2014 Year in Review posted by Alex Krzyston

Monday, December 8, 2014 CAPRC BOARD MEMBERS WELCOME NEW MARKETING ASSOCIATE

Central Asian Productivity Research Center advisory board members greeting Ms. Chencheng ( Ci Ci) Mei to the December 5 advisory board meeting. She will serve a semester-long DeVry University internship as a “marketing associate”.

October 10, 2014 Selling to China via. Hong Kong
Mr. Winchell Cheung, Midwest director for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, in Chicago, is seen discussing “ Selling to China And the Rest of Asia Via Hong Kong” during a business session sponsored by the CAPRC.Michael Krzyston, CAPRC advisory board member and certificate chairman, (left) and Professor Michael Vasilou, senior professor of business and Management, DeVry University, and CAPRC advisory board member, ( right are seen presenting a “certificate of Appreciation” to Mr. Cheung

Sept. 25, 2014 His Excellency Iyad Ameen MadaniHis Excellency Iyad Ameen Madani, secretary general for the Organization
Of Islamic Cooperation, is seen with Professor Harry Lepinske, chairman of the
Central Asian Productivity Research Center, discussing the 10th Annual Silk
Road Conference scheduled in May 2015, in Chicago. The IOC, the worlds
second largest international organization is an inter-governmental
organization of the 57 Islamic states. They met on Sept. 17 in Chicago

May 16, 2014 10th Annual Silk Road Conference
ORGANIZED BY: Central Asian Productivity Research Center
SPONSORED BY: Northern Illinois University Division of International Affairs
Turkish Airlines
“THE GREAT SILK ROAD”
Assistant Prof. Elbrus Isayev ; Nakhchivan State University
WHY KAZAKHSTAN MATTERS
His Excellency Kairat Umarov; Kazakhstan Ambassador to the USA
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN UZBEKISTAN
His Excellency Bakhtiyar Gulyamov; Uzbekistan Ambassador to the USA
Hon. Laziz Kudratov, Counselor, Embassy of The Republic of Uzbekistan
AFGHANISTAN: UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Hon. Ahmad Zahir Farqiri; Deputy Chief of Mission; Embassy of Afghanistan
AZERBAIJAN: A GROWING ECONOMY
Basrad Pashayev, Chief Operating Officer; AzBTG LLC; CAPRC
Hon. Natiq Bakhishov, Trade Consul; Embassy of Azerbaijan
Elshan Baloghlanov U.S Representative AZPROMO Azerbaijan Export & Investment
PAKISTAN: A GEOECONOMIC POTENTIAL FOR THE REGION
Hon. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi; Consul General of Pakistan, Chicago
TAJIKISTAN AND NEW MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Pulod Amirbekov, Regional Coordinator, CAPRC Tajikistan
TURKEY: A RAPIDLY EXPANDING ENERGY HUB
Hon. Fatih Yildiz, Consul General; Consulate General of The Republic of Turkey
RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL IN TURKEY
Professor Dr. Ozlem Atay; Department of Management, Ankara University
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES OF CENTRAL ASIAN LOGISTICS
Chairman: James Eccleston, U.S. Representative Washington, D.C.
Colonel Emily Buckman, Division Chief DLA Logistics Operations.
George Tagge Jr, Regional Affairs Officer, U.S Department of State

CAPRC VISIT AZERBAIJAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON DC
Seen at a meeting in the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in Washington, D.C., are (left to right): Natig Bakhishov, political officer; Anthony Preston and Professor Paul Prabhaker, advisory board members for the Central Asian Productivity Research Center; Nargiz Gurbanova, economic counselor, and Professor Harry Lepinske, CAPRC Chairman. They were discussing plans for the 9th Annual Silk Road Conference scheduled on May 16, 2014, at Illinois Institute of technology’s Kent School of Law Auditorium, In Chicago.