TechWomen 2025: Welcome Event & Panel

​Silkroad Innovation Hub welcomes TechWomen 2025 Cohort! 🎉

Join us for a networking evening and an inspiring panel session with female founders who share their journeys, challenges, and lessons from building startups in emerging markets and the U.S.

​Enjoy light refreshments as you connect, learn, and exchange ideas.

​Agenda:

• ​5:00 - 5:30 PM - Pre-Networking

• ​5:30 - 6:00 PM - Welcome speech from:

  • ​Nazira Nurbayeva, Consul General of Kazakhstan in San Francisco,

  • ​Cora Lam (TechWomen)

  • ​Aikumis Seksenbayeva (Silkroad Innovation Hub)

  • ​Assel Seitova (Sisters Fund)

• ​6:00 - 7:20 PM - Panel Session + QA

• ​7:20 - 8:00 PM - Networking

​Panel Speakers:

• ​Chioma Ukpabi - CEO, Suwk Technologies (TechWomen Batch 2025)

• ​Asel Tursun - Co-Founder & CEO, Arc Aero

• ​Diana Safina - CBD, AlgebrasAi (AlchemistX & SVR Batch 2025)

• ​Rekha Pai - Investor-in-Residence/LP, Capria Ventures

• ​Yasmin Bashirova, Founder

​Moderators: Assel Seitova (Sisters) and Aikumis Seksenbayeva (Silkroad Innovation Hub)

​The event is organized in partnership with Sisters - Female Founders Initiative