Global Tech Weekend 2026 · AI Block by AI LAB

​A 90-minute AI block at Global Tech Weekend 2026 in Tashkent, hosted by AI LAB.

​Five speakers, five segments — covering the era of AI agents, AI-first entrepreneurship, founder communities shaping Europe's next wave of tech, and new models for prosperity in emerging economies.

​🎯 Programme

​17:30 — 17:35 · Opening Shahrizoda Toshpulatova — AI LAB

​17:35 — 17:50 · Talk · In Russian

​"The era of AI agents: how autonomous systems are changing the world" Artem Panferov — Co-Founder, AI LAB

​17:50 — 18:10 · International Talk · In English

​"The AI-First Entrepreneurship Economy" Ethan Pierse — Founder, Borderless Ventures · Author, "The AI Solopreneur Economy"

​18:10 — 18:30 · Fireside Chat · In English

​"Building founder communities that outlast the hype"

​Maxime Paradis — Co-Founder & Managing Partner, United Founders · Founder, Paradise Club in conversation with Nodo Ivanidze — Founder, Global Tech Weekend

​18:30 — 18:50 · International Talk · In English

​"New Calculus for Shared Prosperity"

​Shamil Ibragimov — Director of Research, MIT Kuo Sharper Center

​18:50 — 19:00 · Q&A Open audience questions

​All speakers on stage · moderator: Shahrizoda Toshpulatova

​🎤 Speakers

​Artem Panferov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Serial entrepreneur and AI expert. Co-Founder of AI LAB — a business-optimisation AI lab — and the Angel Connect startup ecosystem.

​Ethan Pierse (Paris, France) Keynote speaker at Web Summit, Vivatech, CES, Paris Blockchain Week. Author of "The AI Solopreneur Economy". Expert on generative and agentic AI, AI-first entrepreneurship, and the creator economy.

​Maxime Paradis (Paris, France) Co-Founder & Managing Partner of United Founders — a €80M pan-European venture fund and founder community. Founder of Paradise Club, France's largest angel syndicate with 1,500+ members. Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe.

​Shamil Ibragimov (MIT, USA) Director of Research at MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship. Harvard & Yale Alum. Researcher and practitioner focused on innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurship in Central Asia.

​Nodo Ivanidze (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Founder of Global Tech Weekend — Central Asia's leading tech community and annual conference bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators across the region.

​📍 Part of Global Tech Weekend 2026 Hosted by AI LAB