Speakers include
Askar Mamin
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mukhtar Tileuberdi
Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Michael Wirth
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Sergey Kolesnikov
President Technonicol
Philippe Christodoulou
Vice President, Air Liquide
Robert Yüksel Yıldırım
President and CEO of YILDIRIM Group
Organizers:
Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
KAZAKH INVEST
Euronews
Overview
Overview
4th Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable (KGIR 2021) dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be held on December 7, 2021. Since 2017, KGIR has been the key investment event of the Republic of Kazakhstan chaired by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. KGIR has become a trusted platform for an open dialogue between the Government and international investment community.
Selected participants, government officials, senior international business and financial executives, investors, experts, and opinion leaders will be convened in Nur-Sultan by H.E. Mr. Askar Mamin, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan at Hotel Hilton Astana.
KGIR 2021 will be organized in partnership with EURONEWS Business to maintain a trusted platform for top executives and decision-makers to come together and explore investment potential of Central Asia’s largest economy as well as new opportunities unlocked by the ongoing shifts on the global scale.
During the plenary session chaired by H.E. Mr. Askar Mamin the participants will discuss issues around the main topic of “INVESTMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN: 30 YEARS OF SUCCESS” and learn about the achievements of Kazakhstan in the field of attracting investments, latest developments in the country’s business environment, listen to the experience of major domestic and foreign investors already operating in the country.
The major panel session “GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC PERIOD” chaired by H.E. Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, will highlight in detail the current trends in the global economy as well as the potential for investment in fast-growing new sectors.
Agenda
Agenda
2.30 – 3.00 pm (GMT +6)
REGISTRATION OF ATTENDEES
3.00 – 4.00 pm
PLENARY SESSION
“INVESTMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN: 30 YEARS OF SUCCESS”
chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Mamin
Welcome word: Askar Mamin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Sasha Vakulina
Business Editor, Euronews
Business Editor, Euronews
Speakers:
Michael Wirth
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Joachim Goldbeck
CEO, Goldbeck Solar
CEO, Goldbeck Solar
Markus Sieger
CEO, Polpharma Group BV
CEO, Polpharma Group BV
Sergey Kolesnikov
President Technonicol
President Technonicol
Robert Yüksel Yıldırım
President and CEO of YILDIRIM Group
President and CEO of YILDIRIM Group
Stephen G. Kaniewski
President and CEO, Valmont Industries
President and CEO, Valmont Industries
Meirzhan Yussupov
Chairman of the Board of "KAZAKH INVEST" National Company
Chairman of the Board of "KAZAKH INVEST" National Company
Guido Brusco
Vice President, ENI
Vice President, ENI
Hüseyin Arslan
Chairman, YDA Group
Chairman, YDA Group
Philippe Christodoulou
Vice President, Air Liquide
Vice President, Air Liquide
Nabil Marc Abdul-Massih
CEO, INOKS Capital
CEO, INOKS Capital
Sir Suma Chakrabarti
Adviser to the President of Kazakhstan on Economic Development and Effective Governance
Adviser to the President of Kazakhstan on Economic Development and Effective Governance
Julie Monaco
Managing Director, Global Head of Public Sector Coverage, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup
Managing Director, Global Head of Public Sector Coverage, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup
4.15 – 4.30 pm
SIGNING CEREMONY
4.30 – 5.00 pm
COFFEE BREAK
PRESS CONFERENCE
5.00 – 6.00 pm
PANEL SESSION
"GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC PERIOD"
chaired by Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Sasha Vakulina
Business Editor, Euronews
Business Editor, Euronews
Speakers:
Almas Aidarov
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
James Zhan
Director of Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD
Director of Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD
Alois Schönberger
Founder and Board Member, Polcotton
Founder and Board Member, Polcotton
William Thompson
Head of the Eurasia Division, OECD
Head of the Eurasia Division, OECD
Deepak Bagla
President, WAIPA and Managing Director and CEO, Invest India
President, WAIPA and Managing Director and CEO, Invest India
Jan van Tetering
Senior Vice President, Nokia
Senior Vice President, Nokia
Hüseyin Özhan
Director, Kazakhstan, EBRD
Director, Kazakhstan, EBRD
Fahad Al Gergawi
CEO, Dubai FDI
CEO, Dubai FDI
Khush Choksy
Senior Vice President, International Development, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senior Vice President, International Development, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Gonenc Dirik
CEO, Orhun Medical
CEO, Orhun Medical
Feng Xilai
Director and Chief Executive Officer of CCB International Ltd.
Director and Chief Executive Officer of CCB International Ltd.
Penny Naas
President of International Public Affairs and Sustainability, UPS
President of International Public Affairs and Sustainability, UPS
6.00 – 6.30 pm
INVESTOR AWARD CEREMONY
4.30 – 6.30 pm
PARALLEL BILATERAL MEETINGS
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Venue
Venue
HILTON ASTANA
Sauran street 46, Nur-Sultan city, Kazakhstan
Dear participants of KGIR 2021!
Please note that KGIR 2021 attendees at Hilton Astana Hotel must present results of COVID-19 PCR test (taken up to 48 hours prior to the event).
Registered KGIR 2021 participants can take COVID-19 PCR tests FREE OF CHARGE at Hilton Astana Hotel on December 6, 2021. You must present your photo ID.
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