Speakers 2023 

Opening Ceremony



Ali Asadov
Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Dritan  Abazović
Prime Minister of Montenegro
Ghida Fakhry
International broadcast journalist
Irakli Garibashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
Nikol Pashinyan
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Roberta  Casali
Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

TRADE4FUTURE



Andrew Verity
Economics Correspondent for BBC News
Elnur Aliyev
First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Genadi Arveladze
Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
H.E Ambassador Lazăr Comănescu
Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
H.E. Ambassador Erin Elizabeth  McKee
USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Europe and Eurasia
H.E. Dr. Thani bin  Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Minister in charge of Talent Attraction and Retention of United Arab Emirates
H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi
Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Tomislav Momirović
Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Serbia

Session 1 - Role of Blockchain in Digital Financial Infrastructure



Aaron  Heslehurst
Presenter, BBC WORLD NEWS
Audrius Lučiūnas
Co-founder and board member at Paysera
Frederik Gregaard
CEO of the Cardano Foundation
James Wallis
Vice President, Ripple
Pat Patel
Executive Director, Elevandi
Vlad  Martynov
Head of the Ethereum Competence Center

Parallel Panel Discussion : The Middle Corridor in the Spotlight



Enver  Iskurt
Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic Turkey
Ghida Fakhry
International broadcast journalist
Ilkham Makhkamov
Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Kitack  Lim
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Levan Davitashvili
Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Rashad NABİYEV
Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Satzhan Ablaliyev
Vice-Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Umberto  de Pretto
Secretary General, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

Parallel Panel Discussion: Tourism Beyond Borders: Navigating the Changes



Haysam Fahmy
Vice President, Head of Marketing Services: Africa, Middle East & Eastern Europe Mastercard
Jeyhun Efendi
Senior Vice President Commercial Operations & Ecommerce, Fly Dubai
Mariam Kvrivishvili
Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Monika  Jones
Deutsche Welle, TV News Anchor
Natalia  Bayona
Executive Director, UNWTO
Philippe Merlo
Director of the European Green Sky Directorate, EUROCONTROL
Zurab  Pololikashvili
Secretary General, UNWTO

Parallel Panel Discussion: Energy Diversification - A Way Towards Energy Security



Elnur Aliyev
First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Elnur Soltanov
Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Hakob  Vardanyan
Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Republic of Armenia
Laura Buckwell
Event Host, Moderator and Broadcast Journalist
Lionel Rapaille
Director, EIB Global
Patrick Avato
Regional Upstream Lead, Infrastructure, Europe at IFC - International Finance Corporation
Péter Szijjártó
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
Romeo  Mikautadze
First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Parallel Panel Discussion: Meaningful Connectivity Enabler for Global Growth



Charles J. Cormier
Regional Director for Infrastructure for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank
Ekaterine  Guntsadze
Deputy Minister of Finance of Georgia
Gevorg Mantashyan
First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia
Konstantinos  Masselos
Chair of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
Marjan Osvald
Deputy Director General of the UPU International Bureau
Nisha  Pillai
International Moderator and journalist
Nomura  Eigo
Director-General for International Affairs, Global Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of Japan
Tomas Lamanauskas
Deputy Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Parallel Panel Discussion: Response to the Maritime in Transition



Abdikerimov Gaidar  Serikalievich
General Secretary of the ALE "IA" TITR ", PhD
Adrian George FOGHIS
Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania
Lizzy  Burden
UK correspondent at Bloomberg TV
Nevillen Robert  Bissett
Group Chief Executive Officer, QTerminals WLL
Nurzhan Marabayev
General Director of SEMURG INVEST LLP
Tamar Ioseliani
Chairperson at Supervisory Board, Anaklia Sea Port
Tzvetelina  Borislavova
Chairwoman of Board of Directors and CEO of Clever Synergies Investment Fund; Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Bulgarian American Credit Bank

Welcome Speech




Panel Discussion: Boost Investments by PolicyDriven Decisions



Alexander  Benard
Co-Head of Cerberus Frontier and Senior Managing Director, Cerberus (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Archil Gachechiladze
CEO, Bank of Georgia
Giorgi Tsikolia
Regional Director, Lineate
Jose Enrique  Bofill
Regional Director MENA-Asia, FCC Aqualia
Melinda  Crane
Senior Political Analyst at Deutsche Welle TV
Prakash  Kejriwal
Director, Indorama Group
Richard Teng
Head of Regional Markets, Binance
Stefan Liniger
Co-founder, Conduct
Yann  Guinard
Vice-President Central & Eastern Europe EDF INTERNATIONAL DIVISION