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Uzbekistan National Project Management Forum 2025: Sustainable Futures and Digital Transformation

The strategic summit for Central Asia's most senior project managers, state corporation leaders and international experts.

  • Date and time

    24 May 2025 (Saturday)

    09:00 - 18:00 (UZT)

  • Venue and format

    InterContinental Tashkent

    Amir Temur hall + online Zoom

  • Capacity and status

    350+ delegates

    Only 48 seats left

  • Special ceremony

    PMBA National Awards

    The year's best projects

IPMA CPD credits

8 hours of continuing professional development

Every delegate receives an official QR-coded international certificate of participation and re-certification points.

  • In-person attendance
  • Live online stream

National Forum

2025

Amir Temur Grand Hall · Tashkent

Seats booked

302 / 350(86%)

Registration closes when the hall is full — a seat is held only once payment is confirmed.

Forum objectives

A new era for project management in Uzbekistan

The forum exists to raise global standards, risk management and leadership culture in the delivery of the national economy's mega-projects.

  • Pillar 1

    Strategy and the public sector

    Mechanisms for standardising project management offices (PMOs) across ministries, state agencies and major joint-stock companies, and for making state programmes more transparent.

    • Minimising risk on mega-projects
    • Budget discipline and the audit approach
  • Pillar 2

    International expertise and ICB 4.0

    IPMA's international methodology adapted to Uzbek practice, the integration of artificial intelligence tools into PM processes, and the certification criteria.

    • European practice and global case studies
    • AI-based forecasting technology
  • Pillar 3

    B2B connections and networking

    A platform for direct partnership among 350+ leaders from banking, IT, energy, pharmaceuticals and construction, and for meeting the next generation of talent.

    • Closed B2B meeting zones
    • Project partners exhibition

Agenda

The full forum programme

One intensive day of learning, debate and the awards ceremony.

  1. 08:30 - 09:30

    60 min

    WelcomeFoyer and exhibition area

    Registration, welcome coffee and the B2B exhibition zone

    Greeting delegates, handing over the forum materials pack, and a first look at the stands of national IT and consulting organisations.

  2. 09:30 - 10:30

    60 min

    Plenary openingMain plenary sessionAmir Temur Grand Hall

    Managing major state infrastructure projects, and sustainability

    Uzbekistan's 2030 strategic goals, the governance of major projects backed by international financial institutions, and risk analysis.

    • Sardor Qosimov (PMBA Chair)
    • Dr Reinhard Wagner (IPMA Global)
    • Ministry of Economy representative
  3. 10:30 - 11:30

    60 min

    Keynote addressGlobal expertise

    ICB 4.0 and AI: the modern project leader's new instruments

    International practice on the part generative AI plays in requirements analysis, schedule estimation and reducing budget uncertainty.

  4. 11:30 - 12:00

    30 min

    Coffee break, informal networking and express B2B sessions

  5. 12:00 - 13:30

    90 min

    3 parallel sessions

    Choose the track that suits you

    • Hall A90 min

      Corporate PMO and portfolio management

      Building a project office from scratch inside a large holding, KPI systems and resource balance.

      Moderator: Malika Alimova (Level B)

    • Hall B90 min

      Mega-projects in energy and construction

      EPC contracts, FIDIC requirements and environmental sustainability (ESG) criteria.

      Moderator: Jasur Mirzayev (Level A)

    • Hall C90 min

      Agile and hybrid methods: banking and fintech

      Adaptive delivery under regulatory constraints, and shortening time-to-market.

      Moderator: Timur Normatov (Level B)

  6. 13:30 - 14:30

    60 min

    Networking lunch at "The View" restaurant, for forum delegates

  7. 14:30 - 16:30

    120 min

    Interactive sessionCase Study Jam

    Case study and open discussion: real cases taken apart

    The anatomy of projects that worked and projects that failed: a live post-mortem of the mistakes and the fixes, with four practising project directors.

  8. 16:30 - 17:30

    60 min

    Awards ceremonyPMBA National Awards 2025Amir Temur Grand Hall

    Honouring the project and the project manager of the year

    Announcing the winners among Uzbekistan's most effective public, private and social projects, and presenting the trophies.

  9. 17:30 - 18:00

    30 min

    Closing remarks and a farewell toast — gala cocktail and music

The expert line-up

Keynote speakers and guests of honour

Practitioners of international standing, academics and strategic leaders.

  • IPMA Level A

    Dr Reinhard Wagner

    IPMA Honorary President

    Global adviser on international standards (Germany)

    Topic

    Megatrends to 2030, and sustainability in project management

  • IPMA Level B

    Sardor Qosimov

    Chair of the PMBA board

    Uzbekistan Project and Business Management Association

    Topic

    PMO systems inside Uzbekistan's state investment programmes

  • IPMA Level B

    Elena Kim

    Director of fintech transformation

    Central Asia Banking Technologies Consortium

    Topic

    Agile and waterfall together in large banks: the hybrid model

  • IPMA Level A

    Farrukh Saidov

    Head of infrastructure mega-projects

    International Energy Projects Group

    Topic

    Contractual discipline on billion-dollar infrastructure projects

Tickets and rates

Ways to attend the forum

Options shaped for independent practitioners, corporate teams and current association members.

  • Individual attendance

    Standard delegate

    1 200 000UZS / delegate

    Full-day in-person access for independent project managers, practitioners and team leads.

    • Full access to the main Amir Temur hall
    • Your pick of one of the 3 parallel sessions
    • Coffee breaks and the networking lunch
    • The speakers' slides (PDF pack)
    • QR-coded international certificate of participation
  • Recommended

    For companies

    Corporate delegation

    3 200 000UZS / 3 staff

    Cover every parallel hall with your PMO team, plus the B2B advantages.

    • The full-day package for 3 delegates
    • Each colleague in a different parallel session
    • Special access to the closed B2B lounge
    • Gala cocktail and a private VIP table
    • A payment contract and invoice are provided
  • Member quota

    For PMBA members

    Free/ with your membership ID

    A guaranteed quota set aside for the association's current individual and corporate members.

    • The right to attend entirely free of charge
    • The full 8-hour IPMA CPD record
    • The library of all materials and recordings
    • A vote in the PMBA Awards 2025

Live online stream (Zoom)

Can't make it to the hall? The plenary and the keynotes go out live, and the recordings stay in the library afterwards.

400,000 UZS

Quick registration

Reserve your seat now

Fill in your details. Confirmation and payment instructions reach your inbox within 15 minutes.

  • An answer in 15 minutesThe organising committee reviews your application and sends payment instructions.
  • A guaranteed seatOnce payment clears, your name goes on the delegate list and onto your badge.
  • Your CPD recordAfter the forum your 8-hour IPMA CPD certificate arrives by email.
How you will attend

The free quota is confirmed against a current membership ID only.

Logistics and location

InterContinental Tashkent

The forum is held in the Amir Temur Grand Hall of the InterContinental — one of the most modern and prestigious business complexes in the centre of the capital.

  • Exact address2 Shakhrisabz Street, Yunusabad district, Tashkent
  • ParkingThe hotel's underground car park is free for forum delegates.
  • Getting thereA four-minute walk from Amir Temur Xiyoboni metro station.

InterContinental — Amir Temur hall

41.3145° N, 69.2797° E

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Uzbekistan Project and Business Management Association

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