“ISTANBUL: Bringing Asia to the Gate of Europe and Essential Link

“ISTANBUL: Bringing Asia to the Gate of Europe
and Essential Link in the Global Supply Chain”
Pera House British Consulate General Istanbul
23 - 24 May 2013
Hosted by the European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum and UTIKAD
Principal Sponsor
Also sponsored by
ISTANBUL - Regional Markets
CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETS 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM
Specific Opportunities, Constraints, Bottlenecks, Technology, Innovation
Istanbul 1,000 km
Turkish Ports / Black Sea / Danube /
Romania / Bulgaria / the Bosphorus
Strait
Istanbul 2,000 km
Caspian Sea / Manych Canal / Turkmenistan /
Syria / Iraq / Suez / North Africa / Ukraine /
Russia* / Germany / Poland / Mediterranean Basin
and container networks / RoRo connections Turkey
and Italy
Istanbul 3,000 km
Afghanistan / Uzbekistan / Azerbaijan /
Kazakhstan / Krygyzstan / Nigeria* /
Iberia / Atlantic Ocean / UK / Ireland /
France
Istanbul >4,000 km
China* / India* / United States* /
Indonesia* / Brazil* / Pakistan* /
Bangladesh* / Japan*
* = Major population growth forecast
The European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum & UTIKAD
Thursday 23 May
PERA HOUSE, British Consulate –General Istanbul, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34, Tepebasi Beyoglu 34435
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Coffee
Geo-Politics of Turkey (Top 10 Fastest Growing OECD Economies)
09:00 – 10:20
WELCOME TO TURKEY - POWERHOUSE EMERGING MARKET
 Frank Arendt F&L President and Associate Director Logistics Purchases Procter & Gamble
 Gavin W. Roser F&L Secretary General
 Leigh Turner HM Consul-General Istanbul and Director-General of Trade for Turkey, Central
Asia and the South Caucasus
 Turgut Erkeskin President UTIKAD
 Cavit Uğur General Manager UTIKAD
WELCOME FROM (PRINCIPAL SPONSOR) MARPORT Alp Capa Trade and Customer Relations
TURKISH STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS Ministers invited
IMPORTANCE OF TURKISH CHARTER 2023 Metin Tabalu Deputy Secretary General Turkish
Exporters Assembly TİM
GROWING EXPORT MARKETS, INVESTMENT AND VALUE-ADDED Halim Mete Vice-Chairman of
TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
SIGNIFICANCE OF ISTANBUL: THE GEOGRAPHY Erdinc Yücel General Manager Gezairi Transport
ISTANBUL AS A GLOBAL HUB Metin Kalkavan President Turkish Chamber of Shipping
PRESENTATION OF NEW F&L MEMBERS F&L President Frank Arendt
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee
Turkey’s Position as Energy Hub
Chaired by Süreyya Yücel Özden and Gavin W. Roser
11:30 – 11:50
 SHORT OUTLOOK OF THE TURKISH ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Süreyya Yücel
Özden Chairman World Energy Council Turkey
 THE GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET Haidar Khadadeh, Oil Supply Analyst OPEC
 TURKEY’S POSITION AS AN ENERGY HUB AND LEGAL ASPECTS Ozgun Turkozer Pekin & Pekin
Istanbul/Norton Rose London
 OPEN HOUSE AUDIENCE Q&A
11:50 – 13:05
Lunch
10:40 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:15
11:15 – 11:30
Customers – Turkey’s Major Industries
TURKEY’S KEY MARKETS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE - 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM
13:05 – 14:35
 GARMENTS Esra Ercan Taşören CEO and Board of Directors Spring Near East Manufacturing
 CHEMICALS Umur Akcin Manager Regional Sales Polymers SABIC
 ELECTRONICS Atilla Eren Vice Chairman of Istanbul Electrical-Electronics, Machinery & ICT
Exporters' Association (Turkish Electro Technology - TET) / Ümit KOŞKAN Deputy Secretary
General
 FOOD Ilkay Kayganaci Supply Chain Director Nestlé Turkey
14:35 – 14:55
THE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN TURKEY Turgut Erkeskin, President UTIKAD
14:55 – 15:10
TURKEY AS A BRIDGE TO AND FROM THE MIDDLE EAST Fulvio Villa, General Manager Turkey
and the Middle East GEFCO
15:10 – 15:35
Coffee
Break-Out Groups
15:35 – 16:40
BREAKOUT GROUPS TO BRAINSTORM ON KEY ISSUES AND BEST PRACTICE F&L Think Tank
 “Best Practice – Intermodality”
moderated by Martin Kvych LKW-Walter, Gerard de Groot BLS International
 “Horizontal Collaboration/Shared Networks including Freight Distribution into Large Cities”
moderated by Andreas Georg MARS and Frank Arendt Procter & Gamble
 “TEN-FT – Financing to Eliminate Bottlenecks Across Europe” moderated by Armand Toubol
Newopera and Cesare Bernabei European Commission
16:40 – 16:55
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TONIGHT, PRIZES, VOTING, F&L MUNICH, CLOSING REMARKS Day 1
Bosphorus Cruise And Gala Dinner
18:00
BUS - Rixos Pera Hotel to Kabataş
18:30
BOSPHORUS BOAT TRIP TO GALA DINNER WITH COCKTAILS, CANAPÉS AND NETWORKING
sponsored by Turkish Chamber of Shipping (we will enjoy a cruise from Kabataş to Kuruçeşme
where we will disembark for a short walk to Reina)
20:00
GALA DINNER AT REINA RESTAURANT sponsored by MARPORT
23:30
BUS to Rixos Pera Hotel
The European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum & UTIKAD
Friday 24 May
PERA HOUSE, British Consulate –General Istanbul, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34, Tepebasi Beyoglu 34435
08:30 – 09:00
COFFEE AND NETWORKING COMPETITION - Expanding into Northern Europe / Turkey
Turkey's Financial Conditions in the Development of the
Freight and Logistics Market
09:00 – 09:30
 “THE WORLD AND CONSUMERS IN 2050” Melis Metiner Chief Economist HSBC Turkey
 AUDIENCE Q&A
Road, Rail, Intermodal, Sea and Air
09:30 – 10:30
 EXPERIENCES OF BUILDING A PRODUCTION PLANT IN TURKEY Riza Akgün CEO Fahrzeugwerk
Bernard Krone Turkey
 LOGISTICS PROCUREMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS Joe Critchley Vice President Sales and
Business Development Trade Extensions Europe
 THE ROLE OF MERSIN IN THE REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN Buğra Bilginer Head of Commerce
Mersin International Port
 IMPACT/POTENTIAL OF MARITIME TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN
WITHIN THE 2K RADIUS Serdar Ayirtman CEO Catoni Transport
10:30 – 10:50
Coffee
Results of Break-Out Sessions
10:50 – 11:20
 REPORTS OF BREAK-OUT GROUP CHAIRMEN AND NEXT STEPS
Panel Discussions
CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETS 1000, 2000, 3000, >4000 KM
Specific Opportunities, Constraints, Bottlenecks, Technology, Innovation
Air, Sea and Ports
11:20 – 12:10
 Alp Capa Trade Manager Marport
 Halit Anlatan Vice President Sales & Marketing Turkish Airlines Cargo
 Erhan Çiloğlu Director Business Development Yilport Holdings AS
Road, Rail, Intermodal, Warehousing
12:10 – 13:00
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13:00 – 13:10
ACTION POINTS, NETWORKING COMPETITION WINNERS, NEXT STEPS AND CLOSING REMARKS
F&L President Frank Arendt Procter & Gamble
13:10 – 14:30
Lunch – all welcome (Pera House British Consulate-General)
14:00 – 17:00
A professional guide will escort you to architectural marvel Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar.
All welcome.
Airport Buses
If your flight is departing between 17:30 and 19:30 - Buses will leave Rixos Pera Hotel for
Atatürk Airport. Please write your name on the list at F&L’s registration desk in Pera House if
you would like to join one of these buses.
Andreas Mühlböck, Director LKW-Walter AG
Ertunç Laçinel General Manager Ulusoy Logistics
Alper Dinsel Logistics Group Manager Schenker Arkas
Eşber Horasan Intermodal Manager EKOL