Agenda

September

23 24 25 26

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Opening Remarks

10:00-10:30

Panel: Scaling Startups Across Borders

10:30-11:10

Panel: From Funding to Founding: Building Startup Capital

11:30-12:10

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

12:10-12:20

Keynote: Accelerating Venture Capital Ecosystem: Lessons from UK Investors

12:20-12:30

Fireside Chat

12:30-12:50

Closing Remarks

12:50-13:00

Opening remarks & Participant Introduction

10:00-10:05

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Kim Anastasiya

Leading Specialist, Asia IT-Export Development Department

Welcoming Remark

10:05-10:10

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Rustam Karimjonov

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

Welcoming Remark

10:10-10:15

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Kim Seong Heon

Coordinator, AJIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD

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

10:45-10:50

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Ravshan Umaraliev

AI Engineer Coordinator, MIMAX SOFTWARE GROUP LLC

Creative Outsourcing in Action: VERYWORDS' Pilot in Uzbekistan

10:50-10:55

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Kim Sung Woo

CEO, VERYWORDS

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

10:55-11:00

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Doniyor Usmanov

Coordinator, IT HUB SAMARKAND 1 LLC

From Care to Code: SIHA and Uzbekistan in HealthTech

11:00-11:05

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Park Sejin

Co-Founder, SIHACNC Co., LTD

ROBOSELL: Bridging Healthcare and Technology with SIHA

11:05-11:10

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Saida Khalilova

Head of IT Ladies Uzbekistan

Welcome Address

14:10-14:15

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Ayumi Moore Aoki

Founder & CEO of Women in Tech® Global

AI Readiness: Building the Foundations for Future-Ready Companies

14:35-14:45

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Anna Ubaydullaeva

Member of the AICA Expert Council

Project Presentation “IT-Ayel”

14:55-15:10

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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)

Yasmin Al Enazi

Program Director, IX.0 Innovation Hub (UAE)

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

15:45-15:50

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

Opening of the session

14:35-14:45

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Sherzod Shermatov

Minister of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan - National Chief Information Officer (CIO)

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Aida Karazhanova

Economic Affairs Officer of the UN ESCAP, 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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Boris Bobrovnikov

Worldwide IT expert

Transparent, fast and accurate electronic voting

15:05-15:15

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Mohamed Mansour

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

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

15:15-15:25

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

Noumon Mukhammadiev

Deputy Minister of Justice, Republic of Uzbekistan

Mechanisms for Managing Higher Education Based on Digital Technologies

15:25-15:35

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

ICTWeek 2025 Speakers

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

Digital Government: A New Level of Efficiency and Governance

15:55-16:10

Award Ceremony

16:10-16:30

Closing Ceremony

16:30-17:00

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