Category: Founding members

Aziz Soltobaev is an expert promoting tech entrepreneurship, fostering the digital economy, and building country-level capacity (infrastructure, legal framework, community). He has worked as the Policy Adviser to the Office of President, Office of the Prime Minister, as the Vice PM,as the Minister of Education, in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Office of Mayor. He is also the co-author of Vision of Bishkek city development 2014-2018, co-author of National Digital Transformation Strategy “TazaKoom”, contributor to National Sustainable Development Strategy “Vision 2018-2040”, member of working groups on issues related to Internet, connectivity, and digital entrepreneurship. Aziz holds a BA in Economics from the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek (1999) and is active in the AUCA Alumni Association. 

Bermet Imanalieva has been research officer at National Institute for Strategic Studies of Kyrgyz Republic over the last four years. She worked as Policy Adviser in different international organizations located in Bishkek. Ms. Imanalieva holds PhD from Academy of Management under the President of Kyrgyz Republic (2014), fellowship from Central European University (2012), and BA in World Economy from Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University (2008).