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Available for conference keynotes, panels, podcasts, and fireside chats. Topics come from direct operator experience — not research reports.

Turkey & CIS Market Entry

What foreign companies systematically misunderstand about entering Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan — the regulatory environment, the business culture, the real decision-makers, and how to avoid the mistakes that cost companies years and capital.

Conference keynotePanelPodcastWorkshop

Import Cost Intelligence & the Landed Cost Problem

Why most companies overpay on every import shipment — and why the problem is structural, not a negotiation issue. The gap between quoted cost and actual landed cost, and how AI is beginning to close it before the buying decision.

Conference keynotePodcastWorkshop

The Middle Corridor: Eurasian Trade Rerouting

The Trans-Caspian trade route connecting China, Central Asia, the Caspian, and Europe through Turkey is growing strategically. Why it is happening, what the practical freight reality looks like, and what it means for businesses moving cargo across Eurasia.

Conference keynotePanelPodcast

Building Tech Companies Without a Technical Background

A non-developer who has built four companies — including two AI platforms — in three countries. How to assemble technical teams, structure equity, maintain product vision, and lead engineering without writing a line of code.

Conference keynotePanelPodcastFireside chat

AI in Trade and Logistics — Practical Applications

Where AI is creating real, measurable value in global trade and cross-border logistics today — versus where the hype is ahead of the reality. Based on firsthand experience building AI products for the import cost intelligence and HR tech spaces.

PanelPodcastWorkshop
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