Registration

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard

Opening Ceremony

Recitation from the Holy Quran

Opening by Master of the Ceremony

Opening Remarks by:

• H.E. Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy, Azerbaijan
• H.E. Çetin Ali Dönmez, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey
• H.E. Anar Karimov, Minister for Culture, Azerbaijan (TBC)
• H.E. Farid Gayibov, Minister of Youth and Sports, Azerbaijan
• H.E. Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan, President, World Ethnosport Confederation
• H.E. Göksel Aşan, President of Finance at the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
• H.E. Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, President, Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey
• H.E. Naghi Jabbarov, Director General, Department of Economic Affairs, (on behalf of the OIC General Secretariat)(TBC)
• H.E. Mahmut Erol Kılıç, Director General, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)
• H.E. Mammad Musayev, President, National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Organizations, Azerbaijan
• H.E. Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman, Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SMBDA)
• H.E. Taha Ayhan, President, Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF)

Keynote Speech

H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia (pre-recorded video speech)

Coffee Break

1st Panel: POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS IN KARABAKH: FORESEEABLE PROSPECTS

Moderator: Mr. Zamin Badirkhanov, Head of Department on lands restoration and development, Ministry of Economy, Azerbaijan

• H.E. Niyazi Safarov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman, Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA), Azerbaijan
• Mr. Hasan Basri Kurt, President, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB), Turkey
• Mr. Yusif Abdullayev, Acting President, Azerbaijan Investment Promotion Agency (AzPromo)
• Mr. Mehmet Zeki Tuğrul, Vice Chairman, Dost Agriculture & Livestock Co.
• Mr. Vugar Zeynalov, Vice President, National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Organizations, Azerbaijan
• Q&A by Moderator

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

Lunch/Prayer

(Prayer Room will be in the 4th Floor of the Hotel)

2nd Panel: RESILIENT START-UP ECOSYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE POST COVID 19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Moderator: Mrs. Sabina Babayeva, COO, HackQuarters

• Mr. Samir Taghiyev, Head, CIS Countries & Europe Region at the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
• Mr. Vusal Gurbanov, Acting Director General, ICYF-ERC
• Mr. A. Serdar İbrahimcioğlu, General Manager, IT Valley, Turkey
• Mr. Khalig Ildirimzade, Chairman of Young Entrepreneurs Network (NGO), Azerbaijan
• Mr. Vusal Rustamov, Director of Innovations Center, Azerbaijan
• Q&A by Moderator

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

Coffee Break

3rd Panel: FUTURE ECONOMIC & TRADE PROSPECTS OF OIC REGION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Moderator: Fadi Farasin, Assistant Director General, Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)

• H.E. Rovshan Najaf, Deputy Minister of Economy, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Vusal Gasimly, Executive Director, Center for Economic Reforms, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Nagi Jabbarov, Director General, Economic Affairs of the OIC Secretariat
• Mr. Ruslan Alikhanov, Executive Director, Azerbaijan Investment Holding (AIH)
• Mr. Güzhan Gülay, Executive Vice President, Istanbul Stock Exchange (BIST), Turkey
• Q&A by Moderator

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

Departure from Baku Marriott Boulevard Hotel for Gala Dinner

Gala Dinner with Cultural Program

JW Marriot Absheron Hotel

Transfer to Baku Marriott Boulevard Hotel

4th Panel: MAIN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF THE REGION: PROSPECTIVE FROM NIZAMI GANJAVI (in partnership with Nizami Ganjavi International Center) (in hybrid format)

Moderator: Mr. Rafi Gurbanov, Deputy CEO of Nizami Ganjavi International Center

• Mr. Elnur Aliyev, First Deputy Minister for Culture, Azerbaijan
• Prof. Naseem Ahmad Shah, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences (2014-17) & Former Head, Department of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
• Prof. Ghulam Nabi Khaki, Director of Area Studies at the Centre of Central Asian Studies, Chairman of the Center for Sheikh ul Alam Studies, University of Kashmir. İndia
• Dr. Evangelos Venetis, An expert on Islam, the Middle East and the Caucasus. Greece (Virtual)
• H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmut Erol Kılıç, Director General of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)
• Q&A by Moderator

Coffee Break

5th Panel: CULTURAL DIMENSION IN FUTURE INVESTMENTS

Moderator: Ms. Fadila Grine, Senior Advisor, Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF)

• Mr. Elnur Aliyev, First Deputy Minister for Culture, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Rahman Haji, Chairman, Karabagh Revival Fund, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Abdulkerim Çay, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Turkish Airlines, Turkey
• Mr. Elmeddin Mehdiyev, Director, Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA), Azerbaijan
• Ms. Alina Ravzutdinova, Project Manager of Kazan Summit, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, (TIDA), Russia
• Q&A by Moderator

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

MOIC Declaration

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

Lunch/Prayer

(Prayer Room will be in the 4th Floor of the Hotel)

6th Panel: INVESTMENT BOOM FOR STARTUPS: FINANCING NEWLY DEVELOPING VENTURES

Moderator: Mr. Avni Demirci, CEO, Alkan Consulting 

• Mr. Süleyman Özdil, Chairman, Halkbank

• Mr. Metin Özdemir, General Manager of the Ziraat Participation Bank
• Mr. Jalal Orujov, Member of the Executive Board, Pasha Bank
• Mr. Vugar Sadig, International Relations Advisor, Kapital Bank
• Mr. Zaur Alakbarov, Advisor to the Chairman, International Bank of Azerbaijan

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

7th Panel: ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT IN ACHIEVING SDGs

Moderator: Mr. Huseyin Huseynov, Head of Sustainable Development and Social Policy Department, Ministry of Economy, Azerbaijan 

• Ms. Nargiz Guliyeva, Head of Solutions Mapping, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Rafee Yusoff, CEO of the Perdana Dialogue Foundation, Malaysia (Virtual)
• Mr. Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, Vice President Caspian Communications & Advocacy, BP Azerbaijan
• Mr. Osman Khaliyev, Acting Chairman, Entrepreneurship Development Fund, Azerbaijan
• Mr. Selçuk Akat, Chairman, Turkey-Azerbaijan Business Council (DEIK), Turkey
• Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordination General, Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) (Virtual)
• Mr. Cemal Yangın, Chairman, Azerbaijan-Turkey Business Association
• Q&A by Moderator

Coffee Break

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

CULTURAL TOUR TO KARABAKH AND GANJA

• Charter flight: Baku - Fuzuli (30 min.)
• Bus travel: Fuzuli - Shusha
• Sightseeing in Shusha
• Lunch in Shusha
• Bus travel: Shusha - Fuzuli
• Charter flight: Fuzuli - Ganja (25 min.)
• Sightseeing in Ganja
• Concert program in Ganja Philharmonic
• Dinner in Ganja
• Charter flight: Ganja - Baku (45 min.)

- The visit to Shusha, the Capital Culture of Azerbaijan, will be organized through the first International Airport (Fuzuli) built in the liberated areas of Karabakh;
- A cultural event dedicated to the 880th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi, a visit to the Nizami Ganjavi mausoleum will be organized in Ganja.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• 50 Startup booths for their fair will be positioned in the same venue with the program main hall for guests’ visit.
• Photo and visual exhibitions will be arranged outside of the program main hall. (if Karabakh Revival Fund provides photos to exhibit)
• B2B meeting rooms will be arranged in the hotel and program main hall area.
• The MOIC students will conduct a MOIC program at the Baku State University without disturbing the main event. Their declaration can be announced in the 7th Ministerial Panel Session.