Istanbul conference, June 25-27 2009

Caucasian energy security and Turkey

The Peace and Conflict Resolution Center organized a conference on Caucasian energy security and Turkey in Istanbul in June 2009. Here you find the program and the presentations held at the conference.

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Panel 1. The geopolitics of Energy in the contexts of Caucasus and Caspian basin: internal and international implications

Moderator : Ambassador Omer Akbel, Chairman of Turkish Atlantic Council  

World economic crisis and energy security cautions in the Caucasus.

Moderator: Ambassador Uluc Ozulker  

  • The world economic crisis and the future of new energy projects of Armenia.
    Sevak Sarukhanyan,
    ''Noravank" foundation, leading expert, Yerevan.
  • How to survive financial crises and safeguard energy security.
    Paata Sheshelidze,
    President, New Economic School, Georgia.
  • World economic crisis and energy security cautions in the Caucasus.
    Levan Tsutskiridze,
    President, Association for International Relations, Tbilisi
  • World economic crisis and role of energy supply from the Caucasus.
    Dr. Stanislav Tkachenko, St.-Petersburg State University, Russia. 

Panel 3.  Domestic energy demands in the next ten years for the Caucasus: towards cooperative energy security

Moderator:  Mete Göknel.  Former Botas Chairman

Panel 4.  Regional energy companies towards monopoly of economy or for stable development?

Moderator: Trygve Refvem, independent analyst

Panel 5.  Long term Caucasian energy security within the context of the existing military-political situation in the Caucasus.

Moderator: Ambassador  Umit Arik

  •  "Azerbaijan-Georgia energy security cooperation: Perspective after Russo-Georgian war"
    Dr. Ceyhun Mahmudov, Department of International relations, Gafgaz University, Baku. 

Panel 6.  Potentials and influences of Caspian Basin Oil and Gas resources to the world market.

Moderator: Necdet Pamir, World Energy Council, Turkish National Committee

  • The new perspectives of Turkmenistan’s gas fields’ development: if transportation in western direction is possible?
    Dr. Rovsen Ibrahimov
    , Head of Department of International Relations, Gafgaz University, Baku
  • Caspian Oil and gas resources to be exported to European market: plans and realties.  I
    lham Saban,
    Energy Expert, Turan Agency. Baku 
  • The role of Caspian energy resources in world.
    Bela Sirlibayeva,
    Lecturer, Kazakhstan National University.

Panel 7. Role and place of Energy sector in an economic development in the Caucasus.

Moderator: Sabit Bagirov  Former Chairman of SOCAR

Panel 8.  European Energy Policy towards Caspian Sea– with or without Turkey?

Moderator: Prof .Dr. Ilter Turan  Former  Rector of Bilki  University





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