May 12, 2021
Uzbekistan's Emerging Private Business Development
CAMCA Forum event co-organized by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
This forum examined the rising private sector in Uzbekistan, as experienced by some of the impressive young entrepreneurs who are making it happen.
Moderator:
-- Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
-- Zafar Khashimov, Entrepreneur and Founder of the Supermarket Chain Korzinka.uz
-- Hikmat Abdurahmanov, Entrepreneur, Co-founder of HM Partners/TEAM University, CAMCA Network Member
-- Dora Atadjanova, Founder and CEO of “Teodora Goods”, exporter of agricultural goods, and “Dalatek”, agro-tech platform and mobile application
-- Anvar Irchaev, Director, Orient Capital Management Zuhursho Rahmatulloev, Co-Founder, Alif Bank in Tajikistan and CEO, Alif Tech in Uzbekistan, CAMCA Network Member
April 28, 2021
Constitutional Reform in Kyrgyzstan: Step Forward, or Step Backward?
CAMCA Forum event co-organized by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
With the October 2020 elections and the political turbulence that preceded and followed them, the Kyrgyz Republic has embarked on major constitutional reforms. These events are taking place amidst the COVID pandemic and eroded social and economic conditions. Our expert panel assessed these developments and suggested alternative outcomes.
Moderator:
-- Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
-- Azim Azimov, Founder and CEO of Media Kitchen; CAMCA Network Member
-- Talant Sultanov, Founder and the Chair of the Kyrgyz Chapter of the Internet Society and Expert at the Center for Strategic Initiatives; CAMCA Network Member
-- Mirsuljan Namazaliev, Founder and Managing Director of the CAFMI Research Center; Political and Campaign Manager; CAMCA Network Member
-- Dr. Johan Engvall, Senior Research Fellow, the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program; Researcher, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
April 7, 2021
Afghanistan's Emerging Modern Economy, Presented by Men and Women Building It
CAMCA Forum event co-organized by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
This Forum was the first in the series of events offering glimpses of the new Afghanistan, which the Western press neglects, in the words of men and women who are building it.
Moderator:
-- Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
-- Ms. Zuhal Atmar, President and Owner of Gul-Mursal Waste Paper Recycling Factory, the first woman run recycling plant in Afghanistan
-- Mr. Farshid Ghyasi, President and CEO of NETLINKS Inc. Afghanistan; Partner at Click.af, the leading e-commerce website in Afghanistan
-- Mr. Assadullah Zamir, Founder of Abreshum Venture; Founder of solar energy companies Akbar Zahir and Lunar; CAMCA Network Member
-- Mr. Zabihullah Ziarmal, CEO of CEFE Group International; Founder & President of the World Trade Centre Kabul; First Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce in Afghanistan; CAMCA Network Member
October 21, 2020
Kyrgyzstan - Plenty of Symptoms, but what's the Disease and How to Cure it?
CAMCA Forum event co-organized by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
Moderator:
-- Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
-- Azim Azimov, Founder and CEO of Media Kitchen; Political Commentator; CAMCA Network Member
-- Dr. Almazbek Beishenaliev, Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic; Director of the Regional Institute of Central Asia in Bishkek; CAMCA Network Member
-- Zarina Chekirbaeva, Candidate for the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic from “Bir Bol” political party; Former Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kyrgyzstan; CAMCA Network Member
-- Dr. Johan Engvall, Researcher, Swedish Defense Research Agency; Senior Research Fellow, the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
-- Talant Sultanov, Founder and the Chair of the Kyrgyz Chapter of the Internet Society; Expert at the Center for Strategic Initiatives in Bishkek; CAMCA Network Member
October 14, 2020
Developing Capital Market and Regional Funding Institutions in CAMCA: Important Tool for Post Covid-19 Recovery
CAMCA Forum event co-organized by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
The post Covid-19 economic recovery should be driven by private sector development, and the process will require significant funding from different private sources. What are the regional potential sources of funding? What government policies could facilitate enhancement of these funding institutions? What are the opportunities for the foreign private funding institutions to join forces with the regional Players?
Moderator:
-- Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
-- Baurzhan Bektemirov, Chief Economist, Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and Member of the Management Board of AIFC Authority
-- Atabek Nazirov, Chairman, Capital Market Development Agency of Uzbekistan
-- Nika Kurdiani, Deputy CEO at TBC Bank, Georgia
-- Abdullo Kurbanov, Co-Founder and CEO of Alif Capital, Tajikistan, CAMCA Network Member
-- Ahmad Yama Bassam, Co-founder of Arden and Bassam Partners LLC; World Bank International Resident Banking Advisor to Bank-E-Millie Afghan, Afghanistan
-- Irmuun Demberel, Vice President of the Mongolian Economic Cooperation Confederation, CAMCA Network Member
January 20, 2022
Tajikistan’s Emerging Private Sector Development
CAMCA Conversations co-organized by the CAMCA Forum founders: the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC, the Rumsfeld Foundation and the CAMCA Network
The event discussed the rising private sector in Tajikistan, presented by the impressive young entrepreneurs who are making it happen.
Moderator:
-- Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at American Foreign Policy Council
Speakers:
-- Shuhrat Mirzoev, Economist and Co-Founder, IRSHAD Consulting; CAMCA Network Member
-- Ozod Davlatshoev, CEO, T-Cell Tajikistan; Executive Board Member, Accelerate Prosperity; CAMCA Network Member
-- Abdullo Kurbanov, Co-founder and CEO, Alif Bank; CAMCA Network Member
-- Firuza Rahimova, Program Officer, Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan; CAMCA Network Member
-- Farukh Sultonov, Country Officer, IFC; CAMCA Network Member
March 23, 2022
Mongolian Economy: Post-pandemic Strategy
CAMCA Conversations co-organized by the CAMCA Forum founders: the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC, the Rumsfeld Foundation and the CAMCA Network
The event discussed continuous challenges of Mongolia throughout the pandemic to maintain steady functioning of its economy, and the Mongolian Government’s New Economic Revival Policy, which is aiming not only to solve the immediate challenges, but to address the fundamental economic obstacles.
Moderator:
-- Dr. Svante Cornell, Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at American Foreign Policy Council
Speakers:
-- Tuvshinzaya Gantulga, Visiting Fellow, National Institute for Strategic Studies
-- Dulguun Baasandavaa, Advisor, Ministry of Economy and Development of Mongolia
-- Irmuun Demberel, Advisor, Prime Minister of Mongolia
-- Khulan Davaadorj, Founder and CE