Istanbul 2008
Istanbul 2008
The 2008 European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Conference was held in Istanbul under the theme of "Fostering Creativity". Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey, and Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and former President of the Republic of Ireland were the keynote speakers of the opening plenary. During this three-day event, nearly 700 delegates from 55 countries all around the world came together to discuss the foundation sector under the conference theme of “Fostering Creativity”.
Sabanci Foundation was a member of the Host Committee and hosted the opening night event at the Sakip Sabanci Museum, with the attendance of Ms. Guler Sabanci, Chairman of the Sabanci Foundation.