The International PLUS Forum “Digital Uzbekistan” to Be Held in Tashkent for the Sixth Time
On May 19–20, 2026, Tashkent will host the International PLUS Forum Digital Uzbekistan — the largest event in Central Asia dedicated to the digital transformation of public services, the financial sector, payment infrastructure, and the development of the fintech ecosystem.
Over the past five years, the Forum has become a recognized international platform bringing together representatives of the banking sector, regulatory authorities, the IT industry, e-commerce, retail, and fintech companies from across Central Asia, along with global technology and infrastructure partners.
The strategic objective of the Forum is to promote the development of the digital economy and foster international cooperation in line with the implementation of the “Digital Uzbekistan 2030” Strategy.
The Forum will take place at Azimut Grand Hotel (107A Amir Temur Avenue) with the support of the National Agency for Perspective Projects and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Meet the headliners:
• Viktor Orlovsky — Silicon Valley investor, founder of R136 Ventures
• Akylbek Japarov — First Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Head of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan (2021–2024), Doctor of Economics
• Dr. Tariq Qureishi — AI futurist, CEO of Xponential, CEO & Founder of MAD Talks, working with leading global corporations and government institutions
In 2025, Digital Uzbekistan reached record масштабы: more than 2,500 delegates from 36 countries participated, with over 150 speakers and more than 100 exhibitors showcasing their solutions, products, and services. The Forum’s geography included participants from the USA, China, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, the UAE, Portugal, Singapore, Turkey, Switzerland, South Korea, the Baltic states, CIS countries, and beyond.
Key topics of the 2026 Forum:
• Uzbekistan on the path to a digital society
• Stablecoins vs. the Digital Soum
• Web3 — the concept of the next-generation decentralized internet
• Crypto industry: development roadmap in Uzbekistan
• GovTech: digitalization of public services
• Fintech: development practices (2020–2026)
• RegTech: risk management
• Banking transformation in Central Asia
• AI at the government level, in business, and in finance
• IT technologies in banking
• The back office of the future as a result of digitalization
• A unified national QR code
• Retail banking 2026 in Uzbekistan
• Cybersecurity in banking and payments
• Infrastructure development and technologies of the 21st century
• Islamic banking and Islamic finance in Central Asia
• Regulation of microfinance institutions in Uzbekistan
• SMEs as a priority sector of the economy
• Marketplaces: drivers and new growth points
• Capital markets in Uzbekistan
• Retail: trends and solutions
• Factoring market in Uzbekistan
Key themes of the PLUS Forum featured in the program
Among the speakers are industry leaders:
Yannos Ashiotis (Revolut Digital Assets Europe), Varlam Ebanoidze (National Bank of Georgia), Askarjon Zakirov (NAPP), Arlen Moldabekov (National Bank of Kazakhstan), Evgeny Gertsen (Otbasy Bank), Ivan Fedyakov (INFOLine), Zhanargul Izimova (Strategy&, part of the PwC network), Tatiana Deshkina (VisionLabs), Egor Pustovit (Mastercard), Shandor Gasnyuk (Banking Circle), Bakhrom Numonov (Association of Islamic Finance), Anastasia Yugova (TON CIS Hub), Madina Seisengaliyeva (Yandex Ads), Asset Ordabayev (Kaspersky), Artem Saidov (KPMG), Pavel Khristolyubov (Wallet in Telegram), and many others.
Watch the highlights video from the 2025 Forum
Learn more about the 2026 Forum via the link.
See you at the International PLUS Forum “Digital Uzbekistan”!