New Routes, New Markets: Global Gateway and Potential Markets along the ‘Middle Corridor’

New Routes, New Markets: Global Gateway and Potential Markets along the ‘Middle Corridor’

20.02.2025, 09:30-14:00h

Konferenz

Die Veranstaltung beleuchtet die Entwicklung und Potenziale der sich stark entwickelnden Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, kurz “middle corridor“), die China über die zentralasiatischen Länder, den Kaukasus und die Türkei mit Europa verbindet, sowie die Rolle der EU und internationaler Investitionen in diesem Kontext. Ziel ist es, neue Marktzugänge und Geschäftsmodelle entlang der Route aufzuzeigen.

Expertenvorträge und Diskussionsrunden widmen sich Themen wie Infrastrukturentwicklung, Logistik und Finanzierung, um Perspektiven für eine nachhaltige und effiziente Nutzung dieser Route aufzuzeigen. Zudem nehmen mehrere Minister und Delegationen aus der Region an der englischsprachigen Veranstaltung teil. Ausgewählte Informationen und Artikelsammlungen zu den Themen der Konferenz stellt Ihnen Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) bereits vorab hier zur Verfügung.

Programm

09.00 h	Registration
09.30 h	Opening and Welcome Remarks • Stephan Schnabel, Vice President, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce • Liv Assmann, State Councillor and Plenipotentiary of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to the Federal Government, the European Union and for Foreign Affairs • Prof. Dr. Peer Witten, Member of the Executive Committee, German Eastern Business Association
09.45 h	Actual Status, Potential and EU Engagement on the Middle Corridor
09.45 h	Status of the Middle Corridor Development 2024 - Activities of the bordering countries and harmonization of processes • S.E. Nasimi Aghayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Germany
10.00 h	Global Gateway – EU Action to Support the Development of the Middle Corridor • Peteris Ustubs, Director for the Middle East, Asia and Pacific Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG IntPa), EU Commission
10.15 h	Presentation of the World Bank Study “Middle Trade and Transport Corridor - Policies and investments to triple freight volumes and half travel time by 2030” • Murad Gürmeriç, Senior Transport Engineer, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
10.30 h	Minister Panel Absattar Syrgabaev, Minister of Transport and Communications, Kyrgyzstan Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Foreign Minister, Armenia Satzhan Ablaliev, Vize Minister of Transport, Kazakhstan Moderation: Michael Harms, Executive Director, German Eastern Business Association
11.30 h	Coffee Break
12.00 h	Panel Discussion ‚Port and Logistics‘ • Dr. Taleh Ziyadov, CEO, Port of Baku • Friedrich Stuhrmann, CCO, HPA Hamburg Port Authority • Ainur Dingalieva, Leading specialist of the transportation logistics department, Port Aktau • Boris Balev, CEO, BMF Port Burgas AD Moderation: Frank Busse, Partner, Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH
13.00 h	Panel Discussion ‘Infrastructure Development: Projects and Financing’ • Bekzad Kholmatov, Director of the Research Center for Transport and Logistics Development, Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan • Thomas Baum, Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management, Euler Hermes AG • Ekaterina Galitsyna, Director, Head of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus, KfW IPEX Bank GmbH • Wolfgang Meier, President/CEO, Silk Way West Airlines • Stephanie Meier-Sydow, Director Sales CIS Countries and Turkey, Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH Moderation: Heinrich Kerstgens, Corporate Representative, Director Board Pro-jects, Rhenus Logistics
From 14.00 h	Get-together und Lunch