The Techstars Startup Week technology festival is coming to Central Asia for the first time and will bring together 5,000 participants, leading startup founders, international leaders, investors and representatives of large companies.
## Program
- 3 days and 2 stages
- Exhibition area and parallel sessions
- Keynote speeches
- Workshops and panel discussions
- Networking
## Who it is for
The festival is designed for a wide audience: office employees looking for inspiration, freelancers seeking new opportunities, students exploring the market, and anyone interested in technology and startups.
The second international forum for hospitality market players in Central Asia. It is held with the support of the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and focuses on the economics of a hotel project.
Tashkent will host investors and developers, hotel owners and managers, hotel operators, technology companies, solution providers, consultants and public sector representatives.
## What the forum is about
The business program follows the full life cycle of a hotel project: from investment and cooperation with the state to development, management, technology, commercial performance and the future value of the asset.
Key topics include:
- development of hotel and tourism projects
- investment in Central Asia
- artificial intelligence and automation
- revenue management
- professional hotel management
- new ownership formats
- liquidity of hotel assets
The program ends with a discussion of what the hotel market of the region may look like by 2030.
## Business contacts
The program includes B2B negotiations, professional networking, the Startup Showcase and a solutions zone for the hospitality business. The organizers plan about 1,000 B2B meetings in one day.
## Results of the first forum and plans
The first HotelPro HUB took place in Tashkent on October 29, 2025. According to the organizers, it gathered 777 registered participants and more than 100 presented hotels, held 675 B2B meetings, and the total value of contracts signed was 2.5 billion UZS. In 2026 the project goes regional, with more than 500 delegates and over 40 companies expected.
## Partners
Strategic partner of the forum: Cronwell Hospitality Group. Technology partner: Exely.
Hyatt Regency Tashkent, Tashkent
09:45Forum opening "Grow or Disappear"
10:00Strategic Dialogue "The State: A Wallet or a Wall?"
