 – 18:00 Registration Open
08:00 – 09:00 Golden Horn Breakfast (Golden Horn Members only)
08:00 – 18:00 Book Sale
09:00 – 09:15 Coffee Break
09:15 – 10:30 Defense & Security Affairs Session IV
”US – Turkish Relations: Recent Dynamics”
09:15 – 10:30 Construction & Energy Session III
”New Projects Opportunities in the Region”
09:15 – 10:30 Agribusiness & Food Industries Session II
”Trade, Investment Opportunities & Cooperation in Livestock Sector”

09:15 – 12:00 Pharma Committee Meeting
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Homeland Security
”The Need for Cooperation”
10:45 – 12:00 Banking and Finance Session II
”Joining Forces for the New Face Turkish Banking”
10:45 – 12:00 Agribusiness & Food Industries Session III
”Innovations in Agribusiness and the Food Chain for Enhancing Global Trade”
14:00 – 15:00 C & E Committee Meeting

14:00 – 15:15 Defense & Security Affairs Session V
”How US Prime Contractors select Sub Contractors and Success Stories”
15:15 – 17:00 Networking Session

15:15 – 17:00 Banking and Finance Session III

“Foreign Flows, the New Tax Regime and Istanbul Stock Exchange”
16:30 – 17:30 FSI Reception

19:00 – 20:00 Reception
20:00 – 22:00 Defense and Security Affairs Dinner
20:00 – 22:00 C & E Committee Dinner
20:00 – 22:00 Agribusiness Committee Dinner
20:00 – 22:00 Trade Dinner

Wednesday, March 29
08:00 – 09:00 Defense & Security Affairs Committee Breakfast
08:00 – 10:30 Capitol Hill Breakfast (By invitation only)
10:00 – 11:30 Agribusiness Committee Meeting
11:30 Bus departs Hotel for Potomac Mills Mall (Limited Availability)