12th ANNUAL SILK ROAD Conference Tuesday April 19, 2016
The 12th Annual Silk Road Conference returned to Chicago for its 2016 edition that focuses on new bilateral business, trade, and investment opportunities. The event , that attracts representatives from both U.S. and foreign governments, business, and academia, was the highlight of the six-day “Silk
Road Week in Illinois” series of events. Organized by the Central Asian Productivity Research Center, it is supported by Global Programs, College of Business, Northern Illinois University, and several foreign entities.
ORGANIZER:
Central Asian Productivity Research Center
SPONSORS:
Global Programs, College of Business, Northern Illinois University
CME Group
CO-SPONSORS:
College of Business -Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
The Global Business Advisor Magazine
Silk Way Airlines
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
Turkish Airlines
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
American–Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC)
Arab American Business and Professional Association
College of Business, Hacettepe University, Ankara
Illinois Science and Technology Park
International Trade Association of Greater Chicago
Quality Training Institute. Inc.
TEDA – Tianjin Economic Technology Development Area
U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association
United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC)
MORNING COUNTRY SESSIONS
08:00 Registration/Networking Breakfast Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
08:15 Exhibits OPEN All DAY
09:00 OPENING REMARKS
Professor Harry Lepinske, Chairman CAPRC
ELECTRONIC GREETING FROM AFGHANISTAN
Hon. Aydin Nurhan, Permanent Ambassador
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Kabul, Afghanistan
Prof. Dr. Paul Prabhaker, Associate Vice president
Global Programs, College of Business Northern Illinois University
OFFICIAL WELCOME/OVERVIEW
Dr. Denise Schoenbachler, Dean College of Business, Northern Illinois University
09:15 CHINA’s SILK ROAD PROJECT
William Jones, Bureau Chief Washington DC
“Executive Intelligence Report”
Co-author, 360-page Silk Road Report
09:45 Vugar Gurbanov, First Secretary
Embassy of Azerbaijan Washington, D.C.
10:15 Nurgali Arystanov, Counselor
Embassy of Kazakhstan Washington, D.C.
U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association
11:00
PAKISTAN: A GEOECONOMIC POTENTIAL FOR THE REGION
Hon. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Consul General of Pakistan, Chicago
Dr. Denise Schoenbachler, Dean of the College of Business, Northern Illinois University, is seen presenting an award to Prof. Dr. Vullnet Ameti Rector of the University of Tetovo, Tevovo, Macedonia
Rector Ameti ( University of Tetovo, Tevovo, Macedonia) is seen extending his greetings and appreciation
12:00 Uzbekistan
Abdufarrukh Khabirov
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Guzal Dusmetova, a member of the Uzbekistan delegation, is seen reading a greeting from the American Chamber of Commerce in Tashkent Uzbekistan
1:30 UNDERSTANDING CENTRAL ASIA’S EMERGING MARKETS
Introduction Yuri Hoffman, Managing Director Alpha Global Exchange
Charles Farra, Executive Director Int. Market Dev., CME Group, Chicago
2:00 Introduction: K. Rizwan Kadir, Financial Consultant
GLOBAL VOLATILITY, GLOBAL ASSET CLASS
Jay Caauwe, Managing Director
Global Client Services, CBOE Holdings, Chicago
2:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: FUTURE OF EMERGING MARKETS
MODERATOR-Mehmet Baha Karan, Professor of Finance Dept. of Business Administration, Hacettepe Univ., Ankara
TURKEY STOCK MARKET- Bora Oruc, Executive VP Capital Markets Board of Turkey
KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE- Hon. Mohsin Chandra, Economic Minister, Embassy of Pakistan D.C.
3:00 TURKISH ECONOMY AFTER THE RUSSIA-TURKEY CONFLICT
Mehmet Baha Karan, Professor of Finance Department of Business Administration, Hacettepe University, Ankara
Mustafa Kaya, Lecturer Department of Business Administration, Hacettepe University, Ankara
3:35 OIL PRICE FLUCTUATION AND EQUITY MARKET TREND OF OIL PRODUCING ECONOMIES
Professor Rasoul Rezvanian, Banking and Finance Department Northeastern Illinois University Chicago
3:55 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Emmet McLoughlin, President Arizona Kazakhstan Development Group
4:05 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
MODERATOR: Ms. Tonya McNeal-Weary Managing Director IBS Global Consulting, Inc.; Troy, Michigan
AMERICAN-UZBEKISTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (AUCC)
Elena V. Son, Executive Director; Washington, DC.
US-KAZAKHSTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Sarah E. Frese, Executive Director; Washington, D.C.
Ms. Laura Ortega-Lamela, Executive Director
International Business Council, and Illinois Chamber of Commerce
4:40 CHINA’s BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
AND NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Winchell Cheung, Director-Midwest
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
4:55 TIANJIN: GATEWAY TO A DYNAMIC MARKET
Jianning Li, Chief Representative
TEDA-Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
5:05 LOGISTICS IN THE REGION
James T. Eccleston, Senior Representative, Silk Way Airlines; Chantilly, VA
5:15 OVERVIEW -CONCLUDING REMARKS
Professor Dr. Paul Prabhaker, associate vice president
Global Programs, College of Business Northern Illinois University
5:25 DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION (in Lobby)
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