VII Conference Capital Markets Kazakhstan

Ramon Pedrosa-Lopez DIR CIR founded and runs Pedrosa in Europe and Definition in AIFC. He has been working in Asia for more than 20 years...

Ramon Pedrosa-Lopez DIR CIR founded and runs Pedrosa in Europe and Definition in AIFC. He has been working in Asia for more than 20 years and is currently based in Almaty, Kazakhstan and London. He believes Central Asia is the next big story. Pedrosa was CEO and Director of several Communication companies, a foreign correspondent, and a financial markets journalist in China and South East Asia. He worked as a journalist for Agencia EFE, Spain’s International News Agency, as head of its Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur offices. He also wrote from Tokyo, London, Jakarta or Seoul. As an opinion writer, his articles have been published in the International Herald Tribune, the New York Times, Forbes, El Español, Times of Malta, RBTH, El País, or La Nación. He trained as an IR expert at the Investor Relations Society in the United Kingdom, which awarded him its prestigious Diploma in Relations, its highest accreditation; and its Certificate in Investor Relations. He holds an Advanced Programme in Investor Relations by the Madrid Stock Market Institute, as well. He holds a double Master’s degree in Regional Integration from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He holds a degree in Information Sciences from the Universidad Cardenal-Herrera CEU in Spain, and studied at the University of Westminster in London and the University of Nancy II in France. He has served as a professor at Euronext Academy and has lectured in universities in Europe and America. He has lived in numerous countries, in cities such as London, Valletta, Jakarta, and Hong Kong, where he was interim president and First Vicepresident of the Foreign Correspondents Club. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish. And used to speak quite good Indonesian. Not anymore. His latest book, The Philosophy of Investor Relations, was published in early 2023.

Mrs. Ainabayeva was invited for the position of Deputy Chairman of SkyBridge Invest in July 2013. Her previous position was a Chairman of the Management...

Mrs. Ainabayeva was invited for the position of Deputy Chairman of SkyBridge Invest in July 2013. Her previous position was a Chairman of the Management Board of JSC “Kazkommerts Securities” (Subsidiary Company of JSC “KazkommertsBank”) during 2005-2013. She also worked for such companies as JSC “KazkommertsBank”, JSC “Kcell”, JSC “RG Securities”. Mrs. Ainabayeva was a Member of the Exchange Council of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange and a Member of the Board of Directors of Central Securities Depository. Mrs. Ainabayeva graduated from the Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute.

Alina Aldambergen holds the post of the Chairperson of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Apart from her main activities at KASE, Alina Aldambergen...

Alina Aldambergen holds the post of the Chairperson of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Apart from her main activities at KASE, Alina Aldambergen is a member of the Council of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan, a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Depository and Chairman of the Working Committee of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS). Alina Aldambergen has a proven track of record in leading international and local organizations, including ABN AMRO, the Agency for regulation and development of the financial market (ARDFM), the national management holding "Baiterek".

Dana has 22 years of experience in the financial sector, including 17 years at the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Agency...

Dana has 22 years of experience in the financial sector, including 17 years at the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Control and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations. In different years Dana held senior positions in the Strategy and Analysis Department and the Securities Market Entities Supervision Department. Dana started her career at the Exchange in 2019, heading the Listing Department. In 2021, she was transferred to the position of Managing Director, Director of the Information and Statistics Department, from August 08, 2023 she was elected a member of the Exchange's Management Board. In 1997, she graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management with a specialization in International Economics, in 2016 - from the Financial Academy with a Master's degree in Economics and Business.

Since 2023 — Head of Digital Financial Assets at Bereke Bank. Before joining Bereke Bank, he held the position of Director of Innovations at the...

Since 2023 — Head of Digital Financial Assets at Bereke Bank. Before joining Bereke Bank, he held the position of Director of Innovations at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. My career development strategy was to alternately work on the side of IT contractors and customers, which is why I understand the pain points of both sides of business relations. I have extensive experience in building large infrastructures, developing business processes and managing large cross-functional teams. I have an MBA in strategic management (MIRBIS, Moscow), and graduated from Vladimir State University with a degree in Information Systems and Technologies.

Ulzhan Bisarinova earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Nazarbayev University in 2015 and a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics...

Ulzhan Bisarinova earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Nazarbayev University in 2015 and a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics with a specialization in Computer Science from one of the leading universities in the UK, University College London, in 2017. She has seven years of experience working in various sectors, including e-commerce, financial services, and education. Previously, she held positions as Developer (Halyk Bank), Data Scientist (Sainsbury's), Business Intelligence Analyst (KazMunaiGas-Kumkol), iOS Developer (Umag.kz), Lecturer in Computer Science at Suleyman Demirel University (SDU), and Technical Director at Qazaq Republic. Currently, Ulzhan works as a Data Analyst and Product Manager for the Soyle product at the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence. Her research interests include machine learning, computer vision, event-based cameras, and geospatial analysis using satellite data.

Yerzhan is the CEO of Fonte Capital Ltd and holds an Approved Individual certificate issued by the independent regulator of financial services and related activities...

Yerzhan is the CEO of Fonte Capital Ltd and holds an Approved Individual certificate issued by the independent regulator of financial services and related activities in the AIFC — Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) in January 2022. He has more than 15 years of experience in the financial sector, including his role at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), where he served as Director of Clearing and led several key projects, such as the launch of the derivatives market and the introduction of the internationally renowned T+2 settlement cycle. Yerzhan is also a partner at the independent investment firms Almak Capital and Almak Ventures, as well as a member of the Board of Directors at Avo Bank and the independent investment company Altyn Adam Associates. He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics at Lomonosov Moscow State University, holds a Certified Clearing Specialist qualification from Deutsche Börse (Eurex), and has been awarded the «Best Financier» medal by the Union of legal entities “Financial Institutions’ Association of Kazakhstan”.

An employee of the National Bank since 2006. He has a master's degree in public economic policy from Hitotsubashi University, as well as a CFA...

An employee of the National Bank since 2006. He has a master's degree in public economic policy from Hitotsubashi University, as well as a CFA certificate (CFA Charterholder). His powers include the implementation of monetary policy, increasing the efficiency of monetary policy instruments, developing the government securities market, managing the gold portfolio of gold and foreign exchange reserves, as well as the stabilization portfolio of the National Fund.

Farkhad Kuanganov is a Lead Manager of academic excellence projects at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan with 27...

Farkhad Kuanganov is a Lead Manager of academic excellence projects at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan with 27 years of experience in working on governance reforms in various sectors of public and local government, including strategic planning, civil service system, project management in fields of education and science, healthcare, political activities. Now, he is the Head of the Project Office of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, coordinator of a group of projects for the creation of Centers of Academic Excellence on the basis of regional and pedagogical universities, National Universities Ranking, national law elaboration for endowment funds, regional standards for the national qualification system managing and advanced personnel training, development of the startup movement in the higher education. As well Mr.Kuanganov took part in the elaboration of the first long-term national strategy “Kazakhstan-2030”, the Kazakhstani model of civil service, the program of vocational education development. He had led the project of world-class university creation in Astana (today Nazarbayev University), as well as the creation of a system of gifted children and youth support “El Umiti” (“Hope of the Nation”). He is the author of the youth upbringing program “Elbasy Medal”, an analogue of the “The Duke Edinburgh’s Award” program, as well as the developer of a new open model of science for Kazakhstan. Mr. Kuanganov holds Master of Public Administration from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Tokyo), and a qualification of systems engineer (Kazakh Polytechnic Institute, today National Research Technical K.Satbayev University).

Sergey Lyalin started working in the securities market as bond analyst in IC Deviz in 1995. In 1997 he joined IC Energocapital (worked there as...

Sergey Lyalin started working in the securities market as bond analyst in IC Deviz in 1995. In 1997 he joined IC Energocapital (worked there as Client Relations Manager and then as Head of Marketing Research). In 2000, he organized the Internet portal Cbonds.Ru. He has been CEO of Cbonds.ru LLC since 2001. Under the leadership of Sergey Lyalin Cbonds News Agency has become the leading source of information on the Russian and CIS bond market. He started publishing Cbonds Review magazine in 2006 and was its Editor-in-Chief in 2006-2007. He is the author of Corporate Bonds: Global Experience and Russian Prospects (2001) and a number of articles on the securities market. Sergey Lyalin graduated from St. Petersburg University, Department of Economics (a diploma of economist - mathematician). Holds a PhD in Economics. Finished Executive MBA at Graduate School of Management (GSOM) at Saint-Petersburg State University in 2018.

He started his career in 2006 as a trader at BCC Invest. He then headed the Trading Operations Department at Troika Dialog Kazakhstan. He successfully...

He started his career in 2006 as a trader at BCC Invest. He then headed the Trading Operations Department at Troika Dialog Kazakhstan. He successfully managed a portfolio of securities in Centras Securities and Unicorn IFC with returns from 20 to 50%. He acted as Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Freedom Finance, where he was responsible for institutional business development. He has international experience in “The Terra Fund” and “J&W Development”, USA. Graduated from Karaganda State Technical University, passed the CFA Level 3 exam in 2023.

Total experience in the stock market - more than 11 years. He was head of the IT Department of the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange and vice president...

Total experience in the stock market - more than 11 years. He was head of the IT Department of the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange and vice president of the KSE. He was a member of various interdepartmental working groups to develop a strategy for financial inclusion and improve public management in joint-stock companies with state shares.

Sanjar is an investment banking professional with over 10 years of experience in the capital markets, having participated in and led almost all of the...

Sanjar is an investment banking professional with over 10 years of experience in the capital markets, having participated in and led almost all of the largest and most significant transactions in Kazakhstan over the past decade.

She oversees macroeconomic analysis, research and development of medium- and long-term forecasts of key macroeconomic indicators for Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan -...

She oversees macroeconomic analysis, research and development of medium- and long-term forecasts of key macroeconomic indicators for Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan - the EDB member countries. With more than eight years of experience as a member of the analytical team of the Monetary Policy Department of the Bank of Russia, Marina makes a significant contribution to formulating sound investment recommendations and supporting the EDB's strategic initiatives.

Renat has over ten years of experience in the financial services industry. He worked on various positions in investment and commercial banking in Kazakhstan. Prior...

Renat has over ten years of experience in the financial services industry. He worked on various positions in investment and commercial banking in Kazakhstan. Prior to joining Freedom Finance, he worked at Tengri Capital (former Visor Capital) where he was involved in structuring and execution of equity and debt capital market transactions as well as advised companies on mergers and acquisitions. At present, he concurrently serves as Member of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstani leading telecommunication company KazTransCom. Moreover, Renat worked four years on Visor Capital’s research team (2008-2012) as a senior analyst covering equities of the largest Kazakh, Russian and Georgian banks. Prior to that, he started his financial career with Bank CenterCredit, where he worked in the Debt Capital Markets division. Renat graduated from the Kazakhstan's Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) with a bachelor degree in finance and accounting, and holds an MBA degree from the same university.