THE 2ND FORUM ON LOCAL DIPLOMACY AND REGIONAL COOPERATION IN TOURISM AND INVESTMENT
16-17 SEPTEMBER, 2025
TURKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN
ABOUT THE FORUM
The forum brings together businesses, development institutions, and government organizations from the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. The program is geared toward tangible outcomes: pilot contracts, memorandums of understanding (MoUs), localization launches, and joint R&D.
Why now: manufacturing relocation toward Asia; rising demand for green and digital solutions; pressing needs in infrastructure and agro-processing.
KARAVAN SARAY
Our Partners
HAMPTON BY HILTON
Forum Program
Wednesday, September 17
09:00 – 09:30
Participant registration
09:35 – 10:20
«Turkistan – a center of international cooperation on the Great Silk Road»
SPEAKERS:
- Welcome speech by the Akim (Governor) of Turkistan Region
- Welcome speech by the Secretary General of GAROK
- Welcome remarks by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the embassies of Central Asian countries, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
- Welcome speech by the Akim (Governor) of Turkistan Region
- Welcome speech by the Secretary General of GAROK
- Welcome remarks by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the embassies of Central Asian countries, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
10:20–11:00
LOCAL DIPLOMACY AS A BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- The role of regions in strengthening strategic partnerships
- Tools and mechanisms for interaction between regional administrations
- Study of best practices in institutionalizing interregional relations
- Tools and mechanisms for interaction between regional administrations
- Study of best practices in institutionalizing interregional relations
11:20 – 12:20
INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE REGIONS
- Presentations on investment opportunities of the Turkistan region
- Presentations from regions of Korea and Central Asia
- Industrial and agro-industrial zones, Special Economic Zones, logistics centers
- Potential for establishing joint ventures
- Presentations from regions of Korea and Central Asia
- Industrial and agro-industrial zones, Special Economic Zones, logistics centers
- Potential for establishing joint ventures
12:20 – 13:00
«AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION»
- Development of agro-industrial clusters and sustainable supply chains
- Application of Korean technologies in irrigation, agro-digitalization, and logistics
- Export potential of Kazakhstani agricultural products
- Application of Korean technologies in irrigation, agro-digitalization, and logistics
- Export potential of Kazakhstani agricultural products
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 15:10
«TOURISM»
- Turkestan as a center of cultural heritage of the Great Silk Road
- Development of medical tourism
- Branding of the region and export of tourism services
- Integration of tourist routes and digital marketing
- Development of medical tourism
- Branding of the region and export of tourism services
- Integration of tourist routes and digital marketing
15:10 – 16:00
«EDUCATIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE EXCHANGES, TRAINING OF NEXT-GENERATION LEADERS»
- Interregional internship and public servant training programs
- Joint university programs and youth exchanges
- Development of research and applied competencies in the regions
- Joint university programs and youth exchanges
- Development of research and applied competencies in the regions
16:00 – 17:00
MEETINGS IN A FREE FORMAT
«G2B» (Government to Business)
«B2B» (Business to Business)
«G2B» (Government to Business)
«B2B» (Business to Business)
17:00
Forum Closing
Photo of the Building:
Congress Hall
388, 160th Quarter, Turkistan,
Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan
Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan
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