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Non-profit association · Geneva · Since 2017

We bring governments, business and institutions to one table

The Greater Caspian Association is a Geneva-based non-profit. We connect the Greater Caspian Region with the world through forums, institutional partnerships and business connections.

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Caspian Week 2019, Davos — A session in progress

Non-profit association
under Swiss law
Seated in Geneva
Register CH-660.2.499.019-5
Caspian Week
our flagship forum, since 2017
16 official partners
chambers, councils, companies, foundations

Who we are

A Swiss association that convenes

We are a non-profit association under Swiss law, seated in Geneva. We bring governments, chambers of commerce, universities, companies and international organisations together through forums, partnerships and business connections.

We convene; we do not govern, lend or regulate.

Legal form
Non-profit association under Swiss law
Seat
Geneva, Switzerland
Register
CH-660.2.499.019-5
Flagship forum
Caspian Week
About GCAMission and priorities
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Two men in conversation on a sofa in the Caspian Lounge

Caspian Week 2020, DavosThe Caspian Lounge, where guests are welcomed in a dozen languages

What we do

What we do

Four strands of work, from the forums we convene to the support we give companies.

  1. How we workInstitutional partnerships, engagement with the international system, delegations, and the forums we convene.Read more
  2. What we work onEnergy and gas, mining and critical minerals, trade corridors, climate, and digital.Read more
  3. For businessTwelve engagements, from entering a market to defending a business already in one.Read more
  4. ProjectsThe joint initiatives we build with our partners.Read more

Our focus

Five sectors we convene around

Our forums and partnerships focus on energy, mining and critical minerals, trade and logistics, climate, and digital innovation.

What we work on

The panel on energy transition in session on stage
Caspian Week 2020, DavosEnergy transition in the Greater Caspian Region

Energy, oil and gas

The region holds some of the world's largest gas and oil reserves, alongside significant wind, solar and hydro potential. We convene the ministries, operators and buyers who move that energy to market while the sector shifts to renewables and cuts carbon and methane emissions.

More on this sector

Events

Recent forums and events

Caspian Week, which we run, has met in Davos, Dubai, Baku and Geneva, and online in 2025. The next edition is in Beijing on 3 November 2026.

All events since 2017

Beijing’s central business district

Caspian Week forumNext edition

Caspian Week Forum Beijing

Beijing International Hotel, Beijing, China

Focuses on cooperation between China and the Greater Caspian Region in energy, critical minerals, transport and logistics. It brings together Chinese enterprises, financial institutions and professional organisations with business leaders, chambers, investors and project owners from the region, and combines panel discussions with presentations of regional investment projects.

  1. Caspian Week forum Caspian Week Forum 2025 and Greater Caspian Summit, "Bridging Global North and Global South" Online
  2. Caspian Week forum War, Peace and Neutrality Forum, a Caspian Week side forum United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations
  3. Participation Global SME Summit Davos Congress Centre, Switzerland
  4. Caspian Week forum Caspian Week 2024, "Environmental Bridges to Peace and Prosperity" ADA University, Baku; pre-opening at the COP29 Green Zone

Caspian Week, our flagship forum on the Greater Caspian Region, has been held since 2017 in Davos, Dubai, Baku and Geneva, and online.

We run the forum; the forum has its own site, with editions, speakers and session archives.

Go to Caspian WeekAttend a forumPartner on an edition

Caspian Week 2020, Davos — The closing gala dinner

  1. 2017–2020DavosFour editions in the week of the World Economic Forum
  2. 2023DubaiInside DP World’s Global Freight Summit
  3. 2024BakuAt ADA University, alongside COP29
  4. 2025GenevaA side forum at the Palais des Nations
  5. 2025OnlineAnnounced for Baku, held online

Next edition: Caspian Week Forum Beijing, 3 November 2026. Details

City photographs show the host city, not the forum.

The GCR [Greater Caspian Region] is very important for global energy and food security, and logistics connectivity is one of the key factors in the development of the region.

Murat SeitnepesovPresident of the Greater Caspian Association and Chairman of the Caspian Week Forum, announcing the Caspian Week Forum 2023 in Dubai

News and coverage

In the news

Reports on our forums and work, with links to the original coverage.

2025Geneva Centre for Neutrality War, Peace and Neutrality Forum at the UN in Geneva genevaneutrality.ch

Photograph: United Nations Office at Geneva

Partners

Our official partners

Our sixteen official partners are chambers of commerce, business councils, companies and foundations. Each logo links to that partner’s own website.

Become a partner

The region

The region in brief

Eighteen countries around the Caspian and Black Seas, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

The Greater Caspian RegionThe eighteen countries

18

Countries

680+Million

People

$12.8Trillion

GDP (PPP)

10Million

km²

Source Our regional figures draw on our own analysis with a research and consulting partner; PPP is purchasing power parity.

Take part

Get involved

You can join the Association, propose a partnership, request a business engagement or take part in a forum.

  1. Become a member Membership is open to individuals, companies, governments, NGOs and international organisations; applications are reviewed. Membership
  2. Propose a partnership For institutions: joint initiatives, forum partnerships and standing cooperation, agreed case by case. Partner with us
  3. Business engagements For companies: twelve engagements, from entering a market to resolving a dispute. For business
  4. Take part in Caspian Week Attend, speak at or partner on a Caspian Week forum. Attend a forum
  5. Support the Association Donations to the Association are welcome. Write to us and we will send the details. How to give

For any of these, write to info@greater-caspian.org or call +41 76 709 53 92, or visit our Contact page.