ShahdagEconomic Summit

The forum for a connected economy

Where the next decade of global growth is negotiated.

For three days each December, heads of state, central bankers, founders, and thinkers convene in the Caucasus to shape the agenda for trade, energy, and technology across a changing world.

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3–5 December 2027Scroll

The summit at a glance

300+
High-level participants
40+target
Countries represented
3
Days in Shahdag
4
Core agenda pillars

Figures reflect the planned parameters of the 2027 convening.

Why SES

Private. Curated. Cross-regional. Action-oriented.

The Shahdag Economic Summit is a deliberately limited, high-level meeting place connecting leaders from Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Middle East and the wider global economy.

Private

A closed-room setting where principals speak candidly, away from the public stage.

Curated

Every participant is reviewed individually. We convene decision-makers, not audiences.

Cross-regional

A neutral bridge between economic blocs, hosting every perspective on equal ground.

Action-oriented

An agenda built around the questions that shape the coming decade — and what to do about them.

Agenda

Four questions that will define the decade.

01

Trade & Connectivity

The Middle Corridor, cross-border logistics, and the infrastructure linking Asian and European markets.

02

Energy Transition

Securing supply while decarbonizing — hydrocarbons, renewables, and the grid that carries them.

03

Capital & Markets

Sovereign funds, private capital, and the financial architecture for emerging-market growth.

04

Technology & Talent

Artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, and the workforce of the next economy.

Plenary sessions on the record, closed roundtables under the Chatham House Rule, and private leadership dialogues.

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Featured participants

The people in the room.

A prospective speaker portfolio spanning policy, finance, energy and technology. Participation is subject to formal invitation and confirmation.

Mikayil Jabbarov
Prospective

Mikayil Jabbarov

Minister of Economy

Republic of Azerbaijan

Mehmet Şimşek
Prospective

Mehmet Şimşek

Minister of Treasury and Finance

Republic of Türkiye

Taleh Kazimov
Prospective

Taleh Kazimov

Chairman

Central Bank of Azerbaijan

Nouriel Roubini
Prospective

Nouriel Roubini

Economist & Professor Emeritus

NYU Stern School of Business

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“The most consequential conversations rarely happen on the largest stages. They happen where leaders can think clearly, together.”
Founding principle of the Summit

The setting

Above the noise, room to think.

Set among the peaks of Shahdag, Azerbaijan's premier mountain destination, the Summit trades the crowded convention floor for altitude, quiet, and focus — a neutral ground between East and West.

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Snow-covered peaks of the Greater Caucasus mountains at Shahdag

News & Insights

From the Summit.

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Trade

The Middle Corridor and the geography of the next decade

Why the trans-Caspian route is becoming central to how goods, capital and influence move between Asia and Europe.

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Energy

Security and transition are no longer a trade-off

The old framing pitted energy security against decarbonisation. The next decade demands both at once.

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Capital

Where patient capital meets emerging-market growth

Sovereign funds and private capital are rethinking how they deploy into fast-growing but under-served markets.

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Partners

Convened in partnership.

The Summit works with strategic, knowledge, official and media partners. Partner organizations will be announced as they are confirmed.

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Participation is by request.

Delegate places are limited and reviewed individually. Submit your request to join the 2027 convening.

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