International PLUS-Forum Retail Central Asia 2023 | Plus Journal | 20 November 2023 | International Hotel Tashkent, 107А Amir Temur Avenue, Tashkent 100084, Uzbekistan

Retail is a universe that changes at the speed of light. To be in the trend, you need to constantly update your knowledge, exchange experiences with the best representatives of the industry, test and implement new breakthrough technologies. Otherwise you won'’t see success as you see Uranus without a telescope.

PLUS-Forum is devoted to the current state and prospects of the retail industry and online commerce in the CIS, Central Asia and abroad.

Here you can talk to the leading international retail industry experts who will talk about the projects and cases which have become successful in the realities of their companies, offer solutions to the problems which are now facing the domestic business of Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

Forum Topics
• Retail sector 2023. Trends. High-potential formats. Competition as a driver for increasing efficiency and productivity
• Retail chains and offline retail. Problem management. Implementing innovations
• Foreign manufacturers of FMCG and food products. Forecasts and prospects for entering the markets of Central Asian countries. Import or localization of production? Free niches
• Foreign retial chains. Prospects and forecast for entering the Central Asian market
• Development of e-Commerce. New trends and solutions
• Omnichannel in retail.
• Online sales. What have been achieved? And what remained in the blueprint stage?
• Working with foreign marketplaces. Guide for entrepreneurs. Practical experience and advice
• Marketing strategy. How to receive the projected profit
• Retail branding as a tool for generating additional profit
• The new landscape of the food tech market. Leadership practice
• Retail chains and providers. A pivot to self-regulation. Retail chains and local retail. Approaches to management and scaling
• Digital transformation of retail. Interaction with IT companies.
• Payment instruments in retail. Acquiring and QR payments
• Biometrics and identification
• Security in retail
• Promising formats of lending and installment plans, express loans, BNPL
• Loyalty and marketing. Market transformation. Priority areas. Improving the service quality
• Marking. Technology and business
• Fulfillment and logistics. Actual problems and solutions
• Internet stores, logistics for the domestic and international markets. Trends, new technologies and services
• HR strategy — a reputation management element, personnel management, achievement of success

2023 Speakers

Pedro Janeiro
Partner, Design Thinking Agency

Sardor Kadyrov
Head of Government Relations, Wildberries Uzbekistan

Feodor Virin
Partner, Analytical company, Data Insight

Murat Azamov
International Expert in Fashion Retail
Founder, UzFranchise
Co-founder, Lynks Property Management

Madina Seisengalieva
Commercial Director, NielsenIQ Kazakhstan

Olga Chudina
Head of Treasury, Korzinka

Alexander Kornilov
Head of e-commerce, Beeline Uzbekistan

Maxim Gubanov
Head of Logistics in CIS Countries, Wildberries

Anna Timoshina
Partner, VBO Rybycore

Alexei Ivanov
Founder and Head, Customer Experience Laboratory

Olga Kondratyeva
Purchasing Director, Schiever Uzbekistan, Retail Chain Bi1

Yulia Yakovleva
Founder and Head of Group of Consulting Companies, Person Hunters

Malik Karimov
Marketing Director, Retail Chain Korzinka

Muzaffar A'zamov
Chairman, Association of e-commerce of Uzbekistan
Founder, mato.uz

Georgiy Fesenko
Ex CEO Rozetka.uz, Ex Alibaba

Sergei Lebedev
Independent Expert

Andrey Maslak
General Manager, ASBC - APPLE PREMIUM RESELLER, iSpace

Ivan Fedyakov
Founder and General Director, INFOLine

Anna Kovtun
Marketing-strategist of Market Leaders
The Client Portfolio is More Than 10 Billion Rubles

Nargisa Baimirzaeva
Corporate Development Officer, Retail Chain Korzinka.uz

Lucia Shakirova
HR Director, Confectionery House SOFIA

Leila Musataeva
Retail Chains Leader, NielsenIQ Kazakhstan

Lazizbek Mamatov
HR Director, ISHONCH KREDIT SAVDO

Nadezhda Bader-Baer
Independent International Consultant on Strategic Marketing
Managing Partner, Suzirya Kazakhstan
Founder, Bader-Baer Consulting

Dmitry Peshnev-Podolskiy
CEO, DPP Partners
Ex-CEO Home Credit Russia

Azamat Shaismailov
Managing Director, Retail Chain Eeeng ЯQН

Sergey Nezdemkovskiy
ACCA, CIA, Partner, KPMG Caucasus and Central Asia

George Held
General Director, VEON AdTech

Ilshat Hametov
General Director, Uzum Market

Alexander Lihtman
CEO, PR-agency ITCOMMS

Roman Shatalov
Partner, Verme

Elena Belobrova
ML-technologies Leader, Yandex Cloud

Julia Vdovina
Product Director, Customer Service Digitalization, U-BSS

Tatiana Nurova
Central Asia Head of Network Development, CDEK

Igor Stukanov
Head of Representative Office, NEWLAND NPT

Petr Yaremenko
Business Development Director, Liptsoft

Oleg Kuznetsov
Technical Director, Liptsoft

Yulia Smirnova
Head of Remote Support and Service Department, Kapitalbank

2023 Sponsors and Partners

TITLE SPONSOR:
• SMART Ecosystem

STRATEGIC SPONSOR:
• Kapital Bank

GENERAL SPONSOR:
• VISA

PARTNERS:
• M Cosmetic
• UZUM Market

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Verme
• Липтсофт
• Yandex Cloud
• Payment Solution
• U-BSS
• CDEK

SILVER SPONSORS:
• СТАРТ
• GP
• Towards Perfection

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• imshop.io
• 24TTL
• ART

ASSOCIATED PARTNERS:
• JIA
• KAZFINTECH
• IT Park
• Fintech Association Uzbekistan
• IT Alliance
• e-Commerce Association of the Kyrgyz Republic
• FINTECH START
• UBA
• Association of Banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Confederation of Digital Business