Türkiye is a crossroads for trade and transport across the Black Sea region and beyond into Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Commercial road transport links the region with the rest of the world, driving economic development and social prosperity from the smallest villages to the largest urban centres.
But with increasingly congested trade corridors and border crossings, and the challenge of decarbonisation and digitalisation, how can the road transport industry, governments and international organisations work together to better deliver a brighter trade and transport future for the region?
Celebrating IRU’s 75th anniversary, this special event will be jointly hosted by IRU, TOBBUND and DFDS, in partnership with IRU members TOBB and UND, within Logitrans, Türkiye and Eurasia’s most important logistics exhibition.
The event will take place in English and Turkish.
Kindly note that you need to register for Logistrans to attend this event.
More information about attending Logitrans can be found here.
- 13:00–13:20 OPENING
• Radu Dinescu, President - IRU
• Şerafettin Aras, President - UND
• Tamer Kıran, Vice President - TOBB
- 13:20–14:30 SESSION 1 – Shaping a brighter future for trade and transport around the Black Sea and beyond
Panel debate
Moderator: Alper Özel, UND Chairman of the Executive Board
• Dr. Murat Korçak, Deputy General Director - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye
• Burak Serkan Yaşar, Deputy General Director - Ministry of Trade of Türkiye
• Asset Assavbayev, Secretary General – TRACECA
• Amb. Dimitrios Rallis, Deputy Secretary General - BSEC Organisation
IRU Charter 75
• Umberto de Pretto – IRU Secretary General
• Signing of IRU Charter 75
14:30–15:00 COFFEE BREAK
- 15:00–16:00 SESSION 2 – Better border crossing for better connectivity
Panel debate
Moderator: Tatiana Rey-Bellet, Director - TIR & Transit, IRU
• Baghdad Amreyev, President - Turkish Investment Fund Representative
• Dr. İdil Bilgiç-Alpaslan, Associate Director, Governance - EBRD
• Dr. Selim Can Sazak, Director - TÜM Strategy
• Murat Gümüşlüol, Director - Logitrans
• Fuat Pamukçu, Vice President, DFDS
• Dr. Kenan Güler, Chairperson - DCS Digital Customs Services Inc.
IRU Trusted Trade Facilitation Network for promotion of TOBBUND services
• Tatiana Rey-Bellet, Director - TIR & Transit, IRU
• Halim Mete, President - TOBBUND
16:00–16:30 SESSION 3 – IRU Trophies - Recognising excellence in road transport
• IRU New Industry Shapers Trophies
• IRU Top Drivers and Managers Trophies – IRU Diploma of Honour Awards- 16:30–16:45 CLOSING
• Aslı Çalık, IRU Vice President
• Umberto de Pretto – IRU Secretary General
Speakers
Dr. Kadir Topbaş Show and Art Center
Aksaray Mah. Kennedy Cad. No: 11/1 Yenikapı Etkinlik Alanı
Fatih - İstanbul Türkiye
