Guest List
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of the Republic of Türkiye
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai
Irakli Kobakhidze
Prime Minister of Georgia
Albert II
Prince of Monaco
Hannatu Musawa
Nigerian Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy
Olga Kefaloyanni
Greek Minister of Tourism
Revaz Sokhadze
Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu
Minister of Health of the
Republic of Türkiye
Murat Zorluoğlu
Governor of Diyarbakır
Serhat Köksal
President of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Naser Mohebati
Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Trabzon
Christopher J. Nassetta
Hilton Worldwide - CEO
Sheikha Mozah Marwan
Member of the Dubai Royal Family
Akbar Al Baker
Former CEO of Qatar Airways
Vedat Uğurlu
Miray International Cruises & Management - CEO
Sedat Ateş
ShipEntegra Corporate Communications and Marketing Director
Ömer Naim Türker
Water Sports Law Expert
Furkan Çako
North Macedonia Former Investment Minister
Prof. Dr. Günay Çifci
Dokuz Eylül University
Department of
Geological Engineering
Prof. Dr. Aybeyan Selim
International Vision University
Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Prof. Dr. Kadir Seyhan
KTÜ - Head of Maritime Business Administration Department
Dr. Esra Soyu Yıldırım
Lecturer at Aksaray University Social Sciences Vocational School
Ecem Güzel
National Sailing Athlete
Mariam Kvrivishvili
Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
Adil Kerimli
Minister of Culture of the
Republic of Azerbaijan
Hakan Fidan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
Mehmet Fatih Kacır
Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye
Osman Aşkın Bak
Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Türrkiye
Ahmet Metin Genç
Mayor of Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality
İsmail Ertuğ
Former Member of the European Parliament
Timashov Valerii Petrovich
Consul General of the Russian Federation in Trabzon
Bilal Ekşi
Turkish Airlines - CEO
Kao Kim Hourn
ASEAN Secretary General
Erkut Çelebi
President of Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Tamer Erdoğan
Trabzon Provincial Culture and
Tourism Director
Ekrem Tolga Yemlihaoğlu
President of Istanbul Offshore
Yacht Racing Club
Emin Bilgin
General Manager of Trabzon Port Management Inc.
Tuğrul Akşar
Sports Economist
Prof. Dr. Sadettin Korkmaz
KTÜ - Department of Geological Engineering
Prof. Dr. Bülent Derviş
International Vision University
Dean of the Faculty of Economics
Doç. Dr. Ercan Kurtuluş
KTÜ - Lecturer at Maritime Business Administration Department
Doç. Dr. Cuma Demirtaş
Lecturer at Aksaray University Social Sciences Vocational School
Fatih Aksu
Turkish Amateur Sailor Completing the World Tour
Jordi Hereu
Minister of Tourism and
Industry of Spain
Ferid Gayıbov
Azerbaijan Minister of
Youth and Sports
Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Türkiye
Murat Kurum
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye
Nuri Ersoy
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye
Halit Doğan
Mayor of Samsun Metropolitan Municipality
Lazar Comanescu
Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC)
Nikoloz Iashvili
Consul General of Georgia
in Trabzon
Olga Shebzukhova
Alliance Marine Development - CEO
Tuncay Özses
Marine Tourism Association - President
M. Ali Rashed Alabbar
Founder of EMAAR Group
Prof. Dr. Tuncay Sevindik
Faculty Member of the Department of Digital Game Design at Atlas University
Billur Arıkan
President of Istanbul Sailing Club
Dr. Bora Yargıç
Academician & Sports Economist
Prof. Dr. Hamdullah Çuvalcı
Rector of Karadeniz Technical University
Prof. Dr. Barış Salihoğlu
METU - Director of Marine Sciences Institute
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Havva Şaban
International Vision University
Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Dr. Burhan Kayıran
KTÜ - Vice Dean of Faculty of Marine Sciences
Nida Kiraz
President of the Sports Tourism Association
Hasan Fatih Akkoç
Founder of Akkoç Technology
Daniela Santanche
Italian Minister of Tourism
Miroslav Borshosh
Bulgarian Minister of Tourism
Yaşar Güler
Minister of National Defense of
the Republic of Türkiye
Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye
Aziz Yıldırım
Governor of Trabzon
Dr. Mehmet Hilmi Güler
Mayor of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality
M. Rıfat Hisarcıklıoğlu
President of The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
Sebastien Bazin
Accor Hotels - CEO
Geoff Ballotti
Wyndham Hotel Chain - CEO
Kadir Karakaya
Director of the Yacht and Boat Industry Association (YATED)
Tamer Kıran
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Shipping,Türkiye
Prof. Dr. S. Devecioğlu
Fırat University Sports Management Sciences Faculty Member
Prof. Dr. Ersan Başar
KTÜ Sürmene Faculty of Marine Sciences, Lecturer
Murat Gürsoy
Publisher of Black Sea Economy Newspaper
Prof. Dr. Nafiz Arıca
Rector of Piri Reis University
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Özbilgin
UN - Black Sea 4 Fish
Project Coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Ali
International Vision University
Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Dr. Tuğçenur Ekinci Furtana
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Department of International Trade and Finance
Kısmet Deniz Boro Polat
Turkish Amateur Sailor
Member of "Boro" Family
Prof. Dr. Akın Çelik
Trabzon University - Head of Sports Management Department
Aziz Abduhakimov
Minister of Tourism of Uzbekistan
Mohammed Al Mubarak
Abu Dhabi Minister of Culture
and Tourism
Ömer Bolat
Minister of Trade of the
Republic of Türkiye
İbrahim Yumaklı
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye
Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoğlu
Governor of Aksaray
Humberto Lopez
World Bank Country Director for the Republic of Türkiye
Zeynel Kılınç
Vice President of the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Federico J. Gonzalez
Radisson Hotel Group - CEO
James Riley
Former CEO of Mandarin Oriental
Ertuğrul Doğan
Trabzonspor President
Özlem Akdurak
President of the Turkish Sailing Federation
Melike Esra Karayel
Founder of Denizkızı Akademi
Ahmet Ağaoğlu
Former President of Trabzonspor
Ahmet Bayrak
Water Sports Law Expert
Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Karataş
Rector of Çankırı University
Prof. Dr. Ebru Yeşim Özkan
Dean of the Faculty of Naval Architecture and Maritime, Izmir Katip Çelebi University
Prof. Dr. Sercan Erol
KTÜ - Sürmene Faculty of Marine Sciences
Dr. Hatice Akppınar
KTÜ - Lecturer at Maritime Business Administration Department
Tayfun Erey
Turkish Sailing Federation
Sports Director