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

Sohbet Karbuz
Moderator
Sohbet Karbuz
Director of the Hydrocarbons and Energy Security Division, Mediterranean Observatory for Energy (OME)
Panelist
Abdulvahit Fidan
CEO, BOTAŞ
Laszlo Fritsch
Panelist
Laszlo Fritsch
CEO, MVM CEEnergy
Panelist
Franck Neel
Executive Board Member, OMV Petrom
Panelist
Gergely Molnar
Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Panelist
Hamed Al Naamany
CEO, Oman LNG

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
Abdullah Buğrahan Karaveli
Panelist
Abdullah Buğrahan Karaveli
President of TENMAK
Panelist
Bora Şekip Güray
IICEC Director at Sabancı University
Alkım Bağ Güllü
Panelist
Alkım Bağ Güllü
Director, SHURA

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 Keynote Session

H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of the Republic of Türkiye
H.E. 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 Anadolu Ajansı (AA)

15:00 - 16:15 Ministerial Session

Challenges and Opportunities for a Resilient Future

Moderator
H.E. Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Türkiye
Panelist
H.E. Parviz Shahbazov
Minister of Energy, Azerbaijan
Panelist
H.E. Vladimir Malinov
Energy Minister, Bulgaria
Panelist
H.E. Peter Szijjártó
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary
Panelist
H.E. Victor Parlicov
Minister of Energy, Moldova
Panelist
H.E. Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic
Minister of Mining and Energy, Serbia
Maksat Babayev
Panelist
H.E. Maksat Babayev
State Minister of Turkmenistan
Panelist
H.E. Pavel Sorokin
First Deputy Minister of Energy, Russian Federation

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 and Regional Industry Head, Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, (IFC)
Taha Meli Arvas
Panelist
Taha Meli Arvas
CEO and Advisor to the Minister, EPİAŞ
Panelist
Kıvanç Zaimler
President of the Energy Group, Sabancı Holding
Değer Saygın
Panelist
Değer Saygın
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