Panel Discussion:

Dr. Ariel Cohen Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center; Senior Fellow & Program Director Atlantic Council; International Tax and Investment Center  

Mr. Daniel Witt President International Tax and Investment Center  

Ambassador Richard Hoagland Former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan US Department of State  

Ms. Sarah Nickel Executive Director US-Kazakhstan Business Association  

Moderated By:  

Ambassador John Herbst Director, Eurasia Center Atlantic Council  

On behalf of the Atlantic Council and the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC), please join us for an event entitled Kazakhstan in Focus: Navigating Central Asia’s Economic and Energy Future on Friday, July 12, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Atlantic Council headquarters (1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor, West Tower Elevators). 

On March 19, Kazakhstan’s longtime president Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his resignation after twenty-nine years as Kazakhstan’s leader. On June 9, Nursultan’s chosen successor Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won the subsequent presidential election with 71 percent of the vote. The former president’s surprise resignation raises questions about Kazakhstan’s path forward and how the region will navigate the economic and energy challenges of the coming years. 

The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, Global Energy Center, and the ITIC will host a panel discussion surrounding the most pressing economic and energy topics for Kazakhstan and Central Asia, including China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Russia’s increasing global ambitions in its "near abroad," and diversification of the region’s economies.  

We hope you can join us for this timely discussion.