KAZAKHSTAN - NOMINEES FOR THE MAKTOUM FOUNDATION

UNCLAS ASTANA 001202 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON KZ SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN - NOMINEES FOR THE MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE REF: STATE 62387 (NOTAL) ¶1. (SBU) Per reftel, post would like to submit the following Kazakhstani entrepreneurs as possible participants in the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference in Dubai. Please note that the nominees are all ethnic Kazakhs, which means we believe they are all Muslims by ancestry, but we do not know whether any of them are practicing Muslims. - Raimbek Batalov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, JSC "Raimbek Group" and Chairman of the Board of the Forum of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan. Batalov is head of a successful company mainly involved in food processing. Tel: 7-7272-50-77-41, email: office@raimbek.com. - Meruert Kazbekova, successful entrepreneur and leader of the Union of Business Women of Kazakhstan, also a member of the presidium of the Ak Zhol political party. Tel: 7-7172-32-06-76, email: soyuzzhenshin_pr@mail.ru - Tieu Marat Darkhanuly, President of KazTechnoGis JSC in Aktobe. Tieu Marat does not only run his own business, but he funds a maternity hospital in Aktobe. He put in practice principles of corporate social responsibility in his own business. Tel: 7-7132-50-05-88. - Aida Mullasheva, deputy chairman of the managing board, "Astana Nedvizhimost," one of the leading construction companies in Astana. Despite the challenges facing the construction industry in the past year, Astana Nedvizhimost has demonstrated sustainable business operations. Tel: 7-7172-73-18-18. - Aruzhan Sain, TV producer and chairman of the public organization "Mercy," which is a fundraising NGO focusing on orphans and children with serious diseases. Tel: 7-7272-67-66-46, http://detdom.kz - Arman Sultanbek, Director of the "Delta Credit" microcredit organization in Pavlodar. Arman is a young, energetic leader of a regional microcredit fund which focuses on loans for young entrepreneurs and start up businesses in Pavlodar Oblast. Tel: 7-7182-30-00-07; email: arman@decenta.org ¶2. (SBU) Possible Kazakhstani co-sponsors of the Maktoum Entrepreneurs Conference include: - Kazyna: a state development and innovation fund set up by decree of President Nazarbayev in 2006 to stimulate investment, SME development, and economic diversification. The "Kazyna" fund will be privatized within the next 5-10 years. Contact: Oleg Dyachenko, Director, Department for Investment Development, Tel: 7-7172-97-94-70, email: oleg.dyachenko@kazyna.kz - Samruk: an umbrella state holding company created in 2006 that oversees investment, personnel skills training, and development of corporate governance in multiple strategic sectors, including oil and gas, energy, and telecommunications. Contact: Birzhan Kaneshev, Managing Director, Tel: 7-7172-79-05-01, email: bkaneshev@samruk.gov.kz. ¶3. (U) Please note that per reftel guidance, Embassy Astana has not approached any possible participants or potential co-sponsors about the conference at this time.