Format: Discussion co-organised with the Eurasia Critical Minerals Organisation

While global interest in the five Central Asian nations is rising, Kazakhstan remains the region’s clear leader. With an estimated $46 trillion in untapped mineral wealth —including 40% of global uranium reserves and major deposits of bauxite and copper—Kazakhstan is attracting unprecedented attention from the US, UK, EU, China, Japan and South Korea.

Yet the era of simply exporting raw materials is ending. For Kazakhstan and its neighbours to become industrial powerhouses, several key questions must be addressed:

• How can Kazakhstan turn non-binding agreements into financeable, high-tech infrastructure projects?
• What reforms and investments are needed to build domestic processing capacity for rare earth elements and battery-grade materials?
• How can Kazakhstan’s multi-vector foreign policy protect national interests while balancing East and West?

Join experts invited by the Eurasia Critical Minerals Organisation as we move beyond the hype around mineral wealth and examine the practical steps—through policy reform, Middle Corridor logistics, and deep-processing partnerships—that can secure Kazakhstan’s role in the global supply chain.