23 women from Central Asia who contributed to IT in 2024

Kazakhstan

Asem Bolatjan
A key figure in the technological and entrepreneurial community. She became the head of Women in Tech Kazakhstan.

Aziza Shuzheeva
Chairwoman of the board of TechnoWomen and founder of the public fund "Digital Transformation".

Agis Konkabayeva
CEO of Tekmates, a company that has been recognized as the fastest-growing in Central Asia.

Yana Shoybekova
Founder and CEO of the startup Citix. She launched Citix in the Middle East and Africa.

Alina Abdrakhmanova
Founder of YASSA and a member of the National Commission on Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Adina Magavina
General Secretary of the Federation of Sport Programming of Kazakhstan. She develops sport programming in the country and organizes major competitions.

Laura Yeralieva
Founder of the startup Yaya. The service's revenue this year exceeded $1 million. She represented Central and Northern Asia in the final of a competition in Singapore.

Uzbekistan

Makhliyo Muksinova
Director for Export Development at IT Park Uzbekistan. An expert in innovative technologies and the digital economy, actively involved in the development of Uzbekistan's IT sector.

Saida Khalilova
Headed IT Ladies Uzbekistan — the first women's IT community in Uzbekistan, which supports women's interest in IT.

Ozoda Muminoва
Heads the management department at Swift Launch, a business incubation program for Uzbekistan and Central Asia. She is actively involved in mentoring at IQtidorly, Swift Launch podcasts, and events such as the Women in Tech Summit.

Anna Ambrozieva
Director of Women in Tech in Uzbekistan, actively supporting the development of the women's community in IT. She helps expand the perception of opportunities for women in technology and entrepreneurship.

Ekaterina Nikolaeva
Heads the AMEGA IT companies group and the IT Ladies community. She is actively promoting women in the IT field.

Suraiyo Niyozmatova
CEO of Lerna. Lerna is an exclusive partner of online educational brands Skillbox, Geekbrains, and Skillfactory. The company opens up new opportunities for Uzbeks who wish to receive quality online education and develop their professional skills.

Kyrgyzstan

Dina Ruslan
Founder and CEO of the startup Codify. This is an IT company that covers all stages of the development cycle, including IT training from scratch for adults and children, support for IT specialist employment, and automation of local business processes.

Aizhan Alisheva-Duymaz
Head of Acceleration Programs at Accelerate Prosperity. She shares recommendations for successful startup development, emphasizing the importance of traction metrics and other key aspects.

Bermot Dosmambetova
CEO of FluentIT, a company that helps IT specialists expand their English vocabulary in preparation for behavioral interviews at global technology companies.

Aisuluu Zhamangulova
Co-founder and CEO of the startup Mugalim.ai, specializing in the application of artificial intelligence in educational technologies.

Nurzat Tynymbek
Actively participates in international programs that help women realize themselves in IT. This year, she was selected for TechWomen 2024.

Tajikistan

Nilufar Murodova
Local leader of NASA Space Apps in Tajikistan and co-founder of iCode Bootcamp. She contributes to the development of the technological ecosystem in Tajikistan.

Ozodamo Faromuz
Leads the educational platform ilmhona, which makes IT education accessible, helping children and adults professionally master in-demand skills.

Zaytuna Saidullaeva
Actively promotes the role of women in IT, inspiring and supporting them on their path to professional development in this field.

Oliya Rakhmatova
Representative of Google projects in Tajikistan and head of the Google Developer Group in Dushanbe project.

Azizakhon Kosimova
CEO of Predictory, an AI-based marketing assistant that helps analyze big data and extract information using natural language prompts.