Silk Road Finance and Technology Forum 2026

Step into the future of finance at the Silk Road Finance and Technology Forum 2026, from 24–26 August 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The forum will bring together regulators, financial institutions, fintech founders, investors, technology providers, academics, and students to discuss digital finance, cross-border payments, tokenization, AI, Islamic finance, and emerging financial infrastructure. It aims to be a policy-led platform for Central Asia's financial transformation.

Organised By

The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a Singapore-headquartered organisation focused on building more efficient, resilient, inclusive, and technology-driven financial systems through global collaboration.

Event Highlights

• Connect with 2,000 participants, including 30% international delegates.
• Explore Central Asia's evolving fintech and digital finance ecosystem.
• Discover opportunities across cross-border payments, tokenisation, stablecoins, and AI.
• Build relationships with regulators, founders, investors, banks, and technology leaders.

Program Highlights

• 24 August – Building the Financial Future
• 10:25 AM – State of Financial Sector Innovation
• 10:40 AM – Ministerial Dialogue on Cross-Border Connectivity
• 11:45 AM – Global Payments in Motion
• 4:00 PM – Interoperability Frontier Roundtables
• 25 August – Technology, Capital & Innovation10:15 AM – How Networks Leapfrog Nations
• 10:30 AM – Tokenization & Stablecoins
• 12:05 PM – Cyber Resilience & Fraud Defence
• 3:30 PM – Governing Agentic AI in Financial Markets
• 26 August – Islamic Finance & Growth10:20 AM – Building the Rails for Scale
• 11:20 AM – Standards for Islamic Digital Finance
• 1:30 PM – The $6 Trillion Corridor Dialogue
• 3:45 PM – Investor Dialogue on Central Asian Capital

Who Attends?

• Regulators & policymakers
• Banks and financial institutions
• Fintech founders & startups
• Investors, technology providers and students

5 Pillars of the Event

• Zarkaynar – Building the Fintech Ecosystem
• Silk Road Corridor – Connecting Central Asia to the World
• Saroy – Scaling Digital Finance Through Shared Infrastructure
• Observatory – Exploring the New Digital Asset Frontier
• Madrasah – Supporting the Next Generation

Featured Speakers

• H.E. Timur Ishmetov – Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Sopnendu Mohanty – Group Chief Executive Officer, GFTN
• Dr. Patrick Njoroge – Former Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
• Ari Sarker – Former President, Asia Pacific, Mastercard

Don’t miss this influential fintech forum in Tashkent—where Central Asia’s financial future, digital innovation and global connectivity gather on one dynamic stage.