Agenda

September

23 24 25 26

Opening Remarks: Unlocking the Innovation Frontier

10:00-10:05

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Pekos Oleg

First deputy minister of digital technologies

Keynote: From Ecosystem to Economy: Uzbekistan Startup Ecosystem Overview

10:05-10:15

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Yoram Wijngaarde

Founder & CEO, Dealroom.co

Panel: Scaling Startups Across Borders

10:15-10:55

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Robin Butler

Partner, Sturgeon Capital

Christy Canida

Senior Director of Product, Alchemist Accelerator

Ahmed Abbas

Co-Founder & CEO, Lamha

Keynote: Local Talents, Global Excellence: How Uzbek Founders Succeed in Europe

10:55-11:05

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Bakhtiyor Aliev

Co-Founder & CCO, Moneff

Keynote: Founders Without Borders: Uzbekistan to Korea and Beyond

11:05-11:15

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Obidjon Komiljonov

Co-Founder & CTO, trestle (Korea), Salesforce 35x Certified Architect

Panel: From Funding to Founding: Building Startup Capital

11:15-11:55

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Deputy CEO, IT Park Ventures

Keynote: Investing in Emerging Markets: Central Asia’s Moment

11:55-12:05

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Jan Davidek

Partner, Purple Ventures

Keynote: Accelerating Venture Capital Ecosystem: Lessons from UK Investors

12:05-12:15

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Charlie Morris

Economic Development Counsellor, Central Asia

Fireside Chat: Building a Financial Ecosystem - The TBC approach

12:15-12:35

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Oliver Hughes

Head of International Business, TBC Bank Group

Stanislav Skvirsky

CEO, payme

Rustam Khamdamov

CEO and cofounder of BILLZ

Announcements

12:35-12:55

Closing Remarks

12:55-13:00

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Abdulakhad Kuchkarov

CEO, IT Park Uzbekistan

Keynote: Unlock Uzbekistan

06:00-11:25

Opening remarks

11:00-11:05

Global Gaming Trends and the Potential of Emerging Markets

11:05-11:15

Keynote : From Hobby to Game Dev

11:25-11:35

Why are you Mr. Game Designer?

11:35-11:45

Keynote: Why Global Gaming Companies Choose Uzbekistan

11:45-11:55

Panel Discussion: Hosted by Game Goethe

11:55-12:35

Quiz 1

12:35-13:00

Gifts Give away & Closing remarks

13:00-13:20

Opening remarks & Participant Introduction

10:00-10:05

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Kim Anastasiya

Leading Specialist, Asia IT-Export Development Department

Welcoming Remark

10:05-10:10

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Rustam Karimjonov

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

Welcoming Remark

10:10-10:15

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Won Do Yeon

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Uzbekistan

Plaque of Appreciation Presentation

10:15-10:25

Uzbekistan - Korea's outsourcing partner: Talent, Infrastructure, Opportunity

10:25-10:35

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Nodirbek Berdiqobilov

Head Manager, Asia IT-Export Development Department, IT Park Uzbekistan

10:35-10:40

A Case of Confidence: Why AJIN Outsources to Uzbekistan?

10:40-10:45

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Kim Seong Heon

Coordinator, AJIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD

From Task to Trust: MIMAX SOFTWARE GROUP’s Journey with AJIN

10:45-10:50

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Ravshan Umaraliev

AI Engineer Coordinator, MIMAX SOFTWARE GROUP LLC

Creative Outsourcing in Action: VERYWORDS' Pilot in Uzbekistan

10:50-10:55

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Kim Sung Woo

CEO, VERYWORDS

Creative Power from Samarkand: IT HUB SAMARKAND 1’s Cooperation with VERYWORDS

10:55-11:00

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Doniyor Usmanov

Coordinator, IT HUB SAMARKAND 1 LLC

From Care to Code: SIHA and Uzbekistan in HealthTech

11:00-11:05

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Park Sejin

Co-Founder, SIHACNC Co., LTD

ROBOSELL: Bridging Healthcare and Technology with SIHA

11:05-11:10

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Davlatjon Akhmadjonov

Project Manager, ROBOSELL LLC

Announcement of New Joint Partnerships

11:10-11:20

Group Photo

11:20-11:25

Coffee Break

11:25-11:45

B2B Matching

11:50-13:50

Closing Remarks

13:50-14:00

Video “Woman’s path"

14:00-14:08

Opening remarks by the Moderator

14:08-14:10

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Saida Khalilova

Head of IT Ladies Uzbekistan

Welcome Address

14:10-14:15

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Kamola Sobirova

Advisor to the Minister of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Empowering Voices, Confronting Gender Bias in AI

14:15-14:35

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Ayumi Moore Aoki

Founder & CEO of Women in Tech® Global

AI Readiness: Building the Foundations for Future-Ready Companies

14:35-14:45

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Shayma Kurz

Founder & CEO, Digital Advice Consulting (UAE)

Law and Artificial Intelligence: How trust in AI is built and who bears responsibility for its decisions

14:45-14:55

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Anna Ubaydullaeva

Member of the AICA Expert Council

Project Presentation “IT-Ayel”

14:55-15:10

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Aziza Shuzheeva

Chairwoman of the NGO “TechnoWomen”, Director of the GovTech Development Center Foundation

Media Project Presentation “She Innovator Central Asia”

15:10-15:25

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Aliya Orazymbetova

Member of the Board of TechnoWomen, Head of the She Innovator Central Asia project

Panel Discussion: “AI-Skills for Women in Central Asia and Beyond”

15:25-15:45

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Aziza Shuzheeva

Chairwoman of the NGO “TechnoWomen”, Director of the GovTech Development Center Foundation

Makhliyo Muksinova

Director of Services Export Development, IT Park Uzbekistan

Kamola Sobirova

Advisor to the Minister of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Shayma Kurz

Founder & CEO, Digital Advice Consulting (UAE)

Remarks on the video by representatives of Uzinfocom and Women in Tech Uzbekistan

15:45-15:50

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Anna Ambrozevich

Director, Women in Tech® Uzbekistan Advisor, IT Community of Uzbekistan

Dildora Tursunova

Director of Strategic Development, UZINFOCOM

Premiere of Video “Woman’s path” Part 2

15:50-16:00

Closing

16:00-16:10

Registration

14:00-14:30

Video Presentation about Uzbekistan’s “Digital Government”

14:30-14:35

Welcome address and presentation about Digital Government: A New Level of Efficiency and Governance.

14:35-14:45

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Dilshod Mirzaev

Head of Department of the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The concept of digital maturity in the context of digital public services for SMEs, and the proof of concept of an interstate digital business card

14:45-14:55

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Aida Karazhanova

Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UN ESCAP

Digital Transformation as main driver of organization’s efficiency: multi-year personal experience in rebuilding businesses with several thousand employees both in EMEA and MENA

14:55-15:05

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Boris Bobrovnikov

Worldwide IT expert

Transparent, fast and accurate electronic voting

15:05-15:15

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Mohamed Mansour

Sales Operations Manager for Smartmatic, "Smartmatic" (Central Election Commission, Republic of Uzbekistan)

Transformation of Public Services: results and future plans in the field of Public Services

15:15-15:25

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Eldor Makhkamov

Head of the Public services department of the Ministry of Justice, Republic of Uzbekistan

Mechanisms for Managing Higher Education Based on Digital Technologies

15:25-15:35

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Alisher Abdullaev

Director of the Center for the Development of Digital Educational Technologies, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Republic of Uzbekistan

Fintech and banking in the Digital Economy Era

15:35-15:45

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Farrukh Makhkamov

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, “Aloqabank” JSC, Republic of Uzbekistan

Smart Tashkent: Intelligent Solutions for the City’s Sustainable Development – Green Tashkent

15:45-15:55

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Aleksey Hen

Deputy Mayor of Tashkent for the Implementation of Information Technologies — Head of the Digital Development Department, Khokimiyat of Tashkent City, Republic of Uzbekistan

Award Ceremony

16:10-16:30

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