Agenda

September

23 24 25 26

Presentation of a video

10:00-10:05

Official Opening Ceremony

10:05-10:35

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Rustam Karimjonov

Deputy Minister, The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Azamat Eshankulov

Director, Digital Education Development Center under the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Regina Maria Castillo

Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Uzbekistan, UNICEF

Speech Topics

10:25-11:55

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Vera Dianova

HRD Uzum E-com

Aleksandra Nabiyeva

Public Relations Manager, HUAWEI

Vera Bell

Managing Partner, Crowe Uzbekistan

Makhmudjon Sadykov

Head, Yandex ML School Uzbekistan, AI Team Leader, Vention

Nikolaz Foucaud

Managing Director, EMEA & APAC, Coursera

Boris Bobrovnikov

Worldwide IT expert

Narek Aslikyan

Co-founder at Armenian Code Academy, Armenian Code Academy

Naroa Zurutuza

Chief Technology Officer of Giga UNICEF, GIGA UNICEF

Awarding Ceremony

11:45-12:15

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Aleksandra Nabiyeva

Public Relations Manager, HUAWEI

Rustam Karimjonov

Deputy Minister, The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Azamat Eshankulov

Director, Digital Education Development Center under the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Special Competition

12:15-12:45

Master-classes

12:45-13:25

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Oybek Artikov

Mentor, "The Successors of Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi" Project

Saud Abdulwaheed

Founder of HSec

Xurshidbek Kurbanov

Engineering Lead at Paybek, Paybek

Final chapter. Awarding

13:25-13:35

Opening of Forum

10:00-10:05

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Izzat Khamidov

Head of Asia Division, IT Park Uzbekistan

Video

10:05-10:10

Opening Speech

10:10-10:20

Panel Discussion 1

10:20-10:50

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Sadami Suto

Principal Deputy Director, Russia, Central Asia and Caucasus Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)

Rustam Karimjonov

Deputy Minister, The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Yuta Ichinose

General Director of JETRO Tashkent Office

Izzat Khamidov

Head of Asia Division, IT Park Uzbekistan

Ravshanbek Mamajonov

Chief Executive Officer, FE Japan Digital University LLC

Group Photo

10:50-11:10

Panel Discussion 2

11:10-11:45

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Masatoshi Yamaguchi

Director, SOFT HYPERION CA FE LLC

Tomonori Nakamura

Project Manager, TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION

Galiyev Damir

Regional Director, Wyn Enterprise

Timur Miyassarov

Head of Export Department, Uzinfocom

Hisako Ishikawa

CEO, Orion Computer Co., Ltd.

Otabek Abdumannapov

Co-founder & Project manager, Bepro-Devhub LLC

Group Photo

11:45-11:55

Closing of Forum

11:55-12:00

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Izzat Khamidov

Head of Asia Division, IT Park Uzbekistan

Welcome speech

10:00-10:10

ICT+AI as Digital Economy Drivers

10:10-10:20

ICT infrastructure as a Foundation of the Digital Economy

10:20-10:30

Digital Ecosystem to empower Uzbekistan Digital Economy

10:30-10:40

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Roman Lavrentiev

Chief Operating Officer, Uzum

Digital Economy Success Stories

10:40-10:50

AI Computing Industry Pulse: Trends, Practices, and Opportunities

10:50-11:00

Panel session: “Digital Economy Acceleration”

11:00-11:50

Closing and Summary

11:50-13:00

Keynote Speeches

12:00-13:00

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Richard Stirling

CEO, Oxford Insights

Calum Handforth

Senior Digital Advisor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Sergei Chekalkin

Head of Customer Experience, TBC

Gennady Evstratov

Head of Mobile Development, Yandex

Keynote Speeches

14:00-16:00

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Anton Dzhoraev

CIS Regional Director, Business Development, Nvidia

Ruslan Salakhutdinov

Vice President of Research in Generative AI, Meta

Welcome Remarks

14:00-14:05

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Yuta Ichinose

General Director of JETRO Tashkent Office

Utilization of Japanese Satellite Technology

14:05-14:35

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Ryo Ui

General Manager, ArkEdge Space Inc.

Elizabeth Wong

Sales Engineering Manager, Synspective Inc.

Satoshi Nagata

Head of the global south business, Sagri Co., Ltd

Strengthening Infrastructure through Partnerships with Japanese Companies

14:35-15:05

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Soshi Otani

Deputy General Manager, Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

Yasushi Kikuchi

Head of Academic Affairs, Orion Computer Co., Ltd.

Alisher Muhametbaev

Managing Director of Global Sales, Product Launch and Marketing, SMARTCITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO.,LTD.

Q&A Session

15:05-15:15

Remarks

15:15-15:20

Japan’s ICT Landscape and the Opportunities for Partnership with Japan’s Technology Companies

15:20-15:30

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Akihiro Sakurai

Advisor to the Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan

Navigating Business Relationships with Japanese Companies

15:30-15:40

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Yuta Ichinose

General Director of JETRO Tashkent Office

Networking

15:40-15:55

End of the Seminar

15:55-16:00

Presentation of a video; Official Opening Ceremony

14:00-14:05

Introductory speech

14:05-14:10

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Rustam Karimjonov

Deputy Minister, The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

From Reforms to Results: How Uzbekistan’s Investment Climate is Driving Real Business Success

14:10-14:20

The Future of Islamic Fintech in Central Asia: Opportunities for Digital Investment in Uzbekistan

14:20-14:30

Uzbekistan’s Startup Environment

14:30-14:40

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

What emerging technologies are extremely demanding in US market and how Uzbekistan can fit it

14:40-14:50

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Jahangir Yuldashevich

Stealth startup CEO

Uzbekistan’s startup environment Sustainable Digital Infrastructure in Central Asia: Energy Efficiency, Green Data Centers, and IT Growth

14:50-15:00

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Bahodir Husanov

Executive Manager, DataVolt

I-Powered Modular Computing Centers: Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Digital Infrastructure

15:00-15:10

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