Swiss Days Business Program:

Quality, Innovation, Reliability & Uzbekistan’s WTO accession – What can Swiss solutions offer to Uzbekistan’s continuous economic development?

Welcoming Remarks by co-organizing institutions:

▪ Mr Konstantin Obolensky, Ambassador of Switzerland to Uzbekistan

▪ Mr Oybek Shaykhov, Secretary General of EUROUZ

Panel discussion:

▪ Mr Konstantin Obolensky, Ambassador of Switzerland to Uzbekistan

▪ Mr Iskandar Genjaev, Representative of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan 

▪ Mr Xavier Cornut, Switzerland Global Enterprise

Swiss Days Business Program:

Industrial Modernization and Global Competitiveness (Part I) – Digitalization, Automation, the role of Standards and Trust.

Keynote:

▪ Mr Olimjon Umarov, First Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies

Panel Discussion with:

▪ Ms Vera Bell, Managing Partner, Crowe Uzbekistan (Moderator)

▪ Mr Sami Çebi, General Manager SICPA,Turkey

▪ Mr Rustem Sharipov, Head of Representative Office, ABB

▪ Ms Marina Kochetova, Regional Manager & Dr Neall Harries, Director of Mine Monitoring, Leica Geosystems

▪ Mr Valeriy Kim, Business Development Manager, SGS

Swiss Days Business Program:

Innovation for Health – How can Swiss propositions tackle key health challenges in Uzbekistan?

Keynote Speaker:

▪ Mr Abdulla Azizov, Director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency

Panel discussion with:

▪ Mr Zafar Vakhidov, Partner, Vakhidov & Partners (Moderator)

▪ Mr Abdulla Azizov, Director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency

▪ Ms Nikki Hafezi, Chief Executive Officer, GroupAdvance Medical LLC

▪ Ms Yuliya Pak, Country Head Uzbekistan, Novartis

Swiss Days Business Program:

Innovative Finance – How can Swiss banking expertise support sector transformation and financial inclusion in Uzbekistan?

Keynote: 

▪ Mr Timur Ishmetov, Governor of the Board, Central Bank of Uzbekistan

Presentation:

▪ Alternative financing, Digitalization, and Strategies for attracting investments from Switzerland into Uzbekistan: Ms Leyla Baghirzade, Swiss Alternative Financing (Remotely)

Panel discussion with:

▪ Mr Michael Kortenbusch, BFC (Moderator)

▪ Ms Nargis Dustmatova, Chairwoman, Fintech Association of Uzbekistan

▪ Mr Alisher Mukhtarov, Head of SME, Business Development Bank

▪ Mr Shavkat Abduraimzhanov, Advisor, BFC

▪ Mr Dmytro Bobyrev, Advisor, BFC

Swiss Days Business Program:

Industrial Modernization and Global Competitiveness (Part II) – How can Swiss solutions support Uzbekistan’s specific export-prone industries?

Keynote Speaker:

▪ Mr Jamil Maksudi, Advisor to the Chairman, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan

Spotlight Presentations with ad-hoc Q+As. 

▪ Moderation: Mr. Eldor Mannapov, Dentons

Spotlight Presentations with ad-hoc Q+As:

▪ From Orchard to Market: Strengthening Uzbekistan’s Agricultural Value Chains for a Competitive Fruit Juice Sector: Mr. Gerardo Paciello, Bucher Unipektin

▪ LNS, Your One-stop-shop for Machine Tool Peripherals - Mr Valentino Rossi, LNS Group

▪ Water Recycling in Food, Mining, Oil, Agriculture and Cosmetics - Mr David Hunkeler, Aqua + Tech

▪ Machinery for Specialized Industries - Alfleth Engineering

Swiss Days Business Program:

Urbanisation & Infrastructure – How can Swiss technology support sustainable urban development in Uzbekistan?

Keynote Speakers:

Mr Sherzod Xidoyatov, Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan (tbc)

Mr Shavkat Umurzakov, Hokim of Tashkent City (tbc)

Spotlight Presentations with ad-hoc Q+As:

Moderation: Mr. Dmitriy Lesnichiy, PricewaterhouseCoopers

▪ Making Construction Better:Mr Brian Quigley, Head of BNZ Industrial Support, Hilti

▪ Next Generation Construction Machinery: Mr Evgeniy Shutov, CEO IPC Machines, Liebherr

▪ Turning waste into clean energy: Mr Alexander Silin, Country President, Central Asia, Kanadevia Inova

Presentation by:

▪ Mr Jalol Nasirov, Regional Manager Central Asia, Henley & Partners

▪ Mr Jean-Paul Periat, Herculis Group

▪ Mr Timur Karakashev, Market Head Central Asia, Quorus

Presentation by:

▪ Alexander Feij, Swiss Longevity Gate