Per CAPRC Chairman, Professor Harry Lepinske request, the Chamber is pleased to inform you about this remarkable event in Chicago.
8th ANNUAL SILK ROAD CONFERENCE
MAY 17, 2013
Illinois Institute of Technology
Kent School of Law Auditorium
565 West Adams St.
Chicago, Ill, USA
(As of 2/9/13)
0815: Registration/Networking/Exhibits
0900: OPENING REMARKS
Professor Harry Lepinske, Chairman
Central Asian Productivity Research Center
“THE GREAT SILK ROAD”
Professor Elbrus Isayev
Nakhchivan State University
Nakhchivan Autonomous Region, Azerbaijan
0930: DIPLOMATIC PRESPECTIVES
His Excellency Elin Suleymanov (Invited)
Azerbaijan Ambassador to the USA
Washington, DC.
“ UZBEKISTAN’S ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENT POTENIAL “
His Excellency H.E. Ilhom Nematov
Uzbekistan Ambassador To The USA
Washington, DC
1030: “AZERBAIJAN’S GROWTH PERSPECTIVES”
TBA
1100: BREAK
1115: PANEL DISCUSSION
“ENTERING THE CHINA MARKET”
Moderator: Ms. Jenny Zhang, President
China Trade Inc., Chicago
“Advanced Technology And
China’s Economic Development”
Jung Lowe, JD, President
AmericaAsia Global Law, Ltd., Chicago
“Selling To China Via Hong Kong”
Wing Sham, Director
Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Chicago
12115 Buffet Lunch-10th Floor/Exhibits-Lobby Area
1315: PANEL DISCUSSION
“WHY KAZAKHSTAN MATTERS”
Moderator: TBA
“A Business Executives’ Perspectives”
Nick Pribus, Business Consultant, Chicago
“Opening A Business in Kazakhstan”
Alex Nisengolts, Kazakh attorney, Chicago
1415: ”A NEW VISION FOR PAKISTAN”
TBA
1435: PANEL DISCUSSION
“TURKEY: A RAPIDLY EXPABNDING ENERGY HUB”
Moderator: Professor of Business, -Hacettepe University, Ankara
Regional Coordinator, CAPRC
“Turkey’s Electricity Market”
Dr. Mustafa Gozen, Energy Expert
Energy Market Regulatory Market, Ankara
“Turkey’s Oil Market”
Rauf Firat Yasar, Energy Export
Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Ankara
“Turkey’s Natural Gas Market”
Okan Yardimci, Energy Expert
Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Ankara
1545: PANEL DISCUSSIAN
” UZBEKISTAN: A GROWING BUSINESS HUB”
Moderator: TBA
“New Investment and Business Opportunities in Uzbekistan”
Laziz Kudratov, counselor, Trade and economic affairs
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Washington, DC.
“A Business Perspective”
Azad Sharapov, attorney and business executive,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(TBA)
1645: CONCLUDING REMARKS
Professor Paul Prabhaker, associate dean
College of Business, Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
1700: “One-on-one meetings”
Lobby parlor area and off-site
Organized by the Central Asian Productivity
Research Center with support from the College
Of Business, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
FOR INFORMATION: [email protected]
FOR REGISTRATION: www.caprc.org
