The 12th Eurasian Economic Summit will be held by the Marmara Foundation in Istanbul, on May 6-8, 2009, at the Conference Hall of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.
The Eurasian Economic Summit is organized annually by the Marmara Group Economic and Social Research Foundation. It is aimed to explore ways of enhancing relations between the European Union, the Countries of Central Asia and the Middle East. It is noteworthy that we will celebrate our twelfth anniversary this year.
The agenda is quite interesting, featuring many up-to-date themes with world class leaders. Please note that there will be public policy makers and distinguished speakers from the private and academic sectors. This year the main themes of the summit will be “Energy”, especially the “Nabucco Project”, “International Economy” and “Ecology & Global Environmental Problems”.
We also would like to stress that in the year of 2007; His Holiness Pope Benedict 16th has accepted the executive board of the Marmara Foundation to his high presence and expressed his kind support for all our activities.
187 high level dignitaries and relevant authorities from 34 different countries attended the past summit meeting in Istanbul last year. Among those, were Former Presidents, Prime Ministers, Vice Premiers, Ministers, Deputies, high level Government Officials, representatives of national, regional and international organizations and top executives from the world business community. H.E. Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania, has also attended the last year’s summit as the Keynote Speaker in the opening session.
12th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT
CONFERENCE HALL OF THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MAY 6-8, 2009
“DRAFT PROGRAM”
MAY 5, 2009 Tuesday
– Welcoming Guests
– 20.30 Welcome Dinner
MAY 6, 2009 Wednesday
– 10.00- 13.00 Registration
Opening speeches
– 13.00-14.00 Lunch
– 14.00-17.30 Energy Session
World Energy Prospects in 2009 and beyond
Joint Approaches to the Nabucco Project
Natural Gas for Europe: Joint Discipline Strategies, Security and Cooperation
Alternative Energy Lines
Turkey-Greece and Greece-Italy Natural Gas Pipelines: Transportation of natural gas from Caspian region via Turkey and Greece to Italy.
– 20.30 Gala Dinner
MAY 7, 2009 Thursday
– 10.00-13.00 Sagacious Statesmen of Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea Region
Common Innovative Models for the prevention of the global financial crisis, suppression of global instability and implementation of mutual assistance in post-crisis periods over the lands from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.
An Economic Government from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea
– 13.00-14.00 Lunch
– 14.00-15.30 Starting points of the Global Instability
New concepts to secure productivity gain, to break current global economic downturn and instability in the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
– 15.30-17.00 New Prospects in the Black Sea Region
The Black Sea Region which was experienced the first period of geopolitical transformation after the fall of the Soviet Union, is experiencing a new challenge as a result of the growing interests of Euro-Atlantic world into this region. In the light of this new progress, new ideas and conceptions will be discussed.
– 17:00-18:00 The Rise of China: An Emerging Superpower
People’s Republic of China is one of the world’s fastest growing economies in terms of nominal GDP growth, and is the fastest-growing major economy. The PRC is considered to be a major power and an emerging superpower in the coming 20 years. The secrets of their success will be discussed.
– 20:30 Dinner
MAY 8, 2009 Friday
– 10.00-12:00 Ecology Session
Growing evidence of local and global pollution in parallel with growing technology and an increasingly informed public over time have given rise to environmentalism and the environmental movement, which generally seek to limit human impact on the environment.
– 12.00 -13.00 Lunch
– 13.00-14.00 Climate Change and Global Warming
Most national governments have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But still there is a need for a “Global Agreement” which will be planned for a longer period and take all countries of the world under its umbrella. Is this kind of an agreement possible without promising “Global Justice”?
– 14.00-15.00 Tourism and Environment
Perceptions of the Environmental Impacts of Tourism and vice versa
– 15:00-15:30 Closing
12th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT
May 6-7-8, 2009
CONFERENCE HALL OF THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
List of confirmed personalities as of March 4, 2009
ALBANIA H.E. Genc RULI
Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA H.E. Sven ALKALAJ
Minister of Foreign Affairs
BULGARIA H.E. Zhelyu ZHELEV
Former President
President of the Balkan Political Club
Awarded Medal of Honour of the Eurasian Economic Summit
ESTONIA H.E. Arnold RÜÜTEL
Former President
GEORGIA H.E. Alexander KHETAGURI
Minister of Energy
KOSOVO H.E. Mahir YAĞCILAR
Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning
KYRGYZSTAN H.E. Akylbek JAPAROV
Minister for Economic Development and Trade
LATVIA H.E. Guntis ULMANIS
Former President
H.E. Oskars KASTENS
Minister of State
MACEDONIA H.E. Hadi NEZIR
Minister of State
MONGOLIA H.E. N. ENKHBOLD
Deputy Speaker of Parliament
H.E. Natsagiin BAGABANDI
Former President
Hon. D. ODBAYAR
Member of the Parliament
PALESTINE H.E. Dr. Omar KITTANEH
Minister of Energy
H.E. Nabil SHAATH
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Member of Parliament
ROMANIA H.E. Cristian DIACONESCU
Minister of Foreign Affairs
H.E. Ion ILIESCU
Former President
H.E. Emil CONSTANTINESCU
Former President
H.R.H. Prince Radu of Romania
Prince of Romania
H.E. Constantine GRIGORIE
Ambassador of Romania to the Russian Federation
Awarded Medal of Honour of the Eurasian Economic Summit
RUSSIA H.E. Ambassador Albert CHERNISHEV
Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Awarded Medal of Honour of the Eurasian Economic Summit
TURKEY H.E. Köksal TOPTAN
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
H.E. Mehmet ŞIMŞEK
Minister of State
TURKEY H.E. Egemen BAĞIŞ
Minister of State
H.E. Mehmet Hilmi GÜLER
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
H.E. Mehmet Zafer ÇAĞLAYAN
Minister of Industry and Trade
H.E. Ertuğrul GÜNAY
Minister of Culture and Tourism
ZAMBIA H.E. Godwin Kingsley CHINKULI
Ambassador of Zambia in Germany
ORGANIZATIONS
AUSTRIA Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH
OMV Gas GmbH
Managing Director – Hon. Reinhard MITSCHEK
Vienna Economic Forum
Secretary General – H.E. Ambassador Dr. Elena KIRTCHEVA
CHINA China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC)
Vice-President – H.E. Ambassador Zhang DEGUANG
GERMANY RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Head of the Business Development – Hon. Jeremy ELLIS
Procurist, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH
Hon. Dr. Anneli Ute GABANYI
Political Scientist
GREECE Biopolitics International Organization
President and Founder – Hon. Prof. Dr. Agni Vlavianos ARVANITIS
LEBANON General Union of Arab Chambers (GUCCIAAC)
President – Hon. Adnan KASSAR
LEBANON Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (BUSINESSMED)
President – Hon. Jacques Jean SARRAF
MOLDOVA Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova
President – Hon. Gheorghe CUCU
HUNGARY Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry
President – Hon. Kristof SZATMARY
ROMANIA Black Sea Project Center (B.S.P.C)
President – H.E. Ambassador Constantine GIRBEA
RUSSIA Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Member of the Board and Head of Committee of SMEs support Hon. Victor ERMEKOV
General Director of the Russian Agency for Small and Medium Business Support
SENEGAL Dakar Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
President – Hon. Mamadou Lamine NIANG
SWITZERLAND World Trade Institute
Director – Hon. Prof. Dr. Thomas COTTIER
TURKEY Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO)
President – Hon. Dr. Murat YALÇINTAŞ
Istanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO)
President – Hon. Tanıl KÜÇÜK
Association Of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB)
President – Hon. Başaran ULUSOY
Turkish International Cooperation & Development Agency (TİKA)
President – Hon. Musa KULAKLIKAYA
TURKEY Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD)
President -Hon. Arzuhan YALÇINDAĞ
Koç Holding
Honorary President – Hon. Rahmi KOÇ
Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ)
Member of the Board – Hon. Osman GÖKSEL
Procurist, Nabucco GmbH – Hon. Emre ENGÜR
Turkish Prime Ministry General Directorate for Foundations
General Director – Hon. Yusuf BEYAZIT
U.S.A. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Director – Hon. Peter BALLINGER
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