Kazakhstan investment conference:
2005 KAZAKHSTAN
Industrial and Innovation Strategy:
New Business Opportunities
September 8-9, 2005
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CA
Brought to you by
THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
In cooperation with
The U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, ASIA SOCIETY,
SAN DIEGO WORLD TRADE CENTER, and CASPIAN INVESTOR,
with the support of THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The event will feature a series of presentations by senior officials from Kazakhstan:
- Sauat Mynbayev, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Industry and Trade
- Kassymzhomart Tokaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Vladimir Shkolnik, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
- Kazhmurat Nagmanov, Minister of Transportation and Communication
- Erbolat Dossaev, Minister of Health
- Gosman Amrin, Chairman of the “National Innovation Fund”
and senior officials from the United States:
- Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (invited)
- Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez (invited)
- Department of Energy Secretary Sam Bodman (invited)
- Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns (invited)
- April Foley, Vice Chair, U.S. Ex-Im Bank
The conference agenda will include briefings on Kazakhstan’s government priorities in establishment of science-intensive and high-productive technologies aimed at diversification from extraction and mining to a service and technology-based economy, updates on Kazakhstan’s business environment, government support of emerging technology sector, investment projects supported by the newly established development institutions, tax incentives, etc.
The conference will focus on development of the following sectors:
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
- Production of industrial and agricultural equipment
We would like to establish contacts with:
- Venture capital associations
- Capital management groups
- Innovation research companies
If you indicate a particular interest, the Embassy will set up one-on-one meetings with Kazakhstan officials and private sector representatives during the day of the conference.
For more information on the conference, please click here.
