"Risk Management, Internal Audit, and Corporate Governance in Banks and Companies of Uzbekistan: Current Status and Development Prospects"

On April 30, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM, a conference on "Risk Management, Internal Audit, and Corporate Governance in Banks and Companies of Uzbekistan: Current Status and Development Prospects" will be held at Orient Finance Bank, 5 Osiyo Street.

The goal of the conference is to increase participants' awareness and professional knowledge in the areas of risk management, internal audit, and corporate governance, as well as to promote the further development of these areas in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Particular attention will be paid to the exchange of practical experience among participants and professional networking among industry representatives.

The conference will be organized and moderated by Sukhrob Kurbonov, Advisor to the Supervisory Board of Orient Finance Bank.

The event program will include three key sessions.

The session on corporate governance will feature the following speakers:

Olzhas Omarov, Director of KPMG Uzbekistan;

Karen Srapionov, Investment Director of Franklin Templeton;

Zhanargul Izimova, Director of Strategy&, part of the PwC network;

Tatyana Miroshnichenko, Director of GCF Eurasia;

Sayora Ayupova, Independent Director of UZEX and PJSC Inarktika, and Strategy and Corporate Governance Consultant.

The session on risk management, compliance, and anti-corruption will bring together the following speakers:

Nigora Begmatova, Head of Risk Management, Central Bank of Uzbekistan;

Alina Akchurina, Director of Compliance, Franklin Templeton;

Artem Saidov, Head of Cybersecurity Practice, KPMG Uzbekistan;

Masrurkhon Ishonov, Director of Internal Control and Compliance, Uzcard;

Bogdan Labutin, Director of the Anti-Fraud Department, Ipoteka Bank.

The session on internal audit will feature:

Bakhtiyor Usmanov, Member of the Supervisory Board of Orient Finance Bank;

Masrur Eshmatov, Director of the Internal Audit Department of Sanoat Qurilish Bank;

Sofia Yuldasheva, Partner at GK&P;

Andrey Tskhai, Internal Audit Advisor;

Saidlatif Akramkhodjaev, Deputy Director of the Internal Audit Department of Hayot Bank.

The conference will provide a platform for professional dialogue, the exchange of current practices, and discussion of prospects for the development of management, control, and audit systems in banks and companies in Uzbekistan.