Vitaliy Kosenko Certified Coach of International Class Yoga Vitaliy is volunteer teacher of the International Foundation “The Art of Living”. Currently Vitaliy works as a trainer at BeFit Fitness and Wellness.

Shuhrat Ismailov Director of the State Specialized School under the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Professor Ismailov is a leading mentor of the national olympic teams on math and a member of the judging panel of the International Mathematical Olympiads. He trained 4 gold, 19 silver and 30 bronze medal mathematical Olympiad

Oybek Tursunkulov Senior researcher at the Center for Advanced Technologies under Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Innovative Development His research interests include semiconductors, solar cells, catalysts, nanomaterials, as well as the study of properties (surface topology, element analysis, X-ray phase analysis) of inorganic materials and nanostructures. Mr. Tursunkulov graduated from National University of Uzbekistan, and he holds

Nargiza Suleymanova IT Service Management (ITSM) consultant and Service Delivery Manager at Expert Pro, LLC She is a motivated and results orientated manager within the IT and Telecommunication sector, Ms. Suleymanova has a proven record of accomplishment in providing exemplary levels of expertise to a broad range of companies, including Internet Service Providers, Mobile Operators

Vladimir Tsoy Head of Youth Project of Modern Biotechnology Laboratory of the Center for Advanced Technologies under Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Innovative Development He conducts research in the field of molecular biotechnology and genetic engineering. His current research is related to developing a genetically engineered antimicrobial drug. He has successfully completed an internship on the development

Shahlo Turdikulova Director of the Center for Advanced Technology under Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Innovation Development The Center focuses on scientific research and development and supports startup businesses operating in the field of life sciences. She accepted her PhD in Biotechnology and Doctor of Science in Biochemistry from National University of Uzbekistan and completed postdoctoral training

Saida Yusupova CEO/Founder at Green Business Innovation, LLC in Uzbekistan The company provides consultancy services issues ranging from climate change, green technologies, sustainable energy, renewables, IT and innovations. She is a frequent speaker at workshops and conferences on innovation in greentech, business opportunities, tech women and social entrepreneurship. Ms. Yusupova is an advocate for STEAM

Elena Selezneva CEO of StartupFactory.uz, Technovation Challenge Regional Ambassador for Uzbekistan Elena Selezneva is CEO of StartupFactory.uz and serves as Uzbekistan’s Regional Ambassador for the Technovation Challenge. She is passionate about all things tech, digital and innovative and  a strong believer and supporter of women-in-tech and professional mentorship projects for girls and youth. In 2015,