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: Chairperson of the Management Board and Director at Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
Mary Kate Buckley: Retired CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (retired May 2025)
Melih Han Bilgin: President and CEO of Turkish Petroleum Corporation
Çağatay Özdoğru: CEO of Esas Holding (real estate, private equity, venture capital, social investment, wealth management)
Kairat Kelimbetov: Strategic Advisor at Freedom Horizons; retired Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan
Izzet Garih: Chairman of the Board of Directors at Alarko Holding A.Ş
Sani Şener: Founding partner of TAV Airports; Chairman of the Board of 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
