II International Regional Rail Business Forum
“1520 Strategic Partnership: Central Asia”

December 8 - 10, 2008
Astana, Kazakhstan
Radisson SAS Hotel

Programme

December 8, 2008
	Beginning of participants’ registration
20:00	Welcoming cocktail for participants and honorary guests of the Forum
December 9, 2008
10:00	Welcoming speech from Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov Plenary Session: Railways and the global challenges of the world economy: Central Asian Dimension Askar Mamin, President, Kazakhstan Railways Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways Asan Rysmendiev, Director General, Kirghizian Railway Achilbai Ramatov, Chairman of the Board, Uzbekistan Railways Vladimir Sobkalov, First Deputy Head, Tadjikistan Railways
11:30	Coffee Break
12:00	Panel Discussion №1 ABOUT the Essential Transport corridors of Central Asia: functioning perspectives under conditions of the world financial crisis Until the recent time the leading experts forecasted that the commodities turnover between the Asia Pacific and Europe would multiply 1.5 by 2010 and reach the volume of USD 1 trillion. Under conditions of the growing world financial crisis these forecast numbers may be reduced. In this situation the key challenge is to provide the development of Central Asian transport corridors within unfavorable market conjuncture. The solution suggests the necessity of defining the priorities in new projects realization and increasing the effectiveness of the existing transit routes. This will enable to receive the best result due to accumulation of financial resources for the key directions. “East-West” and “North-South” transport corridors: how to provide effective functioning under conditions of the global changes to the world economy?  Realization of projects on development of Central Asian transport corridors development: how to distinguish priorities under new circumstances? Ways for increasing the efficiency of the existing transit railway routes in Central Asia: projects and cooperation Moderators: Askar Mamin, President, Kazakhstan Railways Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways Participants: Kairat Kelimbetov, Chairman of the Board, National Welfare Fund “Samruk-Kazyna” Mukhtar Ablyazov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BTA Bank* Salman Babayev, General Director, Freight one company Kozy-Korpesh Karbuzov, Chairman, Committee for Customs Control of the Finance Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan* Fyodor Pekhterev, Director, GiprotransTEI
13.30	Lunch
15:30 – 17:30	Panel Discussion № 2 ABOUT Investments                        Investments to the transport and logistic complex of Central Asia: resources and attraction instruments Under conditions of the world financial crisis attraction of investments for large scale infrastructure projects realization becomes especially complicated if consider the required amounts. In this situation, consolidation of state efforts and private capital becomes vital for realization of such projects. The main question is how to make investments into infrastructure projects attractive in the time of unfavorable market conjuncture. To what extent and on under what conditions the state is ready to participate in realization of such projects? Attraction of investments to infrastructure projects: what instruments are most effective under conditions of global changes to the world economy? State institutions of development: strategy and the new role in financing of transport and logistic projects International investment institutions: perspectives of participation in Central Asian projects realization State-private partnership: perspectives of development under new conditions NEW: Special Format  In  the frames of the section a new format will take place  - «Bank of projects» for the «1520 area» development Today only the breakthrough projects and innovative solutions will enable realization of Central Asian transport potential and performance of effective integration into the Eurasian transport system. During the section the leading companies of the “1520 area” will present their projects aiming at increase of the Central Asian transport and logistic complex development. The discussion participants will estimate and give their view on the perspectives of their realization in the open dialogue mode. Summarizing the results of the forum the organizers will form the “Bank of projects” of the “1520 area” which will afterwards be presented to potential partners and investors for consideration of participation in these projects. During the discussions the following companies will present their projects: ENRC Logistics Аmanat Invest Group TransContainer and other Moderator of the “Bank of projects” and panel discussion: Boris Lapidus, Senior Vice President, Russian Railways Participants / Experts for the “Bank of projects”: Askar Mamin, President, Kazakhstan Railways Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways Zhenis Kasymbek, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan* Zhanar Rymzhanova, Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Maksat Kabashev, Chairman of the Board, the Kazakhstan Investment Fund* Zhanat Zhanakov, President, Kazakhstan Bank for Development Yury Koptelov, Project Group Director, Eurasian Development Bank
20:00	Gala reception of Kazakhstan Railways
December 10, 2008
10:00	SpecialFormat Railway trace «Dostyk – Kartaly»: SWOT analysis SWOT-analysis – is one of the key instruments for strategic management, which suggests complex estimation of projects by 4 criteria: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. Coordination of work in terms of infrastructure development and new transport corridors formation is one of the key conditions for increase of the freight traffic volumes within the “1520 area” railway net. The usage of the “East – West” corridor in the direction of Dostyk – Aktogay – Mointy – Astana – Tobol – Kartaly may and should become one of the first international infrastructure projects which will attract additional freight traffic from dynamically developing West China when it is completed. At that, this branch will not provoke competition to the traditional – Trans-Siberian route. Investment programs of JSC Russian Railways and JSC Kazakhstan Railways suggest significant investments to the development of this railway trace. How do suggested investments correspond with macro economic tendencies?  How well are the plans for the above stated trace development harmonized with logistic projects that are being realized in Russia and Kazakhstan? What are the risks of this project realization? These questions will take the central place in the SWOT analysis. Moderator: Boris Lapidus, Senior Vice President, Russian Railways Participants: Ermek Kizatov, Vice President for Development, Kazakhstan Railways Edyl Iskakov, President, Kaztransservice Nikolay Kashirin, Director for Commerce, Amanat Invest Group Iskakov Yury Koptelov, Project Group Director, Eurasian Development Bank* Fyodor Pekhterev, Director, Giprotrans TI
11:00	Coffee Break
11:30	Round table №1 ABOUT Reforms Reforming railways of “1520 Area”: is everybody ready for global challenges? During the last decade almost all countries of the “1520 area” one way or another faced reforms aiming at creation of effective mechanisms of railway transport functioning in the market economy. The key idea of the majority of branch reforms is moving from monopoly to competency. Today, when the global economic trends changed, there is an actual question: has everything been done? Orvisaversa: werenotthetakendecisionstoofast? In any case, the necessity of synchronization of reformation processes and coordination of further activities in order to stand against the global economic challenges is unquestionable for the “wide” gauge partners Will the world financial crisis influence realization of “1520 area” railway transport reforming? Is it possible to create universal model of transport services market within the “1520 area” or everybody should have its own way? Legal support of reforms: is it possible to develop unified regulatory legal acts for harmonization of legal base within the “1520 area”? how effective is development of competitiveness among the carriers on the national and international markets via consolidation of the key players? Moderator: Nigmatzhan Isingarin, President, the National Expeditors’ Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan Participants: Asan Rysmendiev, Director General, Kirghizian Railway Nurzhan Baidualetov, Director for Transport Assets Management, Kazakhstan Holding for Management of State Assets SAMRUK* Ermek Kizatov, Vice President for Development, Kazakhstan Railways Boris Lapidus, Senior Vice President, Russian Railways Sergey Abramov, Head, Direction of Railway Terminals, Russian railways Alexander Sapronov, Deputy General Director for Strategu and Corporate development, Freight one company Berik Kaundykov, Chairman of the Committee for Communication Routes, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan * Representative of McKinsey
	Round Table № 2 ABOUT Machine Building Transport car building for “1520 area”: how to keep production on the same level? In 2000-2008 transport car building demonstrated high rates of growth: production of the majority of the rolling stock types increased 10 and more times, a number of new models were put into production. Until resent most experts forecasted that increase of the transport car production volumes would stay far ahead of industrial production volumes for at least 5 more years. Today, when we speak about revision of investments programs for the majority of rolling stock consumers, it is necessary to foresee all the possible measures that can save scientific, production and human potential of railway field. To what extent and under what conditions is the state ready to support the field? Are the consumers ready to fulfill contract obligations in action – and suppliers to decrease the produce price? These and other questions are to be answered by the key market players. Investment programmes of national carriers: key reference point for car building companies Creating the new or modernizing the existing: what will the private transport market players prefer to invest in? Strategy and tactics: insider technologies in the future of borrowed machinery today? Moderator: Valentin Gapanovich, Senior Vice President, Russian Railways Participants: Murat Daribaev, Chairman of the Industrial Committee, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tuleby Abdyev, Chief Engineerлавный, Kazakhstan Railways Aleksandr Gabets, Director General, Altaivagon Phillipe Caradec, Managing director Russia, ALSTOM Transport Pascal Duarte, Branch Director – Kazakhstan, Talgo Nurmakhan Pulatov, Chief Engineer, Atbasar
	Round Table № 3 ABOUT Logistics Logistic infrastructure in Central Asia: projects and consumers Decrease of consummation in the world following the world financial crisis and, as a result, decrease of global commodities turnover may lead to decrease of demand for logistic services. to what extent will this situation influence strategic plans of logistic companies and developers? how to provide the balance between the clients demands and logistic companies possibilities? How will the financial crisis reflect on realization of already started logistic projects in Central Asia? Perspectives of logistic services markets development in the “1520 area” under conditions of the world financial crisisThroughout logistic infrastructure providing guaranteed speed and tariff – dream or reality? Who will be the integrator? Creation of throughout logistic operators: from yesterdays plans to perspectives of tomorrow Perspectives of large scale logistic projects realization of the “1520 area”: by the example of Kazakhstan national project 3«А» Moderator: Aleksandr Retyunin, Editor-in-Chief, RZD-Partner magazine Participants: Zhanat Zhanakov, President, Kazakhstan Bank for Development Vladimir Sosipatorov, First Deputy Director General for Commerce, Freight one company Erzhan Zhakishev, Managing Director for Rolling Stock, Kazakhstan Railways Adil Iskakov, President, Kaztransservise Nikolai Tityukhin, President, Eurasian Logistics Association (EALA) Alexander Zheludkov, General Director, DVTG (Far East Transport Group) Nikolay Kashirin, Director for Commerce, Amanat Invest Group Sergei Grigorenko, Director General, Fesco Integrated Transport* Gebhart Khafer, Regional Director, DB International» Ilya Segal, Executive Director, Association of National Expeditors of Kazakhstan
13:30	Coffee break
14:00	Astana 2008: Post Scriptum Forum’s Closing Ceremony
14:30	Cocktail