Speakers

UIMF 2026

Speakers

Marat Terterov

Founder
Brussels Energy Club

Ural Yusupov

Deputy Minister
Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology, Uzbekistan

Christopher Duggan

Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Uzbekistan

Ilyas Ismayilli

General Director
AzerGold Uzbekistan

Uktamjon Karimov

First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Economics and Finance
Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex JSC

Bekhzod Mamatov

First Deputy Chairman of the Board
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC

David Bradley

President
RJLL Drilling

Wesley Monteiro

Middle East Manager
S&P Global Energy

Feruza Khamidova

First Deputy Minister
Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology, Uzbekistan

Astrid Karamira

EMEA Representative Director
International Lithium Association

Timur Khikmatullaev

Special Representative of the Chairman of the Management Board for Global Integration
Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex JSC

Christo Visser

Vice President, Resources Sector Sales Lead for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Worley

Vladislav Sourine

Technical Director
GDD Instruments inc.

Roman Dovolnov

Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) Uzbekistan Market Leader
EY

Ra’no Kosimova

Head of Organisational Development
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC

Marianna Dgebuadze

Head of the CIS Representative Office
RBL-REI

Dmitrii Melekhov

Chief Project Engineer
NIIUF JSC

Viktor Korennoy

CEO
Qaztech Alliance

Vadim Tarasov

Director
Amurmetall-Lityo LLC

İlhan Bettemir

Exploration Geologist, Founder & Manager
GEMAR Environmental Measurement and Analysis Laboratory / ENV Energy Environmental Management and Technologies / GEMAR Global LLC Uzbekistan

Elmurod Ergashev

Deputy Chairman of the Board – Chief Geologist
Uzbekgeologorazvedka JSC

Akmal Rasulov

Senior Geobank Product Specialist
Micromine

Alain Zubrzycki

President
CAUR Technologies inc.

Ainur Zhanat

Business Development Officer
ALS Global

Alesya Tüzün

Regional Director
Argetest Ulab

Alexander Antonov

Doctor of Science, Professor, Chief Researcher
H.M. Abdullayev Institute of Geology and Geophysics

Jonathan Weinberg

Principal International Growth
Chrysos Corporation

Ekaterina Galitsyna

Director, Head of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus
KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Anastasia Unsworth Smith

Partner of Strategy, Risks & Transactions Department
Deloitte DKU

Assem Shamisheva

Partner
McKinsey & Company

Olivier Kueny

Head of Regional Representation for Central Asia
European Investment Bank (EIB)

Sobirjon Egamberdiev

Adviser to the Chairman on International Affairs
Republican Council of the Trade Union of Energy, Oil, Gas and Geology Workers of Uzbekistan

Pavel Serov

Partner, Project Manager
Metals & Mining Industrial and Technical Consulting

Sokhibjon Matkarimov

Head of the Career Center, Professor of the Department of Metallurgy
Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov

Alexander Domov

Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Rare Earths Magazine

Boris Samoylenko

Head of ESG
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC

Askar Kozhagul

Representative in Central Asia
FINGRI

Thanasis Pitsas

Sr. Project Manager
Gulf Perlite

Asad Ahmad

Managing Director
Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC)

Valiyor Irismetov

Director of the Digitalization Department
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC

Sardor Narzullayev

Executive Director
Uzbekistan Metallurgical Association

Ulugbek Ruziyev

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Operations
Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex JSC

Abdukakhkhar Saynazarov

Head of the Technology Department
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC

Rustam Akhmedov

Head of the Sustainability (ESG) Department
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC

Timur Saliev

Head of Project Implementation Department
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC