Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC)
1st in a Series Symposium with
Networking Opportunities & Reception "Afghanistan as Hub: The Role of Transport, Logistics & Critical Infrastructure" April 18, 2013 The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City Salon Two (2) 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202, U.S.A.
AGENDA 1:30 - 1:45 pm
Registration Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Sulaiman Lutfi, Chairman of the Board, AACC Hon. Don Ritter, Sc. D., President & CEO, AACC
1:45 - 2:00
Keynote Address: His Excellency, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Minister of Finance, Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2:00 - 2:45
Panel 1: Ground: Automotive & Rail Transport in Afghanistan Moderator: Mr. Adib Farhadi, JHU-SAIS Visiting Scholar; Ex- Dep. Min. of Comm.’ Ex-Exec. Dir., ANDS, GIRoA
2:45 - 3:30
LTG Ret’d. Robert Dail, President, Supreme Group U.S.A. Mr. Abdul W Qargha, Business Development, Operations, UniTrans International, Inc. Mr. Abdul Wahab Kefayat, Chief Executive Officer, Kefayat General Trading Co. Col. Emily A. Buckman, LLC Division Chief, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), United States Air Force (USAF)
Panel 2: Air Transport in Afghanistan Moderator: TBD Mr. Keiichiro Nakazawa, Chief Rep., USA Office, Japan Int’l. Coop. Agency (JICA) Mr. Zamari Kamgar, Chairman and Founder, Kam Air Mr. Ghulam Hazrat Safi , Chairman, Safi Airways
3:30 - 3:45
Coffee/Tea Break and Networking Opportunities
3:45 - 4:00
Keynote: Honorable Robert O. Blake, Jr., Ass’t Secretary for South & Central Asia, State Dep’t.
4:00 - 5:00
Panel 3: Critical Infrastructure Moderator: Mr. Mohan Singh, P.E., Board, AACC; VP- Fed’l., Michael Baker Jr. Corp. Accepted, TBD, USAID Mr. Joji Tokeshi, Resident Director, Kabul, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mr. Leonard E. Kotkiewicz, Chief of Security Assistance & Senior Program Manager, HQ, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mr. Michael Stanley, Program Manager, Oil, Gas & Mining, The World Bank Mr. Sayed ‘Aziz’ Azimi, Chairman & CEO, Technologists Inc.
Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 103 | McLean, VA 22102 USA | Tel: 703.442.5005 Fax: 703.442.5008 | www.a-acc.org
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5:00 - 6:00
Panel 4: ‘Hub’ Policy Discussion Moderator: Mr. Daniel Feldman, Deputy to the Special Rep. - Afghanistan/Pakistan (SRAP)
6:00
Mr. ‘J’ Alexander (Alex) Thier, Director, Office of Af/ Pak Affairs, USAID Mr. Joji Tokeshi, Resident Director, Kabul, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mr. John Andersen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce Accepted, TBD, U.S. Department of Transportation
Networking Opportunities & Reception
Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 103 | McLean, VA 22102 USA | Tel: 703.442.5005 Fax: 703.442.5008 | www.a-acc.org