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What we do

Five sectors we convene around

Each sector below sets out what we convene, and where we have no dedicated programme yet.

Caspian Week 2020, Davos — Experts’ roundtable on the TAPI gas pipeline

A speaker in a red jacket makes a point, microphone in one hand, the session schedule on a screen behind her — 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.

Mining and critical minerals

The region supplies critical metals that modern industry and global supply chains depend on. We have not yet set up a dedicated mining programme, so we convene on mining through our broader energy work.

No dedicated programme yet

Steppe landscape in the Karaganda region, Kazakhstan — Karaganda region, Kazakhstan

Rows of attentive participants follow a session — Caspian Week 2020, DavosAfghanistan transit opportunities

Trade, logistics and corridors

The region's 18 countries move +110 million tons of breakbulk cargo and +500,000 TEU of containers. Those flows rely on trade routes that no single government controls. We convene the corridor operators, ports, customs authorities and chambers whose coordination decides whether cargo and energy move between Asia and Europe.

+110million
Tons of breakbulk cargo: +500,000
TEU of containers

Climate and environment

The Caspian Sea is the largest land-locked body of water on the planet. Its shallowing is a problem no single state on its shores can solve alone. We convene on the sea and its basin: water access, emissions, adaptation and climate finance.

A participant applauds from his seat during a session — Caspian Week 2019, DavosInvestments, infrastructure and climate change

Panellists discuss new technologies for trade and logistics — Caspian Week 2020, DavosNew technologies for trade and logistics in the Greater Caspian Region

A man in the audience raises his hand to ask a question while others turn to look — Caspian Week 2020, DavosAI: how to convert a threat into an opportunity for mankind

Digital and innovation

We convene on digital trade and documentation, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the region's start-up and venture base. For a land-locked region, these are among the tools that shape how it trades and industrialises.

What we convene on

Digital trade and documentation
Artificial intelligence
Digital infrastructure
Cybersecurity
The region's start-up and venture base