31/05/2013
Held by Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TEB) with the slogan “Invent Something” to encourage innovation in the finance industry and implement innovative, creative projects, the 6th TEB Convention of Ideas took place with students, new graduates and TEB clients. The awards ceremony was held on Friday, May 17.
This year’s theme in the TEB Convention of Ideas was Innovation for Changing Consumer Trends. The Convention began with the introductory remarks of TEB General Manager Varol Civil, followed with speeches by Istanbul Bilgi University Next Academy Director Levent Erden, Markafoni Founding Partner Tolga Tatari, Etohum Investment Management Chairman Burak Büyükdemir and entrepreneur İsmail Berber. The Convention of Ideas was open to viewer interaction via Twitter and was live cast on Facebook.
Sabancı University student wins first prize
In the Student-New Graduate category, Sabancı University Economics student Emre Tekin won the first prize of TL 15,000; second prize of TL 7500 went to Galatasaray University Industrial Engineering students Samet Kayataş and Umut Yılmaz, and third prize of TL 5000 was shared by Karabük University Industrial Engineering student Ece Ülker and Kadir Has University graduate student Bora Büyüktürk. Top three students also won an MBA grant at Bahçeşehir University and all finalists received mini laptop computers. The Special Jury Award went to high school senior student Sezer Aksoy for an innovative project.
In the Client category, Electrical Engineer Rıza Cem İmre won the first prize of TL 15,000 and a trip to the Roland Garros Tennis Tournament in Paris; Science and Technology teacher Ferhat Baştürk won the second prize of TL 7500; and Salim Yılmaz won the third prize of TL 5000. All finalists received mini laptop computers.
