Zuhra Halimova is an executive with diversified experience in the field of international development and inclusive growth with over twenty -five years of professional experience in the Eurasian Region and beyond. She was an Executive Director of the Open Society Foundation in Tajikistan for 20 years, managed national reform projects, promoting human rights and the rule of law, transparency and accountability, digital transformation, business development and reforms of public services -engaging government and development agencies, SCOs, media, and think tanks using a participatory, to engage in inclusive social, economic and governance reforms. She has been awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation from the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Center for Information and Communication Technologies for Development/ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNAPCICT/ESCAP) in recognition of her contribution towards supporting the ICT human capacity development in Central Asia.