François Hollande
Ex-president of France
The transformation of the Astana Economic Forum, Eurasia’s leading conference on economic matters, into the The Global Challenges Summit well demonstrates Kazakhstan's new status in the international discourse on the opportunities and risks presented by planetary development. Astana’s successful organization of the "Energy of the Future" World EXPO 2017 served as the backdrop against which Kazakhstan announced its large-scale “Third Modernization”, geared towards pushing the country into the top 30 of the world's strongest economies by means of breakthroughs in innovative development, the implementation of bold institutional reforms, and extensive international integration.
A new unprecedented spiral of technological revolution at the beginning of the 21st century has created dozens of megatrends that are changing the world in ways that dramatically impact every country, business and individual human being on the planet. Economic growth and resource resilience, digitalization and urbanization, longevity and the financial revolution, global security and cultural change – these are the global trends that form the basis for the programme focus of the The Global Challenges Summit to bring together in mid-May in Astana hundreds of speakers drawn from the ranks of the most prominent politicians, businessmen and scholars, along with the thousands of experts taking part in the forum.
A new unprecedented spiral of technological revolution at the beginning of the 21st century has created dozens of megatrends that are changing the world in ways that dramatically impact every country, business and individual human being on the planet. Economic growth and resource resilience, digitalization and urbanization, longevity and the financial revolution, global security and cultural change – these are the global trends that form the basis for the programme focus of the The Global Challenges Summit to bring together in mid-May in Astana hundreds of speakers drawn from the ranks of the most prominent politicians, businessmen and scholars, along with the thousands of experts taking part in the forum.
Michio Kaku
Physicist, futurist, and popularizer of science
Ban Ki-moon
Chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Ethics Commission
Jim O'Neill
Former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Parag Khanna
Senior Research Fellow in the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Hans Timmer
Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region of the World Bank
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Eugeny Kuznetsov
Director of subsidiary funds of Russian Venture Company
John Panzer
Director, Global Practice for Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy, World Bank
Hans-Paul Bürkner
Global Chairman at BCG
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Stefka Slavova
Lead Economist in the World Bank Group's Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice at Central Asia Regional Office
Andrey Sharonov
Dean of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Carlo Castelli
Director of Strategic Planning and Design at AECOM
Magomed Musayev
GVA President
Bulat Stolyarov
GVA Kazakhstan Partner
Mikhail Batin
CEO Open Longetivity
Ahmed Aly Shaban
Senior Consultant, Office of Prime Minister of U.A.E.
Laird Cagan
Managing Director, Co-founder McAfee Capital Partners
Yerbolat Dosayev
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Timur Suleimenov
Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan
Kairat Kelimbetov
Governor of Astana International Financial Center
Asset Isekeshev
Mayor of Astana
FULL LIST OF SUMMIT SPEAKERS
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Tristram Stuart
Writer, Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"
Stefka Slavova
Lead Economist in the World Bank Group's Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice at Central Asia Regional Office
Ban Ki-moon
Chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Ethics Commission
Hans Timmer
Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region of the World Bank
Andrey Sharonov
Dean of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Carlo Castelli
Director of Strategic Planning and Design at AECOM
Magomed Musayev
GVA President
Bulat Stolyarov
GVA Kazakhstan Partner
Hans-Paul Bürkner
Global Chairman at BCG
Mikhail Batin
CEO Open Longetivity
John Panzer
Director, Global Practice for Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy, World Bank
Ahmed Aly Shaban
Senior Consultant, Office of Prime Minister of U.A.E.
Laird Cagan
Managing Director, Co-founder McAfee Capital Partners
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Yerbolat Dosayev
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Timur Suleimenov
Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan
Kairat Kelimbetov
Governor of Astana International Financial Center
Asset Isekeshev
Mayor of Astana
Slowdown in the world economy. A trend or abnormality?
Galloping growth in inequality. Combating financial segregation
China. 'Enfant terrible' or a how-to guide for the world?
Galloping growth in inequality. Combating financial segregation
China. 'Enfant terrible' or a how-to guide for the world?
Optimal limits to the state sector. How can the state’s share in the economy be reduced?
The third modernisation of Kazakhstan. How to Integrate into new markets?
General clean-up. Space, oceans, atmosphere and incentives for a global clean-up
The third modernisation of Kazakhstan. How to Integrate into new markets?
General clean-up. Space, oceans, atmosphere and incentives for a global clean-up
The new engineering revolution. Technologies in urban planning projects
The return of the impossible. A vision of cities in 2050
Are the ”smart" born or made? UrbanTech in established cities and new cties
A city from scratch. Creating a successful megalopolis in the 21st century
Presentation of Human capital development ratings for Kazakhstan’s cities
The return of the impossible. A vision of cities in 2050
Are the ”smart" born or made? UrbanTech in established cities and new cties
A city from scratch. Creating a successful megalopolis in the 21st century
Presentation of Human capital development ratings for Kazakhstan’s cities
Presentation by the International Water Assessment Centre
The global water economy. Obstacles and to stimuli for new cooperation
The global water economy. Obstacles and to stimuli for new cooperation
The transition to energy efficiency housing and communal services. Looking for new economic incentives
"Green Economics". Obstacles to and stimuli for implementation
New energy accumulating technologies
"Green Economics". Obstacles to and stimuli for implementation
New energy accumulating technologies
The laws of artificial intelligence. ethical and political aspects of new regulatory policies
Eurasian digital platforms
Digitization of countries. Advanced Practices
Digitization of countries. Advanced Practices
Are cryptocurrency billionaires the elite of the future?
Alternative money. How should regulators react?
No place for old timers. How financial platforms are transforming
Alternative money. How should regulators react?
No place for old timers. How financial platforms are transforming
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World without privacy. The limits of transparency
Stones in a time of bombs. Dispersed terrorism
Stones in a time of bombs. Dispersed terrorism
Continuous education or fusion with computers? The educational process in the 21st century
Civilisation of super heroes. Markets for affordable ”post-human" abilities
Civilisation of super heroes. Markets for affordable ”post-human" abilities
Old age as a curable disease
Longevity as a new branch of the economy. The legal framework
Longevity as a new branch of the economy. The legal framework
17.03.2018
The Astana Economic Forum has been Central Asia’s main business summit since 2008 and during that time the Republic of Kazakhstan has transformed from a rapidly developing post-Soviet state to a global leader in terms of the complexity and speed of the development programmes being implemented
17.03.2018
Global Challenges Summit 2018 programme is announced. The Summit, based on Astana Economic Forum, will be held on May, 17-19 in Astana, The Republic of Kazakhstan.
17.03.2018
Astana Economic Forum rebirth in Global Challenges Summit entailed a determined change for brand identity of the congress.
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
Slowdown in the world economy. A trend or abnormality?
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
Galloping growth in inequality. Combating financial segregation
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
Robotisation as a global social challenge and an opportunity
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
China. 'Enfant terrible' or a how-to guide for the world?
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
World Economic Forum event
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
Central Asian Tax Administration Forum
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
Centre of Strategic Initiatives event
WORLD OF A UNIFIED ECONOMY
Asian Development Bank event
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
Optimal limits to the state sector. How can the state’s share in the economy be reduced?
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
Will greater Eurasia be achieved seeking answers to critical challenges in geo-Economics
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
Integrational megablocks. New reality
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
Trade policies and world trade organization
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
The third modernisation of Kazakhstan. How to Integrate into new markets?
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
General clean-up. Space, oceans, atmosphere and incentives for a global clean-up
WORLD OF GLOBAL STRATEGY
Presentation of results of the conference of Inland Countries
WORLD OF RESOURCES
When will GMO save the world from hunger? The main obstacles to a bright future
WORLD OF RESOURCES
Presentation by the International Water Assessment Centre
WORLD OF RESOURCES
Searching for an alternative to pesticides. Is competitive agriculture feasible without pesticides?
WORLD OF RESOURCES
The global water economy. Obstacles and to stimuli for new cooperation
WORLD OF RESOURCES
Efficient management in the mining sector. How to stimulate investment?
WORLD OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY
The transition to energy efficiency housing and communal services. Looking for new economic incentives
WORLD OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY
Nuclear energy in a world of cheap energy. Market foresight
WORLD OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY
Presentation by the International Centre for Green Technologies and Investment Projects
WORLD OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY
"Green Economics". Obstacles to and stimuli for implementation
WORLD OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY
"Green Finance". Workshop on attracting investment into the country
WORLD OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY
New energy accumulating technologies
WORLD OF LONGEVITY
Old age as a curable disease
WORLD OF LONGEVITY
Online medicine – fast and cheap ways to diagnose disease. Practical experience from around the world
WORLD OF LONGEVITY
Longevity as a new branch of the economy. The legal framework
WORLD OF FUTURE MONEY
Are cryptocurrency billionaires the elite of the future?
WORLD OF FUTURE MONEY
Alternative money. How should regulators react?
WORLD OF FUTURE MONEY
Financial markets convergence. competition or partnership?
WORLD OF FUTURE MONEY
No place for old timers. How financial platforms are transforming
WORLD OF FUTURE MONEY
Where and how to conduct ICO?
WORLD OF GLOBAL SECURITY
World without privacy. The limits of transparency
WORLD OF GLOBAL SECURITY
Even a megaphone won’t help. The crisis of supranational institutions and new paths for dialogue
WORLD OF GLOBAL SECURITY
Stones in a time of bombs. Dispersed terrorism
WORLD OF A NEW HUMAN
Continuous education or fusion with computers? The educational process in the 21st century
WORLD OF A NEW HUMAN
Civilisation of super heroes. Markets for affordable ”post-human" abilities
WORLD OF A NEW HUMAN
International Women's Forum "Women leaders of the silk road: the ecology of innovation"
WORLD OF CITIES
The new engineering revolution. Technologies in urban planning projects
WORLD OF CITIES
The return of the impossible. A vision of cities in 2050
WORLD OF CITIES
Are the ”smart" born or made? UrbanTech in established cities and new cties
WORLD OF CITIES
The environmental impact of electric cars. Clean congestion-free cities or a new kind of traffic jam?
WORLD OF CITIES
A city from scratch. Creating a successful megalopolis in the 21st century
WORLD OF CITIES
Presentation of Human capital development ratings for Kazakhstan’s cities
WORLD OF THE SINGULARITY
Creativity vs. unemployment. What do humans do in a world of machines?
WORLD OF THE SINGULARITY
The laws of artificial intelligence. ethical and political aspects of new regulatory policies
WORLD OF THE SINGULARITY
Neuro-computer iterfaces and downloading consciousness. Conflict or integration?
DIGITAL WORLD
Eurasian digital platforms
DIGITAL WORLD
Industrial and economic cooperation and the transition to new technologies in the Eurasian Economic Community
DIGITAL WORLD
Civic society in the digital era. A technological dialogue with the population
DIGITAL WORLD
Digitization of countries. Advanced Practices
DIGITAL WORLD
Digital transformations of sates. The Role of a Bureaucrat in the Digital Age
DIGITAL WORLD
”Fake news”, ”fact checking” and other unintended effects of the Posttruth era
EXTRA TRACK
McKinsey business breakfast
EXTRA TRACK
Eurasia – dialogue between leaders
EXTRA TRACK
Eurasia – a global outlook
EXTRA TRACK
Eurasia – Kazakhstan in the context of the Silk Road
EXTRA TRACK
Eurasia – development and innovations
EXTRA TRACK
World Customs Organization Forum "Digital declaration on ”single window" principles
EXTRA TRACK
How to strengthen cultural gravity? Sociocultural dialogue of the Caspian countries
EXTRA TRACK
Protection of intellectual property as a driver for investment
Global Challenges state of mind. The research of the summit. How has the discussion on global challenges evolved over the past 30 years? What challenges are most hotly debated at present? How are national and semantic differences influencing these discussions? Semantic analysis of text-based big data enables us to determine the moods in which people around the world talk about global challenges, indicating whether they feel a sense of fear of the inevitable, or conversely see opportunities for positive scenarios. Research sources include media, academic publications and social media. Big data research shows the time and place each block of challenges appears in discussions, along with the main sources and nature of discussion, the popularity and relevance of the topic, and its dynamics.
11 глобальных вызовов нашего времени раскроются через призму теории, приактики и диалога между ними.
A public lecture programme will be held under the auspices of the leading universities in Astana. Global Challenges Summit experts will address the wide public, presenting their vision of the problems facing the contemporary world as well as scenarios for future developments.
A series of closed events for conference participant.