Distinguished Guest Speakers
Over the years, the New Silk Road Forum has welcomed visionary leaders, eminent thinkers, and pioneering innovators from around the globe. Each speaker has enriched our community with insight, perspective, and inspiration.
Umut Shayakhmetova CEO, Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan
Mary Kate Buckley CEO, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Melih Han Bilgin CEO, Turkish Petroleum Corporation
Çağatay Özdoğru CEO, Esas Holding
Kairat Kelimbetov: Strategic Advisor at Freedom Horizons; retired Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan
İzzet Garih Chairman, Alarko Holding A.Ş
Sani Şener Founding partner, TAV Airports, and Chairman, TAV Construction
H.E. Fatih Karahan: Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı: Professor, Galatasaray University & Bilkent University; celebrated historian
Rabbi Mendel Chitrik: Chair, Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States; leader, Ashkenazi Jewish community in Turkey
Bakytzhan Sagintayev: Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission
Ahmet Burak Daglioglu: President, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Dr. Kairat Kelimbetov: Director, Freedom Holding; Former Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan
Bob Robotti: CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Robotti & Company Advisors; global value investing authority
Paul Isaac: CEO, Arbiter Partners Capital Management; distinguished investment strategist
