Olga Silvestrova Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Crown Agents Olga Silvestrova joined Crown Agents’ team in 2007. She has more than 15 years of experience in procurement and supply system and project management. She managed procurement projects funded by the Japanese Government in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and supported

Larissa Kokareva Regional Manager for Central Asia, Crown Agents Larissa has been heading Crown Agents Regional Office in Central Asia since it was officially open in October 2013 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Before she had worked for 16 years as Manager for Russia in Crown Agents Regional Office in Moscow, where she was responsible for business

Jovan Jekic Senior WTO/Trade Advisor for USAID’s Competitiveness, Trade and Jobs (CTJ) in Central Asia Activity, based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan He is a senior attorney with over 35 years of experience in international commercial law, intellectual property, customs rules and procedures, business regulatory environment, trade and investment policies. For the past 15 years, he has

Jennifer Bigelow The official representative of the German certification body, TUV International Certification, Director of CERT Group for International Development and Editor-in-Chief of the international magazine MANAGEMENT  Jennifer Bigelow is currently the Country Lead of GM in Uzbekistan and General Director of GM Powertrain Uzbekistan, for GM International (GMI). She joined the GM Uzbekistan Operations

Jasurbek Rustamov International Standards Specialist at AVC Project, implemented by DAI GLOBAL. At the same time he is accredited international auditor for organic certification. Mr. Rustamov acquired his Master’s degree on Organic Food Chain Management at the University of Hohenheim in Germany. He has been involved in organic farming and organic certification for 10 years

Eldor Mannopov The Managing Partner of Dentons Tashkent He specializes in corporate, contract, commercial, construction and tax law. He assists clients in the energy, chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas, infrastructure and transportation, corporate, and investment sectors. Eldor has experience advising Uzbek and foreign clients on the incorporation of limited liability companies, litigation and dispute

David Lezhava Public Policy Sector Director at PMCG Mr. David Lezhava is Public Policy Sector Director at Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG), and has 20 years of professional working experience in the fields of public finance and economic development, regional development, social policy, and energy policy. As Public Policy Sector Director, he is responsible

Asel Sergenova  Executive Director, International Logistic Park Group International Logistic Park Group is a group of companies that offers a full range of logistics services in Kazakhstan, as well as the Russian Federation, and has more than 100,000 square meters of modern “A” class warehouses in operation. Ms. Asel is a specialist in warehouse logistics and project