German-Turkish Business Conference

The event will be held at Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft, Breite Straße 29, 10178 Berlin 

 

on Thursday, 16 October 2025

from 09:30 to 15:45.

 

Registration opens at 08:30. Simultaneous interpretation in German and Turkish will be provided. 
Participation at the conference is free of charge.
For more information, please scroll down.

Thank you very much for your interest in the event.
Due to the high level of demand, public registration is now closed.


We kindly ask for your understanding that spontaneous attendance—both for the evening reception and the conference—is unfortunately not possible.


Attendance at the evening reception at the Turkish Embassy is reserved for guests who indicated their participation during registration.

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October 16, 2025 / 9:30AM - 3:45PM (CEST)

Program

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 (18:00)

Reception at the Turkish Embassy 

Registration at 17:30 (Tiergartenstraße 19-21, 10785 Berlin) 

 

Thursday, 16 October 2025

German-Turkish Business Conference

(Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin, Breite Straße 29, 10178 Berlin)

Master of Ceremony: Aleksandar Medjedovic, Member of the Board, TD-IHK

Welcoming

  • Dr. Helena Melnikov, Chief Executive, DIHK              

Opening Remarks

  • Okan Özoğlu, Secretary General of TD-IHK
  • Bige Yücel, President, AHK Türkiye
  • Peter Adrian, President, DIHK
  • M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President, TOBB 

Moderator: Kim Lakeit – International Cooperation Director, German Energy Agency (DENA)

  • Ersin Esentürk – General Manager, Enerjisa Retail Sales Companies
  • Johannes Birzele, COO, E.ON Business Solutions Deutschland
  • Dr. Alper Terciyanlı, Chairman of the Board of Inavitas Enerji A.Ş.
  • Adnan Ünal, Managing Director, Linde Gas Türkiye

Moderator: Dr. Nicole Renvert, Head of the Department of International Markets, DIHK

Impulse: 

- Devran Ayık, Commercial Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Germany

- Stefanie Seedig, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Türkiye

 

Panelists:

  • Stefanie Seedig, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Türkiye
  • Dr. Yaşar Aydın, Researcher, Centre for Applied Turkish Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
  • Duygu Taşdelen Erdem, Managing Director, WILO Türkiye
  • Levent Hakkı Yılmaz, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Iskenderun

Moderator: Burkhardt Hellemann, Secretary General and Member of the Executive Board of AHK Türkiye

  • Dr. Claudia Elif Stutz, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV)
  • Durmuş Ünüvar, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye
  • H.E. Gökhan Turan, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye in Germany
  • Dr. Hüseyin Gelis, President and CEO, Siemens Türkiye (Siemens)

Dr. Volker Treier, Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and Member of the Executive Board, DIHK