The initiative is organized and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with Confindustria, the Italian Embassy in Kazakhstan, the Italian Trade Agency, Kazakh Invest and the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Atameken”. The event aims at deepening mutual knowledge of the productive realities of both countries, as well as encouraging cooperation and bilateral economic-commercial partnerships, with thematic focus on the following sectors: green economy and renewable energy, agribusiness, mechanics manufacturing industry.

ITALY-KAZAKHSTAN BUSINESS FORUM

9th June 2021

10:00-13:00 (Rome, UTC +2)
14.00 – 17.00 (Nur Sultan, UTC+6)

PLENARY SESSION

Institutional addresses and conclusions will be introduced by

 Pasquale D’AVINO, Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Kazakhstan

 
10.00-10.15 Institutional addresses

·   Luigi DI MAIO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy

 
·   Mukhtar TLEUBERDI, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 
·   Ruslan BAYMISHEV, Deputy Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development

 
10.15-10.35 Opportunities for bilateral economic partnership 

 
·   Carlo FERRO, President - Italian Trade Agency

 
·   Meirzhan YUSSUPOV, Chairman, Kazakh Invest

 
·   Barbara BELTRAME GIACOMELLO, Vice President for Internationalization - Confindustria

 
·   Ablay MYRZAKHMETOV, Chairman, Atameken

 
10.35-10.55 Financial support tools for companies

 
·   Pierfrancesco LATINI, CEO - SACE

 
·   Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor - Astana International Financial Center (AIFC)

 
·   Pasquale SALZANO, Chief International Affairs Officer - Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

 
·   Yernar ZHANADIL, Managing Director for Investments, privatization and International Cooperation - Samruk Kazyna

 
·   Massimo BIANCHI, Chief Business Officer - SIMEST

10.55-11.05 Conclusions

·  Manlio DI STEFANO, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

 
·  Almas AIDAROV, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Following: parallel thematic panels

FIRST PANEL- GREEN ECONOMY & RENEWABLE ENERGIES

The trend in the price of oil in recent months; the prospect of transition to a decarbonised economy in the medium to long term; the commitment made by President Tokayev last November for a "zero carbon" Kazakhstan by 2060: all these factors impose resolute actions to diversify the sources of energy production of a country – Kazakhstan – which ranks among the largest hydrocarbon exporters in the world. How can Italian companies make the most of the opportunities offered by the Kazakh market in the renewable energy sector, in a win-win perspective?

Moderator: Alberto Pinori, President - ANIE Rinnovabili, Confindustria

 
11.10-11.20 Introduction 

 
·   Abay KULANBAY, Acting Director of the Department for Renewable Energies, Ministry of Energy

 
11.20-11.55 Testimony and best practices

 
·   Ulan TAZHIBAYEV, Deputy Akim of the Turkistan Region

 
·   Alex STILLAVATO, Managing Director - Arm Wind LLP (ENI Renewables Subsidiary in Kazakhstan) 

 
·   Ruslan ZHEMKOV, Director-General, AREK (Association of Renewable Energy of Kazakhstan)

 
·   Andrea PANIZZO, Head of Business Development of Europe and Middle East Area - Enel Green Power

 
·   Roberto VALFRÉ DI BONZO, General Manager Central Asia, CNH INDUSTRIAL

Q&A session

SECOND PANEL - AGRIBUSINESS 

The agricultural supply chain and the processing industry of agricultural products represent two of the main sectors in which Kazakhstan aims to invest heavily in the coming years, also with a view to gradually reducing the economy's dependence on the mining and quarrying sector. FAO listed the country as one of the five states with the greatest potential for agricultural development, also in consideration of the strong growth in agricultural production and investments in the sector in 2020. What is Kazakhstan's real potential in agriculture and related sectors, and what are the conditions for developing it?

Moderator: Giovanni CAPANNELLI, Managing Director, Q-Advisory;
former Director of the Asian Development Bank in Kazakhstan

 
11.10-11.50 Introduction 

 
·  Ruslan MANATAYEV, Vice Minister of Agriculture

 
11.25-11.55 Testimony and best practices

 
·    Zhandos TEMIRGALI, Director of Investment and marketing departement, Kazakh Invest

 
·    Alessandro MARITANO, Executive Director, SDF Group

 
·    Tamerlan RAZBEKOV, Head of Department for entrepreneurship and innovation of Almaty Region Akimat

 
·    Giuseppe CALCAGNI, Besana Group

Q&A session

THIRD PANEL - MECHANICS & INDUSTRIALIZATION

Mechanics in Kazakhstan traditionally represent a key sector for trade with Italy, in particular as regards the machinery branch, which until 2019 occupied the first position in Italian exports to the Central Asian country. However, the crisis caused by the pandemic has strongly affected Italian exports in this sector. What are the industry's prospects from a post-pandemic recovery perspective?

Moderator: Martino CASTELLANI, Director of the Almaty branch of Agenzia ICE

 
11.10-11.20 Introduction 

 
·   Serik OSPANOV, Vice President of the Committee for Industrial Development and Security – Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development

 
11.20-11.55 Testimony and best practices

 
·    Aslan KALIGAZIN, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Kazakh Export

 
·    Alessandro D’ANGELO, TENARIS

 
·    Berik BEKENOV, Chairman, QazIndustry

 
·    Gianpaolo AZZARÀ, Director General, Gruppo Expertise / KIOS LLP

Q&A session

 
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On June 9th - from 12:30 to 16:00 (Rome UTC +2, corresponding to 16:30 - 20:00 in Nur Sultan, UTC+6)

On June 10th - from 10:00 to 16:00 (Rome UTC +2, corresponding to 14:00 - 20:00 in Nur Sultan, UTC+6)

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