• Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President International Development and Middle East and Türkiye Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 
• Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
• The Honorable Jeffry Flake, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye  
• H.E. Hasan Murat Mercan, Ambassador of Republic of Türkiye to the United States 

MOU Signing between U.S. Chamber of Commerce and TOBB

Moderated by Marc DeCourcey, Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Moderated by Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Rob Glenn, this panel will focus on current needs, updates about evolving needs, private sector initiatives and opportunities for public-private partnerships to support next phases of rebuilding efforts.

Featured Panelists: 

• Caroline Berson, Senior Director, Strategic Engagement, PepsiCo

• Merih Kepez, Deputy Secretary General, DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye)

• Nicholas Bramble, Senior Counsel Trade Policy, Google

• Apoorva Gandhi, Senior Vice President for Social Impact and Multicultural Affairs, Marriott

Moderated by Jennifer Miel, Executive Director of the Chamber's U.S.-Türkiye Business Council, this panel will discuss the private sectors current efforts and capacity to mitigate supply chain disruptions and limiting the impact in affected areas by effectively utilizing its networks and partners.

Featured Panelists:

• Sean Schwinn, Vice President for International Strategy and Market  Development, The Boeing Company
• Osman Okyay, Deputy Chairman, Kale Group of Companies
• Scott Jacobs, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon

Moderated by Heather Byrnes, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy Ankara, this panel will discuss growing bilateral energy ties, including LNG, power, renewables, climate initiatives and sustainability. 

Featured Panelists:

• Haydar Colakoğlu, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Ege Gaz
• Matt Armstrong, Vice President Global Government & Regulatory Affairs, Baker Hughes

Moderated by Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President International Development and Middle East and Türkiye Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Private - Closed to Press