Istanbul Congress Center
June 27-29, 2025
June 28, 2025 Saturday
10:00 - 11:30
1915 Çanakkale
Connectivity of the Middle East with Central Asia and Europe (214)
Moderator: Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE
Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Türkiye
Dr. Faed Mustafa, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Ankara
Saleh bin Nasser bin Alali Aljasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Saudi Arabia
Serhiy Derkach, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
12:00 - 13:30
1915 Çanakkale
Innovative Solutionsfor Financing the Construction and Management of Transport Corridors (223)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Oral Erdoğan, Chairman, Türk Loydu Foundation
Aleksandr Nikoloski, Deputy President of the Government and Minister of Transport, North Macedonia
Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, World Bank
Joao Jorge Matlombe, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mozambique
Mark Bowman, Vice President, EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Osman Çelik, Deputy Minister of Treasure and Finance, Türkiye
Serhat Köksal, President, BSTDB (Black Sea Trade & Development Bank)
14:30 - 16:00
1915 Çanakkale
Designing Transport Corridors for a Demanding Global Trade Environment (232)
Moderator: Efnan Han, TRT World
Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade, Türkiye
Igor Levitin, Adviser to the President, Russia
Tamer Kıran, Chairman of the Board, İMEAK
Turgut Erkeskin, President of FIATA
16:30 - 18:00
1915 Çanakkale
The Road to Zero-Emission Corridors (243)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Erman Akıllı, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Alberto Mazzola, Executive Director, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
Alemu Sime Feyisa, Minister of Transport and Logistics
Hasan Piroğlu, CEO, MSC Türkiye
Metin Düzgit, Vice Chairman, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
Dr. Zafer Demircan, Deputy Minister of Energy and National Recources, Türkiye