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1 MIDDLE BLACK SEA REGION CROSSBORDER COOPERATION BUSINESS FORUM facebook/trbusinessforum

2 Turkish-Russian Business Forum was held firstly in 31 May- 1 June 2012 and secondly in June 25-26, 2013 in Samsun in order to improve and establish international cooperation between regions. Delegations from the Russian Federation consisting of representatives of public institutions and the private sector participated in both international meetings. It was aimed to develop collaborations, bilateral trade relations with organizations of the Turkish-Russian Business Forum, meetings were provided between delegations coming from Russian Federation and the region's stakeholders, institutions, organizations. 31 May-01 June 2012 Turkish-Russian Business Forum

3 25-26 JUNE 2013 TURKISH-RUSSIAN BUSINESS FORUM Middle Black Sea Turkish-Russian Business Forum which has the representatives from the public and private sector from the Russian Federation and Turkey was organized in Samsun on June 2013 by our Agency. Target sectors of this organization were tourism, food industry, logistics and marble industry. The guest delegation has made official visit to Samsun Governor's Office, Samsun Metropolitan Municipality and Chamber of Commerce within the scope of the organization in order to take concrete steps and increase cooperation between institutions and increase relations between two countries. Sector presentations which were Samsun Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul tourism sector Association, Ulusoy Flour Industry and Trade Co., Ceynak logistics, Amasya Marble Association, Moscow Commercial Counsellor, Turkish Airlines and Turkish Cargo on behalf of Samsun Directorate were made on the second day of the Forum.

4 Middle Black Sea Region Crossborder Cooperation Business Forum, 2014 Middle Black Sea Development Agency which carries out activities in order to provide and maintain the development of Middle Black Sea region by cooperation of public institutions, local governments, universities, civil society organizations and the private sector with each other and with international organizations, will organize an international business forum between October 22-23, 2014 in Samsun. As a continuation of the work carried out since 2011, main objectives of the business forum are to make contribution to the mobilization of the foreign trade potential of the firms in the region and to the promotion of the economic potential of the region at international scale. Targets of the business forum are: In order to develop foreign trade in the region Improvement of cooperation and communication between institutions Providing information about foreign trade and foreign markets Meeting of regional firms with national and international institutions Target countries: Under the Business Forum; Panel sessions Country tables stands will be created.

5 22 October 2014 Wednesday Anemon Hotel/Samsun REGISTRATION OPENING SPEECH Mr. Mevlut ÖZEN; Secretary General of OKA Mr. Hüseyin AKSOY; Governor of Samsun Mr. Cevdet CAN; Governor of Tokat, President of Executive Board of OKA Mr. Cevdet YILMAZ, Minister of Development (*TBC*) DISCUSSION SESSION Tendencies in International Trade and Cooperation For Export Context: - What are the new approaches in international trade? - What are the challenges for Turkey and developping countries? - How should regional cooperation for foreign trade be developped? - How to get share from Turkey s long-term targets? President:Mr. Ahmet Hamdi GÜNDOĞAN, Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association, President Panelists: ***TOBB Mr. Mefail DERİBAŞ, Turkish Airlines Russia, General Director Nikolas PETROPOULOS European Regional Framework for Cooperation, President ***Vestel A.Ş. Director of Exports LUNCH SECTORAL SESSIONS Tourism and Logistics Machinery and Medical Equipments Food industry and Agriculture First Steps for Foreign Trade Context: - What are the operational/financial facilities for beginners in foreign trade? - What are the facilitator role of NGO in foreign trade? - What are the results and suggestions obtained from practical experiences? - What are new financial instruments for foreign trade? President: ***TR Ministry Economics Panelists: *** TR Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ms. Nevcihan DURUKAN, Okyanus Gıda Ltd.Şti., Partner Osman AYIK, Turhish Hotelier Federation, President ***Bank CLOSURE B2B MEETINGS 23 October 2014 Thursday FIELD VISITS TO PROJECTS, TECHNOPARK, INDUSTRY ZONE AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS.

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