Raising Capital — New Opportunities for Regional Companies

Registration & Coffee

Introduction

Alderman Ian Luder the Rt. Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of London

Chingiz Kanapyanov, Deputy Chairman, RFCA

Capital Markets Outlook for Kazkhstani Companies

Stefan Scholz, Head of Investment Banking, Visor Capital

• Overview on past 12 months emerging markets performance

• Kazakhstani Country and sector comparison

• Investor demographics: what has changed in the Kazakh investor landscape

Kazakhstan's Capital Markets — Legislative Changes

Abai Shaikenov, Partner, Salans

• Overview of legislative framework

• Discussion of steps taken to encourage stock market investment

Stock Market Investment: Improving the Playing Field

Kadyrzhan Damitov, President, KASE

• Minimizing Settlement, Credit & Market Risks

• Key Initiatives for 2009/2010

Coffee Break

Debt Capital Markets & Structured Finance

Jose Luiz Gaviao, Managing Director, Visor Capital

• Assessment of emerging markets debt

• Restructuring of existing debt

• Choosing the right debt financing structure for today’s markets

Kazakh Pension Funds & Equity Capital Markets

Talgat Kamarov, Chairman of the Board, Asyl Invest

• Performance of Kazakh pension funds

• Areas of Investment

• Investment into shares/GDRs

Debt Restructuring

Ravshan Ismadiyarov, Associate Director, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

• Practical experience with restructuring bank debt

Lunch

IPO Preparation

Michael Lynch-Bell, Partner, Ernst & Young

• Accounts preparation & management’s role

  
  

• Share listings versus GDR listings

• Lessons from past IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

Adam Westcott, Vice President, Visor Capital

• Private placements and private equity

• M&A and consolidation

• Natural Resources & Energy: Prospects for IPO in 2009/10

AIM: Myths & Realities

Oleg Elshin, EastKommerts

• Stating the case for AIM IPOs

• Costs & benefits reviewed

Preparing for an AIM IPO

Graham Conlon, Partner, Salans

• Managing the IPO workflow

• Best Practices on AIM

• Understanding your responsibilities to the market

Coffee break

Roundtable on IPO and prospects for the next 1-3 years

Ernst & Young, Visor Capital, London Stock Exchange

• Experience of listed companies from Kazakhstan

• Investor perception of Kazakh companies