The third Inclusive Business Forum
The Inclusive Business Forum is a platform that brings together business and society to develop inclusive labor practices in Uzbekistan. Here, companies and experts share experiences on creating a work environment where everyone can realize their potential.
May 2, 9:00
The third Inclusive Business Forum
The Inclusive Business Forum is a platform that brings together business and society to develop inclusive labor practices in Uzbekistan. Here, companies and experts share experiences on creating a work environment where everyone can realize their potential.
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May 2, 9:00
About the forum
Inclusive business - reality or prospect?
Inclusion and diversity are becoming important business trends and criteria for sustainable development. But how developed is this sector in Uzbekistan? What obstacles hinder its development?
The forum is a space for dialogue between business and society. Here we will discuss the issues of creating more opportunities for employment of persons with disabilities and introducing inclusive business practices.
The program includes case studies of companies that have already taken steps towards inclusion, as well as speeches by local and international experts in HR, corporate social responsibility and labor law. Together, we will analyze real problems and find solutions.
Pictures from the previous forum
Forum program
May 2, 2025, 9:00-17:30 (Tashkent time)
09:00 – 09:45
09:00 – 09:45
Registration of participants
9:45 – 10:00
9:45 – 10:00
Opening of the Forum, Welcome speech of the organizers
Mansurbek Olloyorov, Adviser to the President on Social Protection, Director of the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Mukhabbat Rakhimova, Chairperson of the Public Association of Disabled People of Tashkent City "SHAROIT PLUS" (NGO).
Akiko Fujii, Resident Representative of UNDP in Uzbekistan.
Mukhabbat Rakhimova, Chairperson of the Public Association of Disabled People of Tashkent City "SHAROIT PLUS" (NGO).
Akiko Fujii, Resident Representative of UNDP in Uzbekistan.
10:00 – 10:45
10:00 – 10:45
Panel Session No1: Practical Experience of Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Field of Public Catering and Trade
Moderator: Malika Sharipova, Founder and Director, CARE CSR
SOFIYA QANDOLAT LLC (Safia Cafe & Bakery), Maftuna Zufarova, Head of the Human Resources Department of the Production Factory (10 min)
MAK FOOD SERVIS LLC (EVOS), Kamola Kobilova, Training Department Specialist (10 min)
Tashkent City Mall, Dilbar Azizova, HR Director (HRD) (10 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
MAK FOOD SERVIS LLC (EVOS), Kamola Kobilova, Training Department Specialist (10 min)
Tashkent City Mall, Dilbar Azizova, HR Director (HRD) (10 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
10:50 – 11:35
10:50 – 11:35
Panel Session No2: Practical Experience of Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Banking and Service Sector
Moderator: Gulnora Urmanova, Chairperson of the Board of the Association of Employers of Uzbekistan
KAPITALBANK, Oksana Lyndina, Advisor to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kapitalbank, CEO of Kapital Academy (10 min)
Yandex Uzbekistan, Timur Aliyev, Head of Yandex Go Travel Service (10 min)
"Motorica," Maksim Yemets, cyborg, prosthetics test pilot, and head of the cyborg community (10 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
Yandex Uzbekistan, Timur Aliyev, Head of Yandex Go Travel Service (10 min)
"Motorica," Maksim Yemets, cyborg, prosthetics test pilot, and head of the cyborg community (10 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
11:40 – 12:10
11:40 – 12:10
Coffee break
12:10 – 13:00
12:10 – 13:00
Panel Session No3: Promoting Inclusion and Shared Values through Employment
Moderator: Mikhail Krivonos, International Partner of the Raoul Foundation, Sweden
Creating Inclusive Workplaces – Values, Vision and Practice from Sweden Lennart Jönsson, Chairperson of WiljaGruppen and social entrepreneur, Bengt Ljungbäck, Member of the Wilja Gruppen, will share their experiences and reflections on how strong values and a clear vision of inclusion have shaped their efforts to increase access to meaningful employment for people with disabilities in Sweden.
Q&A (30 min)
Q&A (30 min)
13:00 – 14:00
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45
14:00 – 14:45
Panel Session No4: Inclusive Leadership: How Employers Can Transform Uzbekistan's Labor Market
Moderator: Yulia Yakovleva, Founder and Head of the Group of Consulting Companies, Person Hunters, Executive Director of the Association of Employers of Uzbekistan
Inclusive corporate culture: how to create a working environment for everyone? Aziz Abdullaev, Acting Director of PRAXIS PLUS LLC (10 min)
Inclusive culture begins with learning: how to form the right behavior, Sabina Adylova Head of Online and Compliance at ALPHA (10 min)
Inclusive Horizons: Education and Entrepreneurship for All, Mavlyudakhon Shirinova, Director of the Republican Center for Socio-Economic Development “SABR” (10 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
Inclusive culture begins with learning: how to form the right behavior, Sabina Adylova Head of Online and Compliance at ALPHA (10 min)
Inclusive Horizons: Education and Entrepreneurship for All, Mavlyudakhon Shirinova, Director of the Republican Center for Socio-Economic Development “SABR” (10 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
14:50 – 15:35
14:50 – 15:35
Panel Session No5: Active Labor Market Policies in Uzbekistan to Ensure Inclusive Employment
Moderator: Dilmurad Yusupov, Co-founder and Member of the Board of the NGO "SHAROIT PLUS", Project Manager ishplus.uz
Subsidies and benefits for employers in the employment of people with disabilities in Uzbekistan, Jakhongir Bakhromov, Chief Specialist of the Department for Combating Poverty and Maintaining the Register of Low-Income Families of the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (15 min)
Youth with Disabilities in the Labor Market: Current Status and Barriers, Adiba Nuruddinova, Deputy Director of the Institute for the Development of Social Protection under the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (15 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
Youth with Disabilities in the Labor Market: Current Status and Barriers, Adiba Nuruddinova, Deputy Director of the Institute for the Development of Social Protection under the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (15 min)
Q&A: (15 min.)
15:40 – 16:20
15:40 – 16:20
Coffee break
16:20 – 17:30
16:20 – 17:30
Final session: Recommendations and strategies for the development of inclusive business in Uzbekistan
Moderator: Dilmurad Yusupov, Co-founder and Member of the Board of the NGO "SHAROIT PLUS", Project Manager ishplus.uz
Business representatives, government agencies and public organizations of people with disabilities will develop an action plan until 2027 (45 minutes)
Presentation of certificates to the speakers and volunteers.
Business representatives, government agencies and public organizations of people with disabilities will develop an action plan until 2027 (45 minutes)
Presentation of certificates to the speakers and volunteers.
Speakers
- Olloerov MansurbekDirector of the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Advisor to the President on Social Protection
- Muhabbat RakhimovaChairman of the Public Association of Disabled People of Tashkent "SHAROIT PLUS"
- Akiko FujiiResident Representative of UNDP in Uzbekistan
- Malika SharipovaFounder and Director of CARE CSR
- Maftuna ZufarovaHead of the HR Department of the production department of "Safia Bakery"
- Kamola KobilovaSpecialist of the training department of "MAK FOOD SERVICE" MCH (EVOS).
- Dilbar AzizovaHuman Resources Director (HRD). Tashkent City Mall
- Yulia YakovlevaFounder and head of the group of consulting companies, Person Hunters, Director of the Association of Employers of Uzbekistan
- Oksana LyndinaAdvisor to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSCB Kapitalbank, CEO of the Kapitalbank Academy
- Timur AliyevHead of Travel Service at Yandex Go
- Mikhail KrivonosInternational partner Raoul Foundation, Sweden
- Lennart JonssonChairman of WiljaGruppen and social entrepreneur
- Bengt LungbaekMember of the Wilja Group Board
- Gulnora UrmanovaChairman of the Board of the Association of Employers of Uzbekistan
- Aziz AbdullaevActing Director of PRAXIS PLUS LLC
- Sabina AdylovaHead of Online and Compliance at ALPHA
- Dilmurad YusupovCo-founder and Member of the Board of the NGO "SHAROIT PLUS", Project Manager ishplus.uz
- Jakhongir BakhromovChief Specialist of the Department for Combating Poverty and Maintaining the Register of Low-Income Families of the National Agency for Social Protection
- Adiba NuruddinovaDeputy Director of the Institute of Development of Social Security at the National Agency of Social Security
Organizers
Partners
Media partners
The forum is being held with the support of the Stirling Foundation
The live broadcast will begin on May 2, 2025 at 9:45 am Tashkent time
Uchinchi Inklyuziv Biznes-forum
