AGENDA

10.30 - 13.00

Registration - Arrival of Guests - Light Lunch

13.00 - 14.00

Official Opening

Welcome Remarks

 

Symeon G. Tsomokos, Founder & President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece

H.E. Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic

Keynote Statements

 

H.E. Nizar Amedi, President of the Republic of Iraq

H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu, Prime Minister of Türkiye (2014-2016); Leader of the Future Party, Türkiye

H.E. Kiril Petkov, Prime Minister (2021-2022), Republic of Bulgaria

 

Nikolaos Stergioulas, Consul General of the Hellenic Republic to the Kurdistan Region

 

Chair of the Opening Session:

  Symeon G. Tsomokos, Founder & President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece 

13.40 - 14.00

In Conversation

14.00 - 14.20

In Conversation

14.20 - 15.20

Iraq & the Kurdistan Region: Balancing Autonomy, Reform and Regional Pressures

15.20 - 16.00

Order Without Consensus: Power, Fragmentation and the Limits of Alignment

16.00 - 16.30

The West and the Middle East (including Turkey):Reassessing Partnership in an Era of Mistrust

16.30 - 17.15

The New Gulf Security Architecture: From Deterrence to Strategic Coordination with Europe

17.15 - 18.00

The United States and the Region: Power, Priorities and Policy Under Donald Trump

18.00 - 18.20

Iraq and the Kurdistan Region: Stability & Security

 In Conversation 

18.20 - 19.00

The Middle East as a Partner: Beyond Crisis, Toward Shared Interests

19.00 - 20.30

Break

20.30 - 22.30

Welcome Networking Dinner (by invitation only)

08.30 - 09.30

Registration - Arrival of Guests

09.50 - 09.55

Welcome Remarks

09.55 - 10.10

Opening Remarks

10.10 - 11.00

Energy Transitions and the Climate-Resource Nexus in the Middle East: Geopolitical Repositioning, Fiscal Strategies, and the Race for Water and Food Security

11.00 - 11.20

In Conversation

11.20 - 11.40

In Conversation

11.40 - 12.10

The Gulf as a Strategic Investor: Capital, Influence and Long-Term Positioning

12.10 - 13.10

Networking Break - Light Lunch

13.10 - 14.10

Iraq and Kurdistan Between Great Powers: Stability in a Fragmented Region

14.10 - 15.00

Navigating Volatility: The Kurdistan Region as a Resilient Partner for International Capital

15.00 - 15.50

Gender Equality and Institutional Progress: Lessons and Trajectories from the Region

15.50 - 16.50

The Architecture of Innovation: Urban Stability, Governance, and the Rise of the Resilient City

16.50 - 17.30

Evaluating Turkey's Peace Process and the Future of Iraqi-Kurdistan Stability

17.30 - 17.40

Closing Remarks

17.40 -

End of Forum