Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference October 14-15, 2025

  (SEPIP) Conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, regulators and policy makers from around the world to share the results of academic work, exchange views, share experiences, discuss new ideas and exchange ideas on industrial policy, economic planning and related contemporary tools to support economic development and national competitiveness.

ABSTRACT BOOKLET

📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT — SEPIP 2025 PRESENTATIONS

Dear Participants,

We would like to inform you that all paper presentations at the Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP 2025) Conference will be conducted online this year.

Presenters will join their respective sessions via the online links provided by the Organizing Committee. The session links and detailed technical instructions will be sent to all presenters before the conference.

📅 Dates: October 14–15, 2025

🌐 Platform: StreamYard (access links will be shared via email)

📍 Venue (for panels and keynotes): OSTİM Technical University, 5th Floor, Mimar Sinan Study Hall

Please note that no in-person paper presentations will take place. All academic sessions will be held online.

Note:

All related session links have already been added to the conference panels, and the Excel file containing all session details, presenter names, and links is available for reference.

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to your valuable contributions at SEPIP 2025.

The SEPIP 2025 Program is continuously updated. You can contact us with any problems or questions regarding the program. The most recent program PDF is available below.

📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT — SEPIP 2025 PRESENTATIONS

Dear Participants,

We would like to inform you that all paper presentations at the Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP 2025) Conference will be conducted online this year.

Presenters will join their respective sessions via the online links provided by the Organizing Committee. The session links and detailed technical instructions will be sent to all presenters before the conference.

📅 Dates: October 14–15, 2025

🌐 Platform: StreamYard (access links will be shared via email)

📍 Venue (for panels and keynotes): OSTİM Technical University, 5th Floor, Mimar Sinan Study Hall

Please note that no in-person paper presentations will take place. All academic sessions will be held online.

Note:

All related session links have already been added to the conference panels, and the Excel file containing all session details, presenter names, and links is available for reference.

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to your valuable contributions at SEPIP 2025.

Main Theme:

INDUSTRIAL POLICY, TRADE WARS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERA OF TECHNOLOGICAL, GEOPOLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Sub-Themes:

• Global Economic Shifts and Their Impact on Industrial Policy: Rethinking Approaches to International Competitiveness, Sustainability and Resilience
• Green Economy, Green Finance and Industrial Development
• The Economics of Climate Change
• Industrialization and Digitalization: Charting New Pathways for Growth
• Big Data and Analytics for Development Economy
• Agentic AI, AI Governance Platforms, Ambient Invisible Intelligence
• Hybrid Computing, Spatial Computing, Energy-Efficient Computing and Their Economic Impact
• AI and Industrial Policy Strategy
• Political, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability: An Incompatible Trio?
• Political Tensions and Sustainable Economic Futures
• Post-Neoliberal World and Economic Development
• Smart Economic Planning for Reconstruction after Conflict

• Global economy: Low Economic Growth, High Inflation, Climate Change, Supply Chain Disruptions

The aim of the Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP) Conference is to bring together researchers, practitioners, regulators, and policymakers from around the globe to share results of academic studies, exchange views, share experiences, and discuss innovative ideas on industrial policy, economic planning, and related contemporary strategies to support sustainable economic development and national competitiveness. Organized by OSTİM Technical University, SEPIP 2025 aims to establish an international platform for discussing economic transformation and the evolving role of industrial policy at national and regional levels. The conference provides an opportunity to compare traditional and emerging paradigms shaped by technological, geopolitical, and environmental shifts; to present real-world experiences from international academics and policymakers; and to explore new policy tools such as industrial clustering, green economy, infrastructure planning, and digital development strategies. The SEPIP conference, first held on May 4, 2014, attracted global interest with distinguished speakers from the USA, Europe, Singapore, and South Korea. 

SEPIP 2025 will be held on October 14-15, 2024 at Universty of Nevada, Reno and/or online platform. The main theme of SEPIP 2025 is “Industrial Policy, Trade Wars, and Economic Development in the Era of Technological, Geopolitical, and Environmental Change.” Sub-themes include global economic shifts, green economy and finance, the economics of climate change, industrialization and digitalization, big data and development analytics, artificial intelligence and industrial strategies, hybrid and spatial computing, political and economic sustainability, post-neoliberal development, smart planning for post-conflict recovery, and the challenges of low global growth, inflation, climate change, and supply chain disruptions.

To be announced soon.

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Murat Yülek, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Ali Akkemik, Fukuoka University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Aylin Ege, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Betül Gür, Istanbul Commerce University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Erinç Yeldan, Kadir Has University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Gilberto Santos, Minho University, Portugal

Prof. Dr. Franco Mosconi, Universite degli Studi di Parma, Italy

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Bezchinsky, UNSAM

Prof. Dr. Guillermo Rozenwurcel, UNSAM

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Balcilar, University of New Haven, USA

Prof. Dr. Kaoru Natsuda, APU Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erdoğdu, Marmara University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Polat, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Ufuk Türen, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Sadık Unay, Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Ekrem Erdem, Erciyes University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Travis Taylor, Christopher Newport University, USA

Prof. Dr. Turan Erol, Sabahattin Zaim University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Ünsal Sığrı, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Balcı, Istanbul Commerce University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Barış Alpaslan, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Christian S. Otchia, Nagoya University, Japan

Assoc. Prof. Bahar Erdal, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Nurullah Gür, Medipol University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Fatih Cemil Özbuğday, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Sandrine Labory, University of Ferrara, Italy

Dr. Mehmet Serkan Tosun,  Professor of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno

Dr. Metehan Yağmur, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Nathanial Lane, Monash University, Australia

Dr. Rıza Bayrak, Middle Tennessee State University, USA

Dr. Sabri Öz, Istanbul Commerce University, Türkiye

Dr. Büşra Ağan, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Egehan Özkan Alakaş, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Ünay Tamgaç Tezcan, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Türkiye

Dr. Abdurrahim Hocagil, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Paweł Pietrasieński,  University of Nevada, Reno

Dr. Piergiuseppe Fortunato, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Rachel Flanigan, University of Nevada, Reno/ Research Coordinator at Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship

Organizing Committee

Dr. Egehan Özkan Alakaş, Academician, Head of Organization Committee, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Ayşe Atabey Bölük, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Abdurrahim Hocagil, International Affairs Coordinator, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Mehmet Serkan Tosun,  Professor of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno

Dr. Paweł Pietrasieński,  University of Nevada, Reno

Dr. Rachel Flanigan, University of Nevada, Reno/ Research Coordinator at Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship

Lec. Zehra Sever, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Res. Asst. Seray Kağıtçı Candan, Deputy Head of Organization Committee, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Res. Asst. Batuhan Cicikler, Project Specialist, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Res. Asst. Huzeyfe Erkam Candan, Project Specialist, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Ashley Melendez, Administrative Assistant III,Economics Department, University of Nevada, Reno / Finance Department and Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship  

Ratchanya Dev Chinnappan, University of Nevada, Reno, Presedent Graduate Student Association

Fulya Çavdar, Community Representative (ESAT Community)

Burak Akıncıoğlu, IT Expert, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Ata Kalay, IT Expert, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Advisory Committee

Orhan Aydın, President, OSTİM Foundation/OSTİM OIZ

Prof.Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel, Near East University-Chairman of the Board of Trustees

İlhami Pektaş, Coordinator, OSTİM ARUS

Nurettin Özdebir, Chairman, Nuriş A.Ş.

Mirzahan Hızal, General Manager, Hızal Elektroerozyon L.T.D.

Mustafa Bozkurt, Chairman, Hidromek A.Ş.

Mehmet Kaybal, Chairman, Meka Engineering

Prof. Dr. Murat Yülek, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Erinç Yeldan,  Bilkent University- University of Minnesota

Prof. Dr. Oktar Türel,  Middle East Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Bilsay Kuruç,  Ankara University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Korkut Boratav, Ankara University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Yakup Kepenek, Middle East Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Manuel Gilberto Freitas Santos, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal

Prof. Dr. Travis Taylor,  Christopher Newport University, USA

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Bezchinsky, National University of San Martin, Argentina

Prof. Dr. Travis Taylor, Christopher Newport University, USA

Prof. Dr. Franco Mosconi, University of Parma Parma, Italy

Prof. Dr. Ali Akkemik,  Fukuoko University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Gülçin Özkan,  King's College London, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zaki Rashidi,  Iqra University, Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kesik,  İstanbul Beykent University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Bahar Erdal,  OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Christian S. Otchia,  Nagoya University, Japan

Assoc. Prof. Sandrine Labory, Universty of Ferrara

Assoc. Prof. Onur Akkaya,  Kilis 7 Aralık University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Güzin Bayar,  Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade

Assoc. Prof. Recep Yorulmaz,  Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. İzzet Darendereli,  California State University, USA

Dr. Ahmet Tıktık,  Retired Vice President of the Islamic Development Bank, Türkiye

Dr. Jorge Tavares Borges,  OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Publication

Selected papers can be considered for publication at Industrial Policy (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/indpol)

Industrial Policy (ISSN-2757-9840) is the main publishing outlet for research on industrial policy and its impact on society. The IndPol publishes high-quality research on the process of economic and technological development, particularly industrialisation.

Author's Guide

Papers submitted to the conference must be unpublished and not submitted for presentation or publication elsewhere.

Paper submissions should be in English only.

Papers should be emailed to sepip2025@ostimteknik.edu.tr in MS Office Word format.

Please provide an abstract of approximately 500 to 750 words. The abstract should not contain undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes.

Authors should submit a short biography along with the final version of their accepted paper.

Title Page

The title page should include the following:

Name(s) of the author(s)

Title of the article

Author(s) affiliated institution(s), (institution), (department), (city), (state), (country)

If address information is given with the institution(s) to which it is affiliated, it will be published)

For authors who are not (temporarily) affiliated with an official institution, only their city and country of residence will be provided unless specifically requested; e-mail addresses will not be provided. However, e-mail addresses should still be indicated on the title page.

A clear indication of the corresponding author and other authors and an active e-mail address

16-digit ORCID of the author(s), if possible

Body of the Article

Text Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

Use 12-point Times Roman for the text.

Use italics for emphasis.

Use the automatic page numbering function to number pages.

Do not use field functions.

Use tab stops or other commands for indents instead of the space key.

Use the table function instead of spreadsheets to create tables.

Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.

Save your file in docx (Word 2007 or later) or doc (older Word versions) format.

Headings

Please use a maximum of three levels for displayed titles.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at the first occurrence and used consistently thereafter.

Footnotes

Footnotes can be used to provide additional information, such as a reference to a source in the reference list. Footnotes should not consist solely of a source citation and should never include bibliographic details of a source. They should also not include any figures or tables.

Footnotes to text are numbered consecutively; footnotes to tables should be superscripted in lower case (or with an asterisk for significance values and other statistical data). Reference symbols are not used in footnotes to the title of the article or its authors.

Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Ayşe ATABEY BÖLÜK, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee

ayse.atabey@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Tel: 0(312) 386 10 92

Zehra SEVER, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee

zehra.sever@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Tel: 0(312) 386 10 92

Seray KAĞITÇI CANDAN, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee

seray.kagitci@ostimteknik.edu.tr

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