1. Seminar
«International trade and transport facilitation through digitalisation»
5 September 2018
Baku

2. Seminar «International trade and transport facilitation through digitalisation»
Languages
English – channel 1
Russian – channel 2

4. Provisional Timetable
09:00 – 12:30 1st Session
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch - Restaurant Glory (1st floor)
14:00 – 17:00 2nd Session
18:30 – 22:30 Official Seminar Dinner

5. Organizers' welcome addresses; How may global trade facilitation tools better meet Public and Private sectors needs?
Mr. Javad Gasimov, First Deputy Chief of Customs Control, State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Mr. Kanan Murtuzov Executive Manager on Customs Maters, BSEC
Ms. Asli Gozutok, President, BSEC-URTA
Ms. Michaela Havelkova, President of CAD
Mr. André Sceia, Information Systems Officer, UNECE
Mr. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the IRU
Mr. Farid Valiyev, AC2 President, Senior Customs Officer, State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic

6. Mr. Ahmet Karakas, Expert, TOBB
Initiatives taken by TIR countries to digitalise trade facilitation tools on major trade corridors
1: UNECE-IRU eTIR Pilot project Iran-Turkey, achievements and perspectives.
Mr. Mostafa Ayati, Deputy Director of Transit Bureau, Customs Administration of The Islamic Republic of Iran
Ms. Didem Dirlik Songur, Head of Department for Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Customs and Trade of Republic of Turkey
Mr. Behnam Faramarzian, Head of TIR and ATA department, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture (ICCIMA)
Mr. Ahmet Karakas, Expert, TOBB

7. Please return in 20 min thank you
COFFEE BREAK
Please return in 20 min thank you

8. Mr. Raphaël Hirt, TIR digitalisation manager, IRU
Initiatives taken by TIR countries to digitalise trade facilitation tools on major trade corridors
2: UNECE-IRU TIR digitalisation project between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine
Mr. Raphaël Hirt, TIR digitalisation manager, IRU
Mr. Farid Valiyev, Chief Customs Officer, State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Ms. Irina Sigua, International Relations Department Advisor, Georgia Revenue Service
Mr. Berikgali Mametayev, Expert of Customs Control Department, Customs Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Volodimyr Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the Design Information Systems Office,The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine

9. Please return by 14h00 thank you
Restaurant “Glory”, 1st floor, Park Inn by Radisson Baku Hotel
BON APPETIT!
Please return by 14h00 thank you

10. Mr. Kazem Asayesh, Senior Advisor, IRU
Initiatives taken by TIR countries to digitalise trade facilitation tools on major trade corridors
3: North-South corridor (INSTC): importance of a digitalising TIR to boost trade on intermodal corridors
Mr. Kazem Asayesh, Senior Advisor, IRU
Mr. Farid Valiyev, Chief Customs Officer, State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Mr. Mostafa Ayati, Deputy Director of Transit Bureau, Customs Administration of The Islamic Republic of Iran
Dr. Sreeju Surendran, Deputy Director, DG Systems, CBIC

11. Initiatives taken by TIR countries to digitalise trade facilitation tools on major trade corridors
4: Role of digital procedures to boost trade along the ancient Silk road
Ms. Wanwen Pan, Transit expert, General Administrartion of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
Mr. Berikgali Mametayev, Expert of Customs Control Department, Customs Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Kozhokulov Ruslan, Chief Inspector of Customs Control Department, State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic
Mr. Rustam Kabulov, Head of Customs Control Department, State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Mr. Kurbon Sultonov, Customs Services, State Customs Service of the Republic of Tajikistan

12. Achievements and challenges for all trade facilitation Conventions
Mr. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the IRU
Mr. André Sceia, Ph.D. Information Systems Officer, UNECE
Mr. Adrian Albu, Secretary General, BSEC-URTA

13. Please return in 10 min thank you
COFFEE BREAK
Please return in 10 min thank you

14. Funding institutions
Ms. Ainura Samsali, Regional Advisor, GIZ
WTO: find donors support and technical assistance in the frame of Trade Facilitation by André Sceia on behalf of WTO

15. Official Seminar dinner
Shirvanshah Museum Restaurant (86 Salatin Asgarova street, Baku, Azerbaijan)
Official Seminar dinner