Kazakhstan Investment Attractiveness Conference
November 8, 2022 | 09:00 - 12:30
The St. Regis Astana, Astor ball room, Qabanbay Batyr Ave 1, Astana
Conference agenda
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08:30 - 09:00
Registration and coffee break
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09:00 - 09:20 | Presentation of key survey results
Speaker:
- Erlan Dosymbekov, EY Managing Partner for Caucasus & Central Asia
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09:20 - 09:50 | Investment climate in Kazakhstan
Moderator:
- Erlan Dosymbekov, EY Managing Partner for Caucasus & Central Asia
Speakers:
- Timur Suleimenov, First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan
- Alibek Kuantyrov, Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan (TBC)
- Hüseyin Özhan, Head of EBRD in Kazakhstan
- Kathy Leach, British Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Shadab Akhmed Khan, Regional manager, Coca-Cola Company
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09:50 - 10:30 | Taxation: importance for investment attractiveness
Moderators:
- Dinara Tanasheva, EY Partner, Central Asia Tax & Law Leader
- Doniyorbek Zulunov, EY Partner, Head of Tax Services in Central Asia
Speakers:
- Yerzhan Birzhanov, Vice-Minister of Finance of the RoK
- Zhanybek Nurzhanov, Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Yevgeniy Teremov, SAP Managing Director
- Yekaterina Nurkaliyeva, Tax Manager, EFES Kazakhstan
- Rustam Zhursunov, Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan
- Stefan Mohrlang, Head of Finance and Administration Compliance Officer, Henkel
- Yekaterina Tishina, Senior Professional, Tax Accounting, Samsung
- Dinara Tanasheva, EY Partner, Central Asia Tax & Law Leader
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10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break
Coffee break
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10:45 - 11:15 | Competencies of the future in Kazakhstan
Moderator:
- Vladimir Fesenko, EY Partner, Head of People Advisory Services in Kazakhstan
Speakers:
- Tamara Duissenova, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
- Samantha Berkaliyeva, HR Director, Alstom, WCA Cluster (Caucasus and Central Asia)
- Zhanna Shukanova, Head of HR, Astana International Exchange
- Laula Stamkul, Wolt
- Natalya Konichsheva, Talent Acquisition Director, Beeline
- Vladimir Fesenko, EY Partner, Head of People Advisory Services in Kazakhstan
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11:15 - 11:45 | Digital transformation
Moderator:
- Dinara Tanasheva, EY Partner, Central Asia Tax & Law Leader
Speakers:
- Askar Zhambakin, Vise-Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
- Rustem Bigari, CEO, Digital Government Support Center (TBC)
- Sergey Leschenko, CEO, Microsoft in Kazakhstan
- Baizhan Kanafin, CEO, Documentolog (TBC)
- Andrey Zheltikov, GR, Huawei
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11:45 - 12:15 | ESG, green agenda and energy transition
Moderator:
- Victor Kovalenko, EY Partner, Caucasus, Central Asia and Ukraine Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader
Speakers:
- Bolat Akchulakov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
- Hüseyin Özhan, Head of EBRD in Kazakhstan
- Zhandos Abishev, Advisor to the Chairman of the Presidium of NCE "Atameken", head of the expert group on the development of the mining and metallurgical complex
- Alexandr Khmelev, CEO Kazzinc (Glencore subsidiary) (TBC)
- Dilyara Yedenbayeva, Sustainability Director, Polymetal Eurasia
- Selena McGuinness, First Secretary Economics and Climate Change
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12:15 - 12:30 | Q&A session
Moderator:
- Erlan Dosymbekov, EY Managing Partner for Caucasus & Central Asia