Full Name
Serik Zhunussov
Job Title
CEO
Company
Aitas KZ JSC
Speaker Bio
Serik Zhunusov is a recognized expert in sustainable territorial development with more than 15 years of practical experience. Today, he leads the social initiatives of AITAS KZ, Kazakhstan’s largest agribusiness holding, whose philosophy is founded on a holistic approach to development: business and social missions are equal, complementary, and exist in harmony and balance.
Under his strategic leadership, three flagship directions have been successfully developed:
Education Sustainable Development Fund
Rural Sustainable Development Fund
The global movement Connected Space
Through his strategic vision and ambitious mission to build the country’s intellectual capital, more than USD 100 million in social investments have been mobilized. As part of the AITAS Foundation ecosystem, the Education Sustainable Development Fund has modernized over 325 rural schools across Kazakhstan, providing modern infrastructure, training for more than 6,000 teachers, and access to quality education for over 130,000 children.
In 2024, more than 2,000 delegates — prominent thinkers, entrepreneurs, and public leaders from across the globe — gathered in Astana at the Connected Space Conference, hosted at Serik’s invitation. The event became a global intellectual platform where participants collectively reimagined the future, grounded in cultural synergy, technological transformation, and the philosophy of human development. Kazakhstan was presented not as a follower, but as a generator of ideas and forward-looking strategies ahead of their time. Connected Space marked the beginning of a new movement of global change-makers, with its center in the heart of Eurasia — in Astana.
Over the past six years, Serik has also actively led the Rural Sustainable Development Fund, which supports the development of three rural districts in Kazakhstan in partnership with the government and local communities. Under his leadership, the fund has attracted more than USD 80 million in social investments and implemented over 150 projects in the areas of economy, ecology, and social well-being. A key priority of the fund is the active involvement of local residents — from supporting grassroots initiatives to jointly shaping the future of their territories.
Thus, Serik Zhunusov is not only a visionary leader but also the architect of a new role model for public leadership in the 21st century — one that unites business efficiency with social depth, strategic foresight with human values, local engagement with global reputation. Today, his approach to sustainable development is not merely an operational strategy but a philosophy of holistic leadership, capable of inspiring other nations and corporations to follow a path of meaning, synergy, and sustainable growth.
Under his strategic leadership, three flagship directions have been successfully developed:
Education Sustainable Development Fund
Rural Sustainable Development Fund
The global movement Connected Space
Through his strategic vision and ambitious mission to build the country’s intellectual capital, more than USD 100 million in social investments have been mobilized. As part of the AITAS Foundation ecosystem, the Education Sustainable Development Fund has modernized over 325 rural schools across Kazakhstan, providing modern infrastructure, training for more than 6,000 teachers, and access to quality education for over 130,000 children.
In 2024, more than 2,000 delegates — prominent thinkers, entrepreneurs, and public leaders from across the globe — gathered in Astana at the Connected Space Conference, hosted at Serik’s invitation. The event became a global intellectual platform where participants collectively reimagined the future, grounded in cultural synergy, technological transformation, and the philosophy of human development. Kazakhstan was presented not as a follower, but as a generator of ideas and forward-looking strategies ahead of their time. Connected Space marked the beginning of a new movement of global change-makers, with its center in the heart of Eurasia — in Astana.
Over the past six years, Serik has also actively led the Rural Sustainable Development Fund, which supports the development of three rural districts in Kazakhstan in partnership with the government and local communities. Under his leadership, the fund has attracted more than USD 80 million in social investments and implemented over 150 projects in the areas of economy, ecology, and social well-being. A key priority of the fund is the active involvement of local residents — from supporting grassroots initiatives to jointly shaping the future of their territories.
Thus, Serik Zhunusov is not only a visionary leader but also the architect of a new role model for public leadership in the 21st century — one that unites business efficiency with social depth, strategic foresight with human values, local engagement with global reputation. Today, his approach to sustainable development is not merely an operational strategy but a philosophy of holistic leadership, capable of inspiring other nations and corporations to follow a path of meaning, synergy, and sustainable growth.
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