Agenda

TABEF 2025 AGENDA

16-17 October 2025 | Istanbul Congress Center (ICC)

All sessions will be translated in Turkish, English & French

Day-I (16 October 2025, Thursday)
DAY-II (17 October 2025, Friday)

09:00 – 10:30

Registration

10.00 – 19.00

Concurrent Sessions: Panels / Presentations / B2B Meetings / Exhibition

10.00 – 11.15

Panel-I: Competitive and Collaborative Textile Value Chains

10.00 – 11.15

Panel-II: Financing Infrastructure Needs of Africa: Türkiye’s Build-Operate-Transfer Experience as a Model for Africa’s Infrastructure Development

11:30 – 12:45

Panel-III: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies

11:30 – 12:45

Panel-IV: Türkiye-Africa Logistics Hub

14:30 – 16:30

Panel-V: Türkiye-Africa Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship Dialogue

16.45 – 17.30

Panel-VI: Food Security and Sustainable Food Production

10.00 – 10.45

Panel-VII: Energy and Mining

11.00 – 11.45

Panel-VIII: Türkiye-Africa International Civil Aviation Cooperation

11.00 – 11.45

Panel IX: Technology, Digital Trade and Manufacturing

14:30 – 16:00

Closing Ceremony

Opening Speech:

Mr. Nail OLPAK, President of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK)
Dr. Amany ASFOUR, President of Africa Business Council

Official Remarks:

H.E. Francisca Tatchouop BELOBE, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals of the African Union Commission (AUC)
H.E. Prof. Dr. Ömer BOLAT, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye
H.E. Paul MASHATILE, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa
H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Türkiye