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Presentations from the ITU Workshop “Regional cooperation of startup ecosystems as a key factor for global digital leadership - Startup Central Eurasia Platform” (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 25-26 November 2021)

​25 November 2021, Thursday
10:00-11:30Welcome: 
  • H.E. Mr. Pekos Oleg Andreyevich, First Deputy Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Digital Economy and E-government Issues, Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
  • Ms. Natalia Mochu, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for CIS, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 
Startup Central Eurasia platform presentation (www.startupcentraleurasia.com):  
 
Pitch presentations of countries (what is interesting about the country for startups from the region and in what thematic cooperation it is interested):

12:00-13:00
  • “Development of the Startup Ecosystem of Azerbaijan" –  Mr. Azar Bayramov, Adviser to the Chairman, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
  • “Opportunities for Venture Funding in Uzbekistan and Central Asia" – Mr. Dilshod Zufarov, CEO Venture Investment Association, Uzbekistan
  • “Development of a startup ecosystem in Moldova"Ms. Anna Chirita, Strategic Projects Director, Association of ICT Companies, Moldova  
  • “Startup ecosystem of Ukraine" – Mr. Ihor Markevych, Innovation Advisor, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
14:00-15:00
  26 November 2021, Friday​
12:00-13:00Training sessions:
13:30-15:30Training sessions:
 
Master class 
Successful examples of attracting later rounds of investment in the region 
16:00-19:00
Virtual exercises (planning, analysis, real market entry) – startups entering the international market (pre-registration of startups)Mr. Artem Yaremchuk, Founder of four companies, the last of which, Attendify, entered the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies in the USA
 
Training sessions
  • «Marketing tools for Startups» – Mr. Sam Kahr (Segment, Google)
  • “How to speak with Venture Investors” – Mr. Ihar Mahaniok, Geek Ventures