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SUMMARY:The Rise of Uzbekistan and Central Asia: The Great Game 2.0
DESCRIPTION:Two hundred years ago\, Britain and Russia competed for terri
 tory and influence over Central Asia in the “Great Game.” Today the g
 ame is back\, with China\, Russia\, the United States\, Europe\, and the 
 Gulf states competing for access to the region's trade corridors\, energy
  reserves\, uranium\, and critical minerals.\n\n \n\nThis time\, however\
 , the five nations of the region\, Kazakhstan\, Uzbekistan\, Turkmenistan
 \, Kyrgyzstan\, and Tajikistan\, together home to 83 million people\, are
  the active players rather than the chessboard.\n\n \n\nCentral Asia has 
 entered the world stage in a serious way. Kazakhstan is the world's leadi
 ng uranium producer. Uzbekistan is the top seller of gold globally and\, 
 since opening its borders and media in 2017\, has pushed through rapid ec
 onomic reforms\, including a $604 million London IPO for its national inv
 estment fund\, UzNIF. Between 2023 and 2025\, the region hosted its first
 -ever summits with the leaders of China\, the EU\, and the US\, and the S
 ilk Road is being rebuilt as the modern “Middle Corridor.” The region
  is also producing its own global brands\, from SAG carpets to Kaspi.kz\,
  the fintech superapp used across the region.\n\n \n\nIn this talk\, Sayy
 ora Ayupova\, Independent Board Director and CEO of Montfort Eurasia\, wi
 ll map out this new round of the Great Game\, drawing on her professional
  experience inside Uzbekistan's boardrooms\, and her family's 150-year hi
 story crossing this same terrain across five generations. The conversatio
 n will be moderated by Karine Hirn\, Partner and Co-founder of East Capit
 al Group.\n\n \n\nThis event is part of the Nardone Family Seminar Series
  at the Center for Emerging Markets. Registration is required to receive 
 the link to this online event.\n\nREGISTER\n\n \n\nAbout Sayyora Apuyova 
 and Karine Hirn\n\nSayyora Apuyova is an independent board director and C
 EO of Montfort Eurasia\, with 29 years of executive and corporate-governa
 nce experience across Central Asia\, Russia\, Türkiye and the Caucasus i
 n the FMCG\, banking and agro sectors.
LOCATION:United States
URL:https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/the-rise-of-uzbekistan-and-ce
 ntral-asia-the-great-game-20
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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