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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

www.forum-astana.org

ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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25 May

14:40-15:30

Palace of 

Independence, 

Open Studio, 

2 floor

OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM

NON-CASH PAYMENTS ON THE CONSUMER MARKET:

No.1 PRIORITY FOR RETAIL, BANKS AND THE STATE

Organized by:

BBCG KAZAKHSTAN

Key questions:

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Payment systems development;

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Distribution of plastic cards as a general objective of modern trade, banks and the regulator.

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What incentives are needed to the market?

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How to develop the interaction of retail and financial sector?

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How to reduce the cost of payments to expand the flow of non-cash payments, market transparency for 

taxation.

Speakers:__Gulnar_Kurbanbayeva'>Speakers:

Gulnar Kurbanbayeva, President, PROFI-T

Alexey Filatov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BBCG

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

www.forum-astana.org

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25 May

15:40-16:30

Palace of 

Independence, 

Open Studio, 

2 floor

OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM

“TOPZHARGAN” REPUTATIONAL PROJECT OUTCOMES PRESENTATION

Organized by:

Exclusive analytical magazine

Who and for what are respected in Kazakhstan? In 2015-2016, 1,024 experts were interviewed. During the first 

stage of the study the short-list was generated. Reputational rating of the companies leading in the national economy 

of Kazakhstan in 2015 was evaluated by the following criteria: reputation stability, level of transparency, social 

responsibility, innovation, sustainable dynamics of growth, quality of management, ability to work in a crisis situation. 

The final decision was taken by the leading journalists of the most famous economic publications of Kazakhstan. 

Speaker

:

Karlygash Ezhenova, Chief Editor, Exclusive analytical magazine 

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

www.forum-astana.org

ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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25 May

14:30-16:00

RIXOS President 

Astana, 7 

Kunaev Str.

BUILDING DIGITAL FUTURE: 

VISION, GLOBAL TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION

Organized by:

Ministry for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

National Infocommunication Holding “Zerde”;

World Bank

Key questions:

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Digital Kazakhstan 2020; Industry 4.0;

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Digital Economy; Digital Infrastructure;

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Digital State; Creative Society.

Moderator: 

Huan Navas-Sabater, Senior Telecom Specialist, World Bank 

Opening Remarks:

Dauren Abayev, Minister of Information and Communication of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan

Asset Issekeshev, Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan

Jane Treadwell, Practice Manager for Governance Systems, Governance Global 

Practice, World Bank 

Speakers:

Richard Dobbs, Director, McKinsey Global Institute

Yoon Jong-lok, President, National IT Industry Promotion Agency, South Korea

Anastasia Kalinina, Head of Eurasia at World Economic Forum

Bartolomeo Banche, Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group, 

Digital Expert

Tamas Vahl, Smarter Cities Leader, IBM CEE

Panel Discussion: Vision of Digital Future 2025 and Opportunities for 

Cooperation

Moderator:

Huan Navas-Sabater, Senior Telecom Specialist, World Bank 

Speaker: 

Assel Zhiyenbayeva, Chairman of the Board, Zerde

Panellists:

Kuanyshbek Yessekeyev, Chairman of the Board, Kazakhtelecom 

Bagdad Mussin, Chairman of the Board, Kazpost JSC

Karine Minasyan, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Internal Markets, 

Information Support, Information and Communication Technologies

David  Blaszkowsky, Head of Data Governance, State Street Bank, USA

Theresa Pardo, Director, Center for Technology in Government, Albany State 

University, USA

Andrew Stott, UK Government`s Deputy Chief Information Officer

Jean-Francois Langelle, Project Manager, Kazakhstan Regional 

Competitiveness Project, OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme

Alexei Stakh, General Manager, Uber, CIS

Closing Remarks: 

Francis Ato Brown, Permanent Representative of the World Bank in Kazakhstan

Dauren Abayev, Minister of Information and Communication of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan

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