NOVA TECH SILK ROAD CONFERENCE
KHAN TENGRI INNOVATION HUB
OPENING CEREMONY
Esteemed Elites in the Innovation Industry!
We are honored to invite you to the official opening of Khan Tengri Innovation Hub taking place on July 26, 2025, in Shanghai. Khan Tengri Innovation Hub is a strategic initiative created to bridge the innovation ecosystems of China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the rest of Central Asia and the Caucasus to promote technology transfer, unlock new opportunities for joint R&D, startup scale-ups, VC and PE investments, knowledge, and innovation exchange.
We are confident that your valuable insights, strategic perspective, and forward-thinking leadership will add great inspiration to this important occasion, helping to spark new ideas, drive meaningful collaboration, and shape the future of cross-border innovation.
We look forward to welcoming you to Shanghai this summer as we come together for this landmark event and embark on a new chapter of partnership and shared progress.
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25 July 2025. Venue: Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone, Shanghai
15:00 – 19:30
Visit of the Huawei Qingpu R&D center by Kazakhstan delegation (by invitation only, limited number of participants)
26 July 2025. Venue: 3/F, Block A, Kehai Building, No.800 Naxian Road, Pudong, Shanghai
13:30 – 14:00
Guests Reception
14:00 – 14:10
Khan Tengri Innovation Hub Label Opening Ceremony
14:10 – 14:50
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
ZHASLAN MADIYEV – Minister of Digital & Space of Kazakhstan
MAGZHAN MADIYEV – CEO of Astana Hub
ABDULAKHAD KUCHKAROV – CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan
LAZZAT BORANKULOVA – CEO of Khan Tengri Innovation Hub
14:50 – 15:00
Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Agreements
15:00 – 16:00
PANEL 1: Beyond Boundaries: Building Agile Tech Ecosystems in a Shifting World
WEI ZHOU – CEO and Founder of XNode, Moderator
ABDULAHAD KUCHKAROV – CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan
MAGZHAN MADIYEV – CEO of Astana Hub
JIA REN – Chairman of Sinnobator
ASKAR BELISBEKOV – CEO of Qazaqstan Venture Group (TBC)
PAVEL KOKTYSHEV – CEO of MOST Holding
16:00 – 17:00
PANEL 2: Capital Strategy for Innovation Leadership: The Cross-Border Investment Lens
CLIFF CHAU – Managing Partner of ewPartners PE Fund, moderator
DALER NODYROV – Deputy Director at IT Park Ventures
XU TIANMENG – Partner of Chengwei Capital Evergreen Fund
MARAT TOLYBAY – Founder and CEO of Activat VC
NICK NIE – Partner of Cyber Creation Ventures
HURST HWANG – Ph.D., CFA, FRM, Chief Investment Officer of Gobi Partners
17:00 – 18:00
PANEL 3: Localize to Globalize: Winning Strategies for Technology Transfer
BAYAN KONIRBAYEV – Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alem.AI, moderator
HAWK XU – CTO, Global Supply Chain of Lenovo, CEO of Leshines
ZOU SHUJUN – CEO of the National Eastern Tech-Transfer Center
DAUREN RAKHIMZHANOV – Managing Director, Eurasian Development Bank
JIANG QINGSONG – Vice-President of AgiBot
SHAKHZOD UMIRZAKOV – CEO of TASS Vision
18:00 – 19:00
INVEST DAY: Central Asia Startups Showcase
DANNIEL SHI – Partner of 23Seed VC Fund
XU TIANMENG – Partner of Chengwei Capital Evergreen Fund
YERBOL KAPISHEV – CEO of Jas Ventures
NICK PONOMAREV – Investment Associate of Orbit Startups
NAZERKE KALIDOLDA – Investment Associate of Sturgeon Capital
15:00 – 19:10
B2G and B2B meetings between the China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan delegation members (contact Khan Tengri Innovation Hub team)
19:00 – 19:10
CLOSING REMARKS
ZHASLAN MADIYEV – Minister of Digital & Space of Kazakhstan
27 July 2025
09:00 – 11:00
Emerging Markets and Developing Countries Forum (Big Zero Bay Technology Innovation Building, 940, Jianchuan Road, Minhang)
ZHASLAN MADIYEV – Minister of Digital & Space of Kazakhstan
ABDULAKHAD KUCHKAROV – CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan
11:00 – 13:00
WAIC Exhibition visit at World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center (1099 Guozhan Rd, Pudong) by the Minister of Digital & Space of Kazakhstan Madiyev M.
Central Asian Innovation Hubs, 8 startups, and Chinese key technology companies’ (AgiBot, JD, Robotics etc) stands visit
13:00 – 18:00
WAIC Exhibition visit by the delegations of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Keynote Speakers at Emerging Markets and Developing Countries Forum on Bridging the AI Divide (27 July, 9 am – 11 pm)
Zhaslan Madiyev
Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan
ABDULAKHAD KUCHKAROV
CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan participation on the Future Tech Zone at WAIC (27-28 July)
Registration and tickets for exhibition and forums are available on: https://www.worldaic.com.cn/
Venue: Big Zero Bay Technology Innovation Building, 940, Jianchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai
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