As a delegation from GYİAD, we met with the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu. During this valuable meeting, we discussed how we can increase our contributions in areas such as employment, academia, sustainability, digitalization, entrepreneurship, and the economy. Additionally, as representatives of the young business community, we evaluated how we can undertake joint projects in these areas for the future of Istanbul. We thank Mr. Mayor for sharing his valuable time with us.

As a GYİAD Delegation, led by our Chairman of the Board, Mustafa Özer, we visited the President of DEİK, Nail Olpak. Nail Olpak emphasized the impact of DEİK's 152 business councils worldwide on the international representation of our business community, sharing their roles in foreign economic relations in areas such as foreign trade, international investments, services, and logistics. Mustafa Özer, our Chairman of the Board, discussed the comprehensive efforts of our association in employment, sustainability, digitalization, and the economy. Additionally, as a founding member of DEİK, we had the opportunity to evaluate new opportunities for collaboration, especially in areas such as digitalization.

At the Presidents Meeting we organized, all generations of GYİAD came together to transfer the experience rooted in our heritage to the future. Together, we reinforced our vision of building a brighter future.

The GYİAD Sustainability Summit took place with our esteemed speakers and participants.

We came together with esteemed economists Ege Cansen and Prof. Dr. Asaf Savaş Akad, moderated by Dr. Can Fuat Gürlesel, at our 'Economic Breakfast' event. We thoroughly discussed Turkey's economic dynamics. In this event, where various topics from the real economy to financial markets were addressed, we talked about the future of Turkey's economy.

Our 'Breakfast of Tomorrow' event, organized for the second time by our Entrepreneurship Working Group, took place this year with the theme of 'Opening Up to the World.' We gathered with esteemed speakers to engage in comprehensive discussions on the trends of the future.