IPFA Russia & The CIS: Almaty: Project Finance for Kazakhstan's Infrastructure Development Needs

13 November 2012

Time: 4:00 PM

Hosted by Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Venue:

Holiday Inn, 2d Timiyazev Street, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan

With foreign investment continuing to grow in Kazakhstan there is plenty of potential for development. This inaugural IPFA session will discuss project financing issues and alternatives in Kazakhstan. The focus will be on the private banking sector and capital markets, conventional and Shari'ah compliance and PPPs. Representatives from government and government agencies, including the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, multi-lateral financiers and private sector banks are expected to attend.

4.00pm Registration

4.30pm Welcome & Introduction
Askar Moukhitdinov, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

4.40pm Keynote Address
Galymbek Mamrayev, Managing Director & Board Member, PPP Centre

5.00pm Panel Discussion
Chaired by: Jan van Schoonhoven, Counsellor for Infrastructure and PPP, Executive Programma Leader, International PPP Center of Excellence
Michael McMillen, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP – Islamic Finance perspective
Ekaterina Miroshnik, Senior Banker and Gani Nassimoldin, Principal Counsel, EBRD - PPP Projects in Kazakhstan
Nigel Davies, Director, Grant Thornton - Translating UK PPP financing experience to the CIS market
Galymbek Mamrayev, Managing Director & Board Member, PPP Centre

Question & Answer Session

6.05pm Closing Remarks from IPFA
Jan van Schoonhoven, Counsellor for Infrastructure and PPP, Executive Programma Leader, International PPP Center of Excellence; IPFA Representative

6.10pm Closing Remarks from Hosts
Askar Moukhitdinov, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

6.15pm Networking Drinks Reception kindly hosted by Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

For information regarding the agenda, please contact Amy Francis e: afrancis@ipfa.org
For registration enquiries, please contact Leoni Merrifield e: lmerrifield@ipfa.org