Panel Sessions

12 OCTOBER 2023, THURSDAY | ISTANBUL CONGRESS CENTER (ICC)

10.30 - 11.45

PANEL-I: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: ‘ENERGY, TELECOMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS

(Floor B2, Beyazıt Meeting Room)

Opening Speech

Mr. Nail OLPAK

President, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK)

Keynote Speakers

H.E. Ahmet Berat ÇONKAR

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye

H.E. Loub Yakouti ATTOUMANI

Minister of Health, Solidarity, Social Protection and Gender Promotion of the Union of the Comoros

Moderator

Mr. Amadou WADDA

Senior Director & Head Project Development, Africa Finance Corporation

Panelists

Mr. Bülent ŞEN

Chairman, Architects and Engineers Group

Ms. Kimera CHETTY

Associate Director, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Africa Practice

Mr. Chabuka J. KAWESHA

Vice President (Southern Africa), Pan African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PACCI)

Mr. Jean-Jacques NGONO

Managing Partner, Finergreen

11.00 - 12.15

PANEL-II: COLLABORATION ON MANUFACTURING AND AGROINDUSTRIES: SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY & FOOD SECURITY

(Floor B2, Emirgan Meeting Room)

Moderator

Dr. Burçak YÜKSEL

Head of Department of Monitoring And Evaluation Republic of Türkiye Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry Directorate General For European Union And Foreign Relations

Panelists

Mr. Barakat Mohammed BAALAWY

CEO, Barrack Holdings

Prof. M. H. Khalil TIMAMY

Director, EcoFutures

Mrs. Nardos Bekele-THOMAS

CEO, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)

Mr. Can Hakan KARACA

Chairman, Cantek Group

Mr. Coşkun YILDIRIM

Founding Partner, Tabit Smart Farming

12.00 - 13.15

PANEL-III: AFRICA DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: ENHANCING AFRICA DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ECOSYSTEM

(Floor B2, Beyazıt Meeting Room)

Opening Speech

Mr. R. Erdem ERKUL

Chairperson, DEİK/Digital Technologies Business Council

Mr. Zekeriya ÇOŞTU

Deputy Minister of Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology

Moderator

Amb. Amr ALJOWAILY

Strategic Advisor, Cabinet of the Deputy Chairperson, AUC

Panelists

Mr. Osman KUZUCU,

Founding Partner, Starx

Mr. Eray GÖZENER

Executive Vice President, Doğuş Technology

Ms. Nayera ABOUELFARH

Public Policy Analyst - Middle East and Africa, M&P

12.30 - 13.45

PANEL-IV: OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS OF FREE ZONES

(Floor B2, Emirgan Meeting Room)

Moderator

Mr. Faruk GÜLER

CEO, Aegean Free Zone Development and Operating Co. (ESBAŞ)

Panelists

Ms. Emel EMİRLİOĞLU

General Director of Free Zones, Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye

Dr. Ahmed Shireen KORAYEM

Vice President, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)

Dr. Michael OQUAYE Jnr.

CEO, Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA)

14.45 - 16.00

PANEL-V: HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT & PROMOTION OF TOURISM CENTERS”

(Floor B2, Beyazıt Meeting Room)

Moderator

Mr. Mustapha OUABBAS

Senior Policy Officer, Department of Transport Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission (AUC)

Panelists

Prof. Khaled DABEES

Chair of Health Care Industries Cluster, Africa Business Council

Mr. Moussa KOUYATE

President, CNP-PPP

Mr. İhsan ŞAHİN

Chairperson, Sıla Group & DEİK/Türkiye-Ivory Coast Business Council

Dr. Reşat BAHAT

Chairperson, DEİK/ Health Business Council

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Çağlar YILMAZ

Chairperson, Health Services Committee, Ankara Chamber of Commerce

14.45 - 16.00

PANEL-VI: THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EFFICIENT DEFENSE AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES

(Floor B2, Emirgan Meeting Room)

Moderator

Mr. Ömer Faruk GÖK

Senior Vice President at Strategic Projects Directorate, Turkish Technic

Panelists

Mr. Ado SANUSI

Managing Director and CEO, Aero Contractors of Nigeria Ltd.

Mr. Bertan KURT

Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Communications, Turkish Aerospace

Mr. Emre AKIN

Head of Strategic Planning Department, Nurol Holding

16.15 - 17.30

PANEL-VII: INVESTMENT & TRADE FINANCING IN AFRICA AND BANKING RELATIONS WITH TÜRKİYE

(Floor B2, Beyazıt Meeting Room)

Moderator

Ms. Fatma Zehra SAYAR

Director, International Loans and Relations Department, Turk Eximbank

Panelists

Prof. Charles Bongwen LINJAP

Executive Director, Investment Watch (I-Watch)

Ozan GÜLHAN

Deputy General Manager, Tera Investment Bank

Mr. Noureddin ENNABOULSSI

Senior Underwriter, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

Ms. Solange AMICHIA

CEO, Côte d’Ivoire Investment Promotion Center (CEPICI)

16.15 – 17.30

PANEL-VIII: INVESTMENT & TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECCAS REGION

(Floor B2, Emirgan Meeting Room)

Moderator

Mr. Dr. Uğur ERDOĞAN

Istanbul University School of Business

Panelists

Mr. Benjamín Evita OMA

Vice President, Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Forestry of the Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea

Mr. François KANIMBA

Commissioner for the Common Market, Economic, Monetary and Financial Affairs, ECCAS

Mr. Daniel Claude ABATE

Vice President, The High Business Council of ECCAS

Mr. Turhan MİLDON

Vice Chairperson of the Board & CEO, Miller Holding

13 OCTOBER 2023, FRIDAY | ISTANBUL CONGRESS CENTER (ICC)

10.00 - 12.00

PANEL-IX: TÜRKİYE-AFRICA WOMEN LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE

(Floor B2, Harbiye Auditorium)

Opening Speeches

Mr. Nail OLPAK

President, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK)

Keynote Speaker

H.E. Mahinur ÖZDEMİR GÖKTAŞ

Minister of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye

H.E. Devika VIDOT

Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry of the Republic of Seychelles

Moderator

H.E. Amb. Elif ÇOMOĞLU ÜLGEN

General Director of Eastern and Southern Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye

Panelists

H.E. Suzi BARBOSA

Special Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy, Guinea-Bissau

Ms. Berna GÖZBAŞI

BRN Sleep Products, Chairperson & Board Member, DEIK

Ms. Sylvia Bwalya MUTALE-MWANSA

Founder & CEO, SBM Investments Ltd

Ms. Nardos Bekele-THOMAS

CEO, The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

Ms. Mandisa Charmain GABA

Managing Director, Ntsika Uhuru

Dr. Amany ASFOUR

President, Africa Business Council (AfBC)