On April 11, the first meeting of the International Community of Women Leaders “AMMC-Partners” took place at the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex.

The event brought together women leaders representing a variety of fields, from banking and business to medicine, finance and public service. The event was attended by female managers of AMMC, representatives of foreign banks and businesses, deputies, as well as leading specialists in the fields of finance, medicine, etc.

The event was initiated by the head of the Tashkent representative office of Almalyk MMC JSC, chairperson of the Women and Gender Equality Issues Advisory Council Feruza Khamidova and representative of KfW IPEX Bank Ekaterina Galitsyna.

The event was attended by speakers: Deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis Farida Kasimova, Head of Department of the Almalyk branch of National Research Technological University “Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys” Barnokhon Temerbekova, General Director of Siemens Healthineers for Russia and Central Asia Svetlana Gerbel, General Director of Industry Projects Acquisition And Implementation Svetlana Valueva-Bets, as well as moderators - Head of the Banking Department of KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus Ekaterina Galitsyna and Head of the AMMC Representative Office in Tashkent, Chairperson of the Women And Gender Equality Issues Advisory Council Feruza Khamidova.

The panel sessions discussed topics that are relevant both for women and for society as a whole: “My personality: who am I?”, “Family and obligations in professional activity”, “How to gain strength and become a leader”. The participants shared stories of their journey, overcoming difficulties, and also their experience of combining professional and family responsibilities.

Particular attention in the discussion was given to the importance of continuous self-development, acquiring modern knowledge and striving for leadership – regardless of age and stage of life.

At the end of the round table, the participants visited the production facilities of AMMC, including the viewing platforms of the Kalmakyr mine and the copper concentrator-3, where one of the largest industrial projects is being implemented - an enterprise with an annual processing capacity of 60 million tons of ore.

The host of venue, representative of KfW IPEX Bank Ekaterina Galitsyna shared her impressions of the meeting:

— Today a truly important event took place: the first meeting of women leaders representing Uzbekistan and Europe in the field of international cooperation. A year ago, together with Feruza Khamidova, we thought about creation of a permanent platform for such meetings in order to unite women and form a sustainable professional community. And today this idea has become a reality.

According to Ekaterina Galitsyna, an important role in this was played by the active growth of international partnerships of Almalyk MMC JSC, which is dynamically developing cooperation in global markets. At the same time, European structures remain one of the key partners of the Complex .

— We see how women are increasingly manifest themselves in various areas – in economics, public life, business. Through events like these, we want to inspire girls and women not to be afraid to take the next step – in their career, in their education, in their favorite occupation,” she emphasized. Galitsyna also noted the high level of participants and experts gathered at the site: among them are successful employees of AMMC, as well as representatives of European banks, international companies, medicine, the real sector of the economy and other industries.

“Our future goals are to expand this community, involve as many women as possible, unite efforts and support young girls in their quest for professional growth and development. We want them not to be afraid to take the first steps towards their dream,” she concluded.

In conclusion, the participants noted the high organizational level of the event and expressed interest in holding of similar meetings on a larger scale in the future.