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.