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
Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic

Keynote Statement

H.E. Bafel Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

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
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

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 - 16.45

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

16.45 - 17.30

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

17.30 - 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)

09.30 - 09.40

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

10.30 - 13.00

Registration - Arrival of Guests

11.00 - 12.00

Dialogue on Governance, Prosperity and the Future of Kurdistan

12.00 - 13.00

Networking Break - Light Lunch

12.00 - 12.20

In Conversation

12.20 - 13.00

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

13.00 - 14.00

Keynote Statement

13.00 - 14.00

Welcome Remarks

13.00 - 14.00

Slemani as a Platform: Urban Stability, Human Capital and Long-Term Investment

13.00 - 14.00

Networking Break - Light Lunch

14.00 - 15.00

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

15.00 - 15.45

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

15.40 - 16.20

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

15.45 - 16.30

Kurdistan and Gender Equality: Inclusion, Opportunity and Institutional Progress

16.20 - 16.25

Closing Remarks

16.25 - 16.25

End of Forum

16.40 - 17.20

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