Speakers - CAIGF - Central Asian Internet Governance Forum

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	Saida Mirziyoyeva Assistant to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
	Sherzod Khotamovich Shermatov Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan
	Oleg Pecos First Deputy Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan
	Mikhail Anisimov Lead Manager for Global Stakeholder Engagement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, ICANN
	Vahan Hovsepyan RIPE NCC, External Relation Officer, Caucasus and Central Asia Vahan Hovsepyan has a diverse background in boosting initiatives in ICT field. He is a Director of ARMIX Foundation-Armenian neutral Internet exchange, Armenian Operators Union, with more than 20 member companies. He worked at the Union of Information Technology Enterprises as a Deputy Director, heading Armenian technological delegations during different local and international activities. He has served as a Jury Member of Georgian ICT Award, and in 2017 became an ICANN Fellow. Vahan has participated in IXP workshops in Dushanbe and Bishkek, and was a co-host of RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in 2015 and host of ENOG 12 in 2016. He graduated from Armenian-Russian State University, and has completed executive education courses in Maastricht School of Management and John. F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. From July 2017, Vahan will serve as an External Relations Officer, Caucasus and Central Asia with the RIPE NCC.
	Tattu Mambetalieva Director of the Public Fund “Civil Initiative Internet Policy” Initiator and founder of the public platform Kyrgyz Forum of Information Technologies (KIT Forum), the annual Central Asian Forum on Internet Management CAIGF – /ru/ as a regional initiative of the Global Forum on Internet Management (IGF), created under the auspices of UN. Innovator and public figure who contributed to institutional, legal and public development in the field of ICT, improvement of business climate and economic growth in the ICT sector of the Kyrgyz Republic. Actively participates in the formation of regional policy regulation in the CIS countries
	Sergey Sokolov Director of Government Relations and Corporate Affairs in Eastern Europe
	Jahongir Kagirov Head of IT export department Kagirov specializes in developing strategic partnerships with international IT companies. His focus is to provide comprehensive solutions and resources to help businesses expand and succeed in the IT Park Uzbekistan ecosystem. Committed to innovation and best practices, he strives to open new opportunities and drive growth for Uzbekistan’s global partners.
	Aikanysh Imanalieva Marketing Director, Kaspersky Central Asia and Mongolia Aikanysh Imanalieva has been Head of Marketing for Kaspersky Lab Central Asia since 2021. Her main activities include promotion of Kaspersky Lab’s line of solutions and products, as well as strategic brand development in the region.
	Irina Baikulova Interdisciplinary expert in the field of law and application of IT/ICT, specialist in the field of digital and cyber law. More than 25 years of legal practice and legal consulting in the state, commercial sphere, international and non-commercial organizations. Experience of conducting research, analysis, development and implementation of an advanced regulatory base in the field of IT/ICT, personal data, digital innovations in the Kyrgyz Republic. Co-author of bills and normative legal acts at the Government level in the field of IT use, personal data protection, digital transformation, digital services, interdepartmental information exchange. 6-year experience in conducting trainings and educational events for representatives of state structures, the private sector and civil society in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan on issues of personal data protection and cyber security regulation. Confirmed knowledge of international standards in this area.
	Oljas Satiev Oljas Satiev, the president of the center for tracking cyberattacks “Tsarka” and the founder of the WebTotem startup, which is engaged in legal hacking of its clients to check their level of information security, tells how thanks to “Tsarka” the cyber shield of Kazakhstan was created. It explains what ethical hacking is, and what the word “hacker” actually means. Oljas also shares tips on how to build a successful cybersecurity startup and reveals a plan to establish cybersecurity across Central Asia.