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Friday May 22

Saturday May 23

Sunday May 24

EVENTS

WORKING HOURS

08:00–18:00

LOCATION

IEC "EXPO"

08:00 18:00

ALL DAY

Exhibition operation

08:00 17:30

REGISTRATION Registration area at the entrance group

Visitor registration

08:30 09:00

CONCERT At the entrance area

Orchestra concert program

09:00 09:15

OPENING Hall on the 1st floor

Grand opening ceremony. Welcoming speech by the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan S.M. Zhumangarin. Welcoming speech by the Chairman of the Board of "Baiterek" NMH" JSC R.T. Karagoishin

09:45 10:00

PRESS Press zone on the 1st floor

Press conference

10:00 11:30

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 1: Topic: Guaranteeing as a key tool for expanding access to finance

10:30 12:30

CONCERT Hall on the 1st floor

Concert program performed by artists of the Astana Philharmonic

11:45 13:00

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 2: Topic: Business digitalization and AI implementation: practical cases of Kazakhstani entrepreneurs

14:00 16:00

FASHION SHOW Hall on the 1st floor

Fashion show of clothing collections from exhibition participants

14:20 15:20

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 1: Topic: "Franchising: from idea to network"

15:35 16:35

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 2: Topic: Teambuilding

16:00 17:00

LOTTERY Hall on the 1st floor

Lottery for visitors with prizes from exhibition participants

EVENTS

WORKING HOURS

10:00–18:00

LOCATION

IEC "EXPO"

10:00 18:00

ALL DAY

Exhibition operation

10:00 11:30

CONCERT Hall on the 1st floor

Concert program performed by artists of the Astana Philharmonic featuring Saken Maigaziyev

10:00 11:30

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 1: Topic: "Franchising: systems, brands and scaling of a new generation"

11:45 12:05

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 1: Topic: "Taxation and tax security"

12:05 14:00

MEETING Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Off-site meeting of the project office on the implementation of the Tax Code (Q&A, analysis of cases from government agencies)

14:00 15:00

AWARDING Hall on the 1st floor

Awarding the winners of the "Halyk Tandauy" contest among the products of exhibition participants.

14:20 15:50

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 2: Topic: Promotion of a domestic brand and business scaling

16:00 17:00

LOTTERY Hall on the 1st floor

Lottery for visitors with prizes from exhibition participants

16:05 17:05

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 2: Topic: "How to build Business-ready AI products"

EVENTS

WORKING HOURS

10:00–18:00

FINAL DAY

Closing

10:00 18:00

ALL DAY

Exhibition operation

Final day

14:00 16:00

FINAL Hall on the 1st floor

Lottery for visitors with prizes from exhibition participants

FridayMay 22

SaturdayMay 23

SundayMay 24

10:0011:30

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 1: Topic: Guaranteeing as a key tool for expanding access to finance

Organizer: "Damu" Fund" JSC
Moderator: Vitaly Volyanyuk (Founder and director of the digitalbusiness.kz portal)
Speakers:
• Huseyin Ozhan - EBRD Managing Director for Central Asia and Mongolia
• Zafar Hashimov - Head of IFC in Kazakhstan
• Gulnoza Kalens - Director of the AFD office in Kazakhstan
• Marat Yelibayev - Chairman of the Board of "Development Bank of Kazakhstan" JSC
• Malik-Aidar Abakirov - Chairman of the Board of "Guarantee Fund" OJSC, Kyrgyz Republic
• Olga Vuros - Deputy Chairman of the Board of "Halyk Bank"
• Askar Baimuldin - Lead Financial Officer of the Banking Department of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), IsDB Group

11:4513:00

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 2: Topic: Business digitalization and AI implementation: practical cases of Kazakhstani entrepreneurs

Organizer: "Damu" Fund" JSC
Moderator: Alua Korpebayeva (CEO and co-founder of a Kazakhstani grocery marketplace)
Speakers:
• Dmitry Mun - Vice Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development
• Magzhan Madiyev - General Director of the Autonomous Cluster Fund "Astana Hub"
• Magzum Tolesh - Founder and General Director of the "EasyTap" platform
• Dmitry Dokin - Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Shin-Line"
• Maria Turetskaya - Senior Investment Officer, IFC
• Aibek Kokanbekov - Managing Director of "Center of Electronic Finance" JSC

14:2015:20

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 1: Topic: "Franchising: from idea to network"

Speaker: Gulbanu Maigarina (Owner of the "Lanzhou" fast-food restaurant chain, Chairwoman of the Central Asian Franchising Association)

15:3516:35

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 2: Topic: Teambuilding

Speaker: Adil Tasbolatov (Founder of the Royal Flowers flower shop chain)

10:0011:30

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 1: Topic: "Franchising: systems, brands and scaling of a new generation"

Moderator: Gulbanu Maigarina - Owner of the "Lanzhou" fast-food restaurant chain, Chairwoman of the Central Asian Franchising Association
Speakers:
• Oksana Shokanova - Founder of the Dodo Pizza chain in Kazakhstan and Dubai
• Ainur Nursultanova - President of the Marrone Rosso coffee shop chain in Kazakhstan
• Beknur Kisikov - Co-founder and permanent Board member of the Kazakhstan Franchising Association "KazFranch"
• Dmitry Zakharov - Franchising Director of the Invictus Fitness club chain

11:4512:05

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Master class No. 1: Topic: "Taxation and tax security"

Speaker: Dmitry Kazantsev (Expert in tax accounting and business security, advises entrepreneurs on optimizing the tax burden)

12:0514:00

MEETING Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Off-site meeting of the project office on the implementation of the Tax Code (Q&A, analysis of cases from government agencies)

Moderator: Dmitry Kazantsev

14:2015:50

PANEL SESSION Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)

Panel session No. 2: Topic: Promotion of a domestic brand and business scaling

Moderator: Telman Nagashbayev - Kazakhstani entrepreneur in the field of networking
Speakers:
• Ulugbek Sharipov - Kazakhstani entrepreneur, founder of the Shoqan brand
• Laura Vaigorova - Co-founder of STP, Forbes Education columnist
• Madiyar Toleugali - Kazakhstani entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of UvU Shuttle
• Ruslan Pogorelov - General Director of Arbuz.kz

16:0517:05

MASTER CLASS Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor)