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السبت 28 يونيو 2025

10:00 - 11:30

Avrasya

Cities and Corridors:How Global Transport Networks Shape Urban Futures (211)

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ela BABALIK, Middle East Technical University
Angelos Amditis, Ph.D, Chairman, ERTICO
Jozef Raz, Minister of Transport, Slovakia 
Konstantinos Koutsoukos, President, ASECAP 
Majda Adzovic, Minister of Public Works, Montenegro 
Şadan Kaptanoğlu, Ph.D – Chairperson, TURMEPA
Tahir Büyükakın, Ph.D, Mayor, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

211

12:00 - 13:30

Avrasya

Skyways of Global Trade: Rethinking Air Corridors for a Connected World (221)

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Erman Akıllı, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Frank Tayalı, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Zambia
Mehmet Tevfik Nane, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Pegasus Airlines,

Member of the Board of Directors of IATA
Nicolas Rallo, Regional Director, European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office, ICAO

221

14:30 - 16:00

Avrasya

Strategic Opportunities Unlocked by the Development Road Project for Regionaland Global Transport Corridors (231)

Moderator: Dr. Kenan Aslanlı, Faculty Member, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University 
Ali Muhammed al Subhi, Deputy Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Yemen
Almud Weitz, Regional Practice Director, Infrastructure, World Bank
Galip Dalay, Senior Consulting Fellow, Chatham House
Hassan Houmed Ibrahim, Minister of Infrastructure and Equipment, Djibouti 
Dr. Nasser Al Asadi,  Sr. Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq Transportation Affairs, Iraq

Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General, IRU

231
242

16:30 - 18:00

Avrasya

Cross-Continental Axes in Africa (242)

Moderator: Bilgay Duman, PhD, Anadolu Agency Academy Deputy Manager, Türkiye
Adama Luc Sorgho, Minister of Infrastructure, Burkina Faso
Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, World Bank
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications,

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joseph Bukari Nikpe, Minister of Transport, Ghana
Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, Minister of Transport, Guinea

Supported by World Bank

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