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Central Asia “Steppes Up"
August 17, 2022
10:00 AM-11:00 AM EST

Learn about partnering with Kazakhstan on an estimated 165 new infrastructure projects supporting diverse industry sectors including manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.

Central Asia “Steppes Up”: Building a New Silk Road

Central Asia “Steppes Up”: Building a New Silk Road

What: Part 2: Kazakhstan Develops Alternative Transport and Logistics Routes 
When: Wednesday, August 17th at 10am EST 
Where: Virtual (Webex)
Cost: No cost

Join the U.S. Commercial Service in Kazakhstan and industry experts to learn more about Kazakhstan’s plans to develop alternative transportation and logistics routes. This virtual event will offer U.S. companies insight on emerging trends in air, rail, and maritime transport, infrastructure, and road development in Kazakhstan. Participants will also gain insight on the evolving significance of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route as well as key opportunities and challenges to doing business in the country.  

Presenters:

  • Country Overview – U.S. Commercial Service Embassy team in Kazakhstan
  • Sector Overview: Maritime and Air Transport - Marina Kuznechevskaya, Kazakhstan Area Manager and Global Vice Chairperson, Women in Logistics and Trade (WiLAT)
  • Sector Overview: Rail/Road/Trucking – Timur Ospanov, Chief Expert at Kazakhstan’s Department of Transportation and Communications/JSC Sovereign Wealth Fund “Samruk Kazyna”
  • EBRD Transportation Opportunities – Grigory Sawa, Associate Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Sustainable Infrastructure Group for Transport and Healthcare Infrastructure

Register for the Webinar

For more information, please contact:

Alem Abubakirova 
Commercial Specialist
Email Alem Abubakirov