September 2025 - September 2025 Incontro
1st Azerbaijan International Investment Forum
Bridging East and West: Unlocking Investment for Strong Global Supply Chains and Resilient Trade Growth
Under the auspices of H.E. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan and AZPROMO, in strategic partnership with The European House – Ambrosetti (TEHA), are organizing the first edition of the Azerbaijan International Investment Forum.
This Forum offers a unique platform to explore key investment opportunities at the strategic crossroads of East and West, shaping the future of global trade and resilient supply chains. Through participation, attendees will gain insights into new paradigms of global competitiveness and engage in high-level networking to uncover strategic deals and build connections that enhance global competitiveness.
The Forum, taking place in Baku on September 22 - 23, will bring together senior policymakers, business leaders, and international investors to explore opportunities in infrastructure, energy, logistics, agribusiness, and sustainable development. The program will include institutional sessions and thematic discussions.
Speakers
Petr Kudryavtsev
Founder, CM International
Yusif Abdullayev
Executive Director of the Export and Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan – AZPROMO
Emin Agalarov
Owner and founder, Sea Breeze; President, Agalarov Development
Maryam Al Mazrouei
Head, Development and Investment CIS, Masdar
Mahdi AlAdel
CEO, Aramco Ventures – Saudi Arabia
Valeh Alasgarov
Chairman of the Board of the Alat Free Economic Zone Authority
Nicolaas Alberts
Co-Head of the Middle East, NinetyOne
Abdullah Alsuiry
Director Development, New Murabba Development Company
Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli
Vice President for the Caspian region, Communications and External Affairs, BP
Rina Bardic
Foreign Direct Investment Advisor
Samad Bashirli
Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Katalin Bihari
Deputy State Secretary for External Economic Relations and CEO of Hungarian Export Promotion Agency
Lisa Bodell
Founder and CEO of FutureThink, Author of "Why Simple Wins" and "Kill the Company"
Matthew Bryza
Former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Timothy Cheston
Senior Manager, HARWARD'S GROWTH LAB
Darren Comber
Chief Executive, Scott Brownrigg
Valerio De Molli
Managing Partner & CEO, The European House - Ambrosetti & TEHA Group; Director of London’s Ambrosetti Group Limited
Sunniya Durrani-Jamal
Country Director for Azerbaijan, Asian Development Bank
Ismail Erşahin
Executive Director and CEO, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies
Ferdinando Falco Beccalli
President & Chief Executive Officer, FALCO ENTERPRISES
Alexis Feuillat
Development Director for CIS, Türkiye & Israel, Intercontinental Hotel
Toby Gregory
Anchorman, EURONEWS
Selim Güven
General Country Manager for Azerbaijan and Türkiye, ACWA POWER
Samer Haj-Yehia
Former Executive Chairman, Bank Leumi; Of Counsel, Herzog; Executive Chairman, Wand AI
Afgan Isayev
Vice President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Mario Isola
Director of Pirelli Motorsport – Italy
Mikayil Jabbarov
Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
David Jenkins
Vice President Business Development Eastern Europe, Radisson Hotel
Umut Kara
Vice President of International Marketing, Merit Hotels & Casinos
Simonida Kordić
Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Montenegro
Charles Liu
Founder, Hao Capital; President, Star Charge Energy Co
Thomas Lubeck
Regional Manager, PPP Transaction Advisory Services, South Asia and East Asia Pacific at IFC
Orkhan Mammadov
Chairman of the Management Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency – KOBİA
Raffaele Marchetti
Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Professor of International Relations, LUISS University – Italy
Anna Mareschi Danieli
Board Member, Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche – Italy
Lu Mei
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China in Azerbaijan
Wolfgang Meier
President and CEO, Silk Way West Airlines – Germany
Giuseppe Musico
Head of Business Development, Emirates Waste to Energy
Rashad Nabiyev
Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Steve Nouri
CEO and Co-Founder GenAI Works
Corrado Panzeri
Partner, Head of InnoTech Hub and Member of the Board of Directors, TEHA Group
Philip Pilkington
Senior Research Fellow, HIIA
Rolande Pryce
Regional Director for the South Caucasus, World Bank – USA
Nouriel Roubini
CEO, Roubini Macro Associates
Fariz Rzayev
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Can Selçuki
Managing Partner, Istanbul Economics Research
Ritvika Sethi
Senior Manager Development & Feasibility, Lifestyle, MEAIT & Rixos & All‑Inclusive Collection
Peter Shahbazov
Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Xiasheng Sun
President, the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS); Former Secretary General of INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM
Ayaz Tagiev
Commercial Director, Sea Breeze
Khurram Teshabayev
Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry, and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Marcos Prado Troyjo
President, New Development Bank
Matteo Vittuari
Full Professor, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna – Italy
Alessandro Viviani
THE EUROPEAN HOUSE - AMBROSETTI, Associate Partner
Alkis Vryenios Drakinos
Regional Head for Caucasus, EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Jane Witherspoon
Managing Editor Middle East, Central Asia and South Caucasus at Euronews
James Zhan
Chair, executive board of the World Investment Conference of WAIPA
Programme
| September 22, 2025 | |
| 7:00 am - 10:00 pm | |
| September 23, 2025 | |
| 7:00 am - 2:00 pm | |
| 9:30 am - 6:30 pm | |