Business program
16 September, Wednesday — day 1
Time
Format
Topic
Speaker
10:00–10:30
Opening of the exhibition official opening with official guests
11:00–11:40
Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
The furniture industry of Kazakhstan: trends and points of growth
Speaker
Karlygash Shiatolayemekh — Chair of the Board, Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
11:45–12:30
Talk
Beautiful does not mean convenient: how hotel design affects sales, reviews and revenue
Speaker
Larisa Zatsepilina — CEO of Hotel Staging at BRIGHT agency, consultant on hotel business efficiency
12:30–13:30
Talk
Topic to be announced
Speaker
speaker to be announced
14:00–15:00
Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
Furniture marketing and sales
Speaker
Nazym Bolat, Karlygash Shiatolayemekh
15:10–16:00
Presentation
MebelGo — a digital platform for ordering furniture in Kazakhstan: product presentation
Speaker
Dmitry Smirnov, Anton Vakhtin, Marat Sharipov
16:00–17:00
Debate
Healthy partnership or competition
Speaker
Karlygash Shiatolayemekh
moderator
Chair of the Board, Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
17 September, Thursday — day 2
Time
Format
Topic
Speaker
10:30–11:30
Presentation
MebelGo Club: what the professional community of future furniture makers looks like
Speaker
Dmitry Smirnov, Anton Vakhtin, Marat Sharipov
11:30–12:30
Presentation
Deal safety: how MebelGo protects both the client and the furniture maker
Speaker
Dmitry Smirnov, Anton Vakhtin, Marat Sharipov
12:30–13:10
Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
A billion without chaos
Speaker
Maksat Zhakeyev
13:10–14:00
Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
Staff and training for the industry
Speaker
Karlygash Shiatolayemekh
14:00–15:00
Talk
One brand — three countries: what goes wrong when a restaurant model moves to a new market
Speaker
Roman Mutnykh — Operations Director and Director of New Project Development, TanukiFamily Asia
15:00–16:00
Talk
Kazakh hospitality as a business model: from tradition to the modern hotel
Speaker
Dana Izbassarova
16:00–17:00
Talk
The hotel as a product: how to build a business that survives any crisis
Speaker
Larisa Zatsepilina — CEO of Hotel Staging at BRIGHT agency, consultant on hotel business efficiency
18 September, Friday — day 3
Time
Format
Topic
Speaker
10:30–11:30
Talk
Topic to be announced
Speaker
speaker to be announced
11:30–12:30
Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
Summing up the contests and naming the winner. Closing remarks
Speaker
Karlygash Shiatolayemekh — Chair of the Board, Guild of Furniture Makers of Kazakhstan
12:30–13:30
Talk
Topic to be announced
Speaker
speaker to be announced
13:30–14:30
Presentation of diplomas