Silk Road Conference

You Are Cordially Invited …
To Become Involved in Central Asia’s
New Awakening

15th Annual
Silk Road Conference
Wednesday April 3, 2019
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Illinois Institute of Technology
Kent College of Law Auditorium
565 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois
New-to-Export
New-to-Market
Organized by: The Central Asian Productivity Research Center (CAPRC)

CAPRC is grateful to our program sponsor

SILK ROAD CONFERENCE AGENDA
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
08:00 NETWORKING – EXHIBITS/RESOURCE CENTER OPEN
09:00 OPENING REMARKS
09:05 OFFICIAL WELCOME-
09:15 WELCOME TO ILLINOIS
09:30 CENTRAL ASIA: A TIMELY OVERVIEW
09:45 AGRICULTURE REPORT
10:00 STRUCTURAL REFORMS AND BUSINESS CLIMATE IN AZERBAIJAN
10:30 Morning Break
11:00 CHINA
11:30 THE ROLE OF KAZAKHSTAN IN ONE BELT ONE ROAD INITIATIVE
12:00 PAKISTAN – An Emerging Pakistan
12:30 LUNCH Central Asian gourmet cuisine
13:30 TURKEY’S ENTERPRISING AND HUMANITARIAN FOREIGN POLICY
14:00 UZBEKISTAN
14:30 HONG KONG
14:45 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROUNTABLE
15:45 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA
16:15 CENTRAL ASIA’S LABOR MIGRATION
16:20 HEMINGWAY IN AZERBAIJAN
16:40 SOYBEANS AND ILLINOIS EXPORTS
16:45 CONCLUDING REMARKS
17:00 CAPRC’S 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION