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Nurlan is a devoted professional with more than 15 years of experience in education and business. He has founded companies that provide services in education, life-long learning, training, and consulting, and he has also managed positions in the field of higher education. Nurlan has earned an MSc in Economics from the Kazakh Agrotechnical University and has an undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Eurasian National University.

Alister Bartholomew has over 40 years of experience in education, holding senior positions in various prestigious academic institutions across the globe including England, Scotland, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Malaysia. For the past years he has also been involved in strategic development of schools, which includes serving as CEO, COO and Chief Education Officer and a Headmaster for the Dulwich, Haileybury, Tenby and GEMS Groups. Alister served as Regional Director for the Southeast Asia Region, overseeing the operations of Beaconhouse Schools across Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. He has also acted in a consultancy capacity for institutions including Marlborough and Yale.

Saltanat is an investment and finance professional with over 27 years of experience in banking and investment project portfolio management. She held managing positions in large private and national companies, such as Eurasian Bank JSC, Kazyna Capital Management JSC, Samruk-Energo JSC, Kazakh Invest National Company JSC, and Kazakhstan Engineering National Company JSC. Saltanat earned a degree in International Monetary and Financial Relations from the Kazakh State Academy of Management.

Asel has a rich background in marketing and communications paired with strategic management and policy-making on national and international scales. Asel holds an MBA from Asia School of Business established in collaboration with MIT Sloan (Kuala Lumpur – Boston), an MSc in International Political Economy from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and an Undergraduate Degree in International Relations from Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan).

Nurken has a strong international and national project management background, as well as nearly 16 years of experience in Kazakhstan's foreign affairs. In 2021, Nurken participated in the project establishing the first De Montfort University Kazakhstan campus in Almaty. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Ankara University in 2004 and a master’s degree from Harvard Kennedy School in 2022.

Since 2004, Dulat has amassed 18 years of experience in the construction industry. He was involved in several significant projects in Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, and Karaganda, having worked with international construction firms in the past. Dulat is a graduate of Dokuz Eyyul University (Izmir, Turkey).

Nurettin is an experienced professional builder and developer who has worked in the construction industry for 22 years. Over the course of his career, he was involved in various construction projects in Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Syria, and Ukraine. He earned a Civil Engineering Degree from Çukurova University in Adana, Turkey.

Ainura has 18 years of experience in various sectors of the economy, including banking, quasi-public and private sectors. Previously, she worked at Bank RBK JSC, SB Alfa-Bank JSC, AsiaCredit Bank JSC, Center for Entrepreneurship "Qoldaý" LLP, Kazkommerts Invest JSC, ASKA Expo Center LLP. She earned a finance degree from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Lyazzat is a devoted lawyer who accumulated 11 years of professional experience. She has worked in the judicial system, private companies, and the quasi- public sector at various points in her career. Graduated with a law degree from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.