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SCHEDULE of the V Astana Economic Forum May 22-24, 2012 May 22 EECSA Project, 11.07.2011 SCHEDULE of the V Astana Economic Forum May 22-24, 2012 May 22, 2012 EURASIAN ECONOMIC YOUTH FORUM Nazarbaev University Time Event The place and role of youth in economic modernization 10:00-12:00 Plenary session Moderators and speakers are determined 12:00-13:00 The meeting of the Eurasian economic club of scientists 14:00-16:00 Panel discussions Panel discussion of young economists, "Finance Capital and Global Economy: A View of Youth" Panel discussion of young economists, "Finance Capital and Global Economy: A View of Youth" Panel discussion of young innovators "Industrial and Innovative Development: A View of Youth" Panel discussion of young artists and art “Art - Eurasia" 16:00-18:00 Roundtable "Times meeting" Participants: Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists, Astana Club of Nobel Prize Winners, the Club de Madrid, winners of the intermediate stages of the Eurasian Economic Youth Forum 19:00-22:00 Friendship ball Organized by: Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists, the Youth Directorate at the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan May 23, 2012 The Main Programme of the V Astana Economic Forum Palace of Independence 11:00-13:00 Opening ceremony Plenary session Moderators and speakers are determined 15:00-18:00 Chess tournament Organizers: Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Republic of Kazakhstan (subject to approval), Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists, Professor Robert Mundell A two-day chess tournament, in cooperation with professor Robert Mundell, besides being a world scientist, he is also a known expert and chess player. This tournament will be an interesting element of the forum, where the world renowned players will participate, as well as the forum delegates interested in this kind of sport which has long been considered as a part of science and creativeness. 15:00-18:00 Eurasian Business Congress Panel session Organizers: Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and «Atameken Union» National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan Moderators and speakers are determined 15:00-18:00 Innovative congress: «Innovative development and technological Panel session leadership – the way to a global competitiveness of Kazakhstan» Organizers: Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and “National Innovation Fund” JSC Key issues: Summing up the results of the realization of SPFIID (State program of forced and industrial innovative development of Kazakhstan) over a period of 2010-2012. Analyzing the advanced foreign experience of innovative development and instruments of state innovative support The events of the VII Innovative Congress: Meeting of the Presidential innovation club Youth innovative session “Review of Kazakhstan innovation development: Kazakhstan according to the view of foreign partners” Session “Innovation management system – Kazakhstan’s approach and the best foreign practice” Session Innovative projects exhibition Meeting of the Presidential innovation club According to the commission of the President of RK, which was declared during the forum “Innovative Kazakhstan – 2020”, which was held in the “Information technology park” FEZ, it is necessary to organize the work of the Presidential Club of absolute innovation. Presentations on the work done Presentation of 1 absolute innovation project Dialogue with foreign partners, discussion Moderator (TBA) Speakers: Asset Issekeshev, Deputy Prime-Minister – Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2 Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Zhumagaliev, Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aidyn Kulseitov, Chairman, “National agency of technological development” JSC Nuraly Bekturganov, Chairman, JSC “National Science and Technology Holding “Parasat “Parasat” Representative of Korean Science and Technology Policy Institute (Korea) Representative of Fraunhofer Society (Germany) Representative of National innovation agency OSEO (France) Representative of Innovation Norway (Norway) Representative of TEKES (Finland) Representative of Skolkovo Innovation center (Russia) Audience: 300 participants, international and Kazakhstani experts, officials and representatives of national companies, research parks, business incubators and business structures in the field of development and implementation of innovative technologies 15:00-18:00 Globalization: reverse process Round table Organizers: Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee, Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists Moderators and speakers (TBA) 15:00-18:30 Effective entrepreneurship, efficient economy Panel session Organizer: “Damu” Business Development Fund” JSC Key issues: Experience exchange between international and national organizations to develop small and medium-sized businesses Coverage of the structures engaged in the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan for the public, as well as informing employers about measures taken in the country to improve the business climate Determination of small and medium business problems in Kazakhstan Moderators and speakers (TBA) Audience: 200 participants, representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, government agencies responsible for SME policy in Kazakhstan and abroad, financial organizations engaged in financing of SMEs. 15:00-18:00 Problems and limits of economic integration Panel session Organizers: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, "Economic Research Institute " JSC On January 1, 2012 Common Economic Space of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation starts to operate. Within the CES there will be the implementation of coordinated macroeconomic policy, competition policy, government procurement, provision of industrial subsidies, government support for agriculture, as well as creating conditions for equal access to the infrastructure of the countries which participate in CES in the sphere of energetics and rail transport, oil and gas transportation. At the same time, we observe certain stagnation and recoil in the most successful integration association – EU: barriers to labor movement are erected, national egoism of the EU countries is increased. Also it is offered to discuss responsibility of the separate countries for macroeconomic stability of the block in whole (for example: Greece, Ireland etc.) and measures directed on the achievement of this purpose. The study of the European integration experience, emerging problems and solutions can be the basis for determining the direction of further CES integration. Key issues: Responsible economic policy of each country: EU experience Free movement of workers: EU problems – experience for other countries Efficiency of accepted decisions, their influence on economic stability of each country; Possibilities and prospects of CU/CES development 3 Moderator: Zhanar Aitzhanova, Minister of Economic Integration Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan SESSION I: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS László Andor, EC Commissioner on the labor market, social affairs and policy of social integration Jean-Charles Berthonnet, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France in the Republic of Kazakhstan Sultan Akimbekov, Director of the Institute of World Economy and Policy at Fund of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Karl-Ernst Brauner, Deputy Minister of Economy and Technologies of Germany Dani Rodrik, Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University SESSION II: PROSPECTIVES FOR FURTHER INTEGRATION OF CU/CES Elvira Nabiullina, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Nikolai Snopkov, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Auzan, Professor, the Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonossov Robert Z. Lawrence, Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Uchkunbek Tashbayev, Minister of Economic Regulation of the Kyrgyz Republic Audience: 90 participants, scientists, business representatives, NGO, international companies, government agencies 15:00-16:30 Era of Fossil-based Energy Sources: Management in the Short Term Round table Organizers: "NWF Samruk-Kazyna" JSC, Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan Key issues: Discussion of current state and prospects in exploration, production and processing of fossil energy sources Consideration of environmental safety Experience exchange on the use of advanced innovative technologies in the development, production and processing the mineral resources Study of the use of alternative energy sources: tendencies and prospects Mending the relations between companies of mining and processing sectors Moderator: Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor of “The Economist” Speakers: Tomas Mirow, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Kabyldin Kairgeldy, Chairman, Management Board of KazMunaiGaz national company Neil Duffin, President, ExxonMobile Development Company Randall Gossen, the President of the World Petroleum Council (WPC) Robin West, Chairman, “PFC Energy” Participants of discussion: Felix Vulis, CEO, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC) Vagit Alekperov, President, Member of the board of directors, Chairman of the Management Board, LUKOIL Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board, Executive Director, Gazprom Neft Sergey Kirienko, Director
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