The 11th International Economic Summit «Russia - Islamic World: KazanSummit 2019» will be held in Kazan on April 24-26
For ten years, this site in Kazan gathers representatives of international organizations, public authorities, financial institutes, embassies, parliamentarians, leading investors and businessmen, top-managers of Russian and foreign companies. The summit has proved itself as a successful business platform for establishment of new contacts, as well as a tool for the presentation of economic opportunities and investment potential of our country. The event is held within the framework of the Group of Strategic Vision «Russia - Islamic World», chaired by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
«Every year the summit «Russia-Islamic World» is gaining momentum: in 2018, the event was attended by a record number of people – 3000 participants from 53 countries. Change of a venue is also important for growth. In 2019, the Summit will be held at the International Exhibition Center «KazanExpo», which will expand the exposition and capacity of the halls. See you at Russia's largest platform for interaction with the Islamic world!» - CEO of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina.
For the first time, the Summit will host a Russian-Indonesian business forum. The agreement was reached during the visit of the Ambassador of the Indonesia to Russia Vahid Supriyadi to Kazan on October 1, 2018. Thus, the heads of Russian and Indonesian agencies will discuss new vectors of cooperation and joint projects. The stands of Indonesian companies will also be presented at the exhibition part of the Summit. In addition, the Kazan International Festival of Muslim cinema, which will be a part of the Summit, will become part of the largest economic platform for cooperation between Russia and Islamic countries. Participants and guests will be immersed in the atmosphere of art and culture of Russia, CIS and foreign countries, as well as shows of creative achievements of filmmakers.
The summit will include a plenary session with the participation of honored guests. The participants will touch upon traditional topics: Halal lifestyle, Islamic finance and partner banking, IT startups, export, social responsibility of business and others. From year to year, Sberbank holds business breakfasts at the summit site. For the third time the International Exhibition of Halal industry «Russia Halal Expo» will be held within the Summit. In 2018, the exhibition brought together 72 exhibitors from 20 regions of Russia and 7 countries.
In modern realities and rapidly changing international processes, the countries have to look for reliable economic partners. Owing to unstable political situation, the cooperation with Islamic countries seems increasingly promising.
Earlier such honorable guests as Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia Dato' Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Member of the House of Lords of the Great Britain Lord Nazir Ahmed, Member of the ruling family of Dubai UAE Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum, Member of the government of Bahrain, Member of the ruling family of Bahrain Hamad bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, Head of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) Bostjan Skalar, General Director of Dubai Islamic Bank Group Adnan Chilwan, President of Annual Investment Meeting Dawood Al Shezawi, Chief Financial Officer of the Islamic Development Bank Zamir Iqbal, Secretary Gereal of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) İhsan Övüt, General director of the European securities and markets authority Abdelkader Abdulla Almeani, Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Islamic Marketing Jonathan A.J. Wilson, Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov, Chairman of Vnesheconombank Sergey Gorkov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank Oleg Ganeev, also ambassadors of diplomatic missions, leadership of federal authorities, representatives of state corporations, international business and political communities have participated in KazanSummit.
Registration for the event is available on the official website www.kazansummit.ru.
See you at the «Russia – Islamic world: KazanSummit 2019»!