Welcome to the
2nd CASPIAN EUROPE FORUM 2021
HYBRID CONFERENCE, BERLIN
DATE
5 & 6 October 2021
05 October 2021 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (CET)
06 October 2021 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (CET)
PARTICIPATION
Online & in Berlin
ONLINE: Livestram on clabb (unlimited)
PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE: Berlin, Hotel Titanic Gendarmenmarkt (limited tickets)
LANGUAGE
English
INFORMATION
The Caspian Region around the Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland sea, is the bridge between Europe and Asia.
With its vast oil and gas reserves, the region is not only a significant source of energy, but also, as the interface of various international transport corridors like the Belt And Road Initiative, The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route), an increasingly important transit hub. With the Covid-19 pandemic and the Suez crisis the attractiveness of this region as a transit hub between Europe and Asia has increased. In order to fully exploit this potential, the region around Caucasus and Central Asia needs more international cooperation.
The Caspian Europe Forum provides the ideal platform to promote and enhance economic relations and cooperation between Europe and the Caspian region.
After the huge success of the First Edition in 2020, the 2nd Caspian Europe Forum is even bigger. This year a full two-day program is planned with the focus on logistics and infrastructure, energy and sustainability, digital economy, vocational training, agriculture, health economy, digital economy and foreign direct investment. The conference will also discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and its potential impacts on the Caspian Region.
Like last year, the conference will be hybrid. With a presence event in Berlin and online on the platform clabb.
New this year will be also a virtual fair parallel to the conference, where companies can book booths and as exhibitors present their organization and services in digital interactive formats and make contacts and matchmakings via chat.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS
KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
- CAREC
- German Agribusiness Alliance
- German Health Alliance
- International Finance Corporation
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER
CONFERENCE PARTNERS
- Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce
- BVL - Chapter Russia
- Delegation of the German Economy for Central Asia
- Deutsche Wirtschatfsvereinigung (DWV)
- Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade
- German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce
- German-Turkmen Forum e.V.
- International Bankers Forum
- State Development Corporation of Thuringia
- The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
MEDIA PARTNER
Speakers
Valeh Alasgarov
Chairman, Alat Free Economic Zone Authority (AFEZA), Baku
Amir Alizadeh
Moderation/ Head of International Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Ulm
Farnaz Almasi
Head of Market Access & Governmental Affairs, Bayer Parsian, Teheran
Thomas Baum
Executive - Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management, Euler Hermes, Hamburg
Tobias Baumann
Managing Director, German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (AHK Azerbaijan), Baku
Dr. Bernt Bieber
Head of Direct Export Sales, Siemens Healthineers, President COCIR
Andrej Bievetski
Managing Director, SAP Labs CIS, Moscow
Catarina Bjorlin Hansen
Regional Director Caucasus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Tbilisi
Dr. Per Brodersen
Moderation / Director, German Agribusiness Alliance, Berlin
Nicholas Cendrowicz
Deputy Head of Unit in DG NEAR C1, European Commission, Brussels
Laura Cross
Director of Market Intelligence, International Fertilizer Association (IFA), Paris
Michael Dietrich
Geschäftsführer leXsolar GmbH, Dresden
Cheryl Edleson Hanway
Regional Head of Industry Infrastructure, Europe and Central Asia, IFC Washington
Oybek Elmuratov
Deputy Director, Investment Prom. Agency under the Ministry of Investm. & Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Johannes F. Linn
Moderation / Consultant, Asian Development Bank
Clemens Finger
Vice President, Country Director CIS, KfW-DEG, Moscow
Timeline
Michael Harms
Executive Director, German Eastern Business Association, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Rainer Lindner
CEO, Heine + Beisswenger Group, Stuttgart / President, Caspian Europe Forum, Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Nader Maleki
CEO & Chairman, MALEKI CORPORATE GROUP, Frankfurt am Main / Vice Chairman, Caspian Europe Forum, Frankfurt am MainWelcome Address
Wiebke Schloemer
Director Europe and Central Asia, IFC, ViennaOpening Keynote
Pro. Dr. Rainer Lindner
Moderation / CEO, Heine + Beisswenger Group, Stuttgart / President, Caspian Europe Forum, Frankfurt am Main
IIkhom Makhkamov
Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzebekistan, Tashkent
Aktoty Raimkulova
Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
Elnur Soltanov
Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, BakuCOOPERATION IN CENTRAL ASIA ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE
Ilkhom Makhkamov
Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
AZERBAIJAN IN GLOBAL ENERGY LANDSCAPE - LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Elnur Soltanov
Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku
AZERBAIJAN IN GLOBAL ENERGY LANDSCAPE - LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Elnur Soltanov
Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku
Networking
Farshad Kashani
International Law Expert & Legal Affairs Analyst, University of London (Birbeck, School of Law)Development and Legal Challenges of the Convention on the Legal Regime of the Caspian Sea particularly on Submarine Oil and Gas Pipelines Projects in the Sea
Amir Alizadeh
Moderation/ Head of International Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Ulm
Nicholas Cendrowicz
Deputy Head of Unit in DG NEAR C1, European Commission, Brussels
Anar Gasimov
Head o. Strat. Planning & Econ. Anal., Dep. of the Min. of Transport, Comm. & High Technol., Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku
Dr. Jens Gräfer
Head of International Affairs, Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin
Mirco Nowak
Chairman, BVL Chapter Russia, Hamburg
Abay Turikpenbayev
Chairman of the Executive Board, Aktau International Commercial Sea Port, AktauDiscussion
Dr. Jürgen Friedrich
Chief Executive Officer of Germany Trade & Invest, BerlinKeynote
Tobias Baumann
Managing Director, German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (AHK Azerbaijan), Baku
Cheryl Edleson Hanway
Regional Head of Industry Infrastructure, Europe and Central Asia, IFC Washington
Dr. Jürgen Friedrich
Chief Executive Officer of Germany Trade & Invest, Berlin
Klaus Hachmeier
Senior Director, Siemens Energy, Berlin
Anna Kim
Delegate of German Economy in Central Asia, Almaty
Eduard Kinsbruner
Regional Director, German Eastern Business Assocation, Berlin
Dr. Majid Raoufi
Senior Research Fellow on Asian and Eurasian Energy, Center for Energy Policy Making, Sharif University, TeheranDiscussion
Networking
Andrej Bievetski
Managing Director, SAP Labs CIS, Moscow
Karsten Heinz
Hon. Prof. State Univ. Ulijanowsk, High-Lev. Advisor, Min. Innov.Develop. Rep. o. Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Stefan Kaegebein
Moderation / Regional Director, German Eastern Business Association, Berlin
Daniel Zurfluh
Member of the Board, Deutscher Wirtschaftsverband Armenien Business Development Executive Europe, Volo GlobalDiscussion
Michael Dietrich
Geschäftsführer leXsolar GmbH, Dresden
Andreas Hurst
VP Europe, Festo Didactic, Denkendorf
Prof. Dr. Bertram Lohmüller
CEO & Partner, Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Tübingen
Peter Pfaffe
Moderation / Regional Manager Central Asia; iMove, Fed. Institute f. Vocational Education and Training, Bonn
Christian Schöldgen
Member of domestic sales team, project businesses, LD Didactic GmbH, Hürth
Katrin Trushevskyy
Senior Project Manager, Manager Training Programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, GIZDiscussion
Farnaz Almasi
Head of Market Access & Governmental Affairs, Bayer Parsian, Teheran
Dr. Bernt Bieber
Head of Direct Export Sales, Siemens Healthineers, President COCIR
Umut Gokalp
Head of Middle East, Turkey+, Africa, Sysmex Europe GmbH, Istanbul
Thomas Kimmeswenger
Executive Director, German Business Association (DWV), Tbilisi
Martina Unseld
Moderation / Sen. Dir. Int. Aff. EMEA at Siemens Healthineers/ Spokeswom. f. Eastern Europe at Germ. Health AllianceLast Panel of Day 1
Invitation Dinner
Dr. Nader Maleki
CEO & Chairman, Maleki Corporate Group, Frankfurt am Main / Vice Chairman, Caspian Europe Forum, Frankfurt am Main
Michael Schumann
Chairman, Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, Berlin
Dr. Volker Treier
Chief Executive of Foreign Trade, DIHK, BerlinWelcome Address
Reiner Martin
Lead Economist, Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna Recent Economic Developments and Short Term Prospects
Medium Term Growth Prospects
Financial Sector Prospects and Challenges
Thomas Baum
Executive - Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management, Euler Hermes, Hamburg
Catarina Bjorlin Hansen
Regional Director Caucasus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Tbilisi
Clemens Finger
Vice President, Country Director CIS, KfW-DEG, Moscow
Heike Freimuth
Head of the EIB Group Office in Germany, European Investment Bank, Berlin
Karsten Fuelster
Moderation/ Managing Director, Polaris Consulting & Invest GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
Robert Schoellhammer
Representative European Office, Asian Development Bank, Frankfurt am Main
Jan van Bilsen
Country Manager, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Switzerland,IFC, Frankfurt a.M.Discussion
Networking
Valeh Alasgarov
Chairman, Alat Free Economic Zone Authority (AFEZA), BakuKeynote
Oybek Elmuratov
Deputy Director, Investment Prom. Agency under the Ministry of Investm. & Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Andreas Jahn
Moderation / Chairman German-Turkmen Forum, Köln
Dr. Elguja Khokrishvili
Int. Fellow Friedr. Schiller Univ. of Jena, Non-Resid. Sen. Research Fellow at Int. School of Econ. Tbilisi State Univ. (ISET)
Herwig Maaßen
Senior Manager, PwC, Hamburg
Giorgi Pertaia
President of Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), TbilisiDiscussion
Yevgeniy Zhukov
Director General, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), Asian Development BankOpening Remarks
Zsusanna Hargitai
Managing Director for Central Asia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Johannes F. Linn
Moderation / Consultant, Asian Development Bank
Rovshan Najaf
Deputy Minister of Economy and CAREC National Focal Point, Azerbaijan
Siyovush Shokirov
Vice President of Association of Road Transport Operators of the Republic of TajikistanDiscussion
Lunch and networking
Dr. Per Brodersen
Moderation / Director, German Agribusiness Alliance, Berlin
Laura Cross
Director of Market Intelligence, International Fertilizer Association (IFA), Paris
Jürgen Leitzke
Business Unit Head, KWS Group, Einbeck
Thomas Mundry
Partner, Schneider Group, Moscow
Mustafa Sahin
CEO, Eurasia Group AG, Schaffhausen/ Nur-SultanDiscussion
Dr. Bijan Khajehpour
Managing Partner, Eurasian Nexus Partners - EUNEPA, Vienna
Akramjon Nematov
Deputy Director, Institute f. Strat. & Interregional Studies under the President of the Rep. of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Jamshid Rahimi
Former head of Economic Section of Afghanistan embassy in Beijing
Edda Schlager
Journalist, Almaty
Urs Unkauf
Moderation/ Director Government Relations, Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, BerlinDiscussion
Exhibitors
Caspian Europe Forum 2021