Turkey Events Connecting Eurasia Rail and Ports Forum Agenda
Connecting Eurasia: Smart Ports and Rail Forum
Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia - April 27, 28, 29, 2021
April 27, 2021
Opening Remarks
09:00-09:50 (16:00 Turkey time, 17:00 Azerbaijan and Georgia)
- Heather Byrnes, Minister Counselor & Regional Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
- David M. Satterfield, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, U.S. Embassy Turkey
- Kelly C. Degnan, U.S Ambassador to Georgia, U.S. Embassy Georgia
- Natia Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
- Lee Litzenberger, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, U.S. Embassy Azerbaijan
- David De Falco, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Commercial Service
Railways Market Overview
09:50-10:35
- David Peradze, CEO, Georgian Railway JSC
- Alessandro Mascis, Vice President Electronics & Digital Sales, Wabtec
U.S. Smart Rail Technologies
10:35-11:25
Moderated by: Mike Rush, Senior Vice President for Operations and Safety, The Association of American Railroads (AAR)
Panelists:
- David Milla, Director of Contract Administration, Globalstar
- Frederick Ronse, Founder, Chief Evangelist, Globalstar/Ovinto
- Jim Trogdon, Principal Transportation Consultant, SAS
- Alessandro Mascis, Vice President Electronics & Digital Sales, Wabtec
Questions & Answers
11:25–11:35
April 28, 2021
Opening Remarks
09:00-09:05 (16:00 Turkey, 17:00 Azerbaijan and Georgia time)
Heather Byrnes, Minister Counselor & Regional Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service
Ports Market Overview
09:05-09:50
- Tamar Ioseliani, Director, Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia (TBC)
U.S. Smart Ports Technologies
09:50-10:55
Moderated by: Dave Matsuda, Principal, Matsuda Associates
Panelists:
- Patrick King, Vice President, Jacobs
- Medha Rahman, Director for Ports & Maritime, Jacobs
- Meena Shah, Sales Engineer, Navis
- Robert Rosenberg, President & CEO, NTELX
- Ian Williams, Director, Eurasia Sales, Rapiscan
Questions & Answers
10:55–11:05
April 29, 2021 Financing of Rail and Ports Investments
How Governments and Businesses can work with Multilateral Development Banks
08:30-09:30
Moderated by: Danica Starks, Senior U.S. Commercial Liaison to the World Bank & Head of DOC Multilateral Development Bank Group, U.S. Department of Commerce
Panelists:
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) – TBD
- Sule Toplu Kilic, Deputy Head, Turkey, Sustainable Infrastructure and Energy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, Regional Director, Caucasus, EBRD
- Sebastian Molineus, Regional Director for the South Caucasus (IBRD)
- Karla Carvajal, Transport Practice Manager for the Europe and Central Asia Region, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
Questions & Answers
09:30-09:45
US Government Project Planning and Financing Tools
09:45-10:45
Moderated by: Andrea Berton, Commercial Attache, U.S. Department of Commerce
Panelists:
- Kenneth J. Angell, Managing Director, Project Finance, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Cheryl Conlin, Director of Rail Finance, Senior Loan Officer, Transportation Division, Export-Import Bank of The United States (U.S. EXIM Bank)
- Carl Kress, Regional Director, United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Questions & Answers
10:45-11:00