AGENDA
of the Forum

Date: August 17-18, 2022
Venue: Khorog city, Educational center of SSB “Amonatbank”

August 16. Arrival of forum participants to the Khorog city.

Accommodation at the hotel

Day 1 – Wednesday

08:00 – 09:30

Visiting the exhibition of goods and products

09:30 – 10:00

Registration of Forum participants

10:00 – 10:10

Forum opening ceremony

Moderator: Deputy Chairwoman of the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan

10:10 – 10:20

A video presentation of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region: investment and tourism opportunities

10:20 – 10:35

Opening remark: Head of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

10:35 – 10:45

Opening remark: Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan

10:45-11:00

Opening remark: Minister of Industry and New Technologies

11:00 -11: 20

Speech of the development partners representative (TBC)

11:20 -11: 30

Speech of the development partners representatives (TBC)

11:30 -11 : 40 _

Speech of investment companies representatives

11:40 – 12:00

The speech of the “Pamirenergy” company’s director

 

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Working on panels

Panel 1: Attracting domestic and foreign investment to the economy of GBAO

Moderator: State Committee on Investments and State property management of the Republic of Tajikistan

13:30 – 15:30

● Ensuring a stable banking system and providing loans for the promotion of small and medium-sized businesses.

Speaker: management of SUE PEBT “Sanoatsodirotbank”.

● Presentation: Entrepreneurship and investment opportunities of GBAO

Speaker: head of the investment and property management department of GBAO

● Presentation: “Opportunities for the development of modern entrepreneurship and startups, assessment of existing foundations”.

Speaker: Director of the State Institution “Formation and Development of Entrepreneurship of Tajikistan”.

● Presentation of B2B portal (business to business)

Speaker: general director of SUE “Tojinvest” under the State Committee on Investments and State property management of the Republic of Tajikistan.

● Presentation: “Implementation mechanism of public and private sector partnership projects”

Speaker : Director of the state institution “Center of projects implementation of public-private partnership”

● Presentation by development partners (to be further determined)

● Presentation by representatives of the private sector

(to be further determined)

 

Questions and answers.

 

Panel 2: Development of the industrial and energy sectors in GBAO considering the declaration of 2022-2026 years as “Years of Industrial Development”

Moderator: – Ministry of Industry and New Technologies

13:30 – 15:30

● Rapid industrialization of the economy as a basis for the implementation of the fourth national goal in the GBAO.

Speaker: representative of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan

● Development of the energy sector and implementation of projects in the mentioned sector

Speaker: Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources.

● Presentation: “Free economic zone of Ishkoshim”

Speaker: Head of administration of the free economic zone “Ishkoshim”.

● The state of socio-economic development of the GBAO

Speaker: head of the department of economic development and trade of the state executive body of GBAO.

● Report from representative of development partners.

●Presentation by the representative of the Public Foundation “Entrepreneurship and Prosperity”

● Presentation by representatives of the private sector

(to be further determined)

 

Questions and answers

Panel 3: Opportunities for business development in the field of tourism and investments in the infrastructure of the industry

Moderator: Committee of Tourism Development

13:30 – 15:30

● Effective use of the tourism opportunities of the GBAO to attract more domestic and foreign tourists.

Speaker: representative of the Tourism Development Committee.

● Support of the tourism sector by development partners

Speaker:  development partners representative

● Presentation of the historical and cultural sites of GBAO

Speaker: representative of executive authorities of GBAO

● Development of eco-tourism, effective use of tourism opportunities in GBAO

Speaker: representative from the private sector of GBAO (to be specified)

● Development of medical and health tourism and investment attraction for resorts infrastructure in GBAO

Speaker: representative from the private sector of GBAO (to be specified)

 

Questions and answers

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:00

B2B meetings

1 7:00 – 18:00

Signing cooperation documents

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner (official) on behalf of the Chairman of GBAO with a cultural program

Day 2 – Thursday

09:00 – 12:00

Visiting industrial enterprises and historical and cultural sites of the Ministry of Defense (on a separate route)

Group 1

9:00 – 9:30

Visit to Public Foundation “Entrepreneurship and Prosperity” and introduction to its activities.

9:30 – 10:00

Visit to Pamir Eco-cultural Association and introduction to its activities.

10:00 – 10:45

Visit to the sub-zone of Ishkoshim free economic zone in Temi area of Khorug city

11:00 – 12:00

Visit to the museum of Nasir Khusrav in Porshinev rural community of Shugnon district

Group 2

9:00 – 9:30

Visit to production cooperative “Zindagi” and introduction to its activities

9:30 – 10:00

Visit to LLC “Shiri Kuhiston” and introduction to its activities

10:00 – 12:00

Visit to University of Central Asia and introduction to its activities

Group 3

8:00 – 18:00

Visit to the Garmchashma resort

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch at the National Teahouse

14:00

End of the Forum

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner

August 19, 2022 (Thursday)

08:00 – 10:00