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 Azizbek Urunov, Representative of the President of Uzbekistan on WTO, Chief Negotiator (tbc)

▪ Mr Mansurjon Rasulev, The Investment Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade (tbc)

▪ 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 Sherzod Shermatov – Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan (tbc)

Panel Discussion with:

• SICPA, global leader in integrated solutions for authentification and identification.

• ABB, global technology leader in electrification and automation.

• Leica Geosystems, infinitely connected survey methods.

• SGS, when you need to be sure: testing, inspection, certification

• Aebi Schmidt: Vehicle Technology for Critical Infrastructure Maintenance. Mr Yuri Pidluzhny

Swiss Days Business Program:

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

Keynote Speaker:

Ms Tamila Alieva, Deputy Head for Healthcare Reform at the

Presidential Administration (tbc)

Panel discussion with:

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

▪ 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: 

Central Bank of Uzbekistan (tbc)

Presentation:

▪ Empowering the future of finance by bridging the gap between investors and companies: 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, BFC

▪ Mr Dmytro Bobyrev, BFC

Swiss Days Business Program:

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

Spotlight Presentations with ad-hoc Q+As:

▪ Agricultural Value Chains - 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:

▪ Building Trust with innovative materials: Mr Umid Nasirov, SIKA

▪ Making Construction Better: Hilti

▪ Next Generation Construction Machinery: Mr Evgeniy Shutov, Liebherr

▪ Vehicle Technology for Critical Infrastructure Maintenance: Mr Yuri Pidluzhny, Aebi Schmidt

▪ Turning waste into clean energy: Mr Alexander Silin, Kanadevia Inova

Presentation by:

▪ Mr Jean-Paul Periat, Herculis Group

▪ Mr Timur Karakashev, Quorus

Presentation by:

▪ Marina Werbitzky, Swiss Medical Gate