November 22, 2022

III International Conference "Public Trust and Social Capital"

Dear colleagues!

AlmaU School of Politics and Law invites you to the III International Conference "Public Trust and Social Capital", which will be held in a hybrid format on December 12, 2022 at 10:00 Almaty time.

The discussion will be focused both on the existing opportunities for building constructive relations between state institutions and civil society, and on the problems that are currently hindering this process.

Prominent figures from academia, government, business, international organizations, NGOs and mass media will take part in the event as speakers and participants. This conference will be a unique platform for the exchange of opinions, knowledge and advanced experience.

You can contact the e-mail address rim.abdulin@almau.edu.kz (Abdullin Rim Berikbolsynovich, Academic Dean of the School of Politics and Law) for the opportunity to make a speech.

Registration to the conference

«Public Trust and Social Capital»

Date: December 12, 2022

Time: 10.00–15.00

Venue: Almaty Management University, Panorama Hall, 6 floor.

Format: hybrid (offline/online)

Working languages: Kazakh, Russian and English (synchronous translation in 3 languages)

Registration link: https://rb.gy/8tdx5i

We are glad to welcome you to the presentation of the “Senim” book’s translation – “Trust” by Francis Fukuyama is now available in Kazakh

PLENARY SESSION I – Crisis of public trust in times of global turbulence and Kazakhstan's agenda Moderator – Gulnara Kurenkeyeva, Rector of Almaty Management University
09:15-10:00	Registration
10:00-10:05	Conference’s openning ceremony Gulnara Kurenkeyeva, Rector of AlmaU
10:05-10:15	Bakytzhan Sarkeev Vice-Rector on Science at AlmaU *Presentation of the research results on “The public trust level in Kazakhstan” (in Kazakh)*
10:15-10.25	Leonid Gurevich Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of Sociology. President of “BISAM Central Asia” *The methodology of a study assessing the level of public trust*
10:25-10:35	Alikhan Baimenov (online) Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub
10:35-10:45	Talgat Narikbayev Chairman of the Board of the M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University
10:45-10:55	Miras Daulenov President of Narxoz University
10:55-11.05	Gulmira Ileuova President of the Center for Social and Political Studies “Strategy”
11:05-11:30	Questions, discussion
11:30-12:00	Coffee break

PLENARY SESSION II – Social capital as a tool to reduce social inequality and increase public trust Moderator – Danial Saari, Head of the Political Studies Center, School of Policy and Law
12:00-12:10	Aiman Kazybayeva Head of the Neuromanagement and Neuromarketing Lab, Dean of the School of Management at AlmaU *Presentation of the research results on “What do Kazakhstan people feel about Qantar?”*
12.10-12.20	Askar Nursha (online) Advisor to the Director of the KazISS under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan *“Political reforms as a guarantee of public trust”*
12:20-12:30	William Seitz Senior economist, World Bank in Central Asia *World Bank’s «Listening to Kazakhstan» project*
12:30-12:40	Nygmet Ibadildin Head of the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences at KIMEP University *“Trust, loyalty and the state in Kazakhstan”*
12:40-12:50	Rakhim Oshakbayev (online) Director of the TALAP center for applied research
12.50-13.00	Gulnar Asanbayeva (online) Regional Coordinator of the Internews Network program *"Media and information literacy to increase trust and solidarity”*
13:00-13:10	Dina Sharipova (online) Associate professor at Nazarbayev University
13:20-13:30	The presentation of Francis Fukuyama’s “Trust” translation in Kazakh – “Senim” Nazgul Kozhabek Chief editor of the «Steppe and World» publishing house *About the history of the book translation issue*
13:30-13:40	Balgyn Adilbai «Steppe and World» publishing house *About “Senim” book*
13:40-14:00	Questions, discussion
14.00-14.10	Gulnara Kurenkeyeva Rector of AlmaU *“Closing remarks, announcement of the conference resolution”*
14:10-15.00	Buffet for guests Opinion exchange, discussion of the conference results

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III International Conference "Public Trust and Social Capital"