Networking for Success Panel

For Turkish-American Business Professionals, Entrepreneurs & Students in San Diego

Thursday November 9, 2006 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM,   Continuous Computing Offices

Dear Turkish and American Friends,

We are back with our long-awaited, frequently-asked-about "Networking for Success Panels".  Come and network with the rest of us; Turkish-American business professionals from all industries ranging from biotech and telecom to real-estate and investment banking, entrepreneurs and students, in a casual atmosphere.

“Networking for Success Panels” are designed primarily to provide information/guidance and answer your questions on the following topics in an interactive fashion through dialogue, excellent panel speakers, and "networking".

• How to start a business
• High-tech industry trends & latest start-up conditions
• Importance of networking in the high-tech industry
• Financing options for your start-up
• Finding a job with a high-tech start-up in San Diego
• What recruiting managers are looking for when hiring at high-tech start-ups
• Personal experiences & success stories from Turkish-American entrepreneurs & business professionals

Please mark your calendars for this event, and make a point by attending it to contribute to our community and create an awareness for "networking" to succeed in the society we live in.  We would also appreciate if you can send a quick reply to this e-mail if you are planning to attend this event. 

Networking for Success Panel speakers will be - we have a new speaker:

Nepi Ilgaz:  Nepi Ilgaz currently serves as the Vice President of TestCountry, a distributor of home-based medical test kits and diagnostics. Prior to TestCountry, Ilgaz was the program director at CONNECT, where she oversaw CONNECT’s affiliate programs with the SD MIT Enterprise Forum, the NIH Commercialization Program and Entrepreneurial Activities and served as liaison for the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology. Before CONNECT, Ilgaz was director of commercialization at the SD Regional Technology Alliance, was a senior business development manager at Alitum, and a manager at Deloitte & Touche.  An active member of the San Diego business community, Ilgaz was a former advisory board chairperson of the Forum For Women Entrepreneur’s San Diego Chapter.  She was an advisory board member of Ventureforth at the UCSD and SDSU’s Entrepreneurial Network. Ilgaz also served on the board of directors of the ATASC, San Diego. She served as a principal advisor for the NIH Commercialization Program (NIH CAP) and a reviewer for the Emtek Fund and CCAT program in San Diego. In 2004, Ilgaz was a finalist for the Women who Mean Business Awards in San Diego.

Tugrul Sengul:  Mr. Sengul is a marketing and sales professional with with 13 years of international business experience.  He is currently the Director of Business Development at Continuous Computing Corporation in San Diego.  Prior to that, he worked at various senior marketing and sales management positions at Ericsson and IBM in Sweden, Austria and the United States.  He was the past president of the ATASC-San Diego and is one of the founding members of the Swedish-Turkish Academicians Association in Stockholm, Sweden.  During his college education Mr. Sengul was an active member with Student Clubs at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, where he earned his bachelors’ degree.

Dr. Murat Karsi:  Dr. Karsi is the president and founder of Tosia Communications Inc., a communication systems research, development, design and support services company.  He has led several government and commercial communication systems design projects for which Tosia Communications is chosen as a sub-contractor.  A well recognized expert in communications systems theory and design, Dr. Karsi received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from USC specializing in digital communication systems.  Prior to founding Tosia Communications Inc., Dr. Karsi held several senior technical management and engineering positions at Prominent Communications, Ellipsis Digital Systems, IBM, Texas Instruments, Alantro Communications, and CommQuest Technologies.  Dr. Karsi is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and he is the inventor of several patents and author of several publications on digital communications systems.

Dr. Cahit Akin:  Dr. Akin has been a venture partner for ITU Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, since 2001 where he is currently the principal.  Dr. Akin received his Ph.D. and M.S.E degrees in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Mathematics from University of Michigan Ann Arbor.  He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey.  Dr. Akin has managed the Adaptive Systems Laboratory out of Cal-IT2 at UCSD, a $12M project, which spun off 2 start-up companies. He was the founder of Respectrum, Inc. and he co-founded and invested in Mushroom Networks, Inc., where he is also the CEO and a board member.  Previously, Dr. Akin worked as a senior analyst at a boutique marketing consultancy firm on Wall Street. Dr. Akin has worked on technical and research aspects of communications for over 7 years and has authored several patents and publications.  He was the recipient of the NATO Graduate Study Scholarship award. Dr. Akin was a member of the Turkish national team in the 1993 International Mathematics Olympiad and ranked 3rd in national university entrance exam.

NOVEMBER 9, 2006
7:00(sharp) - 9:00 PM
CONTINUOUS COMPUTING OFFICES - http://www.ccpu.com/contact/map.html 
9380 Carroll Park Drive,
San Diego, CA 92121
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This event is FREE FOR ALL - Snacks & water will be served during this event.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, November 9!

ATASC-San Diego
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