SDAV – Schweizerischer Demokratischer Arbeitgeberverband Swiss Democratic Employers’ Association

Independent. Non-partisan. Verein Baar, Switzerland

Shaping Tomorrow’s Economy.

SDAV as co-organiser

SDAV × AKEE — 26 September 2026

On 26 September 2026 in Egerkingen, Switzerland, SDAV and AKEE brought together entrepreneurs, institutions and specialists — on the economy, entrepreneurship, digitalisation, data, AI, innovation and international cooperation.

The conference room seen from the back: guests at round tables facing the screen and the lectern, a bar chart projected on the slide.
Egerkingen, 26 September 2026. The SDAV × AKEE day at the Mövenpick Hotel: 70 guests and thirteen speakers — economists, elected officials, company owners and engineers from Switzerland, Germany, France, Turkey and beyond.

Retrospective

Date
26 September 2026
Place
Egerkingen, Switzerland
Address
Höhenstrasse 12, 4622 Egerkingen
Organisation
SDAV × AKEE
SDAV role
Co-organiser

On 26 September 2026, SDAV and AKEE brought together entrepreneurs, economists, elected officials and specialists from Switzerland, Germany, France, Turkey and beyond for a day at the Mövenpick Hotel Egerkingen.

The programme opened on behalf of the two associations, then moved through the economic situation in Europe and Turkey, Switzerland as a place to do business, what artificial intelligence changes inside a company, the work of AKEE’s network in Europe and the experience of local government — in short interventions, in German, Turkish, French and English, followed by a shared meal.

The speakers are listed below with the function in which they took the floor; the photographs of the day follow.

RetrospectiveAKEE – 11th General Assembly, 28 March 2026

Speakers

  • Eyyüp KavakBoard Member · Corporate Strategy & Financial Advisor · SDAV
  • Hasan SirelChairman, AKEE
  • Leylan UcaRepresentative of AKEE
  • Abdullah ÜlmezPresident of UEFK — Union des Entrepreneurs Franco-Kurdes (AKEE France)
  • Jordi AlvarezPresident of the Board · SDAV
  • Cem HaligürBoard Member · Business-oriented AI Engineer · SDAV
  • Joshua BonacorsiAI Engineer
  • Erol KatırcıoğluProfessor of Economics; former Vice-Rector of Istanbul Bilgi University; former Member of Parliament
  • Sobhi AksoyMember of the Bethnahrin National Council (MUB)
  • Sezai TemelliMember of Parliament for Muş and Deputy Chair of the DEM Party parliamentary group; economist, doctorate in public finance; former Co-Chair of the HDP (2018–2020)
  • Tamer GuliKurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) — representative for Switzerland
  • Abdullah DemirbaşFormer Mayor of the Municipality of Sur, Diyarbakır
  • Nurgül ÇokgeziciPsychologist, pedagogist and linguistic and cultural mediator · UniUma – SSML P.M. Loria, Milan

Each photograph opens at full size.

  • Eyyüp Kavak opening the day at the SDAV lectern; the slide behind him reads “On behalf of SDAV” in four languages.
  • Hasan Sirel, chairman of AKEE, speaking at the lectern, his title slide on the screen.
  • Leylan Uca of AKEE speaking at the lectern, smiling, the AKEE roll-up banner behind her.
  • Abdullah Ülmez at the lectern; the slide announces the work of AKEE France – UEFK.
  • Jordi Alvarez, president of SDAV, gesturing at the lectern, guests at a round table in the foreground.
  • Cem Haligür speaking with a microphone, the title slide of the talk on artificial intelligence projected behind him.
  • Joshua Bonacorsi at the lectern in profile, SDAV table flags and the AKEE banner beside him.
  • Erol Katırcıoğlu at the lectern; the slide gives the title of his talk on the economic situation in Europe and beyond.
  • Sobhi Aksoy speaking with a handheld microphone in front of the AKEE roll-up banner.
  • Sezai Temelli at the lectern, both hands raised as he speaks, SDAV flags in front of him.
  • Tamer Guli at the lectern reading from his notes, the AKEE banner behind him.
  • Abdullah Demirbaş speaking at the lectern with an open hand, the AKEE banner behind him.
  • Nurgül Çokgezici at the lectern with a notebook in hand, the SDAV sign on the front of the lectern.
  • Two participants standing at the back of the room follow a talk, one with his arms crossed; seated guests in the foreground.
  • Two participants standing against the wall listen to a speaker, arms crossed.
  • A participant in a black shirt listens, hand to his face, next to a second participant standing at the back of the room.
  • Two SDAV anniversary medallions in open red presentation boxes, engraved “2. Jahrestag – Herzlichen Dank”.
  • Jordi Alvarez and Erol Katırcıoğlu holding an anniversary medallion in its red box, both smiling at the camera.
  • Group photograph of the participants standing in rows in front of the SDAV backdrop at the end of the day.
  • Amed F. Kavak, Head of Events of SDAV, with two participants in front of the projection screen.
  • Cem Haligür with two participants in front of the SDAV backdrop.
  • A guitarist and a violinist playing seated side by side, the violinist in the foreground with his bow raised.
  • The registration table: SDAV lanyards and name badges laid out, a printed programme in a stand, a white rose in a vase.
Egerkingen, 26 September 2026. Impressions of the day: the opening, the speakers at the lectern, the audience, the anniversary medallions, the group photograph and the musicians who closed the afternoon.