İstanbul Energy Forum

Forum Agenda

09:00 - 09:40 Registration

09:40 - 09:45 Introduction & Welcoming Remarks

09:45 - 10:45 BOTAS Plenary Session

New Dynamics of Gas Security: Regional Perspectives

Ahmet Berat Çonkar
Moderator
Ahmet Berat Çonkar
Deputy Minister of Energy & Natural Resources of Türkiye
Panelist
Pavel Sorokin
First Deputy Minister of Energy, Russian Federation
Abdulvahit Fidan
Panelist
Abdulvahit Fidan
CEO, BOTAŞ
Rovshan Najaf
Panelist
Rovshan Najaf
President, SOCAR
Laszlo Fritsch
Panelist
Laszlo Fritsch
CEO, MVM CEEnergy
Panelist
Hamed Al Naamany
CEO, Oman LNG
Panelist
Franck Neel
Executive Board Member, OMV Petrom

10:45 - 11:00 Session Break

11:00 - 12:00 Session 2

Prospects for New Technologies and Fuels in a Smart Energy Transition

Moderator
Elif Düşmez Tek
President, Energy Digitalization Association
Panelist
Christof van Agt Ross
Director, Energy Dialogue at IEF
Panelist
Bora Şekip Güray
IICEC Director at Sabancı University
Alkım Bağ Güllü
Panelist
Alkım Bağ Güllü
Director, SHURA
Kamil Çağatay Bayındır
Panelist
Prof. Dr. Kamil Çağatay Bayındır
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Energy Storage Systems Association in Türkiye
Sohbet Karbuz
Panelist
Sohbet Karbuz
Director of Hydrocarbons and Energy Security, Mediterranean Observatory for Energy (OME)
Gergely Molnar
Panelist
Gergely Molnar
Energy Analist, International Energy Agency (IEA)

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 Keynote Session

H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of the Republic of Türkiye
Alparslan Bayraktar
Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Türkiye
Fahrettin Altun
Fahrettin Altun
Head of Communications, Republic of Türkiye
Serdar Karagöz
Serdar Karagöz
President & CEO of AA

15:00 - 16:15 Ministerial Session

Challenges and Opportunities for a Resilient Future

Alparslan Bayraktar
Moderator
Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Türkiye
Panelist
Parviz Shahbazov
Minister of Energy, Azerbaijan
Panelist
Vladimir Malinov
Minister of Energy, Bulgaria
Levan Davitashvili
Panelist
Levan Davitashvili
First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Panelist
Peter Szijjártó
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary
Dr. Khalifa Abdulsadek
Panelist
Dr. Khalifa Abdulsadek
Minister of Oil & Gas, Libya
Panelist
Victor Parlicov
Minister of Energy, Moldova
Panelist
Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic
Minister of Mining and Energy, Serbia
Jurabek Mirzamahmudov
Panelist
Jurabek Mirzamahmudov
Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan

16:30 - 17:30 Session 4

Financing the Energy Transition: Expectations and Priorities

Moderator
Auskar Surbakti
Programme Host, TRT World Money Talks
Panelist
Humberto Lopez
Country Director for Türkiye, The World Bank
Panelist
Elisabetta Falcetti
Managing Director for Türkiye, EBRD
Panelist
Marième Travaly
Infrastructure and Natural Resources Regional Manager Head for the Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, (IFC)
Taha Meli Arvas
Panelist
Taha Meli Arvas
CEO and Advisor to the Minister, EPİAŞ
Değer Saygın
Panelist
Değer Saygın
Industry Programme Lead, OECD

17:30 - 17:40 Closing Session

Acknowledgment and Review Session by Anadolu Ajansı

Oğuzhan Özsoy
Oğuzhan Özsoy
AA Energy News Manager
Duygu Alhan
Duygu Alhan
AA Energy Correspondent