--- title: OpenWay Club Central Asia 2025 description: Join senior executives in Almaty for the OpenWay Club event, focusing on growth and innovation in Central Asia's payment industry on October 30, 2025. image: https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/ow-club-ca-2025/photo2.png --- ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=4458185&fmt=gif) EN[RU](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/?lang=ru) # OpenWay Club Central Asia 2025 Almaty, Kazakhstan The closed-door event OpenWay Club will gather senior executives responsible for driving business and technological growth across Central Asia’s payment industry — including banks, processing centers, fintechs, digital wallets, and payment ecosystems. ![](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/ow-club-ca-2025/photo2.png) [![DoubleTree](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/ow-club-ca-2025/doubletree.png)](https://www.hilton.com/it/hotels/aladtdi-doubletree-almaty/) [![](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/ow-club-ca-2025/calendar.png) 30 October 2025 ](https://www.hilton.com/it/hotels/aladtdi-doubletree-almaty/)[![](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/ow-club-ca-2025/pin.png) DoubleTree by Hilton Almaty  ](https://www.hilton.com/it/hotels/aladtdi-doubletree-almaty/) ## Agenda | Time | Duration | Topic | Speaker | Ends at | Location | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10:00 | 1h | Welcome Coffee and Registration | | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 11:00 | 15min | Opening New Opportunities Together | Irina Kamkhadze, Head of Global Partnerships with Payment Systems, OpenWay; Vitaly Timoshenko, Business Development Director, OpenWay in Central Asia; Rustem Nurmambetov, Operational Director, OpenWay in Central Asia | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 11:15 | 25min | Kazakhstan’s Payment Market: What’s Next | Binur Zhalenov, Chief Digital Officer of the National Bank of Kazakhstan | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 11:40 | 20min | Innovations of Local and International Payment Systems on Way4 | Irina Kamkhadze, Head of Global Partnerships with Payment Systems, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 12:00 | 20min | Coffee Break | | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 12:20 | 30min | From Projects to Results: Strengthening Delivery Services for Clients | Roman Zaretskiy, Director of Delivery, AMELA and Central Asia, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 12:50 | 30min | Customer Support as a Strategic Advantage: OpenWay’s Glocal Model | Constantinos Michael, Head of the Global Support, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 13:20 | 1h | Lunch | | | Aurum Restaurant, 2nd floor | | 14:20 | 30min | OpenWay: Strategy, Growth, Resilience | Maria Vinogradova, Director of Global Strategy & Marketing, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 14:50 | 25min | Next-Generation Acquiring: Unlocking New Growth with Way4 | Serge Robyns, Head of Pre-Sales, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 15:15 | 20min | From Cards to Ecosystems: The Next Level of Issuing on Way4 | Maria Vinogradova, Director of Global Strategy & Marketing, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 15:35 | 20min | Coffee Break | | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 15:55 | 25min | From Routine to Innovation: New Automation Tools in Way4 | Vadim Yakorev, Deputy Director of Delivery, AMELA and Central Asia, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 16:20 | 25min | Way4 Roadmap: API-First & Data Platform as Enablers of AI in Payments | Serge Robyns, Head of Pre-Sales, OpenWay | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 16:45 | 15min | Closing Remarks: From Ideas to Action | Irina Kamkhadze, Head of Global Partnerships with Payment Systems, OpenWay; Vitaly Timoshenko, Business Development Director, OpenWay in Central Asia; Rustem Nurmambetov, Operational Director, OpenWay in Central Asia | | SOLIS Hall, 3rd floor | | 17:00 | 2h | Evening Cocktail: Networking, Photos, and Informal Conversations | | | Roof Garden Restaurant, 11th floor | | 19:00 | | Official Closing | | | | ## Speakers ![Irina Kamkhadze](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/Irina-Kamkhadze_OpenWay.jpeg) Irina Kamkhadze Head of Global Partnerships with Payment Systems, OpenWay ![Vitaly Timoshenko](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/timoshenko.jpeg) Vitaly Timoshenko Business Development Director, OpenWay in Central Asia ![Rustem Nurmambetov](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/rustem.jpeg) Rustem Nurmambetov Operational Director, OpenWay in Central Asia ![Maria Vinogradova](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/Maria.png) Maria Vinogradova Director of Global Strategy & Marketing, OpenWay ![Serge Robyns](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/Blog/People/serge_robyns.png) Serge Robyns Head of Pre-Sales, OpenWay ![Roman Zaretskiy](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/Roman.png) Roman Zaretskiy Director of Delivery, AMELA and Central Asia, OpenWay ![Constantinos Michael](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/constantinos-michael-openway-cyprus-job.png) Constantinos Michael Head of the Global Support, OpenWay ![Vadim Yakorev](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/yakorev.jpeg) Vadim Yakorev Deputy Director of Delivery, AMELA and Central Asia, OpenWay ## Contact the organizers If you’d like to recommend a new participant, ask questions about the upcoming event, or share feedback with the OpenWay team, please email our organizing committee: [skonakova@openwaygroup.com](mailto:skonakova@openwaygroup.com) ![Lana Konakova](https://openwayclub-centralasia.openwaygroup.com/hubfs/Lana-Konakova_OpenWay_circular-white_2025.jpg) Lana Konakova Global Product Marketing Manager [Contact us](mailto:skonakova@openwaygroup.com)