Energy, Electricity and Agriculture: Business Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan

Introduction:
Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative, CTR - SAIS

Greetings:
David Tafuri, President United States Kurdistan Business Council

Opening remarks:
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative in the United States

Speakers:
Sibel Kulaksiz, Senior Economist, Global Practice for Macroeconomics & Fiscal Management, The World Bank Group
Hoger Shalli, Deputy Minister of Electricity
Delaney Michael, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia

Moderator:
Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative, CTR - SAIS

Speakers:
Ali Sindi, Minister of Planning, Kurdistan Regional Government
Majeed Abdulstar, Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, KRG
John Nash, Expert on agricultural and trade policy
Steve Lutes, Executive Director, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Moderator:

Movie Presentation by the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism, Kurdistan Regional Government

Presentation by:
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative in the United States