Investment Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Market
2025
September 3, 2025
part of Astana Finance Days
ITS IDEAS 2025
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
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ITS IDEAS 2025
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
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ITS IDEAS 2025
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
session 1
Speaker: Dmitry Dolgin
session 1
Speaker: Assel Sarsenbayeva
session 2
Speaker: Vadim Merkulov
session 2
Speaker: Amir Aktanov
session 2
Speaker: Sultan Zhumagali
special session
Speaker: Prashant Kothari
session 3
Speaker: Kunekey Nurlan
session 3
Speaker: Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Essa
session 3
Speaker: Maxim Dremin
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ITS IDEAS 2025
The conference covers the challenges and opportunities for investing in the global market
10+
international speakers
Lots
of interactivity
Analysis
of behavioral trends
4
unique sessions
ITS IDEAS: ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
- Brokers and financial experts will tell you which assets to buy as they share their own successful experiences.
- International analysts and professional market participants will speak about how to develop a business under conditions of global uncertainty.
- A financial adviser and Ph.D. candidate will give a presentation about how the financial behavior of Kazakhstanis has evolved.
The conference will take place as part of Astana Finance Days.
TARGET AUDIENCES:
- Private and institutional investors
- Professional financial market participants
- Financial news outlets and bloggers
SPEAKERS:
- International analysts and investment experts
- Representatives of the financial regulator
- Professional market participants
FORMAT:
ITS
IDEAS
2025
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
- Prashant
Kothari - Timur
Turlov - Dmitry
Dolgin - Assel Sarsenbayeva
- Chingiz Kanapyanov
- Beksultan
Anuarov - Roman
Goryunov - Alexander Diakovskiy
- Nikolay
Ruzaykinof N1broke JSC Chairman of the Board,
Expert in investment business management with a focus on building teams, products and infrastructure for working with large clients
submit a question ➔ - Pavel
Pakhomov - Renat
Bekturov - Askar
Yelemessov - Yunus
Yenikalayci - Assel
Aulbekova - Vadim
Merkulov - Andrey
Chebotarev - Sultan
Zhumagali - Kunekey
Nurlan - Murat
KylyshbayFounder of AJR the Islamic finance company, Shariah Advisor and AAOIFI Auditor, Author of the training courses for investors, and Blogger
submit a question ➔ - Muhammad Ibrahim EssaLead Economist, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI, Pakistan)
submit a question ➔ - Kuanysh Kystaubaev
- Kirill
Pshinnik - Farkhad
Okhonov - Arstanbek Abdikaparov
- Amir
Aktanov - Maxim
Dremin - Nurkhat
Kushimov
PROGRAMME
September 3, 2025, Astana
ITS IDEAS 2025: Investment Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Market
09:30 - 09:40
04:30—04:40 UTC
04:30—04:40 UTC
Welcome speeches
Renat Bekturov, AIFC Governor
Chingiz Kanapyanov, ITS CEO
Roman Goryunov, ITS Board of Directors Member
09:40 – 11:40
04:40—06:40 UTC
04:40—06:40 UTC
Session 1
Global Macroeconomics and Key Financial Market Trends in 2025
Global Macroeconomics and Key Financial Market Trends in 2025
Moderator: Askar Yelemessov, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Definition
This session will cover the key factors shaping global markets this year, with a focus on the impact of geopolitical events, trade wars and tariff policies, changes to monetary policies, as well as technological innovations and the expanding role of digital assets.
Participants will learn about the risks and opportunities associated with a dynamic and volatile global economic environment to effectively adjust their strategies and adequately respond to new financial market challenges.
Topics:
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Participants will learn about the risks and opportunities associated with a dynamic and volatile global economic environment to effectively adjust their strategies and adequately respond to new financial market challenges.
Topics:
- The Global Role of the Dollar and Alternatives: Prospects for a Multipolar Financial System (Speaker: Dmitry Dolgin, ING, Chief Economist CIS)
- Evolution of financial markets within conditions of high volatility and uncertainty. How businesses and investors adapt to global turbulence (Speaker: Timur Turlov, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom Holding Corp.)
- Role of emerging markets in the transformation of global economic architecture (Speaker: Assel Sarsenbayeva, JSC 'Institute of Economic Research' Chairman of the Board)
- Geopolitical Turbulence in 2025: The Impact of Sanctions, Trade Wars, and Power Confrontations on Global Markets (Speaker: Yunus Yenikalayci, International Expert in Securities Investment Strategies)
- Future algorithms: how AI and big data are rebooting investment strategies (Speaker: Kirill Pshinnik, CEO and founder of the Zerocoder school, AstanaHub resident)
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11:40 - 12:00
06:40—07:00 UTC
06:40—07:00 UTC
Coffee break
12:00 - 13:30
07:00—08:30 UTC
07:00—08:30 UTC
Session 2
Market in motion: key drivers and risks for investors in 2025
Market in motion: key drivers and risks for investors in 2025
Moderator: Pavel Pakhomov, ITS Director of analythical department
This session will cover the key forces and threats impacting financial markets in 2025, from geopolitics and technological disruptions to economic instability. Participants will obtain a vivid picture of opportunities and risks in order to effectively manage investments in an environment of change and uncertainty.
Topics:
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Topics:
- Volatility and uncertainty: how to form a portfolio and select assets (Speaker: Vadim Merkulov, Analytical Department Director at Freedom Finance Global)
- Trend review: artificial intelligence, cloud and quantum technologies in investing
- Criteria for selecting sectors and defensive assets during periods of increased volatility (health care sector, IT, innovation, raw material companies) (Speaker: Amir Aktanov, Halyk Finance Chief Analyst)
- Evaluation of regional market characteristics: comparative analysis of stock index dynamics and risks in various countries (Speaker - Sultan Zhumagali, 'BCC Invest' JSC Analytics and Research Department Director
- Growing US government debt and risks for markets (Speaker - Kuanysh Kystaubaev, 'Centras Securities' JSC Analytical Department Director)
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13:30 - 14:30
08:30—09:30 UTC
08:30—09:30 UTC
Lunch
14:30 - 15:15
09:30—10:15 UTC
09:30—10:15 UTC
Special Session
Investing in India's financial markets
Investing in India's financial markets
Special Guest: Prashant Kothari, CEO & CIO at Alpha Alternatives, Singapore
Moderator: Timur Turlov, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom Holding Corp.
Moderator: Timur Turlov, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom Holding Corp.
15.20 - 16.50
10:20—11:50 UTC
10:20—11:50 UTC
Session 3
Retail Segment Growth: Innovations and Best Practices for Investment Businesses
Retail Segment Growth: Innovations and Best Practices for Investment Businesses
Moderator: Nikolay Ruzaykin, N1broker CEO
- Evolution of financial behavior among Kazakhstanis: from saving for a rainy day to investing in the markets. Investment interests as an indicator of financial maturity (Speaker: Kunekey Nurlan, Financial Advisor, PhD. Candidate in Finance)
- Where to find the next billion? Islamic finance as a battleground for brokers (Speaker: Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Essa, Lead Economist, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI, Pakistan)
- Democratizing Investments: From DMA and ETFs to LLMs (Speaker: Alexander Diakovskiy, ITS Managing Director)
- Synergy of banking and brokerage services: effective models of retail brokerage integration in a large bank (Speaker: Farkhad Okhonov, Halyk Finance JSC Chairman)
- Broker as a service — fast creation of a retail brokerage service for banks and fintech projects (Speaker: Maxim Dremin, Advisor to the CEO of INVIA Investments for Strategic Development)
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16.50 – 17.10
11:50—12:10 UTC
11:50—12:10 UTC
Coffee break
17.10 – 18.10
12:10—13:10 UTC
12:10—13:10 UTC
Practical session
Retail Revolution: the Dialogue between Market Participants and Influencers
Retail Revolution: the Dialogue between Market Participants and Influencers
Moderator: Roman Goryunov, ITS Board of Directors Member
Experts:
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- Beksultan Anuarov, Paidax CEO
- Arstanbek Abdikaparov, Royal inc. CEO
- Nurkhat Kushimov, General Manager of Binance Kazakhstan
- Murat Kylyshbay, Founder of AJR the Islamic finance company, Shariah Advisor and AAOIFI Auditor, Author of the training courses for investors, and Blogger
- Assel Aulbekova, Personal Finance and Investment Expert
- Andrey Chebotarev, Independent Financial Analyst
- Kunekey Nurlan, Financial Advisor, PhD. Candidate in Finance
- Forte Capital, Invia, and Halyk Finance representatives
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Investment Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Market
3 September 2025
Part of the Astana Finance Days
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After registering, you will receive one year of full access to the ITS IDEAS service.
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