​Expat Business & SME Exchange

​At Expat Connect, you don’t simply attend an event you join a carefully curated community of founders, professionals, investors, and business leaders shaping the future of Central Asia.

​Each session combines meaningful networking with practical conversations led by experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts.

​Our focus is simple: connect ambitious people, exchange ideas, and leave with insights and relationships that create long-term value.

​​​Why Attend?

• ​Discover business opportunities and emerging trends across Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

• ​Meet founders, executives, investors, and professionals in a relaxed, high-quality networking environment.

• ​Gain practical insights from entrepreneurs building companies and communities in the region.

• ​Build meaningful relationships that extend well beyond the event.

​​​Featured Speakers

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​11:45 AM — Sabina Kadirova

​How We Made Our First $100K Using Instagram

​Sabina is Head of Operations at Agassi Cosmetics, a Korean skincare and beauty retailer in Tashkent.

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​She joined Agassi in 2020 at just 15 years old as one of the company’s very first employees and has grown alongside the brand ever since.

​Her session will share the real story behind how the Agassi team turned Instagram into a powerful sales and brand-building channel using personal branding, storytelling, consistency, and authenticity rather than simply advertising products.

​She will cover:

• ​How Agassi built a recognizable personality around the brand

• ​Why storytelling and putting a real face behind the business worked

• ​2–3 best-selling campaigns and posts that became turning points for Agassi

• ​What the team learned from growing through Instagram

• ​Practical recommendations for anyone starting to build their personal or business brand online

​12:15 AM — Jahangir Yuldashevich

Jahangir has been part of several world-class companies, including Apple, Citi, and Lam Research, and is now building multiple ventures as an aspiring entrepreneur. One of them is Tarelochnica, an invite-only dating platform with a simple mission: bring meaning, taste, and genuine human connection back to dating.

​His session will explore why modern dating increasingly feels broken — from endless swiping and ghosting to fake profiles and conversations that lead nowhere — and how Tarelochnica is approaching the problem differently.

​He will cover:

• ​Why modern dating feels broken

• ​The good, the bad, and the ugly of today’s dating apps

• ​How Tarelochnica aims to create better engagement between men and women

• ​Why dating platforms should help people get offline and meet in real life

• ​What respectful, safe, and meaningful dating could look like in the future

​Website:  ⁠Tarelochnica.com

MCs: Amir and Andrei

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​​​Who Should Attend?

​Founders, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, SME owners, professionals, and anyone passionate about innovation, business growth, and meaningful connections across Central Asia and beyond.

​​​Schedule

​11:15 AM — Doors open, welcome coffee & networking

​11:45 AM — Introductions, speaker sessions & interactive discussion

​12:15 PM — Open networking with food and drinks

​12:45-13:45 Community discussion (Panel discussion)

​13:45 PM — Closing remarks

​Join us for an engaging morning of thoughtful conversations, valuable introductions, and practical insights from founders building the future of business in Central Asia.

​Seats are intentionally limited to encourage meaningful conversations. Reserve your place early.

​Please fill out this form prior to joining the meeting, click here