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The Kazakhstan PhD Association in the UK hosts the Fourth Central Asian Research Forum on
sustainable development and innovation on March 15th – 19th 2021 in the hybrid format.
The Forum is a multi-disciplinary research event which provides a platform for design,
discussion and implementation of research-backed and action-oriented projects with a focus
on the needs of the Central Asian region.
The theme of the CARF 2021 will be dedicated to the post-COVID-19 reset and include the
following sessions:
General Sponsor:
Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation
Partners:
Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK, Seedstars Kazakhstan, Loughborough University, British
Council Kazakhstan, The British-Kazakh Society, BCPD AIFC, KBTU, Eurasian Center for People
Management and IOWA SOLUTIONS.
Registration link:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=bkJUEJzVS0KaUQuK3XJsv9f42nJZjw
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Time Session
15 March
HE Erlan Idrissov
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UK, Mentor of the KPAUK
Ms Michaela Frieberg-Storey
UN Residential Coordinator (Kazakhstan)
Moderators:
Mr Daniyar Medetov, Head of the innovation team, KPA UK, certified tracker
Mr Yerbol Ismailov, CEO, Eurasian Centre for People Management
Discussion question:
What are the key challenges to the sustainable development of Central Asia
and how to ensure sustainable development through effective management of
human resources and innovations?
UK: 13.00 – 14.00 Early career researchers’ contribution to sustainable future in Central Asia by
KZ: 19.00 – 20.00 Marie Curie Alumni Association in Central Asia
Moderator:
Ms Sofya du Boulay
PhD candidate in Political Science
Oxford Brookes University, UK
Speakers:
Mr Shokirbek Shermukhamedov
PhD student, Machine learning, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dr Gulsim Kulsharova
Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Engineering, NU
Dr Selbi Hanova
Communication for Development Officer, UNICEF
16 March
UK: 11.00 – 13.00 Partnership and cooperation for sustainable development in Central Asia
KZ: 17.00 – 19.00 (government organizations)
Opening:
Aliya Sembayeva, President of KPA UK
Moderators:
Mr Daniyar Medetov, Head of the innovation team, KPA UK, certified tracker
Mr Yerbol Ismailov, CEO, Eurasian Centre for People Management
Discussion question:
What are the key challenges to the sustainable development of Central Asia and
how to ensure sustainable development through effective management of
human resources and innovations?
17 March
UK: 10.00 – 12.00 SEMINAR “Central Asian Cities in search of new ways of governance: The
KZ: 16.00 – 18.00 impact of COVID-19 and beyond”
Responding to the Covid-19 crisis: International experience
Moderator:
Dr Madina Junussova, Coordinator of the Academic Team and KPA Ambassador
in Canada / Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy and
Administration, University of Central Asia.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF THE UK: MAIN
CHALLENGES & CITY POLICY RESPONSES
Speaker: Keith Thorpe, Local Economies Contingency Team, Cities and Local
Growth Unit: Government’s Local Growth Team - a partnership between the
Department of Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Ministry of Housing
Communities and Local Government
DECENTRALISATION IN UKRAINE: MAIN CHALLENGES & POLICY RESPONSES
Speakers: Pavlo Ostapenko, PhD in Geography, Founder and Chairman of the
Ukrainian Researchers Society, a member of the permanent working group on
decentralisation implementation in Ukraine of the parliamentary committee of
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on State Building, Local Governance, Regional
and Urban Development, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2019-
2020
Anatoliy Melnitchuk, PhD in Geography, an Assistant Professor of the Kyiv
University department of the Economic and Social Geography
POST-COVID RECOVERY: CITY PLANNING FOR THE NEW NORMAL
Speaker: Judith Ryser, mentor of KPA UK, a life member of International
Society of City and Regional Planners (Isocarp), a member of the International
Advisory Council of the Fundacion Metropoli in Madrid Spain, a member of
the Chartered Institute of Journalists.
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
UK: 11.15 – 13.00 Workshop by Seedstars: Corporate innovation strategy in Central Asia
KZ: 17.15 – 19.00 (for mining industry)
Limited places, approval required
Speakers:
Mr Daniyar Medetov, certified tracker, expert in research entrepreneurship
KPA UK
Mr Serik Shakarim, general director, Seedstars Kazakhstan
Speakers:
Ms Lynne Franks, Founder of SEED – Sustainable Enterprise and Empowerment
Dynamics
Ms Assel Issina, Founder of Women Empowerment Club, KBTU
18 March
UK: 10.00 – 11.00 SEMINAR “Central Asian Cities in search of new ways of governance: The
KZ: 16.00 – 17.00 impact of COVID-19 and beyond”
Panel discussion: Responding to Covid-19 in Central Asia: adjusting health
services in times of crisis
Moderator:
Ilyas Yesdauletov, PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh
Questions for discussion:
• What were the most acute problems in administering health services that
experienced in Central Asian cities during the peak of the COVID-19
crisis?
• In what ways did the health services have to adjust? What were the most
effective measures in terms of dealing with the crisis?
• How did the Covid crisis affect city administrations’ interaction with local
stakeholders (businesses, hospitals, schools, NGOs)?
Discussants:
• Ainagul Kerimkulova, Deputy Head, Health Department of Bishkek City
Administration
• Aida Alzhanova, Civic Activist, Independent Director, National Center for
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
• Dr. Giorgi Khishtovani, Research Director, Policy and Management
Consulting Group, Investigator of the Research of Good Practices and
Moderation of Virtual Events at Municipal Level in Times of COVID-19:
https://www.pmcg-i.com/item/408/Research-of-Good-Practices-and-
Moderation-of-Virtual-Events-at-Municipal-Level-in-Times-of-COVID-19
UK: 11.15 – 13.00 Workshop: Corporate innovation strategy in Central Asia
KZ: 17.15 – 19.00 (for investment funds)
Limited places, approval required
Speakers:
Mr Daniyar Medetov, certified tracker, expert in research entrepreneurship
KPA UK
Mr Serik Shakarim, general director, Seedstars Kazakhstan
UK: 09.00 – 10.30 Industry Panel: achieving health and safety targets in Central Asia
KZ: 15.00 – 16.30
Moderator:
Mr Yerbol Ismailov, CEO, Eurasian Center for People Management
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UK: 10.45 – 12.15 Industry Panel: analysis and follow-up of ‘change managers’ program
KZ: 16.45 – 18.15
Moderators:
Kanat Nurkin, Senior Project Manager (PMP), IOWA Solutions
Speakers:
Adil Zharmukhambetov, Leader of the water resources management team, El
Umiti Change Management program
15 – 19 марта 2021
15-19 марта с.г. казахстанская PhD Ассоциация в Великобритании при поддержке Фонда
Нурсултана Назарбаева и Посольства РК в Соединенном Королевстве Великобритании
и Северной Ирландии проводит ежегодный IV Центральноазиатский научный форум по
устойчивому развитию и инновациям.
Время Сессия
15 марта
Микаэла Фриберг-Стори
Постоянный координатор ООН в Казахстане
Модераторы:
Данияр Медетов, Директор по инновациям KPA UK, сертифицированный
трекер
Ербол Исмаилов, CEO, Eurasian Centre for People Management
Дискуссионный вопрос:
Каковы ключевые вызовы достижения устойчивого развития Центральной
Азии и как обеспечить устойчивое развитие за счет эффективного
управления человеческими ресурсами и инновациями?
Модератор:
Софья ду Булей
Докторант в области политических наук, Университет Оксфорд Брукс,
Великобритания
Спикеры:
Шокирбек Шермухамедов
Докторант в области машинного обучения, Университет Инсбрука, Австрия
Гульсым Кульшарова
PhD, Научный сотрудник, Школа инженерии, НУ
Сельби Ханова
PhD, специалист по информационно-просветительским программам
ЮНИСЕФ
16 марта
Открытие
Алия Сембаева
Президент казахстанской PhD Ассоциации в Великобритании
Модераторы:
Данияр Медетов, Директор по инновациям KPA UK, сертифицированный
трекер
Ербол Исмаилов, CEO, Eurasian Centre for People Management
Дискуссионный вопрос:
Каковы ключевые вызовы достижения устойчивого развития Центральной
Азии и как обеспечить устойчивое развитие за счет эффективного
управления человеческими ресурсами и инновациями?
UK: 10.00 – 12.00 СЕМИНАР «ГОРОДА ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ В ПОИСКАХ НОВЫХ ПОДХОДОВ
KZ: 16.00 – 18.00 К УПРАВЛЕНИЮ: ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ COVID-19 И НЕ ТОЛЬКО»
Ответные меры на кризис Covid-19: международный опыт
Модератор:
Др Мадина Джунусова, Координатор академической группы и Амбассадор
KPA в Канаде / Старший научный сотрудник, Институт государственной
политики и управления, Университет Центральной Азии.
ВОПРОСЫ И ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ
UK: 11.15 – 13.00 Воркшоп Корпоративные Инновации: стратегия устойчивого развития
KZ: 17.15 – 19.00 экосистем
Тренеры:
Данияр Медетов – сертифицированный трекер, Henley Business School
Серик Шакарим – генеральный директор, Seedstars Kazakhstan
(для добывающей индустрии)
Места ограничены
Модератор:
Индира Бектенова, Медиаэксперт, Главный редактор национального
телеканала "Казспорт"
Спикеры:
Линн Франкс, Основательница компании SEED- Sustainable Enterprise and
Empowerment Dynamics
Асель Исина, Основательница Клуба Women Empowerement в КБТУ
18 марта
UK: 10.00 – 11.00 СЕМИНАР «ГОРОДА ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ В ПОИСКАХ НОВЫХ ПОДХОДОВ
KZ: 16.00 – 17.00 К УПРАВЛЕНИЮ: ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ COVID-19 И НЕ ТОЛЬКО»
Модератор:
Ильяс Есдаулетов, PhD кандидат, Эдинбургский университет
Тренеры:
Данияр Медетов – сертифицированный трекер, Henley Business School
Серик Шакарим – генеральный директор, Seedstars Kazakhstan
(для инвест фондов)
Места ограничены
Модератор:
Ербол Исмаилов, CEO, Eurasian Center for People Management
Спикер 2 уточняется
Спикер 3 уточняется
Модераторы:
Канат Нуркин, Старший менеджер проектов (PMP), IOWA Solutions