Global Neighbours

🕊️ 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲? 🚂 In this episode of 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁, Hong Kong property magnate 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻, Honorary Chair of Hang Lung Group and Chair Emeritus of Asia Society, gives a clear answer: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. This is why he is concerned about America retreating into isolationism. In that case, he expects the world’s deck of cards to be reshuffled, and how it will turn out is yet to be seen. 🌐 With the global order in flux, Chan regards Asia as comparatively stable. That gives trade across Eurasia, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, a solid basis to grow. Central Asia, at the heart of this landmass, is already making the most of this connectivity. 🤝 From the train window, he sees how fast the region is changing. On his earlier visits, hardly any building was taller than seven floors. Today the skyline is full of high-rises. Much of this change is positive. Nonetheless, he hopes the region holds on to what he treasures most about it: its food and art, its music and dance, and its people. In his view, the whole world can learn from this heritage and enjoy it 🌏. #WindowSeat #TracksToTheFuture #CentralAsia #Connectivity

🇨🇳 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗫𝗶’𝗮𝗻. 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻.🚆🌍 After travelling through Europe, Türkiye and Central Asia, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 has arrived in 𝗫𝗶’𝗮𝗻, China! 🏛️ There is something fitting about ending our journey in the city where the ancient Silk Road once began. Xi’an was the starting point of routes that connected distant parts of the world long before modern transport or communications existed. Today, it welcomed our international delegation for the final chapter of Tracks to the Future. 🤝 Following an official luncheon hosted by the leadership of Shaanxi Province, the closing ceremony brought together senior representatives from China, Europe and Central Asia under the theme “Connecting Europe and Asia, Shaping a Shared Future.” The programme featured addresses by 𝗫𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and our Secretary-General Dr. 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽 𝗥𝗼̈𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿. 🌍 A high-level panel brought together 𝗩𝘂𝗸 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰́, former President of the UN General Assembly, 𝗩𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘃, former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, 𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗷 𝗗𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹, Member of the European Parliament, 𝗪𝗲𝗻 𝗫𝗶𝗮𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗴, Chairman of Silk Road Luxury Trains, and 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗮 of Xi’an Jiaotong University. Closing remarks were delivered by 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and our Founder and Chairwoman 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲. 🏺 The delegation also visited Xi’an’s famous 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆, where thousands of life-sized figures have stood for more than 2,000 years. What began in Duisburg as an ambitious idea has now taken us all the way to China. Along the way, we crossed borders, met people with very different perspectives and made time for conversations that rarely happen in the rush of everyday diplomacy. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Xian #SilkRoad #China #EuropeAsia

🏦 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗱-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 🚆 On board Tracks to the Future, Giacomo Marino, Head of M&A and Corporate Development at UniCredit, shared a challenge facing the banking sector: AI, data analysis and new technologies demand major investment. His message: even sizeable banks could struggle to keep up with the costs of transformation. #TracksToTheFuture #Banking #AI #FutureOfFinance

☀️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 🚆 On the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Tracks to the Future reached 𝗫𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, the capital of Qinghai Province. Rich in solar, wind and hydropower, the province is positioning itself as a hub for green data infrastructure. After a morning visit to the Kumbum Monastery, our delegation went on to the 𝗤𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 to see how renewable energy and computing capacity are managed together. 🏛️ A roundtable on green computing power and digital interconnectivity followed, with addresses by 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴, Vice Governor of Qinghai Province, 𝗛𝗮𝗼 𝗭𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗲𝗶, Secretary-General of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and our Chairwoman 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲. 🤝 From our delegation, 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗹, former Austrian Ambassador to China and President of the Global Forum on Sustainable Energy, and 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝘇𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘁, Scientific Director at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), contributed their perspectives. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #China #GreenComputing

𝗜𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲? 🚆 In this episode of 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁, Walter Smerling, Chairman of the @stiftungkunst, explains why solving the world’s problems takes a great deal of optimism, but also the will to turn ideas into action. The mood in Germany, in Europe and in France is not particularly good right now. Changing it takes optimism, but also constructive action: you have to get things done. New ideas grow out of conversations between people, and Tracks to the Future creates exactly the space for them, which is why he calls the initiative by Global Neighbours a fantastic idea. If just two or three of the many ideas from the journey are put into practice, that is a wonderful result. In his words: 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #WindowSeat

☕ 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁? What will it take to protect our planet—and do we have the political courage to act before it is too late? Join us for another 𝘊𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘢 aboard TRACKS TO THE FUTURE, as we explore the defining challenges of our time and the leadership needed to address them. 🌍 In this episode, @sidchat1, CEO of Global Neighbours, examines 𝟯 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 facing humanity: 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀. 🌱 Drawing on his experience as @UN🇺🇳 Resident Coordinator in China, he reflects on how political commitment, sustained public investment and innovation helped transform once-barren landscapes into thriving agricultural ecosystems. China’s 🇨🇳 experience offers an important lesson: when 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 meets 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 and 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, transformation at scale is possible. 🤝 But no country, government or institution can meet these challenges alone. From the promise of the Paris Agreement to China’s environmental ambitions, Chatterjee makes a compelling case for a new generation of leadership—one that 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, bridges public and private interests, and turns commitments into measurable action. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵. What is needed now is the courage to lead, the will to act and the determination to work together. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #ACupOfTea #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #Sustainability

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀? 🚆 In his talk on board 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁, Chair of Public Law at the University of Bayreuth, explains why rigid rules hold the economy back. His argument: regulation is built on looking back, while a successful economy has to look forward and stay flexible. Every obligation, even a simple duty to provide information, limits entrepreneurial freedom, and it always has to be justified against fundamental rights, because in law, freedom is the starting point. For him, better regulation starts with one clear objective: 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #FutureOfEurope

🇨🇳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮: 𝗨𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗾𝗶 🚆 After crossing the border at Khorgos, Tracks to the Future reached 𝗨𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗾𝗶. Often described as the city furthest from any ocean in the world, it once lay on a northern branch of the ancient Silk Road and is today China’s gateway to Central Asia and Europe. Following a meeting with the leadership of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, our delegation visited the 𝗨𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗾𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮, a hub for rail freight between China, Central Asia and Europe. 🏛️ In the afternoon, a roundtable hosted by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region focused on connectivity through economy and trade. It featured addresses by 𝗘𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗮𝘇, Governor of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and 𝗛𝗮𝗼 𝗭𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗲𝗶, Secretary-General of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. 🤝 On behalf of Global Neighbours, our Chairwoman 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 and our Secretary General 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽 𝗥𝗼̈𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿 also addressed the roundtable. Further contributions came from 𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗿̌𝗲𝗷 𝗗𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮́𝗹, Member of the European Parliament, and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻, Managing Director at BlackRock. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #China #Connectivity

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? 🚆 In this episode of 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗱, Advisor to the European Commission, explains why first-hand impressions matter more than what we think we already know. Returning to Belgrade after eight or nine years, he barely recognised it: so much construction had happened that it felt as if a second city had been built on top of the one he knew. He sees the same energy in Istanbul, with new buildings, new projects and new trade. His conclusion: to understand that kind of change, you have to 𝗴𝗼, 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, and Europe needs much more of that than it does today. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #WindowSeat

🪟 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲? 🚆 In this episode of 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲, CEO and Managing Partner of GARBE, shares his hopes and concerns for Europe in a changing world. For his generation, the European Union has been a remarkable achievement: travel without passports, a common currency and a long period of peace. With conflicts continuing and Europe often not speaking with one voice, he fears that these achievements could be rolled back and that Europe could lose its position. His answer is to listen to and learn from each other, as on Tracks to the Future. Europe still has every chance to play a vital role in geopolitics, and 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #FutureOfEurope

🇰🇬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 🚆 Tracks to the Future has arrived in 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗸𝗲𝗸, where our delegation was welcomed by 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗲𝘃, Deputy Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic (NISI), and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the centre of our stop was a roundtable at NISI, hosted at the National Academy of Sciences and opened by Timur Abylaev and our CEO @sidchat1 🏛️ Three sessions brought together NISI experts and members of our delegation to discuss digital transformation and AI, cross-border cooperation along the Middle Corridor, and food security, demographic trends and human capital. Speakers included 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗞𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘂̈𝗹𝗯𝘂̈𝗹 of Ankara Medipol University, 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗯 𝗨𝘀𝘇𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘁, CEO and Co-founder of Inceptive, 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻, Honorary Chair of Hang Lung Group, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴, Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Development Council, and Siddharth Chatterjee. In the afternoon, meetings at the Ministry of Digital Development and the National Investment Agency offered further insights into Kyrgyzstan’s digital agenda and investment opportunities. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Kyrgyzstan #MiddleCorridor

🌏 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 🚆 On board Tracks to the Future, our Advisory Board member 𝗗𝗿. @VladimirNorov , former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan and former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, explained how Central Asia’s place in the world has changed. Once an object of big-power politics, the region has become an actor in its own right, located between three major markets: China, Europe and the Middle East. Over the past 30 years, this position has allowed the countries of Central Asia to pursue a multi-vector foreign policy and build relations with the European Union, the United States, China and Russia alike. Today, global demand for rare metals and minerals gives the region new weight. Its ambition, however, goes beyond exporting raw materials: the aim is to process them and produce value-added goods at home. As for partners, 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #CentralAsia

☕ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁? Join us for a second 𝘊𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘢, where we sit down on board Tacks to the Future for conversations on the questions that shape our world. 🌍Today @sidchat1, 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, reflects on a world facing a global deficit of trust . The wars in Ukraine and Gaza have brought the issue of conflict into sharp focus, and we have entered a very dangerous period. Close to 170 million people are displaced by over 𝟲𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 worldwide. 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 and multidimensional poverty affect humanity on a level that trust for solutions decrease by the day 🌎 🤝 Yet after three decades at the United Nations, having witnessed the misery conflict causes firsthand, Chatterjee believes humanity has the ability to rise above it and overcome its divisions. Platforms that 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲 relationships are very consequential. That is precisely what Tracks to the Future is about: an opportunity to overcome differences and advance global prosperity and development together. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #ACupOfTea

🪟 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 🚆 In this episode of 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁, Chair of Public Law at the University of Bayreuth, explains why a train journey allows for deeper discussions than usual, and why the most valuable ones happen across disciplines and borders. His argument: debates within a single profession tend to stay in a small cage. Real progress comes from meeting other perspectives and realising that the other side may be right, too. Looking at countries such as Portugal and the Baltic states, with their modern infrastructure and open approach to digital issues, he sees a clear lesson for Europe: 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #WindowSeat

🚄 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹: TRACKS TO THE FUTURE has arrived in Central Asia! 🇺🇿 We kick off this leg in 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗱—the historic crossroads of the Silk Road. As Eurasian economic ties deepen, this city perfectly bridges the past and the future, anchoring Uzbekistan’s expanding rail corridors toward our next stop, Tashkent. 🎨 Beyond the boardroom, Samarkand’s heritage is breathtaking. Exploring the 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗵-𝗶-𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 necropolis, the 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗯 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺, and the spectacular light display at 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 offered profound insights into the region’s enduring cultural legacy—a core pillar of our mission for cross-cultural exchange. 🤝 A vital highlight was our delegation’s high-level dialogue at the 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 with Mr. 𝗞𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗯𝗲𝗸 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗵, Deputy Khokim for Investments, Industry, and Trade. We had a highly substantive exchange on regional development, resource management, and Central Asia’s evolving economic landscape. 🙏 Our deepest gratitude to our host, Mr. 𝗔𝗱𝗶𝘇 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗲𝘃, Governor of Samarkand Region, for his exceptional hospitality and for making our entry into Uzbekistan so memorable. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Samarkand #Uzbekistan #EuropeAsia

🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹? 🚆 On board Tracks to the Future, former German Vice-Chancellor 𝗗𝗿. 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽 𝗥𝗼̈𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿 invited us to look more closely at Central Asia—a region he believes deserves far more attention in Europe. Drawing on his experience, he challenged participants to look beyond political labels and consider the quality of leadership within different systems. His argument: educated, well-trained leaders can make a difference to a country’s development, whatever its political system. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #CentralAsia

🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁? 🚆 On board Tracks to the Future, Dylan jeng, CFO of ECARX, shares his hopes and fears for a world facing challenges that reach beyond national borders. 🌏 His message is a timely one: if we want to find answers to shared problems, we need to bring different perspectives together and work towards a more connected global outlook. As the train moves across countries and cultures, his reflection reminds us why this journey matters: the future is something we have to figure out together. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #WindowSeat #EuropeAsia #GlobalDialogue

🇹🇷🚆 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁. Türkiye is often described as the bridge between Europe and Asia. On board our train, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗞𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘂̈𝗹𝗯𝘂̈𝗹, author and political scientist at Ankara Medipol University, offered a more ambitious reading. Türkiye does not want to be just a bridge between two sides. It seeks a 360-degree role and works to improve understanding with both sides. He was equally clear that this is not a path Türkiye wants to take alone. Together, Türkiye, the European Union and European countries 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Türkiye

🇹🇷🚆 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. As the gateway between East and West, Istanbul has lived this idea for centuries. In her address to our hosts, our Chairwoman 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 paid tribute to Istanbul’s diversity, rich heritage and culture, while noting that the city’s significance is still underappreciated and perhaps undervalued. She called for closer cooperation and communication, with a clear reminder: differences are not obstacles to overcome. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀. #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Istanbul

🇹🇷🚆 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗹! Our Tracks to the Future journey brought us to a city where Europe and Asia have met for centuries. Over two memorable days, Istanbul offered a little bit of everything: high-level economic dialogue, remarkable cultural encounters and the opportunity to explore what closer cooperation between Türkiye, Europe and Asia could look like. 🤝 At Tersane İstanbul, our delegation was welcomed for a luncheon hosted by 𝗙𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲, Chairperson of the Türkiye–France Business Council. Following opening remarks by our Founder and Chairwoman 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲, guests exchanged ideas on international business and new partnerships. 🌍 One of the highlights was the high-level dialogue “𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨: 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱” at the 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗶 𝗠. 𝗞𝗼𝗰̧ 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺. We were honoured to hear from 𝗛.𝗘. 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗸, 𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, alongside 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗬𝗮𝗹𝗰̧ı𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴̆, Coordinating Chairperson of the DEİK - Foreign Economic Relations Board, and our Secretary-General 𝗗𝗿. 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽 𝗥𝗼̈𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿, former Vice-Chancellor of Germany. 🎨 Istanbul also gave us the chance to experience the city beyond the conference rooms. From sailing along the 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 and discovering the history of 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗮 to exploring 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 and the fascinating collections of the 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗶 𝗠. 𝗞𝗼𝗰̧ 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺, each encounter offered another perspective on a city shaped by centuries of exchange. 🙏 A heartfelt thank you to 𝗗𝗘𝗜̇𝗞, 𝗙𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲 for their generous hospitality and for making our time in Istanbul so special.