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Nariman Absametov Chief Executive Officer Tau-Ken Samruk
Dmitry Agapitov Director IGT Overseas
Ivan Alexeev General Manager Open Geology
Kseniia Antashchuk Chief Expert of the prospecting methods and geological data processing POLYUS
Zauresh Atakhanova Associate professor Nazarbayev University
Ed Austin Principal Mining Hydrogeologist SLR Consulting
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Ruslan Baimishev President Kazakhstan Chamber of Mines
Salman Bal Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Kazakhstan Embassy of Switzerland
Kruthika Anastasia Bala Managing Director Resources Now
Johan Barnard Group Technical Director KAZ Minerals
Timothy Barry CEO Arras Minerals
Emil Bayramov Associate Professor in Geosciences, Geospatial, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Geomatics Technologies for Marine and Onshore Petroleum and Gas & Mining School of Mining and Geosciences Nazarbayev University
Kirill Bazhin Director Geodevice Kazakhstan
Kassi Beisembetov Managing Partner Alphamar
Askhat Bekenov Director of the Department of Strategic and Sustainable Development Kazatomprom
Dmitriy Belitser Senior Geologist CMT Consulting
Ali Benbia Director MMD Mineral Sizing Europe
Jolanta Biegańska Professor AGH University of Kraków
Ivan Biryuchev Head of Geomechanics and Hydrogeology department Rock And Mill
Britt Bluemel Global BD Manager ALS Mine Site Services
Assylkhan Bokkarin Director of Operational Efficiency and Production System Sokolov-Sarybai Mining Production Association
Roman Bondarenko Managing Director СМТ Consulting
Robert Bowell Geochemist SRK Consulting (UK)
Christopher Bray Principal Consultant (Mining) SRK Consulting (UK)
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Samuel Carr EMEA Sales Manager Geotek
Andrey Chitalin Deputy General Director for Science and Chief Geologist IGT Group (IGT Service)
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Almat Daumov Partner GRATA International
Barry Davis Founder | Managing Director Scythian Mining Group
Felipe Dille Customer Development Consultant Maptek
Sebastian Ding Regional Director Drilltek Wuxi
Zhannat Dubirova Vice- minister Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Baurzhan Duisebayev CEO Chemical engineering design bureau
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Dilyara Edenbayeva Director of Sustainability Solidcore Eurasia
Ruslan Erzhanov Member of the KAZRC Report Review Commission of the Executive Committee of PONEN Wardell Armstrong International
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Zhanar Faizuldayeva Independent Environmental Consultant
Anna Fardell Principal Resource Geologist SLR Consulting
Anna Fonseca Consultant Krystallos
Georgiy Freiman Chairman of the Executive Committee Professional Association of Independent Mining Experts (PONEN)
Aleksandr Frolov Technical Director Seequent
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Yerlan Galiyev Chairman of the Board National geological survey
Victor González Vice-president Country Mapping Projects Xcalibur Smart Mapping
Sean Gregory Managing Director Sarytogan Graphite
Sylvain Guiaugue Ambassador of France to the Republic of Kazakhstan Embassy of France
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Janne Heiskanen Ambassador of Finland to the Republic of Kazakhstan Embassy of Finland
Matthew Hope Regional Exploration Manager - New Opportunities First Quantum Minerals
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Han Ilhan Advisor to the Chairman of the Board TMK (Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex)
Sheila Imrie Principal Hydrogeologist / Groundwater Numerical Modeller SRK Consulting (UK)
Dilmurod Isakulov General Director FLS Uzbekistan
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Akop Kagramanyan Principal Banker Natural Resources European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Ainur Kapparova Head of Mining Project Management Office Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC)
Dinara Karataeva Chief Expert of the Department of State Environmental Expertise and Permits Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Evgeny Karshakov Chief Executive Officer Geotechnologies
Ullrich Kinne Deputy Head of Mission and Economic Counsellor German Embassy
Zhibek Koibagarova Head of the Department of State Environmental Expertise and Permits Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Taskyn Koshman General Director Kazakhstan Chamber of Mines
Victor Kovalenko Caucasus and Central Asia Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, Partner Ernst & Young Advisory
Askar Kozhagul Representative Nippon Eirich
Serik Kozhakhmetov Scientific Adviser to CEO ANGSTREM
Ivan Kozyrev Geophysicist ALA Geo Tech
Alken Kuanbay CEO BAST
Nikita Kuanyshev Technical Commercial Engineer KMG Automation
Sabina Kudaibergenova Chief of Engineering Surveys and Subsoil Monitoring Department Scientific Production Centre GEOKEN
Zaure Kunanbayeva-Yerkhanova Head of Executive Committee PONEN
Almas Kushumov Director of the Department of Subsoil Use Ministry of Industry and Construction
Alexander Kuznetsov Head of the Educaion Commission of the Executive Committee PONEN
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Kathy Leach His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan Embassy of the United Kingdom
Alexandra Leman Director. Environmental and Social Consulting ENSOR Management Consultants
Ivan Livinskiy General director, Geotechnics and Hydrogeology Expert CMT Consulting Kazakhstan
Vladimir Los Scientific project director NGO "International Academy of Informatization"
Denis Lyubchenko Technical Director KATCO
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Daryn Mamesh Commercialization Specialist NGO "International Academy of Informatization"
Bakyt Manasbayeva Deputy Executive Director Republican association of mining and metallurgical enterprises
Ross Milne Sales Representative Dassault Systemes
Artem Moiseev Deputy Chief Geologist Rock And Mill
Ali Mortazavi Professor Nazarbayev University
Temirlan Mukhanbetzhanov Board Member Astana International Financial Centre
Botagoz Muldagalieva Director of IR Department Kazatomprom
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Ayuna Nechaeva Head of Europe, Primary Markets London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Anna Nesmeyanova chief geochemist VIMS
Sayasat Nurbek Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Gabidulla Ospankulov Investment Committee Chairman Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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David Pearce Corporate Consultant (Operational Efficiency) SRK Consulting (UK)
Yuri Permenev Head of the Center for Environmental Design and Monitoring IVT Kazatomprom
Yury Podmogov Chief Geophysicist Geotechnologies
Arthur Poliakov Executive Chairman MINEX Forum
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Nikolay Radostovets Executive Director Republican Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises
Alexey Ragulin Managing Director - Kazakhstan Paterson & Cooke
Mark Raynor Corporate Hydrogeologist SRK Consulting (UK)
Deborah Robinson Chargé d’Affaires of U.S. Mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan U.S. Embassy
Ulugbek Ruziyev Deputy Chairman of the Board for Operations Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (UZTMK)
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Sergei Sabanov Associate Professor Nazarbayev University
Nurbek Saparkhojayev Chairman of the Board - Rector Rudny Industrial University
Stefan Scholz Managing Partner, Principal ScholzvonGleich
Dr. Aliya Sembayeva Acting Chairperson Science Fund, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Marat Shaimardanov Deputy CEO | Chief Financial Officer RG Gold
Akniyet Shaimerdenov Senior product specialist, mining planning Micromine Central Asia
Gulvira Shaimerdenova The head of the lawmaking division Qarmet
Iran Sharkhan Vice-minister of industry and construction Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Aleska Simkic Ambassador of the European Union Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Olga Stagurova Commercial Director DNA-BLAST MSK
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Esko Tahkola Business Development Manager, Europe CiDRA Minerals Processing
Vladimir Tarasov Geologist-geophysicist Smart Geophysics
Aldiyar Toktarov Chairman Atomic Industry Development Association (AIDA)
Ronan Tregouet Energies & Chemicals Regional Segment Leader Schneider Electric
Aleksey Trusov Chief Geophysist Aerogeophysica
Alexey Tsekhovoy General Manager International Academy of Informatization
Dmitriy Tsoy Associate Partner McKinsey & Company
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Igor Ussoltsev Head of Standard Commisiion PONEN
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Artem Vasilchenko Head of Business Development Kazakhstan and Central Asia SKAI
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Alex Walker CEO East Star Resources
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Shunyu Yao Senior Analyst S&P Global
Nikolai Yenshin Deputy chairperson/Representative PONEN/CRIRSCO
Dariya Yergaliyeva Member of the Education Commission of the Executive Committee Professional Association of Independent Subsoil Experts PONEN
Roman Yurtayev Partner, Business Tax Advisory (Kazakhstan) Transfer Pricing (Central Asia) Ernst & Young Kazakhstan
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Oleg Zakharov Director of Operational Efficiency ERG
Bakhyt Zhautikov Chairman of the Board - Rector Karaganda Industrial University

Nariman Absametov

Chief Executive Officer
Tau-Ken Samruk


Dmitry Agapitov

Director
IGT Overseas


Ivan Alexeev

General Manager
Open Geology


Kseniia Antashchuk

Chief Expert of the prospecting methods and geological data processing
POLYUS


Zauresh Atakhanova

Associate professor
Nazarbayev University


Ed Austin

Principal Mining Hydrogeologist
SLR Consulting


Ruslan Baimishev

President
Kazakhstan Chamber of Mines


Salman Bal

Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Embassy of Switzerland


Kruthika Anastasia Bala Online

Managing Director
Resources Now


Johan Barnard

Group Technical Director
KAZ Minerals


Timothy Barry

CEO
Arras Minerals


Emil Bayramov

Associate Professor in Geosciences, Geospatial, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Geomatics Technologies for Marine and Onshore Petroleum and Gas & Mining School of Mining and Geosciences
Nazarbayev University


Kirill Bazhin

Director
Geodevice Kazakhstan


Kassi Beisembetov

Managing Partner
Alphamar


Askhat Bekenov

Director of the Department of Strategic and Sustainable Development
Kazatomprom


Dmitriy Belitser

Senior Geologist
CMT Consulting


Ali Benbia

Director
MMD Mineral Sizing Europe


Jolanta Biegańska

Professor
AGH University of Kraków


Ivan Biryuchev

Head of Geomechanics and Hydrogeology department
Rock And Mill


Britt Bluemel

Global BD Manager
ALS Mine Site Services


Assylkhan Bokkarin

Director of Operational Efficiency and Production System
Sokolov-Sarybai Mining Production Association


Roman Bondarenko

Managing Director
СМТ Consulting


Robert Bowell

Geochemist
SRK Consulting (UK)


Christopher Bray

Principal Consultant (Mining)
SRK Consulting (UK)


Samuel Carr

EMEA Sales Manager
Geotek


Andrey Chitalin

Deputy General Director for Science and Chief Geologist
IGT Group (IGT Service)


Almat Daumov

Partner
GRATA International


Barry Davis

Founder | Managing Director
Scythian Mining Group


Felipe Dille

Customer Development Consultant
Maptek


Sebastian Ding

Regional Director
Drilltek Wuxi


Zhannat Dubirova

Vice- minister
Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Baurzhan Duisebayev

CEO
Chemical engineering design bureau


Dilyara Edenbayeva

Director of Sustainability
Solidcore Eurasia


Ruslan Erzhanov

Member of the KAZRC Report Review Commission of the Executive Committee of PONEN
Wardell Armstrong International


Zhanar Faizuldayeva

Independent Environmental Consultant


Anna Fardell

Principal Resource Geologist
SLR Consulting


Anna Fonseca

Consultant
Krystallos


Georgiy Freiman

Chairman of the Executive Committee
Professional Association of Independent Mining Experts (PONEN)


Aleksandr Frolov

Technical Director
Seequent


Yerlan Galiyev

Chairman of the Board
National geological survey


Victor González

Vice-president Country Mapping Projects
Xcalibur Smart Mapping


Sean Gregory

Managing Director
Sarytogan Graphite


Sylvain Guiaugue

Ambassador of France to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Embassy of France


Janne Heiskanen

Ambassador of Finland to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Embassy of Finland


Matthew Hope

Regional Exploration Manager - New Opportunities
First Quantum Minerals


Han Ilhan

Advisor to the Chairman of the Board
TMK (Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex)


Sheila Imrie

Principal Hydrogeologist / Groundwater Numerical Modeller
SRK Consulting (UK)


Dilmurod Isakulov

General Director
FLS Uzbekistan


Akop Kagramanyan

Principal Banker Natural Resources
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)


Ainur Kapparova

Head of Mining Project Management Office
Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC)


Dinara Karataeva

Chief Expert of the Department of State Environmental Expertise and Permits
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Evgeny Karshakov

Chief Executive Officer
Geotechnologies


Ullrich Kinne

Deputy Head of Mission and Economic Counsellor
German Embassy


Zhibek Koibagarova

Head of the Department of State Environmental Expertise and Permits
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Taskyn Koshman

General Director
Kazakhstan Chamber of Mines


Victor Kovalenko

Caucasus and Central Asia Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, Partner
Ernst & Young Advisory


Askar Kozhagul

Representative
Nippon Eirich


Serik Kozhakhmetov

Scientific Adviser to CEO
ANGSTREM


Ivan Kozyrev

Geophysicist
ALA Geo Tech


Nikita Kuanyshev

Technical Commercial Engineer
KMG Automation


Sabina Kudaibergenova

Chief of Engineering Surveys and Subsoil Monitoring Department
Scientific Production Centre GEOKEN


Zaure Kunanbayeva-Yerkhanova

Head of Executive Committee
PONEN


Almas Kushumov

Director of the Department of Subsoil Use
Ministry of Industry and Construction


Alexander Kuznetsov

Head of the Educaion Commission of the Executive Committee
PONEN


Kathy Leach

His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Embassy of the United Kingdom


Alexandra Leman

Director. Environmental and Social Consulting
ENSOR Management Consultants


Ivan Livinskiy

General director, Geotechnics and Hydrogeology Expert
CMT Consulting Kazakhstan


Vladimir Los

Scientific project director
NGO "International Academy of Informatization"


Denis Lyubchenko

Technical Director
KATCO


Daryn Mamesh

Commercialization Specialist
NGO "International Academy of Informatization"


Bakyt Manasbayeva

Deputy Executive Director
Republican association of mining and metallurgical enterprises


Ross Milne

Sales Representative
Dassault Systemes


Artem Moiseev

Deputy Chief Geologist
Rock And Mill


Ali Mortazavi

Professor
Nazarbayev University


Temirlan Mukhanbetzhanov

Board Member
Astana International Financial Centre


Botagoz Muldagalieva

Director of IR Department
Kazatomprom


Ayuna Nechaeva

Head of Europe, Primary Markets
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)


Anna Nesmeyanova

chief geochemist
VIMS


Sayasat Nurbek

Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Gabidulla Ospankulov

Investment Committee Chairman
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan


David Pearce

Corporate Consultant (Operational Efficiency)
SRK Consulting (UK)


Yuri Permenev

Head of the Center for Environmental Design and Monitoring
IVT Kazatomprom


Yury Podmogov

Chief Geophysicist
Geotechnologies


Arthur Poliakov

Executive Chairman
MINEX Forum


Nikolay Radostovets

Executive Director
Republican Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises


Alexey Ragulin

Managing Director - Kazakhstan
Paterson & Cooke


Mark Raynor

Corporate Hydrogeologist
SRK Consulting (UK)


Deborah Robinson

Chargé d’Affaires of U.S. Mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan
U.S. Embassy


Ulugbek Ruziyev

Deputy Chairman of the Board for Operations
Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (UZTMK)


Sergei Sabanov

Associate Professor
Nazarbayev University


Nurbek Saparkhojayev

Chairman of the Board - Rector
Rudny Industrial University


Stefan Scholz

Managing Partner, Principal
ScholzvonGleich


Dr. Aliya Sembayeva

Acting Chairperson
Science Fund, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Marat Shaimardanov

Deputy CEO | Chief Financial Officer
RG Gold


Akniyet Shaimerdenov

Senior product specialist, mining planning
Micromine Central Asia


Gulvira Shaimerdenova

The head of the lawmaking division
Qarmet


Iran Sharkhan

Vice-minister of industry and construction
Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Aleska Simkic

Ambassador of the European Union
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Kazakhstan


Olga Stagurova

Commercial Director
DNA-BLAST MSK


Esko Tahkola

Business Development Manager, Europe
CiDRA Minerals Processing


Vladimir Tarasov

Geologist-geophysicist
Smart Geophysics


Aldiyar Toktarov

Chairman
Atomic Industry Development Association (AIDA)


Ronan Tregouet

Energies & Chemicals Regional Segment Leader
Schneider Electric


Aleksey Trusov

Chief Geophysist
Aerogeophysica


Alexey Tsekhovoy

General Manager
International Academy of Informatization


Dmitriy Tsoy

Associate Partner
McKinsey & Company


Igor Ussoltsev

Head of Standard Commisiion
PONEN


Artem Vasilchenko

Head of Business Development Kazakhstan and Central Asia
SKAI


Alex Walker

CEO
East Star Resources


Shunyu Yao

Senior Analyst
S&P Global


Nikolai Yenshin

Deputy chairperson/Representative
PONEN/CRIRSCO


Dariya Yergaliyeva

Member of the Education Commission of the Executive Committee
Professional Association of Independent Subsoil Experts PONEN


Roman Yurtayev

Partner, Business Tax Advisory (Kazakhstan) Transfer Pricing (Central Asia)
Ernst & Young Kazakhstan


Oleg Zakharov

Director of Operational Efficiency
ERG


Bakhyt Zhautikov

Chairman of the Board - Rector
Karaganda Industrial University