On 19 May 2018, the Astana Economic Forum, in its new form as the Global Challenges Summit, came to a close. New agendas and a revised format of events allowed the worldwide expert community to join together in search of solutions to the global challenges standing before all of humanity.
The 11thAstana Economic Forum, the first to follow the new updated Global Challenges Summit format, was held on 17th-19thMay 2018. More than 300 speakers and 6,120 participants from 101 countries assembled at the forum.
The agenda of the AEF 2018 Global Challenges Summit took on a global scale: the world expert community came together at its panel discussions, roundtables, keynote speeches and presentations to discuss the challenges facing humanity today – from resource sustainability and super-longevity to global security and the mega-cities of the future.
The updated forum continues Kazakhstan's strategy of international integration and strengthening the country’s position as a world leader.
Several brainstorming sessions happened during the course of the session and were around 6 core development sessions in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Baktizhan Sagintaev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as other key speakers will participate at the session. The start of the session is at 10 AM at Al-Farabi hall.