World Unfiltered
Guest: Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası
Presenter: Prof. Scott Lucas
Title: Global Economy and Society After the Pandemic
Launch day : 05 February 2021
Bio:
Dr Bahadir Kaleagasi is President of the Bosphorus Institute (Paris–Istanbul) and lecturer at
the Galatasaray University on the international economic relations, sustainable development,
and the European integration. He is also Brussels Energy Club’s Honorary President, scientific
member of the Brussels University’s Institute of European Studies and board or advisory
member in several institutions, including the ECFR-European Council on Foreign Relations, The
Atlantic Council, Argüden Governance Academy, Global Relations Forum, Kalangos
Foundation, Yanindayiz/HeForShe, Women on Board Association, Forum Istanbul, Berlin
Bosphorus Initiative…
Graduate of Brussels and Istanbul Universities, he was a researcher and lecturer in the Center
for International & Strategic Studies and the Institute for European Studies of the University of
Brussels, rapporteur for projects of the European Commission’s Forward Studies Unit and the
intergovernmental conferences which prepared the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and was visiting
researcher to Harvard, Georgetown, and Jerusalem Universities. His academic work covered
the areas of the EU’s decision-making system, transatlantic relationship, and the international
economic relations.
He also served as counselor for various public and private institutions before joining TÜSİAD
(Turkish Industry & Business Association) in 1995 as EU Representative in Brussels and by
2007 as International Coordinator establishing and supervising representative offices and
networks in Washington DC, Paris, Berlin, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Silicon Valley/San
Francisco and Dubai/Gulf. Between 2016 and 2020 he served as Board Member and CEO of
TÜSİAD as well as member of BusinessEurope’s Executive Committee (The Confederation of
European Business) in Brussels and delegate for Business@OECD and B20/Global Business
Coalition.
He regularly contributes as speaker to international conferences, executive and academic
seminars and media programs on the global trends, international/intercultural relations,
business and investment strategy and the SDGs (sustainable development goals).
Bahadir Kaleagasi is author of several articles and books on the international relations and
European affairs. His latest books are “Youth’s Questions on Europe”, “The Planet G20” and
“Changing World and Turkey”.


Descriptions and Timestamps:

1.What is "Society 5.0", both for a global economy and a global society? 3.08-7.18
2. How can get we to a "Global Society" when so much of our attention is focused on national markers as GDP and stock markets? 7.30-9:28
3. Are there any countries shifting from a national-oriented growth approach to a more social, environmental, and transnational one? 9.40-13.53
4. To what extent has the tragedy of the pandemic opened up an opportunity for Society 5.0? 14.00-17.58
5. Hasn't this pandemic raised the problem of nationalism even while we've been talking about the need for global solutions? 18.50-21.10
6. Is there a way to fit the Chinese model within this global vision? 21.40-25.15
7. To what extent in the next decade can Turkey be part of this global shift? Can it be at the center? 25.45-33-36

Video-editing: Cengizhan Doğan
Interview assistant: Selenay Tüfekçioğlu
Post-designer: Çisem Kar