#Composites

2017-11-28

Kordsa sponsored the 26th quality congress for “Leadership to Transformation”

Kordsa, leader of tire, construction reinforcement and composite technologies, which pioneered change and transformation with its open innovation approach, sponsored the 26th Quality Congress of the Turkish Quality Association (KalDer)

The main theme of the 26th Quality Congress held in Istanbul on 21st and 22nd November was "Leadership to Transformation" in order to enable companies to survive in the market, protect and improve their market position at the age of transformation.

During the two-days congress, opening speeches were made by Chairman of Kalder Board of Directors Buket Eminoğlu Pilavcı and Chairman of TÜSİAD Erol Bilecik, and many inspiring panels were organized, in effort to guide and motivate the companies that participated in the congress.

Kalder, having Kordsa’s CEO Ali Çalışkan as one of its members of board of directors, organizes the Quality Congress every year in order to shed light on the future of the industries through speeches made by experts. Throughout the congress, this year's "Corporate Excellence and Management Systems Exhibition" was also opened to the attendees.

At the congress, which lasted two days with the participation of over 2,000 attendees, estimable speakers and panelists took part in panels and special sessions under the topics of "From the Futurism to Reality: Transformed and Transformational Technology", "Valued Humanitarian Attitudes", "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Risks", "Worker Safety as the Main Factor of Sustainability", "Wellness in Business Life: Spiritual Ergonomics and Happiness", The Future of Business", "The Transforming Face of Europe - Transformations and Effects", and "Quality as a Life Style".

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