Azerbaijan: Hub of the Future - Strategic Opportunities for German Companies


January 23rd 2025 | 3 pm - 7 pm (CET)

Azerbaijan, strategically positioned between Europe and Asia, is rapidly emerging as a crucial gateway to vast markets and opportunities in both regions. This event, brought together by the Embassy of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture of Rhineland-Palatinate, the IHK for Rheinhessen, the IHK Pfalz, the IHK Koblenz, the IHK Offenbach, the German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (AHK) and the German Eastern Business Association (Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft, further in text shortly as OA) aims to showcase the immense potential for German companies in this dynamic landscape.

As Azerbaijan strengthens its role as a logistics and energy hub, especially on the Middle Corridor, new avenues for investment and collaboration in infrastructure and renewable energy are opening up. For German businesses, this represents a unique chance to tap into growing markets and contribute to the region's economic development. With planned investments set to surge and international focus intensifying, now is the perfect time to explore the strategic opportunities Azerbaijan has to offer.
 

Conference language: English

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Programm

Please note: The Conference Language is English.

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Opening Speech

Karina Szwede
Chief Executive Officer
Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Rheinhessen
 

Overall moderation by

Elvin Yilmaz
Head of Foreign Trade Department
Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Rheinhessen

Welcome Adress

Petra Dick-Walther
State Secretary
Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture of Rhineland-Palatinate

Welcome Adress

Nasimi Aghayev
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Panel 1: Azerbaijan as a Strategic Hub in the Region


Orkhan Mammadov 
Chairman, Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Valeh Alasgarov 
Chairman
AFEZA – ALAT Free Economic Zone

Fariz Aliyev
Head of the Department of Transport Policy
Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Moderated by
Nargis Wieck
CEO
German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce

Panel 2: Success Stories and Opportunities for German Companies
 

Manuel Palz
Deputy Head of Division, Division VD2 - Partnering in Business with Germany
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)

Mirko Nowak 
CEO, LUNO Group, Hamburg

Elchin Usub 
Associate Partner/Head of Office
Rödl & Partner LLC Aserbaidschan

Elshan Musayev
Director, EKM Global Consulting GmbH

Evgeniy Epifanov 
Senior Regional Manager and Director International Banking ODDO BHF SE, Frankfurt a.M.
    
Moderated by    
Stefan Kägebein
Director Eastern & South Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus / Head of Task Force Ukraine
The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)

Networking and Opportunity for Direct Conversations with the Team from the Embassy of Azerbaijan

Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Rheinhessen

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