ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM
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25 May
14:30-16:00
Palace of
Independence,
Museum Hall,
3 floor
NEW FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES
Organized by:
JSC “Astana International Financial Centre Authority”
International Secretariat “G-Global”
Key questions:
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Financial technologies: main trends and development prospective
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Banks and fintech start-ups: competition or collaboration?
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The state and fintech: instruments of regulation and support
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Blockchain technologies – threat or opportunities?
Opening of Panel Session
Moderator:
Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre
Welcome speech:
Alfred Gusenbauer, Chancellor of the Republic of Austria (2007-2008)
Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999-2001), Minister of Defense of Israel
(2007-2013)
Speakers:
Luo Feng,
Chairman, IZP Group
Kuanyshbek Yessekeyev,
President, Kazakhtelecom
Nurlan Kussainov, CEO, Astana International Financial Centre Authority
Sanzhar Kettebekov, General Director, Almaty Tech Garden
Mandy Lamb, General Manager for CIS SEE, Visa International
Jochen Berbner, Partner, McKinsey & Company CIS
Closing keynote:
Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre
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25 May
09:30-18:00
Palace of
Independence,
The Economist
Hall, 2 floor
KAZAKHSTAN INVESTMENT SUMMIT
Organized by:
Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
The Economist;
JSC “Economic Research Institute”
Key questions:
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Negative external macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape (economic slowdown of China, resource
prices slump, etc.) have placed the need in economic diversification on the agenda;
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The Government has developed a range of strategies and programmes aimed at implementing the
structural reforms and improving the business conditions. Experts will discuss efficiency of measures have
been undertaken and prospects ahead;
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The event aims to explore investment opportunities and establish a dialogue between senior-level
government and business representatives.
09:40-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-11:00
Opening remarks from the moderator:
Simon Baptist, Chief Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit and Managing
Director Asia, The Economist Group
Opening speech of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Karim
Massimov: The political will to change and reform
Keynote of the Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of
Kazakhstan Asset Issekeshev
Interview of the Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of
Kazakhstan Asset Issekeshev
In conversation: Kazakhstan`s place on the world stage
Speakers:
Hans Timmer, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
Richard Dobbs, Director, McKinsey Global Institute
11:30-12:15
12:15-13:00
Keynote discussion: the economy after oil – local and international stories
of diversification
Speakers:
Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal
Erik Berglof, Director, Institute of Global Affairs, London School of Economics
and Political Science
Antonio Somma, Head, OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme
Investor Insight: doing business in Kazakhstan
Speakers:
Dmitry Pankin, Chairman of the Management Board, EDB, Deputy Minister of
Finance of the Russian Federation (2013-2015)
Erbolat Dossaev, Chairman of Management Board, Baiterek
Janet Heckman, Director
for Kazakhstan, EBRD
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13:00-13:30
14:30-16:00
Talk: Economic growth, diversification and sustainable development
Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Diversification roundtables
Format note: The roundtables are intended as an in-depth and informal discussion
on specific sectors of the economy which are important to the diversification
narrative. They will be led by a knowledgeable senior-level government or
business representative who can provide detailed information on the particular
sector. Each attendee will be able to select the roundtable/s most relevant to them
and move to gather the information they need on the different sectors.
Manufacturing roundtable
Invited roundtable leader:
Albert Rau, Vice Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Jukka Maksimainen, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Kazakhstan
Agricultural roundtable
Invited roundtable leader:
Yermek Kosherbaev, Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Branko Bulatovic, Kazakhstan Representative, FAO
Development institutions roundtable
Invited roundtable leader:
Bolat Zhamishev, Chairman, Development Bank of Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Marcia Favale, Member of the Board of Directors, Development Bank of
Kazakhstan
Technology, innovation and infrastructure roundtable
Invited roundtable leader:
Asset Issekeshev, Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Alex Nice, Regional Manager, The Economist Intelligence Unit
Knowledge-based economy roundtable
Invited roundtable leader:
Erlan Sagadiev, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Simon Baptist, Chief Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit and Managing
Director Asia, The Economist Group
Energy roundtable
Invited roundtable leader:
Asset Magauov, Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Kate Mallinson, Partner at GPW Consultancy
