Agenda

TABEF Online Edition Agenda

08-09 October 2020 | Digital Event | Istanbul & Ethiopia Time (GMT+3)

All sessions will be translated in Turkish, English & French

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Day I (08 October, Thursday)
Day II (09 October, Friday)

Opening Session14.00-15.00

Welcoming Remarks:

Mr. Nail OLPAK, President of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEiK)
H.E. Victor HARISON, Commissioner for Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC)
H.E. Ruhsar PEKCAN, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey
H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN, President of the Republic of Turkey

Ministerial Meeting: “Turkey-Africa: Partners in Resilience in Post-Pandemic World” 15.15-17.15

(Closed Session: Ministers Only)
Co-Chaired by H.E. Ruhsar PEKCAN, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Victor HARISON, Commissioner for Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC)

Panel: “Economic Recovery in the Post-Corona Era: Turkey-Africa Partnership” 15.15-16.30

Moderator: Mr. Hakki KARATAS, Chief Economist, DEiK

Panelists:

Mr. Enis GULTEKIN, Deputy General Director of Turkish Eximbank
Mr. Muzaffer Suat UTKU, Executive Vice-President of International Banking, Aktifbank
Mr. Eren KELEKCI, Chief Private Sector & Blended Finance Investment of Agriculture and Rural Finance Division, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
Dr. Mabouba DIAGNE, Vice-President of Finance & Corporate Services, ECOWAS Bank for Investment & Development (EBID)
Mr. Ibrahim SAGNA, Director & Global Head, Advisory & Capital Markets, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Panel: “Turkey’s Approach to Covid-19 & Health Partnership with Africa”16.45-18.00

Moderator: Dr. Ihsan SAHIN, Chairman of DEiK/Turkey-Senegal Business Council & Chairman of the Board of Sila Group Health & Consultancy

Panelists:

Mr. Selami KILIC, General Director for EU and Foreign Affairs, Turkish Ministry of Health
Dr. Martin SIRENGO, Head, Department of Health Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Health - Kenya
Nikhil Pereira-KAMATH, Founder, Director & CEO, Africa Healthcare Network - East Africa
Dr. Dennis ADDO, Founder & CEO, Claron Health – Ghana
Dr. Eyup Vural AYDIN, Chairman of DEiK PPP Committee & Istanbul PPP COE

Press Conference 17.30-18.00

H.E. Victor HARISON, Commissioner for Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC)
H.E. Ruhsar PEKCAN, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey

Fireside Chat: “Trade Impacts of AfCFTA & Industrialization”18.00-18.45

Moderator: Dr. Ugur Yasin ASAL, Deputy Head of Political Science and International Relations Department, Istanbul Commerce University (ITO)

Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Wamkele MENE, First Secretary General of the AfCFTA (The African Continental Free Trade Area)

Panel: “Brainstorming for Investments in the New Normal”13.00-14.30

Moderator: Dr. Ugur ERDOGAN, Istanbul University School of Business

Panelists:

Mr. Rob WITHAGEN, CEO & Founder of Asoko Insight
Mr. Aziz MEBAREK, Founding Partner of Africinvest
Mr. Opuiyo OFORIOKUMA, Acting Chief Operating Officer of Africa50
Ms. Agnes GITAU, Managing Partner of GBS Africa
Mr. Fuat TOSYALI, Chairperson of the Board of Tosyalı Holding
Presentation: “How to navigate the African Corporate Map”
Mr. Greg COHEN, CCO of Asoko Insight

Panel: “Turkey-Africa Women Leadership Dialogue”14.45-16.15

Moderator: Ms. Berna AKYILDIZ, Vice-Coordinating Chairperson of DEiK/Turkey-Africa Business Councils

Remarks:

Ms. Berna GOZBASI, Board Member of DEiK & Coordinating Chairperson of DEiK/Turkey-Africa Business Councils
H.E. Rossette NYIRINKINDI, Advisor of African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson on Regional Integration

Panelists:

Ms. Reckya MADOUGOU, Special Adviser to the Togolese Republic President
H.E. Elif Comoglu ULGEN, Turkish Ambassador to South Africa
Ms. Ebru OZDEMIR, Board Member of DEiK & Chairperson of Limak Investments
Ms. Judi NWOKEDI, Secretary General of Black Business Council (BBC)
Ms. Zeynep HAREZI, Board Member, Karadeniz Holding Inc.
Ms. Seipati MOKHUA, CEO of Southern African Women in Leadership
Ms. Bangoura Adama CISSE, President of Women's Cooperative for Agriculture and Development (CFAAD)

Pitch The Project Sessions (G2B)16.30-17.45

Session-I: Impact Investing as the New Normal: Gabon

H.E. Hugues Mbadinga MADIYA, Minister of Commerce, Industry and SMEs of Gabonese Republic

Session-II: Trade & Investment Opportunities in KwaZulu-Natal – South Africa

Mr. Claude Jerome PRETORIUS, Destination Marketing Manager, TIKZN

Closing Remarks18.00-18.15

Mr. Jean-Denis GABIKINI, Acting-Director of the Economic Affairs Department, African Union Commission (AUC)
Mr. Nail OLPAK, President of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEiK)

Agenda

TABEF Online Edition Agenda

Opening Session14.00-15.00

Ministerial Meeting: “Turkey-Africa: Partners in Resilience in Post-Pandemic World” 15.15-17.15

(Closed Session: Ministers Only) Co-Chaired by H.E. Ruhsar PEKCAN, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Victor HARISON, Commissioner for Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC)

Panel: “Economic Recovery in the Post-Corona Era: Turkey-Africa Partnership” 15.15-16.30

Moderator: Mr. Hakki KARATAS, Chief Economist, DEiK

Panel: “Turkey’s Approach to Covid-19 & Health Partnership with Africa”16.45-18.00

Moderator: Dr. Ihsan SAHIN, Chairman of DEiK/Turkey-Senegal Business Council & Chairman of the Board of Sila Group Health & Consultancy

Press Conference 17.30-18.00

Fireside Chat: “Trade Impacts of AfCFTA & Industrialization”18.00-18.45

Moderator: Dr. Ugur Yasin ASAL, Deputy Head of Political Science and International Relations Department, Istanbul Commerce University (ITO)

Panel: “Brainstorming for Investments in the New Normal”13.00-14.30

Moderator: Dr. Ugur ERDOGAN, Istanbul University School of Business

Panel: “Turkey-Africa Women Leadership Dialogue”14.45-16.15

Moderator: Ms. Berna AKYILDIZ, Vice-Coordinating Chairperson of DEiK/Turkey-Africa Business Councils

Pitch The Project Sessions (G2B)16.30-17.45

Closing Remarks18.00-18.15

(Closed Session: Ministers Only)
Co-Chaired by H.E. Ruhsar PEKCAN, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Victor HARISON, Commissioner for Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC)