STOP PRESS! SPOTME devices are introduced at this year’s Kazakhstan Growth Forum.

At the Kazakhstan Growth Forum, networking will be an important part of your conference experience.  At registration we will give you a SPOTME device so you can network fast and spend more time talking to people that matter to you

The best networking experience with SPOTME:

• See who else is at the event
• Find the people that you want to meet
• Build relationships
• Remember the conversation
• Continue the relationship after the event

To learn more about how SPOTME can improve your conference experience, visit:  www.spotme.com

Our impressive 60-strong Speaker Faculty is represented by top Kazakh government officials and business leaders. Among them are:

Mukhtar Ablyazov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BTA Bank and Eurasia Group	Sauat Mynbayev, Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources Republic of Kazakhstan	Vladimir Shkolnik, Minister of Industry & Trade Republic of Kazakhstan	Uzakbai Karabalin, President, KazMunaiGas	Christopher Gaunt, COO – Central Asia, Soft Drinks Operations, Efes Soft Drinks Group/Coca Cola

Ksenia Ryasova, President, Finn Flare	Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham, Minister of State for Trade & Investment, UK Government	Luis Coimbra, General Manager, Marketing & Transportation, Eurasia Business Unit, Chevron	Grigory Marchenko, Chairman of the Management Board, Halyk Bank	Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC, Deputy Chairman, All Party Parliamentary Group for Kazakhstan & Co-Chairman, British-Kazakh Society

After last year’s success – 500+ participants from 35 countries and presentations from 75 distinguished speakers, this Forum has firmly established itself as the most important international gathering for Kazakhstan. This year we are expecting even more delegates and speakers!

12 sections of the intense 3-day agenda will be presented in various forms and formats, including special discussion groups, live interviews on stage, round tables and plenary sessions. And of course the forum will incorporate a number of social events, enabling you to network with your peers in a relaxed and informal setting.

Here are just a few features of the forum 2008:

• 4 discussion groups, which will focus on these 4 issues (Day One, 2^nd July):
  • credit crunch and its impact on the Kazakh economy
  • foreign investors’ viewpoint on the current investment climate
  • Kazakhstan’s forthcoming entry into the WTO
  • IPOs of Kazakh companies
• Diamond Cocktail Reception (Evening of Day One, 2^nd July):

During this genuine diamond reception each delegate’s glass will conceal a sparkling gem, but only one or two of the stones will be real diamonds. Our onsite jeweller will announce the lucky winner!

• Parallel industry-specific streams, which will focus on Banking & Finance; Oil & Gas; Transport & Infrastructure; Real Estate & Construction and Retail sectors

With questions regarding the programme and how to become a speaker, please contact Mekhriban Jamakova on +44 (20) 7017 7442, email mekhriban@adamsmithconferences.com, or Monique Quant on +44 (20) 7017 4037, email monique.quant@informa.com (with enquiries regarding oil & gas, energy and mining)

To learn how your company can become a sponsor or exhibitor at this Forum, please contact Ed Roberts, on +44 (20) 7017 4828, email ed.roberts@informa.com or Lubo Stefanoff on +44 20 7017 7439, e-mail: lubo@adamsmithconferences.com