AI Teams & Smart Capital: Workshop with International Experts
How do you build a team that works effectively with AI and find the right partners for your startup?
As part of ICT WEEK Uzbekistan 2026, a workshop for startups will focus on building AI teams and attracting strategic investment.
Julian Gilliam, Creative Director for Generative AI at Meta, will present “The Team Got Smaller. The Roles Did Not: How to Build AI Teams That Actually Work Together.”
John Paul Isham, Vice President of Investor Relations and Capital Raising at Xsolla, will share his experience in a session titled “Beyond the Investment: The Importance of Smart Capital & Strategic Partnerships.”
The program will cover:
- building teams that work effectively with AI;
- distributing roles and responsibilities within small teams;
- the importance of smart capital for startups;
- building strategic partnerships with investors;
- Q&A with the speakers and networking.
In addition, a fireside chat will explore how the questions founders need to ask themselves change as their companies grow.
The discussion will focus on strategic thinking at the scale-up stage, managing growth, entering new markets, and how the founder’s role evolves as the company expands.
Fireside chat participants:
- Antony Doeh — Partner at Princeville Capital
- Jahongir Normatov — Global Partnerships & Strategic Projects Lead at IT Park Uzbekistan
Key question: as the company grows, which questions should founders start asking differently?
During the workshop, participants will gain practical insights from international experts and discover new ideas for developing their startups.
Venue: School 21
Date: September 26
Time: 11:00