The opening speeches of the conference were delivered by Erol Bilecik, Vice President of the TÜSİAD Digital Economy Round Table and President of the TÜSİAD ICT Working Group, and Rafe Courage, Deputy Consul-General, British Consulate-General.
The meeting started with a panel session entitled “B20–G20 Interaction on ICT Developments / needs and means” in which G20/B20's role regarding ICT and the responsibility of governments in this field from the business point of view were discussed. Following the panel session, an open discussion has been held on the effect of ICT on diverse sectors including agriculture, automotive, banking/finance and healthcare.