AGENDA DETAILS Event Schedules

Whole Day

Arrivals/Check-in

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard

19:00 - 21:00

Welcoming Cocktail

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard

09:00 - 10:30

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)

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Mikayil Jabbarov

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Anar Karimov

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Farid Gayibov

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Necmettin Bilal Erdogan

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Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIÇ

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Orkhan Mammadov

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Taha Ayhan

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Mahathir Mohamad

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15

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

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Orkhan Mammadov

12:15 - 12:45

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch/Prayer

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

14:00 - 15:15

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

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A. Serdar İbrahimcioğlu

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Khalig Ildirimzade

15:15 - 15:45

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

15:45 - 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:30

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

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Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu

17:30 - 18:00

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

18:45

Departure from Baku Marriott Boulevard Hotel for Gala Dinner

19:30 - 22:00

Gala Dinner with Cultural Program

JW Marriot Absheron Hotel

22:00

Transfer to Baku Marriott Boulevard Hotel

09:00 - 10:15

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

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Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIÇ

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:00

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

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Abdulkerim Çay

12:00 - 12:30

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

12:30 - 12:45

MOIC Declaration

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch/Prayer

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

14:00 - 15:15

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

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Süleyman Özdil

15:15 - 15:45

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

15:45 - 17:00

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

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Taha Ayhan

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Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary

17:00 - 17:30

Coffee Break

17:30 - 18:00

Startup Boosters

Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Ballroom Taghiyev

08:00 - 20:15

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.

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