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DRAFT PROGRAM OF THE VII ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

May 21-23, 2014 Astana, Palace of Independence

Updated program is placed on the website www.astanaforum.org

MAY 21 – WEDNESDAY

19-23 May, 2nd INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE 09:00-15:00 “ASTEX 2014” KazMediaCenter, 4 Kunaeva str., Organizers: Ministry of transport and communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Zerde” National Infocommunications Holding , ICT Development Fund Corporate Fund

Key issues: Best practices in the industry; e-Commerce and Logistics; e-Government; The development of ICT industry in B2C and B2B areas; Prospective technologies; Big Data; Mobile Technology; Social Technology and Smart Environment; Risk-related investments in ICT – in cooperation with Astana Economic; Forum (AEF) Venture Capital and Business Angels; Government Programs; Public Private Partnership

Moderator: Maxim KAZAK, Editor in “Chief of Cnews” journal and internet portal on high technologies 1

Speakers: Minister of Transport and Communications of RoK; CEO of Newegg; Executive from Yahoo; Executive form Mail.ru; Executive from Yandex; Executive from Expedia.com; Executive from Microsoft; Executive from HP; Executive from Rustic Canyon Partners; Executive from GSA Savvian

Audience: 1500 participants

09:30-19:00 INTERNATIONAL FORUM “ ANTICOUNTERFEIT ” Ceremonial Hall, Palace of Independence, 1 floor

Organizer: Ministry of justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

SESSION 1. ISSUES ON LEGISLATIVE HARMONIZATION ON THE PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN THE CUSTOMS UNION

Moderator: TBC Speakers: Representative of EEC; Representative of the WTO; Representative of the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russian Federation; Representative of the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus; Representative of the JSC “Center for Trade Policy

Development” of the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, and representatives of non-governmental organizations

SESSION 2. FOOD, PHARMACEUTICAL SAFETY AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS – THE KEY OF HEALTH OF THE NATION

Moderator: TBC Speakers: Representative of the WHO; Representative of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Agency on consumer rights protection of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russian Federation; Representative of the Republic of Belarus; Representative of the Association of manufacturers of pharmaceutical and medical products in Kazakhstan “FarmMedIndustriya Kazakhstan”; Representative of association of legal entities “Consumers League of Kazakhstan”, and other non-governmental organizations

SESSION 3. ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON THE INTERNET

Moderator: TBC

Speakers: Representative of IFPI; Representative Google Inc.; Representative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

Representative of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation; Representative of the Republic of Belarus; Representative of Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property; Representative of ALE “Internet Association of Kazakhstan”; Representatives of IT- technologies, representatives of rights holders and NGOs.

SESSION 4. OPPOSITION TO THE PRODUCTION AND THE SPREAD OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS

Moderator: TBC

Speakers: Representative of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on fighting with economic and corruption crimes; Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation; Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus; Representative of “Kazakhstan Association for the protection of copyright and related rights”, right holders and other NGOs

SESSION 5. ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – PROTECTION AGAINST UNFAIR COMPETITION

Moderator: TBC

Speakers:

Representative of Competition Protection Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representative the World Women Inventors and Entrepreneur's Association (WWIEA); Representative of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan; Representative of the Association of Confectioners of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Representatives of other organizations

Audience: 250 participants

09:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Oval hall, Palace of SPECIFIC ISSUES OF THE INTERACTION OF THE Independence, 1 floor CENTRAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN Organizer: Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; EU funded Project «Kazakhstan Regional Development»;

Key issues: The main issues of interaction of the central and regional state authorities in the field of regional development; Improving of the mechanisms and providing the necessary conditions for the effective interaction of the central and regional state authorities; Successful practice in relationships "center-region" in Kazakhstan and the EU countries

Welcome speech:

Bolat ZHAMISHEV, Minister of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Aurelia BOUCHES, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan Co-Moderator: Olga BRODERICK, Team Leader, EU funded project “Kazakhstan regional development”;

Ardak DOSANOV, Director of the Department for inter- regional cooperation and economic zoning, Ministry of regional development of the RK

Speakers Serik ZHUMANGARIN, Vice Minister of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Vice Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Akim\deputy akim of East Kazakhstan region; Akim\deputy akim of Kyzylorda region; Graham MEADOWS, Former Director General, DG Regional Policy, European Commission; Andrius KUBILIUS, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania; Zhamila BOPIYEVA, Regional Development Expert , EU funded project “Kazakhstan Regional Development”; International Expert; Academy of public administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Algirdas PETKEVICIUS, Key Expert of the EU funded Project “Kazakhstan Regional Development”; Dmitry ULYBYSHEV, doctor of philosophy in Economics, PhD, scientific Secretary of scientific research Institute of regional development (Karaganda); Michael CUDDY, PhD in Economics

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Press center, BUSINESS CONGRESS OF THE BUSINESS-DIALOGUE Palace of Independence, 1 CES (COMMON ECONOMIC SPACE) "ON THE WAY TO floor THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION"

Organizer: National chamber of entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan

Key issues: Business Development and interaction of business communities between the member states of the CU and the CES; 6

Strengthening and enhancing business participation in the integration process; Strengthening cooperation between business communities of the national and supranational bodies; Take into account the opinions of business communities in the formation of the regulatory framework of the Customs Union and Common Economic Space; Creation of Business Dialogue consolidated position on systematic and strategic issues of economic integration; Cooperation of the parties to elaborate proposals on improving the legal regulation in the following areas: development integration and macroeconomics, business development, finance sector, industry, agriculture, mutual and foreign trade, technical regulations, customs administration, transport and infrastructure, the development of competition and antimonopoly regulation, energy and natural monopolies; Discussion and exchange of opinions on the forthcoming accession to the Eurasian Economic Union

Moderator: Rakhim OSHAKBAYEV, the First Deputy Chairman of the Board NCE “Atameken”

Speakers: Tatyana VALOVAYA, the Member of Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission - the Minister on Key Areas of Integration and Macroeconomics; Timur SULEYMENOV, the Member of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission – the Minister of Economy and Finance; Zhanar AITZHANOVA, The Minister on Economic Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Alexandr SHOKHIN, the President of the Russian Employer`s Union “Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs"; Anatolyi KHARLAP, Chairman of the Union of NGOs "Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers) of the Republic of Belarus"; Alexey MORDASHOV, The Chairman of the Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on trade and customs policies and WTO, Director General of Severstal company; Olivier DESCAMPS, Managing Director for Turkey and the South-Eastern European countries, the Caucasus and Central Asia of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 7

Development (EBRD); Sebnem AKKAYA, Permanent Representative of the World Bank in the Republic of Kazakhstan; Anatoly SPITSIN, Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies on problems of integration of the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC); Ruslan GRINBERG, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Council of Russian Academy of Sciences on the complex problems of the Eurasian economic integration, modernization, competitiveness and sustainable development

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 1, WORLD ENERGY LEADERS SUMMIT Palace of Independence, 2 floor Organizer: Joint Stock Company “Samruk - Energy”

Key issues: Discussion of current problems in energy sector, issues of global and regional energy sector development, energy efficiency; The exchange of ideas on the situation in the world among energy stakeholders; The interface between the regions; Problematic issue recognition depending on outcomes of WEC’s Issues Survey;  Development of regional energy sector Moderator: TBC Speakers TBC

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-16:30 III ASIAN FORUM OF RECTORS 8

Conference hall 2, ROLE OF ASIAN UNIVERSITIES IN MEETING Palace of Independence, 2 CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT floor Organizers: Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Seoul National University (Republic of Korea)

Key issues: actualize Asian universities role in solving global problems, outcome of the ecological crisis, sustainable development and energy and ecological security; consolidate scientific and educational potential partner universities with the aim of elevation image and competitiveness in Asian universities in the global scientific and educational space; develop practical recommendations for the development of the internationalization of Asian universities through joint projects on sustainable development and modernization of higher education systems of Asian universities

Welcome speech:

Aslan SARINZHIPOV, Minister of Education and Science of RK; Oh Yeon CHEON, President of Seoul National University Qian TANG, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, France Moderator: Galimkair MUTANOV, Rector of Al-Farabi KazNU Speakers: Qian TANG, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, France; Sudha PAI, Rector of Jawaharlal Nehru University, India; Phùng Xuân NHẠ, President of Vietnam National University, Vietnam; Herry SUHARDIYANTO, President of Bogor Agricultural University Chen JUN, President of Nanjing University, China

SESSION 1. STRENGTHENING COOPERATION AMONG ASIAN UNIVERSITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Moderator: Oh Yeon CHEON, President of Seoul National University; 9

Caesar A.Saloma, Rector of University of the Philippines (Diliman), Philippines Speakers: Pirom KAMOLRATANAKUL, President of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Caesar A.SALOMA, Rector of University of the Philippines; Ir. Muhammad Anis M.MET., Acting President of University of Indonesia, Indonesia; Phetsamone KHOUNSAVATH, Vice-President of National University of Laos, Laos; Touch VISALSOK, Rector of University of Battambang University, Cambodia

SESSION 2. CREATING OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGETIC FUTURE: GREEN BRIDGE THROUGH GENERATIONS. ASIAN UNIVERSITIES’ PERSPECTIVE

Moderator: Nikolay KROPACHEV, Rector of Saint-Petersburg State University, RF

Speakers: Radjan VELUKAR, Vice-Rector of University of Mumbai, India; Dr. PRATIKNO, Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada Rajata RAJATANAVIN, President of Mahidol University, Thailand; Ram Kantha Makaju SHRESTHA, Acting Rector of Kathamandu University, Nepal; Suren DAVAA, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Museum hall, REVIVAL OF THE NEW SILK ROAD: EURASIAN Palace of Independence, 3 TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE CONDITIONS OF floor GLOBAL COMPETITION

Organizer : Transport union of Kazakhstan “Kazlogistics”

Key issues: 

Moderator: TBC Speakers: Vitaliy EFIMOV, Chairman of union of transports of Russia, First Deputy of the Chairman of State Duma; Sheng GUANGZU, General Director of corporation “Chinese rail road”; Karl FRIDRIKH RAUSH, President of DB Shenker; Nikolay BOROVOI, Chairman of association of international auto carriers cars of Belarus “BAMAP”; Erzhan NURAKHMETOV, acting Director of Department of transport and infrastructure of Eurasian Economic Commission; Petr KUCHERENKO, Chairman of directorate on railway transport of the CIS; AKHMED bin SULAIM, the Chairman of the Board of directors of DP World; Tony PROPHET, Senior Vice President, Operations Printing and Personal Systems (PPS)

Audience: 300 participants

11:30-13:00 NOBEL SESSION: Hall of debates, “NOBEL BROTHERS HERITAGE IN KAZAKHSTAN – Palace of Independence, 100 YEARS” 2 floor Organizer: Nobel International Fraternity Foundation

SESSION 1. NOBEL BROTHERS HERITAGE WORLDWIDE

Welcome speech: 11

Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Moderator: Peter NOBEL, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nobel Sustainability Trust Speakers: Tarja HALONEN, President of Finland (2000-2012); Vaira VĪĶE-FREIBERGA, President of Latvia (1999-2007) “Nobel brothers heritage in a global scale” Finn KIDLAND /Eric MASKIN, Nobel Prize laureates in Economic sciences, "Branobel, lessons of anti-crisis management” Curt WELDON, Senior member of the United States House of Representatives from Republican party (1987-2007), "US view on innovations and technological achievements of Kazakhstan in the light of Nobel brothers heritage”; Evgenyi VELIKHOV, President of the NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Chairman of the National(Russian) Nobel Heritage Fund, Secretary of the Russian Public Chamber, "Geopolitical and economic consequences for Kazakhstan of the Branobel nationalization”

SESSION 2. HISTORICAL HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTION OF NOBEL BROTHERS OIL COMPANY TO A DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENERGY SECTOR OF KAZAKHSTAN

Moderator: Togrul BAGIROV, Chairman of the Baku Nobel Heritage Fund, President of the National(Russian) Nobel Heritage Fund,UN expert on Energy Speakers: Sauat MYNBAYEV, President of “Kazmunaigaz” "Kazmunaigaz”- leader in the innovation technologies in the oil exploration and production”; Edward PRESCOTT / Christopher PISSARIDES/ Nobel Prize Laureates in Economic Science “Kazakhstan, engine of economic development of Eurasian region”; Zhandarbek KAKISHEV, Representative of the Nobel organizations in Kazakhstan "Exclusive archival materials – proves of Branobel activities in Kazakhstan (1910-1918)”; 12

Аlexandr MATVEICHUK, alternative member of the RANS, historian, nobelist, “Nobels, contribution to an establishment of the oil industry in Kazakhstan”

CONSLUSIONS OF THE DISCUSSIONS, CLOSING THE DISCUSSION SESSION

Co-Chairmen of the Session: Peter NOBEL, Chairman of the Guardianship Board of the Nobel Fund of Sustainable Development; Togrul BAGIROV, Chairman of the Baku Nobel Heritage Fund, President of the National(Russian) Nobel Heritage Fund,UN expert on Energy

Audience: 200 participants

09:30-19:00 PANEL SESSION: Studio of media INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT OF JOURNALISM city, Palace of Independence, 2 floor Organizer: Media Agency “Success”

Key issues: 

Moderator TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants

May 21-23, REGIONAL SEMINAR: 09:30-19:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE Premium Hall, IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE SYSTEMS OF Palace of Independence, 1 GOVERNMENT'S FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF floor THE FINANCIAL RISKS

Organizer: Ministry of finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, International Monetary Fund

Key issues: Development of the Conceptual Framework of Government Financial Reporting; IPSAS, GFSM2001 and IMF’s "New Fiscal Transparency Code" in fiscal policy; Accounting policies; Unified Chart of Accounts; Financial reporting of the line agencies in a context of budget focused on result; Informational infrastructure for financial reporting 

Moderator: Bakhyt SULTANOV, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan Speakers: An BОY, ex-chairman of IPSAS Committee the International Federation of Accountants, 15 years ago he headed the group on development of IPSAS, nowadays the consultant of IMF (USA); Abdul KHAN, representative of IMF in IPSAS Committee the International Federation of Accountants, senior expert of Fiscal Affairs Department (USA); John ZOHRAB, regional adviser of IMF for Transcaucasia, Central Asia and Kazakhstan, till 2001 - Head of Treasury of New Zealand during introduction of accrual method (New Zealand); Paul CROWE, senior consultant of Fiscal Affairs Department of IMF, with knowledge of IT technologies, (Great Britain); Representative of IPSAS Committee the International Federation of Accountants (Canada); Representative of Audit Chamber of the USA; Representative of Treasury of her Majesty of Great Britain

Audience: 80 participants

11:30-19:00 INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM Congress hall , Palace of “ASTANA INVEST 2014” Independence, 1 floor Organizers: Mayor Office of Astana city, JSC “Astana Innovations”

Key issues: Preparation of infrastructure of the city to host the International Specialized Exhibition “Expo-2017” Special Economic Zones as a tool to attract investments Attraction of investors for the implementation of concessionary projects

Welcome`s speech: Serik AKHMETOV, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Co -Moderator:  Kakharman JAZIN, Director of “Directorate for preparation of the International Specialized Exhibition “Expo-2017” LLP;  Meder MASSELOV, Chief of Administrative Department “Special Economic Zone “Astana-new city;”  Zhomart ABIYESSOV, Chief Executive Officer of JSC “Kazakhstani Centre of Public Private Partnerships” Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan  Speakers:  Chen SYANCHZHIN, current President of Global Association of Exhibition Industry (UFI), Chairman of Organizing Committee of Chinese Association of Exhibition Centers;  Brian M. ROGGENBURK, President, Founder and CEO USA Expositions, LLC;  Talgat ERMEGIYAYEV, Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board of Directors of JSC “National Company “Astana Expo – 2017”;  Shaimerden URAZALINOV, Chairman of Kazakhstani electro energetic association;  Pavel SELEZNEV, Chairman of the Board of Centre of 15

Public Private Partnership Development (Russian Federation);  Marat KUSAINOV, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan’s Centre of PPP, Vice Minister of Economic development and trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan  Jan van SCHOONHOVEN, Independent Director of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan’s Centre of PPP, Senior Counselor of UN, International Counselor of the Netherland Government for PPP questions;  Nasser Al MADANI, Assistant of General Director, Dubai Airport Free Economic Zone, UAE;  Chris Okshudili NDAYB, Executive Secretary, Association of African Special Zones  Audience: 500 participants

11:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION OF THE EMBASSY OF POLAND Oval hall, Palace of Independence, 1 floor

Organizer: Embassy of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key questions for discussion: The development of competences of the newly elected rural and district akims; Training of civil servants: competencies and quality of local development managers; The interaction of the Academy of public administration under the President of Kazakhstan and the regional training centers in the preparations of the akims of rural areas; European experience in the capacity enhancement of mayors of municipal districts

Welcome speeches: Serik ZHUMANGARIN, Vice-minister of the regional development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bolatbek ABLRASILOV, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of 16

Kazakhstan Co-Moderators: Harry LIST, Key Expert of the EU funded Project “Kazakhstan Regional Development” Gulimzhan SULEIMENOVA, Director of the Institute of additional education of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan

Speakers: Aliya MUKHAMEDZHANOVA, Vice-Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Sholpan ILMUKHANBETOVA, Deputy akim of Mangystau oblast; Hans Joachim RIEGER, Director of the German Academy for Civil Servants

Audience: 60 people

11:00-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Eurasian National INNOVATIONAL ECONOMY OF KAZAKHSTAN: University named after L.N. Gumilyov, 2, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER Mirzoyana str. GLOBALIZATION

Organizer: Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov

Key issues: Accounting and audit role in the conditions of globalization of economy and indentation of integration processes in the Eurasian space; Problems and prospects of development of the tourist field, sustainable development of a tourist cluster as element of "green economy"; Theory of development of innovative economy; Institutional factor of innovative development; Role of financial institutions and institutes of development of Kazakhstan in innovation financing;

Innovative development and competitiveness of economy

Moderator: Erlan SYDYKOV, Rector of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU), doctor of historical sciences, professor, academician of the International academy of Sciences of pedagogical education

Speakers: Mikhail FEDOROV, rector of URSEU (Russia); Gufran ALI KHANM, doctor, International Islamic University Islamabat (Pakistan); Natalya PARUSIMOVA, (Russia); Daniel PETER, professor of Lyutsern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland); Wolfram SCHARFF, the professor of Institute of the analysis of environment (Germany); Timofey VASILYUK, Cand.Econ.Sci, associate professor (Russia)

Audience: 90 participants

15:00-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Oval Hall, Palace of DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF Independence, 1 floor KAZAKHSTAN IN CONDITIONS OF THIRD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Organizer: “National company “Kazakhstan Engineering” Joint Stock Company

Key issues: Prospects of development of innovative technologies in machine- building branch of Kazakhstan; Prospects of development of machine-building enterprises of Kazakhstan in the conditions of WTO membership; Ideology of "economical" production and energy saving in mechanical engineering sector; Development of sector of engineering services

Welcome speech: Bolat SMAGULOV, Chairman of the Board JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Engineering”

Co-Moderator: Bolat SMAGULOV, Chairman of the Board JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Engineering” Kairat TILEBALDINOV, Deputy Chairman of the Board JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Engineering”

Speakers: Representatives of JSC NC “Kazakhstan Engineering”; Representatives of JV JSC NC “Kazakhstan Engineering”; Representatives of foreign partners of JSC NC “Kazakhstan Engineering”; Representatives of international mechanical engineering clusters (in case of approval)

Audience: 100 participants

15:00-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Museum hall, Palace MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND PARAMETRIC of Independence, 3 floor CONTROL OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC UNIONS

Organizer: Kazakh National Technical university named after K.I. Satpaev

Key issues: Macroeconomic analysis of policy effects of the CU and the CES countries-members on the basis of tools (mathematical models) on evolution of economies of these countries; Estimation of effects of external and internal shocks on development of economies of the CU and the CES countries-members in medium-term period on the basis of tools (mathematical models); Parametric control problems setting and solving on the basis of tools (mathematical models), and examining the effects of uncontrollable factors on their results; Illustrations of generating recommendations in the economic policy within the regional economic unions in terms of the parametric control theory and proposed tools (mathematical models) 19

Moderator: Abdykappar ASHIMOV, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Zheksenbek ADILOV, Rector of Kazakh National Technical University after K.I. Satpaev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor;

Speakers: Rakhman ALSHANOV, Rector of “Turan” University, President of the Universities Association of the RK, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Yuriy BOROVSKIY, Deputy Director of the State Scientific and Technical Program, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor; Jerzy JÓZEFCZYK, PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of Intelligent Decision Support Systems at Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland Nurlan SAILAUBEKOV, Head of Chair of “Economy of Industry” at KazNTU after K.I. Satpaev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor; Dmitriy NOVIKOV, Deputy Director of the Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor; Igor POSPELOV, Head of Department of Mathematic Modeling of Economic Systems of Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor; Nicolay BOROVSKIY, Research Fellow of the State Scientific and Technical Program; Mukhit ONALBEKOV, Research Fellow of the State Scientific and Technical Program; Dauren AIDARKHANOV, Research Fellow of the State Scientific and Technical Program

Audience: 150 participants

11:30-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Hall of debates, “EXPO-2017” – ENERGY FOR SUSTANAIBLE Palace of Independence, 2 DEVELOPMENT floor Organizer: Joint Stock Company "National Company" Astana EXPO-

2017", Coalition for “green” economy and development of “G-Global”

SESSION 1. EXPO - 2017 - THE CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINBLE FUTURE

Key issues: Energy and environmental crises, and forecasts of technical progress; Outreach, education and brand role of Expo exhibitions for innovations and international scientific cooperation; UN "The Great "green" technological transformation"; "Energy revolution" and other initiatives for new strategies of global development

Welcome speech: Akhtar Shamshad, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Secretary of ESCAP; Nurlan KAPPAROV, Minister of environment and water resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Talgat ERMEGIYAEV, chairman of the board of JSC Expo- 2017 Astana National Company; Jim Han KIM, Head of the World Bank

Moderator: Dr. Noeleen HEYZER, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General and former Executive Secretary of United Nations ESCAP"

SESSION 2. CONTRIBUTION of EXPO-2017 TO LOW CARBON ECONOMY AND SOLUTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEMS

Prospects of development of voluntary certification of climatic steady and low-carbon technologies; Share of experience in energy efficiency and reduce of energy- intensity economic sectors; "Green" construction and sustainable urban planning; World experience of the cities of future and eco-settlements; New technologies of mitigation to climate-related disasters and adjusting of weather conditions

Moderator: Natalya ZARUDNAYA, the Head of the OSCE Center in Astana

SESSION 3. ENERGY FOR ALL

Key issues: Cooperation with international programs on sustainable energy; Providing an access to clean energy for a sustainable development and poverty eradication; Prospects of development of decentralized energy supply; Initiatives on creation of global electrical and energy system; Sustainable transport; Smart grids; Promotion the appropriate technologies for a sustainable lifestyle and consumption reduction

Moderator: Rae Kwon CHUNG, Nobel Prize laureate, Director of Environment and Development Division of ESCAP

SESSION 4. ROLE OF "EXPO - 2017" FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS DEVELOPMENT

Key issues: Kazakhstani innovations for showcase at exhibition, export and development of the international scientific and technical cooperation; Creation of learning center and injection of the best world experience on searching and creation of energy of the future and green economy; Involvement of Kazakhstan to the international power-ecological programs and initiatives for institutional support of Expo-2017; The concept of the international pavilion for alternative technologies of 22

free energy and demonstration the facts of new physics

Moderator: Saltanat RAKHIMBEKOVA, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Chairman of the board Coalition for green economy and development of G-Global»

SESSION 5. CLOSING

Public support of Expo-2017, participation of the public and business in agreements and actions of preparation for an exhibition Legal support of green economy and Third industrial revolution, new classes of technologies of sustainable energy, preparation of inter- parliamentary agreements on uniform green definitions and concepts

Moderator: Aygul SOLOVYOVA, the Deputy of Mazhilis of Parliament of RK

Audience: 100 participants

15:00-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Press center, SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP. ALLOCATION OF Palace of Independence, 1 RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE EXPANSION OF floor PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND EXTENSION OF DECENT WORK

Organizer: Ministry of labor and social protection of population of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: The consolidation of the social partners in order to achieve productive employment and decent work for socio-economic development of Kazakhstan; Practices and the mechanisms of human development management in companies and enterprises (e.g., grading system, tied to workers, their professionalism and skills); Increased social responsibility in the field of labor practices and training; Optimization of the linkages between productivity and wage levels; 23

Formation of the National Qualifications System; The Youth unemployment problems in crises period

Moderator: Тamara DUISSENOVA, Minister of labor and social protection of population of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Speakers: Guy RYDER, Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO); Muhammad YUNUS, Nobelist; Fizuli ALEKPEROV, Minister of labor and social protection of population of Azerbaijan Republic; Aliyasbek ALYMKULOV, Minister of youth, labor and employment of Kyrgyz Republic; Kylychbek SULTANOV, Minister of social development of Kyrgyz Republic; Sergei TIGIPKO, Vice –Prime Minister of Ukraine; Minister of social policy of Ukraine; Sergey TOPILIN, Minister of labor and social protection of the Russian Federation; Marianna SCHETKINA, Minister of labor and social protection of the Republic of Belarus; Tair MANSUROV, Secretary-General of the Eurasian Economic Community; Stephen TULL, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan; Representative of the Asian Bank for Reconstruction; Representative of the World Bank in Kazakhstan

Audience: 100 participants

17:00-19:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 1, PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE EURASIAN Palace of Independence, 2 INTEGRATION floor

Organizers: The center of integrational research of Eurasian Bank of Development (Saint- Petersburg, Russian Federation), Research institute “Public opinion” (Astana, Kazakhstan)

Key issues: Issues of integration processes and cooperation of the CIS region countries in economic, political and socio-cultural areas as perceived by population, business and political elites of the countries; Support of the Customs Union and the Single Economic Space by population and elites of the CIS countries; National integration policy of the CIS countries; Public opinion as an indicator and driver of integration processes

Moderator: TBC Speakers: Valery FYODOROV, General Director, VTsIOM (Moscow, Russia); Igor ZADORIN, Executive Director, International Research Agency "Eurasian Monitor" (Moscow, Russia); Svetlana KOZHIROVA, Professor of International Relations Department of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan); Botagoz RAKISHEVA, "Public Opinion" Research Institute; Evgeny VINOKUROV, Director of the Centre for Integration Studies of the Eurasian Development Bank; Aygul SADVOKASOVA, Center for the Study of Interethnic and Interfaith Relations of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan (Astana, Kazakhstan); Alexei TROSHEV, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan); Elena MALTSEVA, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan); Kares SCHENK, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan); Daniyar KOSNAZAROV, Institute of Eurasian Studies (Almaty, Kazakhstan); Saltanat ERMAHANOVA, Institute for Public Policy of "Nur Otan" Party (Astana, Kazakhstan); Adil KAUKENOV, Agency for Research of Investment

Profitability (Astana, Kazakhstan)

Audience: 150 participants

17:00-19:00 PANEL SESSION Conference hall 2, II-ND ASTANA INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC Palace of Independence, 2 CONFERENCE "PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT OF floor INFORMATION SECURITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN"

Organizer: Kazakhstan Association of Software Companies (KASC)

Key issues: Software for data protection in government and private institutions; Providing the proper equipment to protect the information; Initiating the issue of introducing a compulsory subject for information security in the medium and higher education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Moderator: Baktybai ZHUMADILDIN, General Secretary of KASС

Speakers: Representatives of the U.S. Congress; Leaders of McAfee, a world brand in the field of information security; Leaders of the Group of companies «Constrat»; Bolat ABDIKARIMULY, Academician of the Kazakh Agro Technical University named after S.Seifullin; Murat NURGOZHIN, JSC "NC" Kazkosmos ", the first vice- president; Aldan SMAIL, The deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Audience: 150 participants

17:00-19:00 “FINANZ AND WIRSHWAFT” DEBATES Hall of debates, Palace of Independence, 2 floor Organizer: “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues: 

Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants

MAY 22 – THURSDAY

09:00-18:00 IX INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Beijing palace "TRANSEURASIA-2014" Hotel, “Solax” hall, 2 floor Organizer: Ministry of transport and communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: Growth and development of the international road, rail, air and water transport services market; Formation of international and regional transit corridors, transport and logistics hubs in the Euro-Asian space; Modernization of the transport infrastructure and logistics system to facilitate trade; Sustainable transport, including safety aspects and minimization of the transport’s impact on environment and human health; Automation of transport processes for facilitating the transport of goods and passengers

Welcome speech:

Serik AKHMETOV, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Danial AKHMETOV, Member of Board (Minister) of the Eurasian Economic Commission for Energy and Infrastructure; Gyan Chandra ACHARYA, High Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, Landlocked and Small Island Developing States

Moderator: Askar ZHUMAGALIYEV, Minister of transport and communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Speakers:

Danial AKHMETOV, Member of Board (Minister) of the Eurasian Economic Commission for Energy and Infrastructure; Noeleen HEYZER, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; Gyan Chandra ACHARYA, High Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, Landlocked and Small Island Developing States; Azat BEKTUROV, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Audience: 200 participants

09:30-13:00 INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF WOMEN: Congress hall 1, “G-GLOBAL- THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN NEW Palace of Independence, 1 ECONOMIES” floor

Organizers: Business Women Association in Kazakhstan under the support of the National commission for women and family- demographic policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Welcome speech: Gulshara ABDYKALIKOVA, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairwoman of the National Commission for Women Affairs, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Dariga NAZARBAYEVA, Chairwoman of the Committee for Socio-Cultural Development of the Majilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

SESSION 1. EURASIAN INTEGRATION- STRATEGY OF EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Key issues: Promotion of interests and needs of women- entrepreneurs by economic branches; SME development in the process of integration: experience of foreign countries; Promotion of successful projects of women- entrepreneurs within the framework of United Economic Area and Custom Union

Moderator: Raushan SARSEMBAYEVA, President of NGO “Association of businesswomen of Kazakhstan”

Speakers: Tatyana VALOVAYA, Member of the Board (Minister) for the main strategies of integration and macroeconomics of Eurasian economic commission, Russia, Moscow; Nataliya KORZHOVA, Executive Secretary of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Marianna SHCHETKINA, Minister of the Labor and Social Protection Republic of Belarus; Galina MASLYUK, Honorable Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine, Lviv; Gulnara KALIKOVA, Senior partner director of law firm «Kalikova & Associates» and CEO of Women's Forum "Kurak", Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

SESSION 2. CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE GREEN ECONOMY

Key issues: Forward to the green economy - the way to the sustainable development Participation of women in preparation to the World Fair “Expo-2017” Realization of new ideas and innovations of women in green economy

Moderator: Malika BEKTUROVA, Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Industry in Astana

Speakers: Inna REI, Director of the tourist company “Sayat Travel” Maiya YEGIMBAYEVA, Director of NC “Expo-2017 “JSC” Tatyana TIMOCHKO, Chairwoman of the All-Ukrainian

Ecological League

SESSION 3. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN

Key issues: Promotion of Women's Political Leadership: Challenges and Prospects Factors of formation of women's political leadership

Moderator: Kadisha OSPANOVA, First Deputy of the chairman of NDP “Nur Otan” branch in Karaganda

Speakers: Nadezhda SHEVEDOVA, Head of the Center for Social and Political Studies of the Institute of USA and Canada Studies; Assel ZHUNUSSOVA, Deputy of the head of the Central Office of the Public Democratic Party "Nur Otan;"; Rakhima AKHMETOVA, Advisor to Mayor of Kyzylorda region;

SESSION 4. SOCIAL MODERNIZATION OF THE SOCIETY AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF POPULATION

Key issues: The employment of women; Retirement age of women; Healthcare of Kazakhstan; Life Insurance

Moderator: Yelena TARASENKO, Deputy of Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Speakers: Salidat KAIRBEKOVA, Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Tamara DYUISSENOVA, Minister of Labor and social protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Elena BAKHMUTOVA, Deputy Chairman of «Samruk- Kazyna» JSC; Svetlana JALMAGAMBETOVA, Deputy of Senate Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

SESSION 5. INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS AS A FACTOR OF SUCCESS

Key issues: Effective management of the company through the development of professional competencies; The study of business innovation; Formation own competitive advantages

Moderator: Zhanat BERDALINA, Independent Director, Kazakhstan, Astana

Speakers: Aida KAUMENOVA, Director “Fashion house “Aida KaumeNOVA”, Kazakhstan, Almaty Saule SHAUENOVA, General director of LLP “PIK “Utaria LTD”

Audience: 300 participants

09:00-16:30 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Ceremonial Hall, CIVIL SERVANTS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, Palace of Independence, 1 PROMOTION AND WORK PAY SYSTEM floor

Organizers: Agency for civil service affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Academy of public administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan (UNDP)

Key issues: Performance appraisal of civil servants in the Republic of Kazakhstan: from theory to practice; Criteria of an assessment and indicators of performance of civil servants: international experience; Forms and methods of performance appraisal of civil servants: international and Kazakhstan experience; Quality management system in state agencies: technology of stuff’s performance appraisal; The system of civil servants education: choosing an optimal model; The best practices and methods of creation profile of competences, mechanisms and approaches to selection and promotion of civil servants; Role of human resources department for professional development of cadres in state agencies; Formation of professional competences of those in the civil service talent pool: problems and solutions; Career planning in the system of public administration: opportunities and perspectives; Mechanisms of social security and work motivation of civil servants in the Republic of Kazakhstan; Payment system of civil servants in European countries; Payment system of civil servants in American countries; Payment system of civil servants in Southeast Asian countries

Welcome speech: Stephen TULL, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan Alikhan BAIMENOV, Chairman of Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs Aurelia BOUCHEZ, Ambassador, Head of European Union Delegation to Kazakhstan

SESSION 1. CRITEERS, FORMS AND METHODS OF EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS’ PERFORMANCE

Moderator: Steve CONDREY, President-Elect of the American Society for Public Administration , Chairman of the Federal Salary Council, Professor

Speakers: Alikhan BAIMENOV, Chairman of Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs

SESSION 2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STAFF OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Moderator: Rolet LORETAN, Director General of International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), professor

SESSION 3. PAYMENT SYSTEM OF THE SIVIL SERVANTS Moderator: Annie DEMIRJIAN, Democratic Governance Practice Leader, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre in Europe and CIS

Audience: 250-300 participants

09:30-11:00 PANEL SESSION: Oval Hall, Palace INNOVATIONAL APPROACHES FOR THE of Independence, 1 floor MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS PROCESSES IN TAX ADMINISTRATIONS

Organizer: Ministry of finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: Tools and methods in providing more effective management of the business processes in tax administration Problems and difficulties introducing changes and innovation to business-processes in tax administration. New approaches to tax administration (audit, levy) The search for alternative sources of government’s budget income 

Moderator: Ruslan DALENOV, Vice-minister of the MF RK Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-11:00 BUSINESS DIALOG OF Press center, EMBASSIES OF BRAZIL, SAR AND INDONESIA Palace of Independence, 1 floor

Organizers: Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Embassy of the South African Republics to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: 

Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-11:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 1, SOLVING PROBLEMS IN ADAPTING AGRICULTURE TO Palace of Independence, 2 CLIMATE CHANGE floor

Organizers: Ministry of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, JSC NMH “KazAgro"

Key issues: Solving problems in adapting agriculture to climate change Issues for discussion; Changing climate in Kazakhstan, its impact on the development of agriculture and received (possible)measure of adaptation; The experience of foreign countries to adapt agriculture to the impact of climate change; Prediction of climate change in Kazakhstan and in the world and 35

impact assessment

Moderator: TBC Speakers: Asylzhan MAMYTBEKOV, Minister of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Nurlan KAPPAROV, Minister of environment of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Talgat MUSABAEV, Chairman of the National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan; William SUTTON, Chief Economist, Sector of Agriculture and Rural Development, World Bank, United States (Job: "Looking over the horizon: the change of agriculture in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia due to the changing climate"); Nikolai FYODOROV, Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation

Audience: 150 participants

09:30-11:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 2, KAZAKHSTAN – 2050 IN THE AGE OF TEN GLOBAL Palace of Independence, 2 CHALLENGES OF XXI CENTURY floor

Organizers: State Enterprise "Institute of economics the Science Committee of the Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: Main trends and challenges of global development; Neo-industrial model of competitiveness: concept and realization map; Prediction and construction of the world-2050 development map; The model of cluster development “triple helix”; New architectonics and reformation of monetary and financial system; Kazakhstan model of crisis bailout programme; The issue of economic growth quality and positioning of national economics in global competitive environment;

Regulation of labor market in the context of social and economic instability; Forming and realization of human potential under new economics; The model of national economy development if it is included into global technological market; Issues and prospects of innovative development of national economy considering possible risks and threats; “Kazakhstan-2050” and foreign politics: head for economic pragmatism; Integration of Kazakhstan into the united economic area EurAsEC: risks and opportunities

Moderator: Saken YESPAYEV , Director of the Institute of Economics, Doctor of Economics

Speakers: Jerzy STARAK, Honorary consul of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Kazakhstan, (Poland); Yung Wan LEE, the Head of Administrative Science Department of Boston University; Peter MIKHALI, Chief editor of periodical edition “Acta Oeconomica” of Hungary Academy of Science (Hungary); Boris KYUZYK, The Director of the Institute of Economic Strategies, corresponding member of RAS(Russia, Moscow); Alexander DAYNEKO, The Director of the Institute of Economics, NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economics (the Republic of Belarus); Kulpash MAGZIYEVA, The national coordinator of the seventh framework programme of EU for research and technological development in Kazakhstan; Toichubek KOYCHUYEV, The academician of the National Academy of Science of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Doctor of Economics (Kyrgyzstan); Nikolay KAYUMOV, The academician of the Academy of Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, Doctor of Economics ; Mesut AKGUL, The Head of Suleyman Demirel University; Dmitriy SOROKIN, First Deputy Director General of the Institute of Economics RAS, Head of Department “Macroeconomic management” of the Financial University under the government of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Economics, Associate Member of RAS; Hans HOLZHACKER, Chief Economist of ATF Bank, 37

member of UniCredit Group; Galina UNTURA, Head of Laboratory IEOOP, Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics, Professor; Kuatzan UALIYEV, The Chairman of board “Science Fund”, Doctor of Juridical Science; Nailya NURLANOVA, Director Deputy, Doctor of Economics; Amanzhol KOSHANOV, member of the NAS RK, Doctor of Economics, Professor; Orazaly SABDEN, academician of NEA RK, Doctor of Economics; Oleg YEGOROV, Doctor of Economics

Audience: 100 participants

09:30-13:00 INNOVATION CONGRESS Museum Hall. Palace of “DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL INNOVATION Independence, 3 SYSTEM OF KAZAKHSTAN” floor

Organizers: Ministry of industry and new technology of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “National Agency for Technological Development” Joint Stock Company, “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues: Development of the national innovation system of Kazakhstan; Perspectives of international cooperation in the area of science, technologies and innovations

Moderator: Zhumatay SALIMOV, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the “National Agency for technological Development” JSC . Speakers: Kenzhegali SAGADIYEV, Chairman of the Board, JSC “National Agency for Technological Development”, President of the University of International Business, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences; Byoungsoo KIM, Director of Corporate development and 38

International cooperation department, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning; Burghard SCHEEL, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Fraunhofer IFF; Kamila MAGZIEVA, EU FP7 National Coordinator Jae-goo LEE. President & CEO, the INNOPOLIS Foundation; Klara OREN, director of «L.N. Innovative Technologies» incubator; Anders STOLAN, CEO and President of International Development Norway

Audience: 300 participants

11:30-13:00 ROUND TABLE: Oval hall, Palace of CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ADDED VALUE Independence, 1 floor Organizer: “Sovereign Wealth Fund “Samruk-Kazyna” Joint Stock Company

Key issues: Current trends in corporate governance: international experience and its relevance for Kazakhstan; Current issues of the corporate development in Kazakhstan

Moderator: Sir David Hugh WOOTTON , Co-Chairman of the Kazakh- British commerce and industry council Speakers: Umirzak SHUKEYEV, Chief Executive Officer of “Samruk- Kazyna” JSC; Sir Richard EVANS, Independent Director of “Samruk- Kazyna” JSC; Roger BARKER, (IoD); Steven TULL, UN Resident Representative in Kazakhstan; Walid NAGI, Representative of the UN Global Compact from New-York; Alexander IKONNIKOV, Independent Directors Association 39

of Russia; Peter HOWES, Managing Director of “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC; Zhardem KURMANGAZIYEV, Head of Corporate Secretary Office of “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC; Anderson Campbell KEIR, Shell Kazakhstan; Alan THOMPSON, Temasek Holdings; Serik AKHANOV, Financial Institutions’ Association of Kazakhstan; Moazzam A. MEKAN, International Financial Corporation; Jean-Pierre JEUNET, Eurasian Bank For Reconstruction and Development; Rakhim OSHAKBAYEV, NECK “Atameken Union”; Aidan KARIBZHANOV, “Visor Capital”; Yerbolat DOSSAYEV, Minister of economy and budget planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Aset ISEKESHEV, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Aigul SOLOVYEVA, Deputy of the Majilis of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Nigel Goukd DAVIES, BG Group; Frank KUIJLAARS, “NC “KazMunayGas” JSC; Alexander MIRCHEV, Independent Director of “Samruk- Kazyna” JSC Gradislava AKHMETOVA, Head of Corporate Secretaries Club of Central Asia

Audience: 100 participants

11:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Press center, REGULATORY STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATED Palace of Independence, 1 FINANCIAL MARKETS OF THE REGIONAL / NATIONAL floor ASSOCIATIONS

Organizer: National bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues:

To define a legal status, powers, functions and tasks of the community; The way to maintain the balance of interest of the parties in the environment of the functioning regional/inter-country community; Problems accompanying the transition of the national regulators’ functions into the jurisdiction of the regional/inter-country community; The issues of securing regional financial stability; European practice in creating, and functioning of, regional/inter- country communities, by taking as example the ESRB, European Systemic Risk Board, and including the EBA, ESMA and EIOPA; The formation of uniform requirements for financial markets in regional/inter-country communities, by taking as example the MiFID

Moderator: TBC Speakers: Timur SULEYMENOV, Member of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Minister of Economic and Financial Policies (confirmed); Sergei HARLAMOV, Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Financial Markets of the Russian Federation; Sergei KALECHITS, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus; Igor SUVOROV,The president of the Interstate Bank; Jacques de LAROSIÈRE, Chairman of the European Systemic Risk Board (European Systemic Risk Board); John GRIFFITH-JONES, Chairman of the Inspectorate for the Supervision of Financial Institutions UK (Financial Conduct Authority)

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Oval hall, Palace of HEALTH CARE: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE Independence, 1 floor

Organizer: Ministry of health care of the Republic of Kazakhstan

SESSION 1. IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Moderator: Bolat TOKEZHANOV, Vice-Minister of Health of the RK

Key issues: Development of an optimal model of primary health care and its principles; Mechanisms for interagency integration with primary health care sector

Speakers: Eric BAYZHUNUSOV, Vice-Minister of Health of the RK; Robert AUMANN, Nobel Prize in Economics in 2005; Erwin NEHER, Nobel Prize in Physiology in 2005

SESSION 2. INFORMATIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Key issues: Discussion of complex approaches on the use of modern methods for informatization of health care system; Development of mechanisms for automated receiving of timely, relevant, reliable and sufficient information to ensure safe, equitable, quality and sustainable health care system focused on the needs of patient

Moderator: Bolat TOKEZHANOV, Vice-Minister of Health of the RK

Speakers: Martin KVERK, General manager of Microsoft Corporation in Kazakhstan; Zlatan SABIC, Consultant to the World Bank

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 1, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STRATEGY FOR FUTURE Palace of Independence, 2 KAZAKHSTAN UP TO 2050 floor Organizers: Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences, “Parasat” National Science and Technology 42

Holding

Key issues: To discuss the objectives and main guidelines of the Sustainable Energy Strategy for Future Kazakhstan up to 205;. To discuss the plans of actions to implement the Sustainable Energy Strategy for Future Kazakhstan up to 2050 in the context of “Kazakhstan-2050” Strategy”

Welcome speech: Aslan Sarinzhipov, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Moderator: Nurtay ABYKAYEV, President of Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences Speakers: Olga Memedovic, Chief, Europe and NIS Programme United Nations Industrial Development Organization; Khussain Valiyev, Deputy of the Senate of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Serge Martin, Special Advisor to the United Nations Foundation, Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. Canadian philanthropist and founder of SOFINOV, a venture capital fund of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec; Anatoliy Spitsyn, Professor of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Director of the Institute of Strategic Research of Integration Problems EurAsEC, Vice President of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (Russia); Alex Ignatiev, Director of the Research Institute for Alternative Energy, University of Houston (USA); Anvar Zahidov, Director of UTD-NanoTech Institute Texas University in Dallas, USA; Alexander Sheulin, Director of scientific research and design institute of socio natural systems of International Nature University “Dubna”, Russia

Audience: 100 participants

11:30-13:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 2, GREAT SILK WAY: KAZAKHSTAN AND THE WORLD Palace of Independence, 2 COMMUNITY floor

Organizer: Ministry of industry and new technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: Creation and development of the joint tourist's products assuming visit of several countries/places; Development of arts and crafts for the purpose of preservation of a rich cultural heritage of the Silk Way; Development, realization and advances of joint strategy, programs and marketing; Formation and increase of touristic image of the countries of the Central Asian region within tourism on the Silk Way

Welcome speech: Albert RAU, First Vice-Minister of the Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan Taleb RIFAI, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Moderator: Assel KARAULOVA, President of the Kazakhstan Press Club

Speakers: David SCOWSILL, President of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WT&TC); Shao QIWEI, Chairman of the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China; Alla PERESSOLOVA, UNWTO Silk Road Programme Coordinator; Rosa ASANBAEVA, President of the Kazakhstan Tourist Association; Representative of the Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia Coordinator of the “Silk Way: heritage of UNESCO” program

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 1, MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CUSTOMS UNION Palace of Independence, 2 floor Organizers: International organization for Migration, “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues: What we know (or don’t know) about South-South migration flows and how does South-South migration contribute to regional and sub- regional development especially within the context of the Customs Union; How can cooperation on migration between countries of Central Asia and the wider CIS region be improved and what role can international organizations play in maximizing the benefits of human mobility in the context of South-South migration; Outline policy challenges and highlight how inter-State, regional and global partnerships manage complex migration trends/flows in order to better harness the benefits for migrants and societies; Discuss cooperation frameworks, such as Regional Consultative Processes on Migration (RCPs), and identify areas that need new approaches or greater cooperation; Consider if more responsive labour migration strategies linked to the needs of the labour market can be created through strategic partnerships between governments, the private sector, international organizations and civil society as part of a holistic approach to foster economic growth; Consider how public-private partnerships (PPPs) can serve the interests of all stakeholders in combatting challenges such as exploitative and abusive recruitment practices and promote fair and ethical recruitment 

Welcome speech: Laura THOMPSON, Deputy Director General International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Moderator: Dejan KESEROVIC, Coordinator for Central Asia Chief of Mission in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Speakers: Tamara DUISSENOVA, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population; Igor SHUNEVICH, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Belarus; Konstantin ROMODANOVSKIY, the Head of Federal Migration service of the Russian Federation

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Press center, UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND Palace of Independence, 1 DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) – 50 YEARS OF floor DEVELOPMENT

Organizer: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues: 

Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 80 participants

14:30-16:30 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 1, ECONOMIC POLICY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE Palace Independence, 2 MODERNIZATION OF ECONOMY floor

Organizer: Ministry of economy and budget planning of the Republic of

Kazakhstan, Joint Stock Company “Institute of economic research”

Key issues: definition of effective directions of involvement of the post-socialist countries in the system of world economic relations; identification of the role of international, state, business structures in processes of social and economic transformation; justification of a choice of the most rational forms and methods of the transformational management on international, national meso - and microeconomic levels; identification of the most essential components required when developing international, regional and national strategy of the social and economic modernization

Moderator: Chrystia FREELAND, Editor, Thomson Reuters Digital

Speakers: Erbolat DOSSAYEV , Minister of economy and budget planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Sergey GLAZYEV, Russian President’s Advisor; Joon-Kyung KIM, President of the Korea Development Institute; Vladimir KNYAGININ, Director of the Fund “Center of strategic development”, Russian Federation; Erik BERGLÖF , Chief Economist and Special Adviser to the President, European Bank for Recontruction and Development”; Changyong RHEE, Chief Economist, Asian Bank of Development; Kushik BASU,Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank

Audience: 100 participants

11:30-13:00 “ASSOCIATED PRESS” DEBATES Hall of debate of media city, Palace of Independence, 2 floor

Organizer: “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues: 

Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:30 “CNN” DEBATES Hall of debate of media city, Palace of Independence, 2 floor Organizer: “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues: 

Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants

MAY 23 - FRYDAY

14:30-18:00 PANEL SESSION: Ceremonial hall, “COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISES IN A COMPETITIVE Palace of Independence, 1 ECONOMY” floor Organizer: “Entrepreneurship Development Fund “Damu” Joint Stock Company

Key issues: The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in enhancing the competitiveness of the national economy in an international context; Foreign experience of improving competitiveness and innovation in the sector of small and medium-sized businesses and the possibility of adapting international experience for Kazakhstan; Ways to overcome the barriers and challenges related to the development of competitiveness and innovation of small and medium- sized enterprises in Kazakhstan; Actual issues a sustainable infrastructure to support innovation activities of small and medium enterprises; Discussion of optimal solutions to stimulate growth of innovation and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Kazakhstan

SESSION 1. “COMPETITIVENESS OF KAZAKHSTANI SMES: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION”

Moderator: Krassen STANCHEV, Associate Professor, Sofia University and Chairman of the Management Board of the Institute for Market Economics Speakers: Lyazzat IBRAGIMOVA, Chairwoman of the Board of the "Entrepreneurship Development Fund “Damu” JSC; Klaus SCHWAB, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum; Rustam AKBERDIN, Director of the Business Development Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission; Ablay MYRZAHMETOV, Chairman of the Board of the "National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan" Union

"Atameken"; Antonio SOMMA, Head of Eurasia Competitiveness Programme OECD; Michael ENRIGHT, CEO of Enright, Scott & Associates, an expert in the field of competitiveness of national economies

SESSION 2. “PROSPECTS FOR INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SME SECTOR, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF KAZAKHSTAN”

Co-Moderator: Jennifer BLANKE, Senior Director and Chief Economist at the World Economic Forum; Stephane GARELLI, Professor at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and the Director of the Center for Competitiveness

Speakers: Galiya ZHOLDYBAEVA, Chairwoman of the Entrepreneurship Development Committee of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Michael PORTER, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; Paul KRUGMAN, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics (2008); Cheol-Kyu PARK, President of the Small and medium Business Corporation (SBC); Philip YEO, Chairman of the Spring Singapore; Mustafa KAPLAN, President of KOSGEB

Audience: 250 participants

14:30-16:00 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Conference hall 1, COMPETITION IN THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMY Palace of Independence, 2 GLOBALIZATION floor

Organizer: 50

Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for competition protection

Key Issues: Foundation of the Organization of competition cooperation; Discussion and creation of the Strategy, aimed at protection and development of competition in the CES countries; Knowledge and best global practices exchange on relevant issues of the competition policy

SESSION 1. SPEECHES Moderator: Frederic JENNY, Chairman, Competition Committee of Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD (participation TBC)

Speakers: Nurlan ALDABERGENOV, Board member – Minister for Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic committee (participation TBC); Igor ARTEMIEV, Head of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (participation TBC); Eduardo PEREC MOTTA, Chairman, Coordination Committee of the International Competition Network (participation TBC); Hassan QAQAYA, Head of the competition Law and Consumer Policies Branch, DITC, UNCTAD (participation TBC); Alexander ITALIANER, Director-General, Directorate General on Competition, European Commission (participation TBC); Natalie HOMOBONO, Director General, General Board of Directors on Competition, Consumer policy and combating misapplications of the Ministry of Economy, Finances and Industry of France (participation TBC); Edith RAMIREZ, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission, USA (participation TBC); Andreas MUNDT, President of the Federal Cartel Office of the Germany (participation TBC); Theodor THANNER, Director General, Austrian Federal Competition Authority (participation TBC); Rod SIMS, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (participation TBC); 51

Kazuhiko TAKESHIMA, Chairman, Japan Fair Trade Commission (participation TBC); Kaldirimchi NURETTIN, President, Competition Authority of Turkey (participation TBC); Bolatbek KUANDYKOV, Chairman, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Competition protection

SESSION 2. SPEECHES Moderator: Frederic JENNY, Chairman, Competition Committee of Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD (participation TBC)

Speakers: Vesna JANKOVIC, Chairwoman, Commission for Protection of Сompetition of the Republic of Serbia (participation TBC); Bogdan Marius CHIRITOIU, President, Romanian Competition Council (participation TBC); Giovanni PITRUZZELLA, Chairman, Italian Competition Authority (participation TBC); Anurag GOEL, Member, Competition Commission of India (participation TBC); Lam Chuan LEONG, Chairman, Competition Commission of Singapore (participation TBC); Noh DAE-LAE, Chairman, Korea Fair Trade Commission (participation TBC); Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Siti Norma YAAKOB, Chairwoman, Malaysia Competition Commission (participation TBC); Vasilyi TSUSHKO, Chairman, Antimonopoly committee of Ukraine (participation TBC); Anton KUDASOV, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus (participation TBC); Viorica CARARE, Chairwoman, Council for Competition, Moldova (participation TBC); Khamdam ТAGAIMURODOV, Head of the State Antimonopoly Service of the Republic of Tajikistan (participation TBC); Danil IBRAEV, Director, Department for the development of Competition of the Ministry of Economics of the Kyrgyz Republic (participation TBC); Aziz ABDUKHAKIMOV, Chairman, State Committee on 52

privatization, de-monopolization and Competition of the Republic of Uzbekistan (participation TBC); Joseph Eugene STIGLITZ, Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences. A professor at Columbia University (participation TBC); Christopher PISSARIDES, Head of the Department of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 2010 "for the study of markets with search patterns" (participation TBC); Robert AUMANN, Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 2005 "for his work on conflict and cooperation through the analysis of game-theory" (participation TBC); Eric MASKIN, professor of Princeton University, the Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 2007 "for laying the foundations of mechanism design theory (participation TBC); International organizations, antitrust authorities, business companies and other participants of the round table

SESSION 3. CLOSING Moderator: Jenny FREDERIC, Chairman, Competition Committee of Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD (participation TBC)

Audience: 100 participants

16:30-18:00 PANEL SESSION: Press center, “GREEN” BUSINESS-FORUM Palace of Independence, 1 floor

Organizers: Ministry of the environment Protection and water resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Scientific Research and Education Center “Green Academy”, USAID, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBSD)

Key issues: The global impact on ecosystems; Sustainable use of water resources; The role of business in the context of biodiversity; Energy-effective culture of enterprises; Business-solution: access to clean energy; “Green” building; The waste management system; Investment in “green” business; “Green” workplaces; “Green” standards for enterprises statistics

Moderator: Bakhyt ESEKINA, Director of Research and Education Center "Green Academy", Doctor of Economics

Speakers: Aan ARNESS, Regional Director of the USAID office; Rene Malli, Head of Technical Cooperation of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Kazakhstan; Rae Kwon CHUNG, Director of the Department of Environment and Development of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize; Mikhail FEDOROV, rector of the Ural State Economic University; Yurgen KAINKHORST, Head of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany; Suren ERKMAN, Professor, Head of Industrial Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the University of Lausanne; Abylai MYRZAKHMETOV, Chairman of the board NECK “Atameken” Union; Aidyn RAKHIMBAYEV, President of the Supervisory Board of BI Holding, chairman of the Association of Developers of Kazakhstan; Rojer HOLLAND, President of company «Scot Holland» (CBRE)

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 2, 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC Palace of Independence, 2 INTEGRATION. floor OUTCOMES AND PROSPECTS Organizers: Eurasian Economic Commission, Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Key issues: Discussion of outcomes of the 20th anniversary of the Eurasian integration, the idea of which was put forward by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in March of 1994 at Moscow State University; Eurasian integration: strategic choice or situational «response» to the global economic crisis?; What are the ambitions of the Eurasian integration? How attainable are the ideals of «four freedoms», what to strive for at the subsequent stages?; What is the «point of no return» of the Eurasian integration? What strengths and motivation to convergence are most stable, profound and effective?; Have the «lessons» of regional integration been assimilated? Whether the European (or other) patterns are applicable to the Eurasian «landscape»?; Is the multiplicity of formats of states participation acceptable in the Eurasian Economic Union? Will the concept of multi-level and multi- speed integration be demanded in the Union formed?; What are the prospects for formation of the common economic space «from Lisbon to Vladivostok»? What place will the Eurasian Economic Union take in the post-crisis global system of economic relations?

Moderator: Timur ZHAKSYLYKOV, Vice-Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Speakers: Victor KHRISTENKO, Chairman of the Collegium of the Eurasian economic commission; Serik AKHMETOV, Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Bakhytzhan SAGINTAYEV, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Council of the Eurasian economic commission;

Igor SHUVALOV, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; Sergey RUMAS, Chairman of the Board of JSC «Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus» Kayrat KELIMBETOV, Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Wu HONGBO, the UN Deputy Secretary General on economic and social matters

Audience: 100 participants

14:30-16:00 PANEL SESSION: Conference hall 2, DEVELOPMENT OF TITANIUM INDUSTRY IN Palace of Independence, 2 KAZAKHSTAN: STATUS AND PROSPECTS floor Organizers: Joint Stock Company «Ust Kamenogorsk titanium magnium factory», Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists “Association”

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Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 90 participants

16:30-18:00 “EURONEWS” DEBATES Hall of debates, Palace of Independence, 2 floor Organizer: “Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists” Association

Key issues:

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Moderator: TBC Speakers: TBC

Audience: 100 participants