Team

  • Denis Stepantsev
    Chairperson of the Association Council
    More than 10 years of experience in communications with government agencies. Advanced training in business communications at SKOLKOVO. Advanced training in government relations at MGIMO.
  • Narine Mikaelyan
    Managing Director
    Issues of communication with state authorities. Work on legislation.
    5 years of experience working in the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Member of the Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan. Member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Chairman of the Association of Armenian Cultural Centres of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘Nairi’. Member of the Amanat party. Member of the Republican Mediation Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.
  • Irina Tyugina
    Chief Executive Officer
    Representing the interests of private entrepreneurship in government bodies. Strengthening the role and powers of business associations. E-commerce issues.
    More than 20 years of practical experience in representing and protecting the rights of entrepreneurs from the position of the Astana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association for the Protection of Entrepreneurs' Rights, and the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘Atameken’. Direct participation in the establishment and development of the NCE RK ‘Atameken’.
    Research and analytical work in the non-profit sector and business associations. Consulting experience in the field of legislative regulation of private entrepreneurship, including industry-specific legislation.
  • Manshuk Kiyabaeva
    Советник Председателя
    Issues of legal support for e-commerce and trade. Over 20 years of experience in supporting and developing remote business services and providing online services to customers.
  • Zhanar Mugalova
    Advisor to the Chairperson on Information Security
    Interaction with government agencies on cybersecurity issues. Over 25 years of service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Extensive experience in interacting with international organisations, including representing the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues related to combating cybercrime in the Council of Europe and the United Nations.
  • Mira Kuderinova
    Advisor to the Chairperson
    Interaction with government agencies. Over 6 years of experience in GR. Master's degree in Political Science (Moscow, Russia, Turin, Italy). Advanced training at MGIMO.
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