Unblocking the full transit potential of the South Caucasus would transform the region and its economic development. Global and regional powers all state their desire to see new trade routes that run through the South Caucasus, diversifying access between East–West and North–South. How can we assess the various connectivity projects at play in the South Caucasus? What are the prospects of the Middle Corridor, IMEC, and INSTC, and what will happen with new transit routes when the war in Ukraine is resolved?

• Iskander Akylbayev, Chief Executive Officer, Xander Group
• Stefan Meister, Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, German Council on Foreign Relations, DGAP
• Pranjal Sharma, Author and Economic Analyst, and Member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network
• Moderator: Benyamin Poghosyan, Senior Research Fellow, APRI Armenia