Julian Treasure, one of the world’s most recognized TED speakers, will teach advanced communication techniques that influence teams, clients, partners, and markets:

• How to build trust with your voice
• Why silence is a powerful negotiation tool
• How voice impacts personal brand and leadership
• Techniques that transform meeting outcomes

YPO CONNECTION SESSION: BUSINESS WITHOUT BORDERS

Interactive networking format

Goal: To build meaningful business relationships and unlock new opportunities through live interaction with YPO members and Forum participants.

• Themed tables by industry or interest
• Each table moderated by an experienced entrepreneur or expert
• Informal atmosphere fostering valuable business connections

Format: Club-to-club meetings:
Participants are divided into groups by business club, industry, or region.

Each group discusses:

• Current trends and challenges in their industries
• Potential joint projects, collaborations, and investment opportunities
• A pool of ideas for joint work

Format: Public panel discussion with the country’s leading entrepreneurs.

Guiding Question: “What is the main change you expect in Kazakhstan or in your business in 2026?”

• This could be a trend, a risk, an opportunity, or a personal focus.
• The idea: to showcase the vision of leaders for the near future.

Format: 90 minutes | Mastermind + Interactive

Leadership systems that work in your absence

• How to create a culture where decisions are made based on principles, not orders
• Building a team that sustains motivation and values even after your departure
• Cases from Priceline, uBid, and other companies with $10B+ turnover

Technologies for building an “ownership culture”

• How to implement co-ownership principles without giving away equity
• Inspiring teams not with fear, but with shared meaning

Leader as a magnet, not a manager

• Becoming a visionary rather than just a manager
• Retaining top talent in a world of global competition

Venue: Almaty Theatre, 30 Al-Farabi Ave.

• The ballet “Sacred Dances”, staged at Astana Ballet, was nominated for the international prize Benois de la Danse 2023.
• A three-part performance inspired by rituals and cultural memory.
• Powerful musical rhythms, expressive costumes, and the mastery of Astana Ballet’s artists create an atmosphere that immerses the audience in the world of sacred dance, allowing them to experience a profound unity with the storyline — a journey across times and cultures.

Format: Closed dinner for YPO members and Platinum guests.

Goal: Networking without ties — a space to discuss new business models, strategies, and partnerships.
Guests: Company founders, venture investors, global visionaries.

Format: Panel Discussion


Redefining the Future: Global Megatrends That Will Change the World

Какие технологии, бизнес-модели и экономические изменения определяют ландшафт бизнеса в ближайшие 5–10 лет?

How to close major deals and win negotiations.


In this session, you will learn:

• How to scale your business and team rapidly
• Why slow companies die
• How to expand into international markets without millions

Julian Treasure is a globally recognized authority on communication, negotiation, and the power of the human voice. He trains leaders, top executives, and entrepreneurs to speak in ways that ensure they are truly heard — in business, on stage, in negotiations, and in life.

• He trains leaders, top executives, and entrepreneurs to speak in a way that ensures they are truly heard — in business, on stage, in negotiations, and in life.

How did a dream of digital entertainment grow into one of the most influential companies in the history of video games?

Trip Hawkins will share how entrepreneurial thinking, passion for technology, and belief in creativity can transform an entire industry.

How technology is shaping the future of Kazakhstan’s automotive sector
Can advanced solutions be integrated into local production and services in the coming years?
How Kazakhstan can become part of the global innovation chain

Key Question: What separates entrepreneurs who create the future from those who remain in the past?

You will learn:

• Which global trends will define business over the next 10 years
• How to leverage technologies — from AI to longevity — for massive growth
• Why old ways of thinking no longer work
• How to become an entrepreneur capable of changing not only markets, but also the course of history

Format: Closed gala dinner in a luxury venue with a limited number of guests and live performances by stage stars.

Goal: Networking without ties — discussing new business models, strategies, and partnerships over a glass of wine.

Guests: VIP Forum participants, venture investors, Forum speakers, and global visionaries.

Format: Practical case study + role-play negotiations

• How AI transforms spaces and human behavior
• Technologies reshaping offices, housing, retail, and logistics
• How entrepreneurs and governments are building sustainable and intelligent cities

This session is about the future being designed right now.

Format: Case Study + Discussion

The future of delivery, warehouse logistics, and supply chains.

How robotics, vertical farming, and biotechnology are transforming food production.
The future of sustainable and scalable agriculture driven by genetic engineering

Format: Panel Discussion + Motivational Session

Championship is not talent — it is character. Training, setbacks, defeats, and resilience are the same challenges that great athletes face — and entrepreneurs go through as well.

Format: Open conversation with leading restaurateurs and investors on which business models, packaging, and metrics truly attract capital. Real case studies — from launch to scaling. What must be demonstrated to make a business investment-attractive? How to avoid the most common mistakes?


What differentiates entrepreneurs whose businesses grow exponentially from those stuck in operations

A must-have session for entrepreneurs who want to grow and scale their companies

Experts analyze trends and provide forecasts for the sectors with the highest profitability potential.

Renowned expert in business systematization, venture investor, and M&A specialist

Format: Masterclass + Case Study
How to free top management from routine and scale the company effectively.

How do you create a global brand in a new industry? Trip Hawkins, Founder of Electronic Arts, will share leadership and mindset strategies that help launch products with audiences in the billions.

Format: Interview with key questions:

«Growth that kills: when the team cannot keep up”
“Franchise, investor, partner — how not to lose your soul”
“You’re in the red zone: business depends on your health”

Format: Panel Discussion + Q&A

How the role of lawyers is evolving in the context of global transformation
Why today’s corporate counsel must go beyond compliance and act as strategic business navigators
Legal support in an era of sanctions, ESG pressures, digitalization, and increasing regulatory demands

Format: Interview with key questions:

“Growth that kills: when the team cannot keep up”
“Franchise, investor, partner — how not to lose your soul”
“You’re in the red zone: when business depends on your health”

Format: Interview with key questions:

“Fire or inspire: the tough conversations every CEO faces”
“Failures of the year: the most expensive mistakes that made us stronger”
“It was scary — but I did it: the decisions that changed everything”

The future belongs to those who can lead themselves. 2026 is not just another stage of digitalization and innovation — it is a test of personal leadership: emotional intelligence, resilience, discipline, and depth.

In his inspiring keynote, Robin Sharma, bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The 5AM Club, will reveal how entrepreneurs and leaders can prepare themselves for the era of chaos, AI, and constant change:

• How to stay focused when everything around is unstable
• How to build inner strength to lead others
• Why inner calm is the new competitive strategy
• Why inner calm is the new competitive strategy
• How to combine high productivity with deep meaning

Format: Masterclass + Case Study


How companies grow into global corporations — and what mistakes prevent them from reaching success.

Kazakhstan’s financial system is undergoing a profound transformation — driven by global challenges, regional instability, and rapid technological progress. What lies ahead? What are the priorities for regulators, banks, investors, and fintech companies?

At this panel session, participants will discuss the key directions shaping the future of the financial sector: digitalization, resilience, regulation, investment attraction, and Kazakhstan’s role in the global financial architecture. Special attention will be given to the collaboration between the private and public sectors, the emergence of new financial products, and policy-making in times of turbulence.

How do you build a company loved by millions?
 Uri Levine — the visionary behind Waze, Moovit, Here and other unicorns — will explain why entrepreneurs must fall in love with problems, not solutions. And how this mindset leads to billion-dollar ideas.

Format: Masterclass

How to form powerful teams that drive a company forward and create a winning corporate culture.

Format: Interview with top CEOs

How CEOs and entrepreneurs adapt to crises, lead people, and transform industries.

In this masterclass, you will learn:

Where real effectiveness starts — not in theory, but in practice

Which mental patterns prevent you from scaling

The future of education: how technology and AI are transforming approaches to learning, skills, and careers.

How can you break into the global film agenda? How do you produce stories that international platforms are eager to buy? How can ambitious creative projects attract large-scale financing?

Max Howard, who worked on The Lion King, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Space Jam, will share how to enter the global market. Together with industry experts, he will discuss the modern film economy, emerging trends, and new opportunities for investors and creators.

Format: Discussion + Case Studies

What if the main market of the coming years is not IT, but energy?

Next-generation nuclear technologies, clean energy, and ClimateTech are already real markets attracting investors and entrepreneurs. In this session, Liz Muller, Co-Founder of Deep Fission and expert in new energy, will share how businesses can profit from the next global trend.

Format: Discussion + Q&A

AI and exponential technologies are radically rewriting the rules of the game. What strategies and skills do leaders need to transform their businesses and remain relevant in conditions of constant uncertainty?

Marketing is entering a new era — driven by artificial intelligence, deep insights into consumer behavior, and total personalization.

Igor Mann — one of the most quoted marketers in the CIS and a bestselling author — will share how to leverage AI, psychology, and emerging trends to launch hyper-targeted campaigns and accelerate sales growth.

Format: Panel Discussion
Innovations in health and fitness that open new horizons for business.

Why do some ideas conquer the world while others remain in the shadows? From a Hollywood pitch to a business presentation, the principles remain universal.

Format: Masterclass + Case Study


How online commerce is evolving and what marketplaces and retailers need to do to scale effectively.

Artificial intelligence is radically transforming education. Over the next three years, EdTech will undergo a complete transformation. How can businesses and experts harness AI to create, scale, and monetize next-generation educational products?

At this masterclass, one of the most renowned marketers in the CIS, Igor Mann, will share how to turn marketing into the main driver of your business growth.

Participants will learn:

• Which tools are effective in 2026, and which ones should be left behind
• How to build a marketing system that delivers consistent results
• Where clients are lost and how to increase conversion without raising the budget

Access will be granted to only 50 guests for this intimate autograph session, where you will be able to:

• Receive a personalized autograph on Robin’s book
• Take a memorable photo together
• Have a personal conversation in an atmosphere of trust and inspiration
• Hear a short personal message from Robin created especially for the participants

Format: Interview with key questions:

• “From a local player to a national leader”
• “How to think not in 3 months, but in 5 years”
• “Scale is not only about money, but also about impact”

Format: Interview + Case Analysis

• Where delegation ends and control begins
• The most expensive mistake in a career
• What a CEO does in the morning when everything is on fire