First Investment Forum on OIC Plan of Action for Cooperation with Central Asia 27-28 October 2014, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan www.idbgbf.org/Tajikistan2014 WORK PROGRAMME 1st Day: Monday, 27 October 2014 08:00 – 09:00: Registration of participants In the Registration hall documentary films about the investment opportunities in Central Asia will be demonstrated (about 10 min. from each Member Country of Central Asia) - Official Opening of the Exhibition of Central Asian Industrial Products 09:00 – 10:00: Opening Session - Recitation of verses from The Holy Quran - Opening remarks by the First Deputy Prime Minster of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Davlatali Said (3 min.) - Speech by H.E. Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan (15 min.) - Speech by H.E. Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary General of the OIC (up to 10 min.) - Speech by H.E. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank Group (up to 10 min.) - Photo Session 10:00 – 10:15: Coffee Break 10:30 – 12:30: Working Session I: Developing Transport Corridor and Energy Infrastructure in Central Asia Moderator: Amb. Hameed Opeloyeru, OIC Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs Presentations: - Central Asian Member Countries: (Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan/Minister of Transport will speak on behalf of the Republic of Tajikistan) - Mr. Mohammed Mahmoud Alsayed, Infrastructure Department, Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB) - Union of Chamber and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) - Representative of Investors 1 Discussions and recommendations 12:30-14.00- Pray and Launch Break 14:00 – 15:30: Working Session II: Intensifying Intra-OIC Trade and Investment in Central Asia Moderator: Mr. Oguz Aktuna, Representative Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Presentations: - Central Asian Member Countries: (Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan will speak on behalf of the Republic of Tajikistan) - Mr. Amran Yem, Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE): (Intensifying Intra-OIC Trade in Central Asia: Opportunities and Potentials) - Mr. Seyed Hossein Salimi, Head of Iran Foreign Investment Association: (Expansion of Regional Trade and Investment in Central Asian Countries) - Mr. Ayhan Ibrahim Kara, International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation (ITFC) - Mr. Oguz Aktuna, Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) - Mr. Sall Mamoudou Bocar, Head of Department of Studies and Training, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT): (Trade Exchanges among the Central Asian Countries and other OIC Member States) - Mr. Haluk Dag, Secretary General, Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC): (SMIIC, SMIIC/OIC Halal Standards and increase of Intra-OIC Trade) - Sharbatly Group of Companies (or Azerbaijani private company) (To be confirmed) Discussions and recommendations 18:00 – 19:30: Official reception on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan 2nd Day: Tuesday 28 October 2014 09.00 – 11.00: Working Session III: Capacity Building and Export Promotion in the AgroFood Processing Sector Moderator: Head of the Chamber of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Presentations: - Central Asian Member Countries: (Minister of Industry and new technology of the Republic of Tajikistan will speak on behalf of the Republic of Tajikistan) 2 - H.E. Mr. Arman Yevniyev, Executive Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan; - Mr. Abilkair Bolatabayev, National Coordinator, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) - Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB) - Mr. Elsadig Gadalla Mukhayer Ibrahim, Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) Discussions and recommendations 11.00 – 13.30: Working Session IV: Promoting SME’s Role in the Tourism Sector Moderator: Ms. Lilis Fauziah, Head of International Corporation Directorate, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia Presentations: - Central Asian Member Countries: (Chairman of the Committee for Youth, Sport and Tourism under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan will speak on behalf of the Republic of Tajikistan) - Mr. Riyanto Sofyan Ponda, Chairman, Indonesia Sharia Complaint Hotels and Restaurant Associations: (Promoting SME’s Role in the Tourism Sector in Central Asia) - Mr. Cem Tintin, Researched, Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC): (International Tourism in OIC Member Countries: Prospect and Challenges) - Mr. Nezih Maruf, Head of Craft Development Programme, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA): (Promoting Cultural Tourism in Central Asia through International Festivals and Exhibitions of Arts, Crafts and Creativity) - Mr. Elsadig Gadalla Mukhayer Ibrahim, Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) - Mr. Samir Taghiev,Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) Discussions and recommendations 13.30–15.00: Pray and Lunch Break 15:00 – 16.00: Closing Session - Adoption of the report and recommendations. - Closing speeches of H.E. Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary General of the OIC and Mr. Sharif Rahimzoda, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan 3