since 2018
Consulting
Project development, raising private and public finance, and stimulating regional investment activity on the instructions of local authorities.
Olzhas Ryskeldi
Founder and director of SABR
PhD (Economics) MBA, The University of Edinburgh MSc in Finance PMP
Vice-President of the Union of Project Managers of Kazakhstan. Corresponding member of the International Academy of Informatization. Member of the State Attestation Commission of M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University, and visiting professor on MBA and EMBA programmes.
National coordinator for digitalisation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Kazakhstan. National expert of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Head of the Asia department of the national company Kazakh Invest. Director of the Kazakhstan–China Technology Transfer Centre. Adviser on investment to the Akim of Pavlodar Region.
01 / Biography
Experience
2023–2024
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
National expert on the formation of the National Business Agenda in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
2021–2022
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
National coordinator of the project on the use of digital technology in agriculture, and national liaison consultant.
2017–2018
Kazakh Invest national company
Head of the Asia department at head office, regional director, and freelance adviser on investment to the Akim of Pavlodar Region.
2015–2017
Investment Promotion Agency LLP
Director of the strategic development department. Development of strategies to attract investment to Pavlodar Region, 2016 and 2017.
2014–2015
National Agency for Technological Development JSC
General representative in China, director of the Kazakhstan–China Technology Transfer Centre. Initiated the creation of the Centre, which was founded during a meeting of the presidents of Kazakhstan and the PRC.
2012–2013
State Annuity Company
Manager.
2008–2009
Digital Kazakhstan, Beijing
Journalist.
Founder and co-investor in projects in IT, healthcare, food production and agriculture.
02 / Credentials
Education
2020–2025
PhD in Economics
Toraighyrov University
Thesis: “Investment strategies for the digitalisation of agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. Supervisor — Prof. V. P. Shelomentseva. Research placement — Acad. A. F. Tsekhovoy.
2018–2020
MBA
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2015–2017
MSc in Finance
Pavlodar State University
2010–2014
BSc in Finance
Pavlodar State University
2006–2010
Chinese language
Beihang University
03 / Credentials
Qualifications and certificates
PMP
Project Management Professional
PMI® PMBOK® Guide 7th Edition methodology; Union of Project Managers of Kazakhstan.
Certificate
Trade Rules, Sustainable Development and the Law
University of Cambridge.
Certificate
Knowledge Capitalization: Methodology for Gathering, Analyzing, and Achieving Social Benefits
United Nations.
04 / Credentials
Languages
Kazakh and Russian — native level.
English — IELTS 6 (Upper-Intermediate), 2020.
Chinese — HSK, level 7 of 8, 2008.
05 / Activity
Academic and public activity
- Member of the State Attestation Commission of M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University. Over four years he reviewed more than 50 business plans per semester.
- Visiting professor on MBA and EMBA programmes.
- Trainer in investment promotion for national companies and regional authorities.
- Corresponding member of the International Academy of Informatization and a research fellow of the IAI.
- Member of the Presidium and Vice-President of the Union of Project Managers of Kazakhstan.
- Member of the board of trustees of the Samal rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities, since 2023.
- Member of the board of trustees of the Best for Kids charitable foundation, 2013–2022.
06 / Research
Research publications
The subject is investment in the digitalisation of Kazakhstan’s agriculture. Five publications: two in journals on the CQASE list, one in a Scopus-indexed publication, and two in international conference proceedings.
Journals on the CQASE list of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1
Adaptation of the international experience of digitalization of the AIC
// Problems of AgriMarket. 2023. No. 1. Pp. 32–40.
DOI: 10.46666/2023-1.2708-9991.03
Co-authors: V. Shelomentseva, A. Narynbayeva
2
Prospects and problems of the digitalisation of agriculture
// Bulletin of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2023. No. 1. Pp. 395–410.
DOI: 10.32014/2023.2518-1467.447
Co-authors: V. Shelomentseva, M. Mirkovic, A. Nurgaliyeva, B. Quantqan
Scopus index
3
Economics of Digital Tools in Kazakh Agriculture
// International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies. ISSN 2617-6548. 2024. Vol. 7 (2). P. 92–106.
DOI: 10.53894/ijirss.v7i2.2629
Co-authors: V. Shelomentseva, M. Mirkovic
International research conferences
4
The economic effect of investing in the digitalisation of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan
// XXI Satpayev Readings. 2021. No. 1. Pp. 253–260. No co-authors
5
Restoring Kazakhstan’s soils through digitalisation and new technology. A technical and economic analysis
// Problems of food security: proceedings of an international research and practice conference. 2023.
Co-authors: G. Iskakova, V. Shelomentseva, A. Narynbayeva
Letters of recommendation and original education documents are available on request.
07 / Contact
Contact directly
Questions about a project, invitations to speak and academic enquiries — to the direct address.
Email: o.ryskeldi@sabr.asia
WhatsApp: +7 701 817 6109
Telephone: +7 701 817 6109
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