Schedule

September 27 – Spotlight Uzbekistan 

Venue: Congress Hall of Ministry of Digital Technologies,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

09:00 – 09:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee

– Badge collection, coffee & light snacks

– Interactive screens with schedule

09:30 – 9:40 | Opening Ceremony

– Unlocking the Innovation Frontier 

 Olimjon Umarov - First Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies

09:40 – 9:50 | Opening Ceremony

– Welcome remarks from Web Summit 

 Ciara Haley - Senior Executive Content Producer at Web Summit

09:50 – 10:00 | Keynote

Topic: Uzbekistan: Unlocking its potential as an innovation hub
Alfredo Gomez Soria - Director of Corporate Relations, Plug and Play Tech Center 

10:15 – 10:55 | Panel Discussion

Topic: Global venture investment trends and their impact on emerging markets
Moderator - Nada Shaheen, Managing Director of GB Ventures

Alexey Kolegov - Director,  Tax and Law Services in Uzbekistan, EY

Yagiz Karadeniz  - Managing Partner, DOMiNo Ventures

Soumaya Ben Beya Dridje - Rasmal Venutres

10:55 – 11:05 | Keynote 

Topic: What's next for the creator economy?
Amy Peck - Endeavor VR

11:05 – 11:45 | Panel Discussion 

Topic: Why invest in Central Eurasian Startups 

Moderator: Andrea Kates - CEO, Suma Ventures & MIT Entrepreneur in Residence
Imtiyaz Basharat - Partner, Heartfelt Ventures

Michael Lints - Golden Gate Ventures

Mammad Karim - General Partner, Caucasus Ventures

Abbas Kazmi - Managing & Co-Founding Partner, SABAH.fund

11:45 – 12:00 | Keynote

Topic: Breaking Borders, Building Futures: The Uzbek founder's playbook

Beknazar Abdikamalov - Co-Founder, HUPO

12.00 – 12:40 | Panel Discussion
Topic: Opportunities for global corporations in emerging IT markets
Moderator: Iro Tsagareishvili, Managing Director, Axel - Georgian Business Angel Network

Ben Guerin, Topham Guerin

Walid Barsali - CEO @BallSquad, President at La French Tech Warsaw

Cliona Jordan - Early Stage Startup Lead, Google for Startups

Matthew Neff - CPO, Snoonu

12:40 – 12:45 | Closing Remarks

Abdulakhad Kuchkarov

CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan

12:45 - 13:45
Networking Lunch