Plug and Play will present innovative startups from Central Asia in Tashkent

A significant event for the technology sector in Central Asia is the Plug and Play Uzbekistan Expo 2025, which can significantly impact the region's development. In the capital of Uzbekistan, participants will enjoy a packed day dedicated to exchanging ideas, building business connections, and gaining practical insights. Startups, business leaders, investors, and government representatives will gather at one venue, united by a common goal—to accelerate the development of the country's innovative ecosystem.

The Plug and Play Expo 2025 program includes several events aimed at stimulating cooperation, knowledge sharing, and networking:

— VC Mixer: the event will begin with quick networking sessions where startups will present their projects to investors for five minutes each and exchange contacts
— presentations of startups from the third and fourth waves
— results of the President Tech Awards 2024
— panel discussion "Corporate Innovations".

Among the speakers are key leaders of the innovation and technology ecosystem. Olimjon Umarov, First Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, Abdulkhokim Kuchkarov, CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan, Sasha Karimpur, Partner at Plug and Play Tech Center, Mukhammad Mahmudov, Director of Plug and Play Uzbekistan. Alfredo Gomez Soria, Director of Corporate Relations at Plug and Play Tech Center, Aziz Ochilov, Venture Analyst at Plug and Play Uzbekistan, Hussein Murad, Co-founder of SHADOW Tech. Steven Steers, President of Steers Consulting.  

The third wave of the accelerator program, launched on April 1, included 17 startups from various industries: SynCall AI, Datagaze, medevery, K-Tech’s SmartBuilding360, VOLTIVA LLC, TrustMe, Sharh, MARS IT, Dialix AI, ZebraEye, TPM, Exode.biz, Sampler.az, Global Green Hub, FlexSoft, ISH.uz, Growy Me.

The fourth wave of the accelerator, launched on January 20, included 15 startups focused on developing technologies in the fields of finance and artificial intelligence for enterprises: Bito.uz, Karmon, 1doc.uz, Jett, Robosell, Alem, MilliyPay, 4Rize, UzbekVoiceAI, Urbo, pDaftar, Cradle AI, Trust ID, Alsha, Secura.

The event underscores Uzbekistan's ambitions: a young, tech-savvy population and a government leadership committed to digital transformation allow the country to take a leading position in the region. Plug and Play Expo 2025 will attract international players ready to invest in the rapidly growing market. For participants, this is a chance to be part of a historic moment when Uzbekistan confidently steps onto the global stage.

You can register here. Entry is free, but the number of places is limited.

When: May 15 from 13:00 to 19:00
Where: Tashkent, Palace of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan