Astana Economic Forum

The main theme of Astana Economic Forum 2019 is «INSPIRING GROWTH: PEOPLE, CITIES, ECONOMIES» . Dates: 16-17 May, 2019.

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AEF-2019 does not only share knowledge but unforgettable unique emotions!
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Sustainable development encourages people to live a prolonged and satisfactory life, so as to implement such a lifestyle, it is imperative we avoid further destruction of the environment.

Jeffrey SachsDirector of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University

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“Amazon has the largest chain of suppliers of organic products, and there are all opportunities for Kazakhstan to develop in this field”.
Gerald Herrmann, Director Organic Services GmbH
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Mehmet Şimşek, Turkish politician and economist, former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Limited.
PLENARY SESSION NEW ECONOMY BOOSTING KAZAKHSTAN’S INVESTMENT POTENTIAL.

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“Usually in emerging markets, politics is a hindrance, people look from a short-term perspective. Kazakhstan is in a very favourable situation. There is political stability, you can develop programs and implement them”.

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“Uncritical perception of technology leads to guaranteed failure of information security”.

Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on digital and technological development.

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“Kazakhtelecom as a brand wants to be close to a new generation, young people who are interested in сybersport”.

Kuanyshbek Yessekeyev, Chairman of the Board of Kazakhtelecom JSC, President of the Kazakhstan Cybersport Federation NGO.

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“Cybersport brings no harm. It helps young people to develop, helps to educate them”.

Emin Antonyan, Chairman of the Board of the Federation of Computer Sports of Russia.

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“The scenario where people will not be able to have a job due to the development of technology is completely unrealistic. Everyone can contribute”.

Paul Romer, Chief Economist of the World Bank (2016-2018), Nobel Prize in Economics 2018.

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“Cities are now fighting each other, competing for talented people”.

Jonathan Sparrow, Vice President of Cisco in Russia and the CIS, world leader in information technology and networks.

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“Cities need to reconfigure! People walking on the street do not follow signs. They follow the direction on their smartphone”. Thomas Sevck, City and Brand Consultant.
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“Many boundaries for other cities became opportunities for us, as we started from scratch!”
Bakhyt Sultanov, Mayor of Nur-Sultan city.
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“One should not assume that the access to world markets will immediately result in profit. First and foremost, global markets will benefit from this cooperation”.

William Tompson, Head of the GRS Eurasia division at the OECD.

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“There are two investment processes that should propel forward in parallel: the first being the investment in large companies, the second being the need for investment by the state into SMEs”.Andreas Schaal, Director of #OECD Global Relations Secretariat.#AEF2019

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“It is difficult to predict production growth. We can only do our best”.Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2014-2017), Governor of the Bank of Israel (2005-2013).
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“Corruption can only be conquered by digitization”.
Ruslan Dalenov @DALENOV, Minister of National Economy of the Republic of #Kazakhstan.
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The global #economy does not provide ecological and inclusive growth, and it is for this reason that the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted.Jeffrey Sachs, Professor, Director of Center for Sustainable Development at @Columbia
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