| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Welcome coffee, registration
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| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Opening remarks
- Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement
- Jozef Síkela, Commissioner for International Partnerships (video message)
Followed by Family Photo
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| 09:30 – 10:45 |
Panel discussion (1): Cross-regional Connectivity Agenda — opportunities and challenges in transport, energy and digital sectors
Moderator: Ms. Tamsin Rose, Senior Fellow at 'Friends of Europe', Global Gateway moderator
- Kristine Ghalechyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures, Armenia
- Anna Michneva-Natova, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Bulgaria
- Arman Issetov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kazakhstan
- Zafer Demircan, Deputy Minister of Energy, Türkiye
- Jasurbek Choriev, Deputy Minister of Transport, Uzbekistan
- Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General DG ENEST
- Koen Doens, Director-General DG INTPA
- Mark Bowman, Vice-President EBRD
- Marek Mora, Vice-President EIB
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| 10:45 – 11:00 |
Coffee break
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| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Panel discussion (2): Future perspective of the TCTC in the Black Sea and Southern Caucasus
Moderator: Matej Zakonjšek, Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community
Setting the scene - Keynote remarks by:
- Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Moldova
- Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Türkiye
Speakers:
- Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia
- Oleksii Balesta, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories, Ukraine
- Maja Bakran Marcich, Deputy Director-General, DG MOVE
- Adrienn Kiraly, Director Eastern Neighbourhood & Türkiye, DG ENEST
- Alfonso García Mora, Vice-President International Financial Corporation (IFC)
- Antonella Bassani, Vice-President World Bank
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| 12:00 – 12:10 |
Remarks by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism
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| 12:10 – 13:10 |
Panel discussion (3): Business Perspectives on the Trans‑Caspian Transport Corridor
Moderator: Hoa-Binh Adjemian, Head of Unit, Private Sector Engagement, DG ENEST A.3
- Nurettin Canikli, Vice Chairman of the Board, Albayrak Group
- Thomas Kowitzki, Vice President, Global head of multimodal, DHL
- Roman Sorkin, Vice President of Sales for Central Asia and the South Caucasus, Skoda
- Sedef Ayhan, Regional Managing Director for the East Mediterranean, Maersk
- Cheryl Edleson Hanway, Director for Infrastructure for Europe and LAC, IFC
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| 13:10 – 14:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Panel discussion (4): TCTC Platform in Central Asia: Lessons Learned and Pathways for Scaling Up
Moderator: Ms. Erica Gerretsen, Director, Green Deal, Digital Agenda, DG INTPA
- Damir Kozhakhmetov, Vice Minister of Transport, Kazakhstan
- Jasurbek Choriev, Deputy Minister of Transport, Uzbekistan
- Aidit Erkin, Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
- Palvanov Sapar Begjanovich, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkmenistan
- Behzod Ikromov, Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the EU
- Hüseyin Özhan, Managing Director, Central Asia and Mongolia EBRD
- Richard Amor, Director for Lending Operations in Enlargement and EU Neighbourhood, EIB
- Winnie Wang, Lead Transport Specialist Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
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| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Parallel sessions
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Panel Discussion (5a): Black Sea and South Caucasus
Status of key developments and investment priorities in trade and transport
sectors:
Status of key developments and investment priorities in trade and transport sectors:
Moderator: Matej Zakonjšek, Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community
- Kristine Ghalechyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures, Armenia
- Maria Magdalena Grigore, National Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania
- Bülent Özcan, Director General, NIPAC, Türkiye
- Vinay Chawla, Office Director - Special Envoy for Peace Missions, U.S. Department of State
- Elisabetta Falcetti, Managing Director for Türkiye and the Caucasus, EBRD
- Lisa Kaestner, Director Trade and Competitiveness in Europe and Central Asia, IFC
- Charles J. Cormier, Infrastructure Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
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Panel Discussion (5b): Central Asia [parallel session]
Status of development and priorities in soft connectivity in Central Asia
Status of development and priorities in soft connectivity in Central Asia:
Moderator: Ms Charlotte Adriaen, Head of Unit, Central Asia and Afghanistan, DG INTPA C.1
- Damir Kozhakhmetov, Vice Minister of Transport, Kazakhstan
- Jasurbek Choriev, Deputy Minister of Transport, Uzbekistan
- Aidit Erkin, Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
- Palvanov Sapar Begjanovich, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkmenistan
- Behzod Ikromov, Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the EU
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| 16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee break
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| 16:30 – 17:15 |
Parallel sessions
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Panel Discussion (6a): Ukraine and Moldova
Status of key developments and investment priorities in trade and transport
sectors:
16:30 – 17:00
Status of key developments and investment priorities in trade and transport sectors:
Moderator: Matej Zakonjšek, Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community
- Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Moldova
- Oleksii Balesta, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories, Ukraine
- Maja Bakran Marcich, Deputy Director-General, DG MOVE
- Elena Gordeeva, Director for Infrastructure Europe at EBRD
- Richard Amor, Director for Lending Operations in Enlargement and EU Neighbourhood, EIB
- Ines Rocha, Division Director, Western Europe/CEE/Ukraine & Moldova, IFC
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Panel Discussion (6b): Central Asia [parallel session 16.30-17.30]
Status of development and priorities in hard infrastructure in Central Asia
16:30 – 17:30
Status of development and priorities in hard infrastructure in Central Asia:
Moderator: Ms Charlotte Adriaen, Head of Unit, Central Asia and Afghanistan, DG INTPA.C.1
- Jasurbek Choriev, Deputy Minister of Transport, Uzbekistan
- Damir Kozhakhmetov, Vice Minister of Transport, Kazakhstan
- Aidit Erkin, Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
- Palvanov Sapar Begjanovich, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkmenistan
- Behzod Ikromov, Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the EU
- Edvardas Bumsteinas, Head of Division Central Asia, EIB
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| 17:15 – 18:00 |
Presentation of deliverables and Signature Ceremony
Adrienn Kiraly, Director for Neighbourhood East and Türkiye, and designated signatories
Witnessed by Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement
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| 18:00 |
Closing remarks
Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement
Followed by Reception
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