Connecting the 3 Bs: Brussels, Baku, Beijing The EU and China cooperation initiatives towards greater connectivity of Eurasia: the role of Azerbaijan
GCRF COMPASS Signature Conference ADA University 11-12 June 2020
COMPASS: Comprehensive Capacity-Building in the Eastern Neighbourhood and Central Asia: research integration, impact governance & sustainable communities (GCRF UKRI ES/P010849/1)
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Connecting the 3 Bs: Brussels, Baku, Beijing The EU and China cooperation initiatives towards greater connectivity of Eurasia: the role of Azerbaijan
11-12 June 2020
ADA University, Baku
Jean-Cla de J ncke : Increa ed connec i i benefi o r people and o r economie . Because it crea e abili and pro peri for all.
CONCEPT: This international signature conference organised by the ADA University under the aegis of the GCRF COMPASS project brings together a range of top-level international academics, practitioners, policymakers and businesses to explore and discuss existing egional po e a egic p io i ie , in men and p ac ice in egional connec i i fo mutual benefit. A particular focus will be on the role of Azerbaijan as a natural geo-hub for connectivity initiatives, and a test-ground for their success and compatibility. The diverse and thought-p o oking confe ence p og amme ill make hi ADA Uni e i Signa e Conference a platform for identifying major trends in cooperation and connectivity, and discussing their implications for the domestic, regional and international development opportunities and challenges.
We will explore connectivity as a global megatrend and extrapolate what it means for the Europe-Asia relationship and particularly how it affects Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, as a geo-connectivity platform targeted by major international stakeholders. In particular, connectivity will be examined through various aspects including geopolitics, social welfare and economics to business opportunities (stat-ups) and finance.
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The GCRF COMPASS project (ES/P010849/1, 2017-21) is an ambitious UK government capacity-building funding initiative, aiming to extend UK research globally, to address the challenges of growth and sustainability in the developing countries. Notably, the COMPASS project at the University of Kent, together with Cambridge University as research partner, eek o e abli h he h b of e cellence a he op-level HEIs in Belarus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, to enable them to become the centres for knowledge sharing and transfer for research integration, impact governance, and sustainable communities.
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DRAFT PROGRAMME
Connecting the 3 Bs: Brussels, Baku, Beijing The EU and China cooperation initiatives towards greater connectivity of Eurasia: the role of Azerbaijan
GCRF COMPASS ADA University Signature Conference
11-12 June 2020
ADA University, Baku
DAY 1 THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2020
08:30-09.15 Registration and coffee/tea
09.15-10:00 Official welcome Ambassador Hafiz Pashayev (Rector ADA University) Ambassador Kestutis Jankauskas (Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan) Ambassador Guo Min (Ambassador of China to Azerbaijan). Connec i i a a global mega end HE Ambassador James Sharp (He Maje British Ambassador to Azerbaijan). Ambassador Mikhail Bocharnikov (Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan) (TBC) Dr Taleh Ziyadov (Baku International Sea Trade Port, Azerbaijan) Prof Elena Korosteleva (University of Kent) Principal Investigator, GCRF COMPASS project Dr Siddharth Saxena (University of Cambridge), Co-investigator, GCRF COMPASS project
10:00 - 11.30 Plenary: Global connectivity agenda and regional priorities Moderator: TBC Nick Trott (FCO) (TBC) Judith Slater (FCO) (TBC) Laurence Broyd (FCO) (TBC) Jinny Yan (China Global Markets) (TBC) Syed Shakeel Shah (CAREC Institute) (TBC) Relevant Ministries from Azerbaijan (TBC) EU specialists (TBC) UK British Council (TBC)
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.30 Panel I: From camels to trains: transportation, technology and economic connectivity Moderator: Dr Siddharth Saxena (Cambridge) (TBC) Dr Taleh Ziyadov (Baku International Sea Trade Port) Prof Li Yongquan (Centre for BRI Studies, CASS.President, Chinese Association of Russian, EE and CA Studies) (TBC) Prof Lord Mair (House of Lords) Ulf Schneider (Schneider Group) (TBC) TANAP representative (TBC) Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (TBC) 3
13.30 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 - 16.00 Panel II: Green connectivity and risk insurance: through the start-up lens Moderator: TBC Dr Elnur Soltanov (TBC) Prof Xu Qinhua (Renmin Uni e i ). G een China . (TBC) Simon Pirani (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) (TBC) Gulmira Rzayeva (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) (TBC) Pete King (AIG) (TBC) Andrey Doschinsky (Alfa Insurance) (TBC) Dr Peter Kaznacheev (Roland Berger) (TBC)
16.00 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 17.30 Keynote speech
19.00 Reception
DAY 2 FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2020
09.30-11.00 Panel III: Critical connectivity: Promoting political stability and resilience in Eurasia Moderator: TBC Dr Yu Jie (Chatham House) Eugene Chausovsky (Stratfor USA) Prof David Chandler (Westminster University) Dr Akram Umarov (University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Uzbekistan) Dr Anar Valiyev (ADA University) Prof Elena Korosteleva (University of Kent) Dr Irina Petrova (University of Kent, UK)
11.00 -11.30 Coffee break
11.30-12.30 Panel IV: COMPASS panel: Connecting hearts and minds: On the importance of cultural connectivity Moderator: Professor Elena Korosteleva Dr Nargis Nurulla-Khodzhaeva (Tajik National University) Dr Diana T. Kudaibergenova (University of Cambridge) Prof Viktor Pravdivets (Belarusian State University) Dr Farrukh Salimov (Tajik National University) (TBC) Dr Kavus Abushov (ADA University) Dr Bakhtiyor Eshchanov (Westminster University, Uzbekistan)
12.30 13.30 Lunch break
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13.30 15.00 Plenary Session: Azerbaijan, the region and the future of global connectivity - major challenges and opportunities Moderator: Fariz Ismailzade (TBC) Prof Munira Shahidi (Tajik National University) (TBC) Prof Kerry Brown (King s College London) Lord Teverson (House of Lords COMPASS AB member, UK) (TBC) Prof Peter Nolan (Cambridge University) (TBC) Samir Saran (Observer Research Foundation) (TBC) Lord Waverley (House of Lords) (TBC)
15.00 15.30 Coffee break
13.30 15.00 Awarding of Summer School certificates
16.00 19.00 Tour of Baku
20.00 Farewell dinner
DAY 3 SATURDAY 13 JUNE 2020 - COMPASS (invited) participants only
Writing-up workshop II for the COMPASS Special Issue
Presentation of the revised drafts and feedback.
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