Astana Keynote Speaker
James Taylor is a motivational keynote speaker, writer, and entrepreneur, highly passionate to offer advice to individuals and organizations on how to design creative businesses. With a prestigious MBA in international business and a fellowship at the Royal Society of Arts (an institution whose past notable members include notable personalities such as Nelson Mandela and Benjamin Franklin), James is travelling everywhere the world, from Astana to Singapore, staging insightful, educative, but also humorous keynote speeches to a large variety of audiences coming from different industries.
During the past twenty years he delivered keynote presentations in the United States, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Besides offering advice to world-famous companies such as Sony, Yamaha, Apple, Bertelsmann and Johnson and Johnson, James also engaged in one-on-one coaching, teaching numerous corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, writers and music artists how to increase their creative potential, speed up innovation, and deal with the changes contemporary societies face. A world-famous expert in creativity, innovation, artificial intelligence, marketing and leadership, James has been featured in many media outlets. Recently, he was also the subject of a 30 minutes BBC documentary focused on his life and innovative career as a writer, entrepreneur and inspirational keynote speaker.
Related Topics: Sustainability, Future Trends, Diversity And Inclusion
Other Programs:
Virtual Keynote
Virtual Emcee
Virtual Workshops
Hologram Keynote
Corporate Workshops
Past Clients Include:
CONFERENCE CENTRE VENUES
Astana, Kazakhstan has many excellent conference centers and facilities, including:
Coworking Multispace, on Tauelsizdik Ave.
Traditional, on Turan Ave.
Korme Exhibition Cenre, on Nurzhol Blvd.
Diplomat Hotel & Business Centre, on Dinmukhamed Qonayev St.
The Ritz-Carlton, on Dostyk St.
Radisson Hotel, on Saryarka Ave.
GENERAL INFORMATION
General Information about Astana for Meeting Planners and Event Professionals
With a population of over one million inhabitants, Astana is the capital and the second largest city of Kazakhstan, after Almaty. Located on the banks of the Ishim River, Astana is one of the most modern cities in Central Asia and is the seat of many national institutions, such as the Government, the Parliament, and the Supreme Court. It is a major commercial, financial, industrial and economic centre, with particular strengths in trading, industrial production, transportations, communications, constructions, food production and mechanical engineering. Some of the largest companies headquartered in the city include the KazMunayGaz, Kazatomprom, Kazpost, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Samruk Kazhyna, Kazakhtelecom, KEGOC and KazTransOil. Astana is also a major tourist destination, famous for landmarks such as the Baiterek Tower, a 97 metres tall futuristic building, the Palace of Independence, where most of the political and business meeting are taking place, the Hazret Sultan Mosque, the largest mosque in Kazakhstan, and the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, an imposing palace offering breathtaking panoramic views of the city. Astana is also renowned as an educational and cultural centre, housing excellent universities such as the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University and Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade, as well as great museums like the New National Museum of Kazakhstan and the Atameken Map of Kazakhstan.
The City as a Conference Destination
Astana is a growing destination for conferences and conventions, including major events such as: the Astana Global Conference on Primary Health Care, an established annual event organized by the Government of Kazakhstan in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF, and focused on affordable and accessible health services, policies, actions, and resources from all health sectors; the Blockchain Conference Astana (B Conference), which brings together representatives of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency industries from all around the world; and the Caspian Technical Conference and Exhibition (CTCE), hosting a wide range of high-profile international speakers and participants from the biggest oil and gas companies and consortia in the Caspian region.
Astana Food Options for Conference Delegates
While you are attending a business conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, a few local restaurants to experience include: the Black Duck Astana (+7 717 299 9599), an amazing restaurant serving a large selection of delicious dishes and offering a great ambiance, service, as well as a karaoke VIP lounge; Pane & Vino (+7 717 272 9603), an excellent Italian restaurant in the heart of Astana serving very fresh products such as carpaccio and roast-beef in a cozy atmosphere accompanied by live piano bar music; the Line Brew Astana (+7 701 155 1322), a modern steak house with great dishes and selected beers; and the Saksaul Kazakhstani Restaurant (+7 717 247 5959), one of the best locales where you can try the authentic local cuisine including meat dishes, warm salads and vegetable dishes.
Astana Attractions for Convention Attendees
There are a number of highly rated tourist attractions that you can visit after your business conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, including: the Baiterek Tower, a huge modern iconic monument built in 1997 and also functioning as an observation tower offering fantastic panoramic views of the city; the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, a 77-metre-high pyramid-shaped building considered to be one of the main cultural center of Astana; the Nur-Astana Mosque, a contemporary mosque with gilded domes and colorful interiors, and the third largest mosque in Central Asia; and the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a modern museum opened in 2014 and featuring exhibits on the history and culture of Kazakhstan.
