International Conference and Exhibition
5-6 December 2024
Astana, Kazakhstan
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📍 Kanat Kobesov will speak on the topic "The role of Kazakhstan as the main transit country in the Central Asian region and its integration into international transport corridors" 📍
✅ Kanat Kobessov has all the necessary knowledge in the transport sector, has more than 24 years of experience in logistics.
✅ He is a certified expert at USAID (American Agency for Development), CILT (Royal Institute of Transport and Logistics), QID (Kazakh Association of Independent Directors), Member of the Board of Business Association of Entrepreneurs «KIT».
✅ According to the results of the open competition, he was elected to the Public Council of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Order 126 of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 13 December 2023), within which he works on the development and promotion of the transport industry of the country.
📍 Madina Akhmedjanova will speak at the forum with the topic “Transportation of goods in containers in the direction of China”.
✅ Tiedada Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. was established ten years ago and has grown along with the China-Europe railway Express. It is a representative of China's international railway freight forwarding industry.
The company's main features are as follows:
1. Complete railway products and the railway LCL to cover EU/RU/Intra Asia.
2. The most efficient online railway booking service: www.tiedada.com
3. Self-operated network: Warsaw, Duisburg, Moscow, Almaty and the ten branches in China
4. The company team is professional and diligent, and the company brand has high market visibility.
5. The self-operated bonded zone of Kazakhstan’s Khorgos Gateway DryPort provides bonded pre-positioning and international transit
TIEDADA GROUP had actively transform in 2023. By leveraging our investment in logistics facilities in Kazakhstan, we will be able to better serve for trade and logistics from China and Europe based on the convenient logistics and preferential policies of the Kazakhstan Free Trade Zone.
✅ TIEDADA, KNOW RAIL, KNOW YOU MORE!
📍 Asel Karasheva will speak at the forum with the topic “Tariff policy for domestic and export grain transportation”.
📍 Ramija Sarayeva will speak on the topic "Private Investments in Infrastructure Projects: Building Optimal Logistics Chains" 📍
✅ In 2004, she graduated with honors from the Eurasian National University. L.N. Gumileva majored in jurisprudence and in 2009 successfully graduated from the department of magistracy and received a Master of International Law degree. He is the author of more than 15 scientific publications.
✅ Currently holds the position of General Director of the Self-Regulatory Organization “Association of Kazakhstan Freight Railway Carriers”.
✅ She is a member of the Transport and Logistics Committee of the Atameken NPP, the Subcommittee on Railway Transport of the Atameken NPP, the Subcommittee on Railway Transport of the Advisory Committee on Transport and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission, a number of Working Groups of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
📍 Vincent Hascoet will speak on the topic "Containerization of grain cargo in Silk Road Logistics" 📍
✅ Vincent Hascoet - Has 6 years of experience in intermodal and core business development, with a focus on seaport services, rail freight and oversized cargo sales.
✅ In addition, he has 4 years of experience as an Operations Director, specializing in crisis management, turnaround and management changes in modern logistics. As well as 3 years of experience in public administration in the field of contract logistics services in the CIS countries, with an emphasis on the automotive industry, FMCG and electronics.
✅ Vincent Hascoet also worked as a regional manager for 3 years, overseeing the launch and development of 3PL companies, and worked as an interim logistics director in Eastern Europe for 1 year, with experience in FMCG, international transportation, customs and distribution.
📍 Daniyar Duissemaliyev will speak at the forum with the topic “Automated transportation management system”.
✅ The TIS-SERVICE company offers its clients an innovative system for providing information services for searching, tracking and dislocating wagons and containers in the territories of the CIS and Baltic countries in an up-to-date mode.
✅ Having direct contractual relations with the Administration of Railways of the CIS countries, as well as direct access to their information databases, the company is ready to provide a full range of information services regarding the transportation of goods by rail. Based on direct contractual relationships, we offer our clients excellent quality of information provision, as well as the lowest price for the services provided.
📍 Monika Tothova will speak at the forum with the topic “Map of the global grain market in the season-2024/25. New export and import configurations. Macroeconomic and geopolitical aspects”.
📍 Aizhan Beiseyeva will speak on the topic "New services: Presentation of the results of the pilot transportation/CARAVAN project" 📍
✅ Aizhan Beiseyeva is an Advisor for the development of transport corridors in the USAID Trade Central Asia Program in Central Asia, a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT), and Deputy Chair of WiLAT (Women in Logistics and Transport) in Central Asia.
✅ Currently, Aizhan is working on the USAID Trade Central Asia Activity project and has extensive experience in the development of logistics-specific trade, cross-border procedural simplification, and the efficiency of economic corridors.
✅ Aizhan also serves as the Deputy Chair of WiLAT Central Asia, contributing to the advancement of women's professional development, changing the role of women in logistics, promoting inclusive leadership, and fostering gender diversity in the logistics industry in Central Asia.
📍 Zhandos Shaykhy will speak on the topic "TInvestment projects and programs of state financing of the grain processing industry of Kazakhstan" 📍
📍 Ding Yuling will speak at the forum with the topic “China barley market: market analysis from 2016 to 2024”.
📍 Fang Gang will speak on the topic "China's position as the largest importer of grain. Trade features and price trends in the season-2024/25" 📍
About the Forum
KAZAKH GRAIN & LOGISTIC FORUM 2024
On December 5-6, the key event in the field of grain market and transport logistics of Kazakhstan – KAZAKH GRAIN & LOGISTIC FORUM 2024 – will be held in Astana at Rixos President Astana Hotel.
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December 5 – Grain Market Day
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December 6 – Logistics Day
The first day of the forum will be dedicated to global and regional trends of the grain market in 2024/25 MY. At first glance, these are traditional issues, but it is worth paying attention to the nuances and peculiarities:
- At the end of 2024, the global grain market will cross the equator of 2024/25 MY, and Kazakhstan will pass the 3-month mark. In December, it is already possible to summarize the first results of the grain market in the current season and understand the balance of power between exporting and importing countries.
- As for the Kazakh market, experts believe that the year will be fruitful, but tense. Harvesting data confirm that the current season’s grain harvest could be a record one. However, it is difficult to predict the market trends at the beginning of the season, especially after the experience of 2023/24 MY, which was characterized as a “perfect storm year”. Having received a record supply of wheat, quality and phytosanitary issues will affect the export trade.
- In addition, demand from key markets in Kazakhstan is inactive, which, on the one hand, has somewhat cooled down the tension in the logistics sector, but has not reduced the tension in the logistics sector.
- Kazakhstan needs to expand its borders in the global grain market to increase its independence from key markets and be more flexible in export trade, and besides demand, logistics is one of the key drivers.
That is why the second day of the forum will be devoted to the key issues of logistics and transportation infrastructure development in Kazakhstan. In the context of global changes and new challenges, such as sanctions and economic trends, we will discuss relevant topics, including domestic cargo flows, transit potential and integration into international transport corridors.
The forum participants will be able to learn about the tariff policy for grain transportation, new export routes to global markets, and problems related to bottlenecks in the transportation of grains and oilseeds. Particular attention will be paid to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, rail transportation, modern containerization technologies and prospects for the development of port infrastructure.
KAZAKH GRAIN & LOGISTICS FORUM 2024 will become a platform for exchanging views, discussing best practices and finding new solutions to improve the efficiency of grain business and logistics operations in Kazakhstan.
Additionally to the conference, there will also be an exhibition area which will make your participation more effective.
We invite all interested participants to join us at this significant event to discuss current issues and develop strategies for the future development of the transport logistics sector in the region.
Who Should Attend?
- Exporters and importers of grain and processed products
- Agricultural producers
- Processing enterprises
- Railways and railway operators
- Road carriers
- Shipping Companies: Owners / Operators / Agents / Brokers
- Ports & Terminals
- Port handling equipment providers
- Integrated logistics providers
- Stevedoring companies
- Consultants, Law companies, Insurance
- Financial Institutions: Investment Banks / Infrastructure Funds
- Associations and governmental organizations
Program
Keynote Questions
Grain
- Map of the global grain market in the season-2024/25. New export and import configurations. Macroeconomic and geopolitical aspects
- Global market of processed grain products – China’s position on the global market in 2024/25 MY as the largest importer of grain. Impact on Kazakhstan
- Trends in the grain market of Kazakhstan: development of the raw material concept and the processing concept. Points of interaction and tension
- The first results of the grain season-2024/25, forecasts of the main grains market development in the second half of MY: trade, prices, factor analysis
- Niche grains: production and trade trends
Logistics
- Domestic cargo flows, transit potential and infrastructure development in Kazakhstan.
- Revision of logistics routes in the context of sanctions and new opportunities. Integration of Kazakhstan into international transportation corridors.
- Tariff policy for domestic and export grain transportation.
- Export routes of Kazakh grain to the world markets in 2024-2025
- Bottlenecks in the transportation of grains and oilseeds.
- Trans-Caspian International Transportation Route (TCIR) – key indicators.
- Port infrastructure – overview of existing opportunities and prospects for new projects.
- Containerization of grain logistics. New technologies and services.
- Tariff policy of railway transportation in Kazakhstan.
- Geopolitical and economic aspects of building new trade routes from China.
