Duesseldorf – Business Breakfast – Business Environment and HR in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Green Energy, Pharma, Agriculture and Logistics | Success Stories and Pitfalls

28 June | 09:00 – 11:30 Uhr (CET) | Business Breakfast Duesseldorf | Wirtschaftsclub Düsseldorf

In-person event only
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Language: English

About the event

During our business breakfast, the partners and HR experts from our offices in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will introduce various business opportunities in these dynamically growing New (Eur)Asian Tiger States.

Using case studies from the top sectors of energy, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and logistics, as well as useful insights of the local labour markets, this event will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the general business conditions as well as the most important requirements and avoidable mistakes within a market entry or business expansion in both countries.

After the presentations, participants will have a possibility for asking their questions and exchanging experiences and ideas during the get-together afterwards.

AGENDA

1. Welcome speech
Ulf Schneider, President and Founder SCHNEIDER GROUP
Andreas Mühlberg, Managing Director AHV Außenhandelsverband Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V.

2. Growth opportunities in Kazakhstan
Kirill Afanasyev, Partner SCHNEIDER GROUP Kazakshtan

Economic development, legal update, support programmes for foreign investors
Success stories and pitfalls

3. HR for market entry and business expansion in Kazakhstan
Olga Nezgovorova , HR Director SCHNEIDER GROUP Kazakhstan

Trends in the labour market
Strategies and tools for local recruitment and talent scouting
Dos and Don'ts in negotiations, practical knowledge about culture & mentality

4. Growth opportunities and HR in Uzbekistan
Nodir Ayupov , Partner SCHNEIDER GROUP Uzbekistan

Economic development, legal update, support programmes for foreign investors
Success stories and pitfalls (sector: pharmaceuticals)
Trends on the labour market
Strategies and tools for local recruitment and talent scouting
Dos and Don'ts in negotiations, practical knowledge about culture and mentality

5. Export to Central Asia: Mastering logistic challenges
Representative of logistic company

6. Q&A Session & Get together

Contact person for all event-related questions: Ekaterina Wehmeyer: WehmeyerE@schneider-group.com, Tel.: +49 30 615089-21

The programme is available at the following download link .

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Ulf Schneider

President & Founder SCHNEIDER GROUP

Ulf Schneider founded his SCHNEIDER GROUP in 2003. He is the President and owner of the well-established consulting enterprise that offers international companies services for their market entry and expansion in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Poland, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

He also is the CEO and Publisher of the owc Foreign Trade Publishing House, a German publishing house, rich in tradition, whose print and online media focus on Russia, CIS, China and Africa.

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Kirill Afanasyev

Partner, SCHNEIDER GROUP Almaty, Astana, Atyrau

Kirill joined the company in 2009 as a senior tax expert and gradually worked his way up to Partner, leading 3 SCHNEIDER GROUP offices in Kazakhstan.

Kirill is in charge of development of the company services portfolio, including accounting outsourcing and HR administration, legal and tax consulting, IT solutions implementation and HR support, interim management, business setup and manufacturing localisation projects.

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Olga Nezgovorova

HR Director, SCHNEIDER GROUP Kazakhstan

Olga joined the company in 2010. She is in charge of the full range of company HR services: advises SCHNEIDER GROUP customers on labour and migration law, leads projects on Kazakhstan labour market analysis, employer of record, HR administration, occupational and health safety, personnel recruitment, assessment and training.

Olga holds the position of the Head of HR Competence Centre at SCHNEIDER GROUP and is the chairperson and active member of the HR & Marketing task force by the German Economic Union in Kazakhstan. In July 2021, Olga became an Erickson School Certified coach.

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Nodir Ayupov

Partner, SCHNEIDER GROUP Tashkent

Nodir became Director of the Tashkent office in September 2018.
He is responsible for the development of services provided the Tashkent office, including accounting outsourcing and automation, ERP implementation and integration, interim management, business setup and manufacturing localisation.

Prior to joining SCHNEIDER GROUP, Nodir worked for 18 years for Uzbekistan Airways in increasingly responsible positions, starting as Head of External Affairs and completing his job for the airline as Head of representative offices in Kazakhstan, Greece, and Spain. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in finance and international consulting.

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Location of the event

Blumenstraße 14 60323 Duesseldorf

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