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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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12

25 May

09:30-13:00

Palace of 

Independence, 

Premium Hall 1, 

1 floor

TOWARDS A NEW GROWTH MODEL

Organized by:

Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

JSC “Economic Research Institute”;

Joint Vienna Institute

Key questions:

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The New normal: low commodity prices, weak growth in trading partners;  

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Macroeconomic turbulence in the region and exchange rate adjustments;

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Structural reforms: shifting the gears of economic development.

09:30-10:00

10:00-11:00

11:30-13:00

Welcome speech:

Timur Suleimenov, EEC Minister of Economy and Financial Policy

Keynote speech: 

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University

Session 1. A New Growth Model for the Region & Kazakhstan

Moderator:

Norbert Funke,  Director, Joint Vienna Institute 

Speakers:

Erik Berglof, Director, Institute for Global Affairs, London School of Economics 

and Political Science

Tamara Duyssenova, Minister of Health and Social Development of the Republic 

of Kazakhstan

Juha Kahkonen, Deputy Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF

Alexey Vedev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian 

Federation

Antonio Somma, Head, OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme

Marat Kussainov, First  Vice Minister of National Economy of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan

Interactive session. Thinking about Structural Reforms in the Region to 

Reset Economic Growth

Presenters:

 

Aset Irgaliyev, Chairman of the Board of JSC “Economic Research Institute”

Norbert Funke,  Director, Joint Vienna Institute 

Facilitators:

Asel Isakova, Economist, Joint Vienna Institute 

Mark Horton, Assistant Director and IMF Mission Chief for Kazakhstan

Aigul Kosherbayeva, Director, Center for Regional and Competitiveness 

Studies, Economic Research Institute

Saltanat Kamenova, Deputy Director, Center of Entrepreneurship Development, 

Economic Research Institute

Matteo Lanzafame, Associate Professor at Università degli Studi di Messina

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

www.forum-astana.org

ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

www.forum-astana.org

13

25 May

14:30-16:00

Palace of 

Independence, 

Premium Hall 1,

1 floor

KAZAKHSTAN`S GROWTH STRATEGY

Organized by: 

Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

JSC “Economic Research Institute”

World Bank

Key questions:

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Best international practices in applying development models;

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Kazakhstan in a modern world: realities and prospects;

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Elaboration of practical guidelines for implementing economic reforms. 

Moderator: 

Hans Timmer, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank 

Welcome speech:

Bakytzhan Sagintayev, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Speakers:

Jacques Attali, Former Adviser to President of France François Mitterand (1981-

1991), First President, EBRD (1991-1993), founder of Attali & Associates

Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005)

Arthur Laffer, American Economist, one of the founders of Supply-Side 

Economics, author of Laffer Curve, former professor of the University of South 

Carolina, University of Chicago and Pepperdine University, founder and president 

of Laffer Associates and Laffer Investments

Christopher Pissarides, 2010 Nobel Prize laureate in Economics for contribution 

to the search and matching theory, for studying the interaction between the labour 

market and the macro-economy

Amitabha Mukherjee, Lead Public Sector Specialist, World Bank

Jesus Felipe, Advisor to the Chief Economist, ADB, author of several books on 

modern industrial policy and inclusive growth

Timur Zhaksylykov, Vice Minister of National Economy of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

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14

25 May

16:30-18:00

Palace of 

Independence,

Premium Hall 1, 

1 floor

WORKSHOP. PROSPECTS FOR USE OF BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY 

IN THE SPHERE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Organized by: 

Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

JSC “Economic Research Institute”

Kazakhtelecom JSC

Key questions:

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The best world practice in use of block chain technology in public administration;

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The main barriers and challenges in use of block chain technology;

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Examples of block chain technology practical application in selected areas;

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Block chain technology application cost and implementation stages;

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Expected effects on the block chain technology application in public administration;

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Necessary amendments to the legislation.

Welcome remark:

Erbolat Dossaev, Chairman of Management Board,   

Baiterek

Moderator:

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

Digital Expert

Speakers:

Kuanyshbek Yessekeyev, Chairman of the Board, Kazakhtelecom 

Max Hauser, Partner & Managing Director, Financial services / Blockchain 

Expert, Boston Consulting Group

Sanzhar Kettebekov, CEO, Almaty Tech Garden 

Bryan Thompson, Information Security Services Team Lead at PwC

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