The panel will explore the opportunities and investment landscape across Uzbekistan's key growth sectors, with a focus on opportunities for US investors, developers, lenders and other market participants, with a particular focus across the critical minerals, energy and infrastructure sectors. The event will also provide an opportunity to hear from and engage with a delegation of Uzbek legal professionals visiting the United States, which coincides with the recently announced visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who will lead a delegation of more than 100 American companies to Uzbekistan to strengthen bilateral diplomatic and commercial cooperation with Uzbekistan.

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Central Asia is one of the fastest growing regions globally and Uzbekistan is at the heart of the region’s economic expansion. Uzbekistan is an increasingly important destination for investment across the critical minerals, energy and infrastructure sectors, driven by ongoing government commitment to attract foreign investment (including via privatisations, PPPs and tapping capital markets).

The critical minerals sector continues to attract significant international interest. Uzbekistan is a major gold producer with substantial reserves of copper, uranium and other strategic minerals, and is actively promoting international investment in this key sector across the entire critical minerals supply chain. Consistent with this, the Government of Uzbekistan has approved a critical minerals strategic roadmap for 2026-2030, with an aggregate project pipeline of US$4.2 billion.

There is well-established international investment track-record in the country’s power sector (including in the renewables sector) and a developing pipeline of infrastructure projects (including water, wastewater, social infrastructure and digital infrastructure).

International investor interest in Uzbekistan is highlighted by the country’s ability to successfully tap international capital markets. In May 2026, the National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UzNIF) successfully completed its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and Tashkent Stock Exchange – marking the first global equity offering from Uzbekistan.

There is increasing momentum in US-Central Asia commercial relations as part of the C5+1 framework, which strengthens Uzbekistan’s role as a strategic partner for the United States in Central Asia across the critical minerals, energy and infrastructure sectors. The C5+1 Framework provides a platform for US investment and financing in these key sectors and to enhance regional connectivity (including through the Middle Corridor).

The panel will focus on Uzbekistan’s growing role as a regional hub for international dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on the development of international arbitration and the country’s evolving legal and institutional framework.

The discussion will highlight the role of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC), the Tashkent International Commercial Court (TICC), and the Tashkent International Financial Centre (TIFC) in strengthening Uzbekistan’s dispute resolution infrastructure, enhancing investor confidence, and promoting a business-friendly legal environment.

The panel will bring together international arbitration practitioners, legal experts, and representatives of the U.S. and Uzbek legal communities to exchange perspectives on emerging trends in international dispute resolution, explore opportunities for cross-border cooperation, and discuss Uzbekistan’s potential as a leading destination for resolving international commercial and investment disputes.