Agenda

September

22 23 24 25

Registration, Doors Open & Welcome Networking

09:30-10:00

Opening Remarks & Welcome

10:00-10:10

Startup World Cup: Road to San Francisco

10:10-10:25

ICTWeek Speakers

Aviscenna Syukri

SEA Investor

Welcome Remarks: Building Uzbekistan’s Global Tech & Startup Hub

10:25-10:30

ICTWeek Speakers

Azamat Karamatov

CEO

Why Uzbekistan: A Launchpad for Startups & Tech Companies in Central Asia

10:35-10:45

ICTWeek Speakers

Gulasal Lutfullaeva

Head Manager for Venture Capital Attraction

AI Agents for Startup Growth: Scaling Product, Sales & Market Expansion with Microsoft Copilot & Azure

10:50-11:10

ICTWeek Speakers

Vladislav Barkovskiy

Deputy Head of Cloud Sales Department

Startup Valuation in Today’s Market: What Really Drives the Number?

11:10-11:35

ICTWeek Speakers

Katinka Harsanyi

Head of Investor Relations

Jan Davidek

General Partner, Purple VC

Ghanshyam Ahuja

ThinKuvate — Group Managing Partner

Yagiz Kardeniz

Partner, DOMiNO Ventures

Rachael Kuronboeva

SmartCast — CCO

Startup Pitches — Session 1

11:35-12:25

The Next Wave of Startups: From AI Agents to Physical AI

12:25-12:50

ICTWeek Speakers

David Yang

Founder/Co-founder

Justin Fair

Director of Bilateral and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State

J. Skyler Fernandes

Co-Founder & CEO at Venture University, General Partner at VU Venture Partners

Shokhrukh Yulchiev

Managing Director

The Path to 100 Uzbek Founders in Y Combinator

12:50-13:05

ICTWeek Speakers

Yasin Ehsan

Speedrun Scout

Startup Pitches — Session 2

13:05-13:55

The Future of Startups in the Age of AI

13:55-14:10

ICTWeek Speakers

Jahangir Yuldashevich

Stealth startup CEO

Building a SaaS Unicorn: From Bootstrap to $1B

14:10-14:35

ICTWeek Speakers

Mikita Mikado

Co-Founder & CPO

Winner Announcement, Awards & Closing Remarks

14:35-14:55

Lunch & Networking

14:55-15:55

Investor–Startup Speed Dating

15:55-16:55

Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:00-10:30

Welcome Remarks

10:30-10:35

Speech

10:35-10:40

Uzbekistan: The Next Technology Destination for the Middle East

10:40-10:55

Success story: investing in digital infrastructure in Uzbekistan

10:55-11:05

Uzbek startups on the rise - showcase (Smart Cast, Tass Vision)

11:05-11:15

Operating from Uzbekistan: a Middle Eastern company's experience (Egyptian company)

11:15-11:25

Panel Session - Building the Uzbekistan-Middle East corridor

11:25-11:55

MoU signing ceremony

11:55-12:05

Closing remarks - Leadership of IT Park Uzbekistan

12:05-12:10

B2B & networking over coffee

12:10-13:00

Registration

15:00-15:05

A video presentation dedicated to Uzbekistan’s Digital Government.

15:05-15:15

Welcome Remarks

15:15-15:25

ICTWeek Speakers

ILHOM ABDULLAYEV

Chairperson of the Committee on Innovative Development and Information Technologies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Welcome Remarks. Priority Tasks of Digital Transformation.

15:25-15:35

ICTWeek Speakers

Ayubkhon Sultonov

First Deputy Minister

Uzbekistan’s National Cyberspace: Current Achievements and Strategic Priorities for the Future

15:35-15:45

ICTWeek Speakers

Olimjon Mirzayev

Director

Digital Government Transformation: Achievements in the EGDI and LOSI Indices

15:45-15:55

ICTWeek Speakers

Deniz Susar

Senior Digital Government Officer (UN DESA)

Shaping the Digital State: From a Unified Architecture to Citizen-Centric Digital Services

15:55-16:05

ICTWeek Speakers

Azizbek Khudayev

Deputy Director

Digitalization of Public Services and Expanding Digital Opportunities for the Population

16:05-16:15

ICTWeek Speakers

Eldor Makhkamov

Head of the Department of Public Services

AI Government Assistant: A Single Point of Interaction Between Citizens and the Government via my.gov.uz

16:15-16:25

ICTWeek Speakers

Avzal Sagdullayev

Director of Digital Public Services and Innovation

Digitalization in Transport: Modern Approaches and New Opportunities

16:15-16:25

ICTWeek Speakers

Ravshan Alimuxamedov

Deputy Director

Large-Scale Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the Mining and Metallurgical Industry

16:35-16:45

ICTWeek Speakers

Maxim Khasanov

Deputy Head of the ICT Department for AI Development

Awards Ceremony

16:45-17:00

Closing Ceremony

17:00-17:05

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