GIG ECONOMY PANEL ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, VIRTUALIZATION AND METAVERSE

The “GIG Economy on the Axis of Digital Transformation, Virtualization and Metaverse” Panel was planned as a joint event of Anadolu Education and Culture Foundation (AKEV), Istanbul Aydın University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and IAU KURSAM and was held on Monday, December 26th at Istanbul Aydın University A Block Conference Hall.

The opening ceremony was opened by Prof. Dr. Adil Salepççam on behalf of Corporate Governance and Sustainability UYGAR Center. Prof. Dr. Adil Salepçioğlu on behalf of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability UYGAR Center, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Selimler on behalf of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, and Ms. M. Elif Aydın on behalf of AKEV, and then the panelists shared their views and evaluations.

After the opening, the panel was opened with the speeches of Mr. Can Azizoğlu, Chairman of SODIMER Blockchain Committee & CEO of XROXO – XBOTEX Mr. Bünyamin Emeç, Istanbul Blockchain Technologies Founder Mr. Mr. Bünyamin Emeç, Istanbul Arel University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Finance and Banking, Assoc. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aylin Erdoğdu, IAU Department of Economics and Finance, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Mortaza Ojaghlou, Head of the Department of Industrial Policy and Technology Management at Istanbul Commerce University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sabri Öz participated as panelists, and KURSAM Director Dr. Lecturer Adil Salepçioğlu participated as the panel moderator. Prof. Adil Salepcioglu participated in the event.

The GIG Economy, which entered the literature as a fairly new economic concept that panelists from different universities and the business world focused on, refers to a business relationship that is put forward to find and realize short-term jobs for individuals, and in this framework