MAY 22–24, 2026
IX Exhibition of Kazakhstani Manufacturers
EXPO International Exhibition Center
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Time Event Location 08:00 - 18:00 Exhibition operation 08:00 - 17:30 Visitor registration Registration area at the entrance group 08:30 - 09:00 Orchestra concert program At the entrance area 09:00 - 09:15 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. KaragoishinHall on the 1st floor 09:45 - 10:00 Press conference Press zone on the 1st floor 10:00 - 11:30 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 GroupConference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 10:30 - 12:30 Concert program performed by artists of the Astana Philharmonic Hall on the 1st floor 11:45 - 13:00 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" JSCConference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 14:00 - 16:00 Fashion show of clothing collections from exhibition participants Hall on the 1st floor 14:20 - 15:20 Master class No. 1
Topic: "Franchising: from idea to network"
Gulbanu Maigarina (Owner of the "Lanzhou" fast-food restaurant chain, Chairwoman of the Central Asian Franchising Association)Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 15:35 - 16:35 Master class No. 2
Topic: Teambuilding
Adil Tasbolatov (Founder of the Royal Flowers flower shop chain)Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 16:00 - 17:00 Lottery for visitors with prizes from exhibition participants Hall on the 1st floor Time Event Location 10:00 - 18:00 Exhibition operation 10:00 - 11:30 Concert program performed by artists of the Astana Philharmonic featuring Saken Maigaziyev Hall on the 1st floor 10:00 - 11:30 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 chainConference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 11:45 - 12:05 Master class No. 1
Topic: "Taxation and tax security"
Dmitry Kazantsev (Expert in tax accounting and business security, advises entrepreneurs on optimizing the tax burden)Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 12:05 - 14:00 Off-site meeting of the project office on the implementation of the Tax Code
(Q&A, analysis of cases from government agencies)
Moderator: Dmitry KazantsevConference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 14:00 - 15:00 Awarding the winners of the "Halyk Tandauy" (People's Choice) contest among the products of exhibition participants. Hall on the 1st floor 14:20 - 15:50 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.kzConference room No. 3 (2nd floor) 16:00 - 17:00 Lottery for visitors with prizes from exhibition participants Hall on the 1st floor 16:05 - 17:05 Master class No. 2
Topic: "How to build Business-ready AI products"
Kiikbayev Aldamzhar (Director of the AI Products Office, Astana Hub. Master of Science in Data Science, Nazarbayev University)Conference room No. 3 (2nd floor) Time Event Location 10:00 - 18:00 Exhibition operation 14:00 - 16:00 Lottery for visitors with prizes from exhibition participants Hall on the 1st floor