Coming from The Netherlands, I live and work in Kazakhstan since 2004. During this time, I have held executive positions in the educational sector (including KBTU, KIMEP University and Narxoz University) and in international companies in Kazakhstan (Pricewaterhouse Coopers and AIG insurance).

I provide leadership in restructuring organisations towards international standards, amongst others through setting up international educational franchise programmes, such as the London School of Economics (LSE) franchise at KBTU in 2005 and the Coventry University, UK, franchise at Narxoz University in 2015.

Also I am assigned by investors to lead multidisciplinary teams in developing and launching new educational institutes focused on up-to-date skills and ready for the digital era, such as Almaty College of Innovation and Technology.

As a member of the Almaty IT Council, chaired by the Akim of Almaty City, Mr. Sagintayev, I contribute to the development of the Digital Economy in Almaty City.

E-mail: ronald.voogdt@innovision.kz
Mobile: +7 701 760 8095

As a high-level banking executive, I have more than 20 years of diversified experience acquired in the world's leading banks: in the headquarters of ING Bank NV and MeesPierson in The Netherlands, as Deputy Chairperson of the Management Boards of Citibank Kazakhstan and HSBC Kazakhstan, as well as in JSC Tesnabank and JSC Kazkommertsbank.

I have a successful track-record of international landmark transactions in structured lending, international capital markets, M&A transactions, advisory, commodity finance, hedging, etc. I was involved in strategic and operational management, compliance and regulatory matters, supervised business development with top-tier corporate clients and with SMEs, departments in charge of development of banking products and methodology.

Recently I am involved in several projects focuses in enabling financial institutions to transform to digital banking and FINTECH services. My role is to lead these projects from a banking perspective to ensure the effective transformation of the organization in line with the new strategies, business models and digital platforms.

As a member of the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) Kazakhstan Chapter, I contribute to the improvement of the business climate in Kazakhstan

E-mail: aigul.djai@innovision.kz
Mobile: +7 701 723 4250

My professional background includes more than 18 years of the banking career including executive position in the cards business in large banks whereby the projects were conducted jointly with international payment systems as Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay International. I have diverse knowledge of all aspects of the banking cards business, includingstrategy and product lines for retail business (card issuing), small and medium business (acquiring) as well as marketing (sales) and risk management (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards).

I have built a long-standing experience in project management as a result of my leadership roles in complex integrational IT projects such as integration of transaction, accounting and CRM systems, risk management systems and call-centers.

In addition, the specialised degree of Master of Science in Psychology allows me to be an efficient manager, mediator and consultant. It also provides me with efficient tools for individual coaching of line managers, their motivation and human resources management.

E-mail: balzhan.baisheva@innovision.kz
Mobile: + 7 777 370 5011

I am from Estonia. Graduate of University of Tallinn and, later, of Strasbourg. My major is Public Administration.

Since 2003 I am an expert in education. I specialize in online education, e-learning.

• I was coordinating a project whereby we have launched a blended (online + offline) MA program for a Finish and an Estonian university
• With my team I have created a online learning platform, virtual university for the Narxoz University, where more than 1500 students study fully only
• My clients are or have been such Kazakh companies as AB Restaurants, Ordamed, BI Group и Kazakh Atomic University, Magnum retail chain.

I am experienced in developing face-to-face, online and blended courses. Took part in creating whole BA and MA programs using different e-learning tools. Set up learning management systems and transformed internal training systems from offline to online in several major companies. I train people on how to create engaging instructional videos, how to create online courses in LMSs, how to create learning outputs' focused training and course plans.

In 2019-20 I worked for two major Kazakh IT companies - BTS Digital and DAR Global, where I was developing commercial and social EdTech applications.

E-mail: erik.sootla@innovision.kz
Mobile: +7 701 795 3233

I have obtained LLB and LLM degrees in KIMEP University majoring in jurisprudence and international law. My educational track includes exchange and summer school programs in Tilburg University (The Netherlands), Beijing Foreign Studies University (PRC), KAZGUU (Kazakhstan) and other programs.

During the university times, I actively participated and took leadership in preparation of student teams to participate in major intellectual competitions in Washington DC, Florida, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Additionally, I have experience in obtaining sponsorship of the student competitions and other extra-curricular initiatives of students.

On my own time, I strive to contribute to human development of the young generation by providing mentorship for youngsters in project management within Impact HUB Almaty, training students on time-management (Nazarbayev University, KIMEP University, Akhmet Yassawi University, KRMU, Caspian University).

E-mail: info@innovision.kz
Mobile: +7 778 001 5765