THE ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM-2017 OVERVIEW ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM / 2017 DATES OF THE FORUM: JUNE / 2017 THESE DATES WILL ALLOW SENIOR OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING IN THE 15-16 INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION ASTANA EXPO-2017: «FUTURE ENERGY» TO ATTEND THE FORUM. 2 / ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM VENUE OF THE PALACE OF FORUM: 15 INDEPENDENCE PALACE OF 16 INDEPENDENCE «KAZAKHSTAN»CCH Plenary session with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan 3 / ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM THEME OF «NEW ENERGY – THE FORUM NEW ECONOMY» New energy is the key vector forming brand distribution of revenues, increase of the new stage of global economy development structural unemployment. including new economic growth, new rules for trade and infrastructure development, transition Deglobalization processes related to Brexit to the «green economy» and innovations. and new policies of the US Administration create new challenges and opportunities for World economy enters the new development the global economy, requiring comprehensive phase, the main drivers of which are profound understanding and developing appropriate changes in economic policy of the USA, measures. China, EU and other countries, adaptation of developing countries to «new economic Transition to the «green economy», normality» and advanced development of enshrined in the Paris Agreement and alternative energy. accompanied by the surge in innovative activities on creation of low-carbon global Following the protracted downfall in the economy, plays special role. Therefore, global economy, we observe a new economic Kazakhstan for the first time hosts the growth formed on the background of international exhibition Astana EXPO-2017 on unprecedented global challenges in the form of «Future Energy», which will take place during growing protectionism and declining the AEF-2017. 4 / ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM level of free trade, extremely unequal MAIN EVENTS OF 6 sessions within the High-Level Conference, conducted in cooperation with the Reinventing THE FORUM: Bretton Woods Committee 5 sessions within the Innovation Forum, conducted in cooperation with The Economist PLENARY ROUNDTABLE MORE THAN 4 sessions organized by the Economic Research SESSION WITH THE 20 PANEL Institute in cooperation with international partners (World Bank, Boao Forum for Asia, EEC, FAO UN, WITH THE PARTICIPATION SESSIONS*, UNDP) PARTICIPATION OF THE HEAD INCLUDING: Sessions organized by the government agencies OF THE OF STATE AND and international organizations (SAP, BCG, EBRD, PRESIDENT ECONOMIC OECD) OF THE EXPERTS Financial Technologies Forum (presentation & transfer of latest technologies for Kazakhstan’s REPUBLIC OF financial sector, attraction of investment. KAZAKHSTAN International and local projects) Debates (pair of speakers represented by opinion leaders and economists for one topic, 3-4 pairs) 5 / ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM EXPECTED NUMBER OF FORUM 2500 PARTICIPANTS PEOPLE INCLUDING: Politicians Nobel laureates Fortune – 500 companies World-class experts in economy and energy Opinion leaders, writers and journalists 6 / ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM.