PEF 2025 PROGRAM
April 26, 2025
10:00
Summit of Tourism Ministers of ECO Member Countries (Private Meeting)
Hilton Garden Inn Erzurum
12:00
Solo Türk ShowShow
Erzurum Olympic Park
12:00
Planting Ceremony of the Memorial Forest on Behalf of ECO Countries
Erzurum Technical University
14:00
Opening Speeches
Muharrem ÇIĞLIK | Coordinator of the Palandöken Economic Forum and ECO
Mehmet SEKMEN | Mayor of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality
Mustafa ÇİFTÇİ | Governor of Erzurum
Address by the President of the Republic of Türkiye H. E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN (Video Conference)
H. E. Cevdet YILMAZ | Address by the Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye
Opening Session
Moderator:
M. Rifat HİSARCIKLIOĞLU | President, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
Binali YILDIRIM | President of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States
Efkan ÂLA | Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
Ömer BOLAT | Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye
Mehmet Nuri ERSOY | Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye
Yusuf TEKİN | Minister of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye
Polat Palandöken Hotel
15:45
Special Session: Culture and Tourism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Moderator: Osman MERT | President, Turkish Language Association, Republic of Türkiye
Polat Palandöken Hotel
16:00
Atatürk University KUDAKAF’25 Career Fair Opening
Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN Congress Center
16:00
Special Session: Türkiye-Arab World Interaction in A Changing World: Contact, Dialogue and Quest for New Cooperation
Moderator: Mustafa GÜLTEPE | Chairman, Türkiye Exporters Assembly, Republic of Türkiye
Hilton Garden Inn Erzurum
19:00
2025 Tourism Capital Events Opening Ceremony
Opening Speeches:
Mehmet SEKMEN | Mayor of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality
Mustafa ÇİFTÇİ | Governor of Erzurum
Asad Majeed KHAN | Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organisation
Mehmet Nuri ERSOY | Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye
Opening Address: H. E. Cevdet YILMAZ | Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye
Other Events:
Alagöz Art Group ‘Sultans of the Dance’ Show
Ice Hockey Hall
PEF 2025 PROGRAM
April 27, 2025
09:00
Session: Accelerating the Future: Industry and Services Transformed by Artificial Intelligence
Polat Palandöken Hotel
11:00
Session: Intelligent Economies on the Agenda of Global Economy
Polat Palandöken Hotel
13:30
Special Session: Investment Horizon of Türkiye: Opportunities and Future Vision
Moderator: M. Rifat HİSARCIKLIOĞLU | | President of The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
Polat Palandöken Hotel
15:15
Session: Climate Change, Ecological Transformation and Energy Policies
Polat Palandöken Hotel
17:00
Session: Inequalities Created by the Transformation Period: Global Co-Operation and Strategies for A Sustainable Future
Polat Palandöken Hotel
18:45
Forum Review Session
Members of the Organising Committee of the Palandöken Economic Forum
Polat Palandöken Hotel