TAF!26 Program 10.10.2026

Impact Session
BalIroom I

Participant Registration, Partner Gifts, Networking

Impact Session
BalIroom I

Festival opening, partner greetings

Impact Session
BalIroom I

Aiday Mokushova, Chairwoman of the Kyrgyz Marketing Association

Different Markets. One Industry. A New Central Asia.

Impact Session
BalIroom I

Shamil Valishev, Director of Advertising Monetization at Uzum Market in Uzbekistan

Uzum Ads — Connecting Data and Brands: How to Build an Effective Media Mix in 2027

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Timur Abdulin, Head of Index Reputation Marketing Agency, Co-founder of Repost.uz

How Much Should You Spend on Business Reputation in 2027 — and How Can You Avoid Ruining It?

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Nosir Nosirjonov, Marketer, 605 Creative Agency

Mahallada o'sgan o'zbeklar dunyo miqyosida kreativ bo'la oladimi?

SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Akmal Abdullaev, Founder, KASB Media

Growing a Personal Brand

Digital communications
BalIroom I
Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall
Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall
PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Ilyas Salikhov, Product Director, CS Play, CityScreen

Transparency in Out-of-Home Advertising: Verification and Measurement

Local opportunities
Ballroom II
SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Shakhriyor Azimov (Kon), Head of SFERA MEDIA

How Creativity Helps Develop Marketing Skills

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Alexey Khainovsky , Co-founder, METER

Ask METER. A New Interface to the Out-of-Home Advertising Market

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Guzal Gapilova, Marketing Director, iTV Platform

Cases That Work: From Idea to Successful Project

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall
PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Alexander Likhtman , Founder & CEO, ITCOMMS PR Agency

How to Get into AI Search Results and Why This Is the New Media Relations

Local opportunities
Ballroom II
SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall
Digital communications
BalIroom I

Victor Gryaznov, Director of Advertising Business in Central Asia, Yandex

Digital Radar: How Media Consumption and Advertising Formats Are Changing in Uzbekistan

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Asma Humayun, Global Creative Director, Shiny Toy Guns, United Kingdom

Less Is More: How Creativity Can Create Meaningful Change

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Alexander Ustinov, Founder & CEO, Beavers Brothers, Russia

Customers Choose Brands, Not Interfaces: What Digital Design in Uzbekistan’s Banks Can Teach Us

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Lunch Break

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Lunch Break

SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Lunch Break

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Lunch Break

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Lunch Break

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Lunch Break

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Sevil Sakaeva, Managing Partner, maslov:tashkent PR Agency

The Economics of Influence: Why Millions of Views No Longer Guarantee Anything for a Brand

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Guzal Gapilova, Marketing Director, iTV Platform

Brend pozitsiyalash va brend tanlash sabablari

SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Kamoliddin Mamasodiqov, RAQAMLI performance marketing agentligi asoschisi

Meta Ads — bu “o‘rgatish” mumkin bo‘lgan platforma: uni o‘zingiz uchun moslashtiring!

Digital communications
BalIroom I
Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Doni Ahmadjonov, Director, Founder & Creative Director of Buro Notfrom

Dramaturgy as an Effective Tool in Creativity

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Anna Spaderova, Senior Producer, ITSALIVE | CEO, ANEEMA, Russia

The Power of Mascots: New Ways to Get Noticed and Keep Your Audience’s Attention

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Denis Roman , CEO & Co-founder, We Digital

The Content Factory: How Scaled UGC (User-Generated Content) Solves Brand Challenges

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Sarvar Niyazov, BRB (bank) marketing departamenti direktori

Keyslarda ko‘rsatilmaydigan marketing

SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Natalia Sidorina, Founder, Q Agency

Trust Crisis: Who Do People Trust When They Trust No One?

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Anastasia Danilova, Co-founder, Pinbox

How Competitors Are Taking Your Customers on Maps and What to Do About It

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall
PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Ali Kakhkhorov, PR, GR, Digital Marketing & Media Production Expert

Uzbek-Language YouTube: The Main PR Tool and Competitive Advantage for Brands

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Inara Asanova, Head of PR & Brand Communications, Asl Baraka

Tokchadagi REPUTATSIYA. FMCGda brendga bo‘lgan ishonchni qanday boshqarish mumkin

SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Vitalina Dubitskaya, Creative Director, Zenith Lion Com

Global in spirit, local in vibe. How can a brand become one of us in a new market without losing itself?

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Nana Mardoyan, Marketing & PR Director, Ipak Yuli Bank and MONIX

Banking Marketing After the Budget Race: How to Grow When Everyone Sells the Same Thing and Build Sustainable Growth in an Overheated Market

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Vitor Menezes, Creative Director, VML Paris Agency France

The Bar Has Never Been So Low. The Bar Has Never Been So High.

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Mikhail Lelikov, Owner & Creative Director, Opencore Branding Agency, Russia

Is Being Bad a Good Thing? How to Turn a Negative Brand Image into a Point of Differentiation from Competitors

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Jasur Karimov, Chief Marketing Officer, ISHONCH

PR and Sports: What Did the Collaboration with Javokhir Sindarov Bring to the Brand?

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Sevara Asamova, Independent Brand Strategist

Brend ham odammi? Har tomonga ketgan kommunikatsiya haqida

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Gabit Manapov, Chief Commercial Officer, Okori Media Group

Digital Channels for Business Objectives: How to Choose the Right Media Mix

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall
SMM & Influence
Tashkent Hall

Marketing Navigator: 1:1 Sessions with Experts with the Support of Ipak Yuli Bank

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Madina Ruzmatova , Independent PR Adviser for Business | Personal Branding Expert

5 Self-Branding Mistakes and What to Do About Them: A Showcase

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Izzatullo Habibullayev, Co-Founder of Meridians Marketing

How to Get Real Results from Telegram Ads: From Strategy to Sales

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Aziz Fayzullaev , Head of the GMP Department, CoobX

How Google’s New MMM Solution Helps Reallocate Marketing Budgets and Improve Business Results

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall
Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Maria Petrenko, CMO Listee

How to Build a Global Brand That Can Become Local in Its Market

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Ilya Cheredin, Managing Partner, Omni360

Global DOOH Trends: Programmatic and Data-Driven Strategies in Outdoor Advertising. An Overview of International Markets and Case Studies

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Oybek Abdukhalimov, Marketing Director at PureMilky

Your Best Salesperson Is Your Store: How to Turn Commercial Spaces into Powerful Marketing Tools for Your Business

Digital communications
BalIroom I

Sardor Ahmedov , Partner Consultant, Coob Ads

Launch of the Google Ads ASR Program in Uzbekistan

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Maxim Ponomarev , Co-founder of Friends Moscow and mads Russia

How to Make Advertising Effective, Not Just Impressive

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Nadezhda Ivanova, Founder, Wine Time Uzbekistan

A Sober Perspective: Why It’s Time for Alcohol Brands in Uzbekistan to Grow Up?

PR, Reputation & Media
Bukhara Hall

Alisher Isakov, CEO, Agency Marketing & Consulting

The Development of the Out-of-Home Advertising Market in the Modern World

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Dmitry Kalganov, Head of Client Data Platform, ANORBANK , Sabrina Nizaeva, Marketing Lead, ANORBANK

Advertising That Hits the Mark: How Data Helps Meet Customer Needs

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Farkhod Norbaev , CEO, Lokals United

7 Steps to Building a Big Brand

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Folker Wrage, Founder & Owner, wrage / antwort, Switzerland

Say Hello to Goodbye: How Art Can Help You Sell

Local opportunities
Ballroom II

Valeriy Akhverdyan, Regional Director, Native Network Central Asia

The Evolution of the Uzbek Internet: 5 Years of Transformation and the Emergence of Native Network

Creative & Craft
Fergana Hall

Vitali Zakharau, Partner & Creative Director, LUTA Agency

The Secret of Belarusian Quality: How to Turn a Marketing Strategy into Bold, Bright, and Striking Communication

Branding & Design
Samarkand Hall

Alexander Popkov, Independent Strategist

Optimized to the Point of Indifference: Why Brands Need Emotions Again in the Age of Algorithms?

Impact Session
BalIroom I

Panel Discussion of the International Jury Members of the TAF!26 Competition

Impact Session
BalIroom I

Awards Ceremony for the Competition Winners and Festival Partners