Saim ÖZAKALIN

ETSO Board Chairman


On a global scale, trade and industry sectors are undergoing a significant transformation process, driven by the impact of artificial intelligence, digitalisation and data-driven business models. The ability of businesses to gain competitive advantage depends on their rapid and effective adaptation to this change. In a world where traditional ways of doing business are replaced by digital solutions, trade and industrial policies need to be shaped accordingly. In this context, the Palandöken Economic Forum, which will be held in Erzurum Palandöken on 26-27 April 2025, will comprehensively address the opportunities and risks facing the business world with the main theme of ‘An Equitable Future in a Smart World: Intelligent Economies and Global Inequality’.

The Palandöken Economic Forum will provide a comprehensive discussion ground for representatives of the business world by addressing how industry and trade should position themselves in this new order, the strategies to be adopted for sustainable competitiveness and new business models in global trade. The forum, in which Türkiye’s potential to lead the digital economy era with its strategic location, strong production infrastructure and entrepreneurial ecosystem will be evaluated, will also be a platform that will enable the development of critical collaborations for industry and business at the local and global level.

In this period when global trade is being reshaped, as the business world of Türkiye, we must be the pioneer of this transformation with our industrialists, entrepreneurs and investors. We are pleased to invite you to Palandöken, the summit of Anatolia, where we will collaborate to shape the future of our business world.