May 19–20 in Tashkent (AZIMUT Grand Hotel), industry leaders, regulators, and international experts will gather to discuss digital transformation, fintech, crypto regulation, Islamic banking, e-commerce, cybersecurity, capital markets, and much more. The forum is held with the support of the National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The title sponsor is Octobank.

Headliners set to light up the stage:

• Viktor Orlovsky — Silicon Valley investor, founder of R136 Ventures
• Dr. Tariq Qureishi — AI futurist, CEO of Xponential, CEO & Founder of MAD Talks
• Saeed Abbas Rafiq — CEO of Afghanistan’s payment system, Central Bank of Afghanistan (Da Afghanistan Bank)
• Anton Chen — Head of Business Development for CIS region at Alipay+

The detailed agenda has been published.

Sessions you should not miss:

“Cybersecurity in Banking and Payment Business: Social Engineering, Cyber Threats and Other Challenges”
Speakers from the Cybersecurity Center of the Central Bank (CERT-CBU), Kaspersky Lab, Hamkorbank, Palo Alto Networks, VisionLabs, Asakabank, Otbasy Bank, Bank 131, Yalla-Hack.

“Artificial Intelligence: Use of AI at the State Level, in Business, Technology and Finance. Best Practices. AI and Security”
Speakers from NAPP, Halyk Bank, ITQuick Global, SQB Bank, HUMO, Creatio, LIFEPAY, Mastercard, UpCode (Moldova).

“The Situation of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: SMEs as a Priority Sector of the Economy”
Speakers from PwC, Mbank Kyrgyzstan, Alphacon, HUMO, International Payment Alliance.

ATTENTION STARTUPS! Elevator Pitch with a Silicon Valley investor

As part of the PLUS-Forum, a Start-up Elevator Pitch will take place, where selected startups will have 90 seconds to present their projects and attract the attention of Viktor Orlovsky — Silicon Valley investor and founder of R136 Ventures. After the pitches, Viktor will host a masterclass on startup pitching.

Among the speakers are representatives of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Central Bank of Georgia, Central Bank of Uzbekistan, NAPP, Alipay, HUMO, Revolut Digital Assets Europe, Mastercard, Uzum Bank, Ozon Bank, Octobank, Tencent, MOST Holding, Freedom Bank Kazakhstan, WB, Yandex, M COSMETIC, Sportmaster, Wallet in Telegram, and many others.

Less than a week remains until the PLUS-Forum begins. Register now — seats are limited.

Registration
For employees of banks, retail, and the public sector of Uzbekistan — participation is free.

Join the main fintech event of the year! Don’t miss the chance to be at the center of Central Asia’s digital transformation.

Address: Tashkent, AZIMUT Grand Hotel (107A Amir Temur Avenue)
Dates: May 19–20, 2026

We look forward to seeing you in Tashkent!