Business Programme
SCALEX Astana
SCALEX Astana
The SCALEX Astana forum is traditionally accompanied by an extensive business programme featuring themed sessions, workshops and expert events.
The programme brings together international and industry experts as speakers and participants, who share practical experience, up-to-date insights and professional expertise.
The business programme may be extended or amended. Follow updates on the forum's official website.
The programme brings together international and industry experts as speakers and participants, who share practical experience, up-to-date insights and professional expertise.
The business programme may be extended or amended. Follow updates on the forum's official website.
Scalex Astana
9 June 2027 │ Day 1
11:30 – 11:45
Forum opening
SCALEX Astana: new opportunities for logistics and Middle Corridor supply chains
11:45 – 13:15
The Middle Corridor: new routes, new cargo, new markets
— Kazakhstan as Central Asia's transport hub: is the market ready for growing cargo flows?
— Rail + road + the Caspian: how to make the Middle Corridor truly multimodal
— Rail + road + the Caspian: how to make the Middle Corridor truly multimodal
14:00 – 15:30
Middle Corridor logistics: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and new markets
— New transport infrastructure in Central Asia: projects, investment and bottlenecks
— The investment model: which projects need financing today?
— How to finance logistics hubs, transport infrastructure and fleet renewal
— The investment model: which projects need financing today?
— How to finance logistics hubs, transport infrastructure and fleet renewal
15:30 – 17:00
Cargo owners speak: what business needs from logistics today
— Logistics costs, toll roads and administrative barriers
— New cargo flows: which industries will drive logistics demand in Central Asia
— Where cargo gets stuck: the main bottlenecks of the Middle Corridor
— New cargo flows: which industries will drive logistics demand in Central Asia
— Where cargo gets stuck: the main bottlenecks of the Middle Corridor
10 June 2027 │ Day 2
10:30 – 12:00
Transit or domestic economy: how Kazakhstan can profit from cargo flows without squeezing out local business
— Balancing transit, export and domestic cargo;
— Guaranteed access for Kazakhstani shippers to infrastructure;
— Transparent allocation of capacity;
— Creating added value inside the country.
— Guaranteed access for Kazakhstani shippers to infrastructure;
— Transparent allocation of capacity;
— Creating added value inside the country.
12:15 – 13:00
Digital logistics: data-driven supply management
— A single information environment for the cargo owner, warehouse and logistics operator;
— Smart Cargo and the digital shipment passport: from separate documents to one digital chain;
— Navigation seals: how control over international transport changes without extra stops
— Smart Cargo and the digital shipment passport: from separate documents to one digital chain;
— Navigation seals: how control over international transport changes without extra stops
13:10 – 14:00
AI in logistics: which solutions are genuinely ready for deployment in 2027
— Predicting delays and arrival times
— Automatic rerouting in case of disruptions
— Data-driven demand forecasting and inventory management
— Where the system can decide, and where human responsibility must remain
— Automatic rerouting in case of disruptions
— Data-driven demand forecasting and inventory management
— Where the system can decide, and where human responsibility must remain
14:00 – 15:00
Aviation in Central Asia's new logistics architecture
— Air Cargo Central Asia: market growth and the need for new fleet
— The airport as a logistics hub: cargo, e-commerce and multimodal transport
— Eurasia's new logistics hub: the role of unmanned technologies in Alatau City
— The airport as a logistics hub: cargo, e-commerce and multimodal transport
— Eurasia's new logistics hub: the role of unmanned technologies in Alatau City
15:15 – 17:30
SEZs, industrial zones and logistics clusters: entry conditions for investors
— Ready infrastructure, land plots and connection to transport networks
— Tax and customs preferences, state in-kind grants and other support measures
— Where to locate warehousing, production and service projects
— Cluster specialisation: how to choose a site for a specific business model
— Tax and customs preferences, state in-kind grants and other support measures
— Where to locate warehousing, production and service projects
— Cluster specialisation: how to choose a site for a specific business model
17:00 – 18:00
Official closing ceremony
Summing up. Closing of the forum.
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