V International Business Festival on Renewable Energy
Qazaq Green Fest
22–23 October 2026, Rixos Hotel Borovoe
Day One – 22 October 2026
| 06:00 | Departure of participants from Astana (parking near the Duman (Ailand) entertainment center, on the Korgalzhyn highway side, 2) |
| 09:00–10:30 | Participant registration. Welcome coffee break |
| 10:30–11:30 | Opening Ceremony of the 5th International Business Festival “Qazaq Green Fest” Sungat Yesimkhanov, Deputy of the National Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Akkenzhenov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aleška Simkić, Ambassador of the EU to the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlan Kapenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Qazaq Green Renewable Energy Association Ainur Sospanova, Chairwoman of the Management Board, Qazaq Green Renewable Energy Association |
| 11:30–13:00 | Session “Kazakhstan’s Energy Sector 2035: A New Architecture for the Power System” Moderator: Nurlan Kapenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Qazaq Green Yerlan Akkenzhenov, Minister of Energy of the RK Sungat Yesimkhanov, Deputy of the National Kurultai of the RK Dusenbai Turganov Kairat Maksutov, Chairman of the Management Board, Samruk-Energy JSC Nabi Aitzhanov, Chairman of the Management Board, KEGOC JSC Bagdat Oral, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kazakhstan Electric Power Association Oraz Zhandosov, Director, Rakurs Valeriy Tyugai, Director, Energy System Researches LLP |
| 13:00–14:30 | Break |
| 14:30–16:00 | Session “The Economics of Energy Transition: Who Invests, Under What Model, and Who Pays?” Moderator: Ainur Sospanova, Chairwoman of the Management Board, Qazaq Green Renewable Energy Association Talgat Temirkhanov, Chairman, Kazakhstan Electric Power Association Vice Minister of Energy of the RK / Director, RES Department Asan Darbayev, Vice Minister of National Economy of the RK Almaz Chukin, Managing Director, Visor Holding ASPIR (Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms) Arman Shaikhanov, General Director, RFC RES LLP Marat Yelibayev, Chairman of the Management Board, Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC Alexander Gasilov, Head of Energy Strategy and Climate, ERG Yerlan Ramazanov, Deputy Director, EBRD in Kazakhstan |
| 16:00–16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30–18:00 | Session “Energy for a Growth Economy: Industry, AI, Flexibility and Digitalization” Moderator: Marlen Sikhayev, Advisor to the President, Freedom Finance Global PLC Bakhytzhan Ilyas, Vice Minister of Energy of the RK Aidos Daribayev, Chairman of the Management Board, KOREM JSC Kanat Dosmukametov, CEO, Solidcore Resources Nurzhan Kerimkulov, Managing Director, KEGOC JSC Representative, KMG Green Energy Federico Pugliese, Managing Director, Plenitude Kazakhstan Vitaliy Yavorskiy, Director, Institute of Automation LLP |
| 18:00–18:30 | Huawei / Photomate Presentation |
| 18:30–20:00 | Break |
| 20:00 | Gala evening on the lakeside |
Day Two – 23 October 2026
| 9:30–11:00 | Session “The Future of Work in Energy: Professions, Education and Equal Opportunities” (supported by GIZ) Moderator: Lyazzat Ramazanova, expert Sven Ernedal, Head of the Regional Programme on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Central Asia (GIZ) Representative, OSCE Lyazzat Akhmurzina, Executive Director, Kazenergy Gulzada Shakkulikova, Rector, Utebayev Atyrau University of Oil and Gas |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30–13:00 | Session “Building In-Country Value: Technology, Innovation and Competencies” Moderator: EDB (Eurasian Development Bank) Representative, Ministry of Energy Representative, Alageum Representative, Sany Representative, Miami Solar Artem Slesarenko, Director, Profland Zhumabai Bakenov, Head of the Center for Energy and New Materials Science, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University KMG Engineering |
| 13:00–14:30 | Break |
| 14:30–15:30 | Session “A Guide for Investors: Business on the Challenges Facing the Power and Renewable Energy Sector” (Open Mic) Nurlan Kapenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Qazaq Green Ainur Sospanova, Chairwoman of the Management Board, Qazaq Green Bagdat Oral, Chairman of the Management Board, CAEPCO JSC Anatoly Shkarupa, Member of the Board of Directors, Qazaq Green Valeriy Tyugai, Director, Energy System Researches LLP Bagdat Oral, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kazakhstan Electric Power Association Oraz Zhandosov, Director, Rakurs Federico Pugliese, Managing Director, Plenitude Kazakhstan |
| 15:30–16:30 | Reserve session |
| 16:30–17:00 | Coffee break |
| 18:00 | Departure of participants to Astana |