Dr. Kashif Hasan Khan is currently Director, Silk Road Research Centre, Ala-Too International University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He has previously worked in the corporate sector as an international business consultant. He has worked in Turkey, Philippines, England and India. His research and teaching interests include international business, international trade theories, and the economy of Central Asia and history of economic thoughts. Dr. Kashif has written a number of articles, and attended and coordinated national and international conferences in India and abroad. His major work has been with ADB (Asian Development Bank), Minorities Commission of India as well as the IT sector. Dr. Halil Koch serves as Vice Rector of Ala-Too International University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Dr. Koch has dedicated over 25 years to the development of education in the Kyrgyz Republic. He was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education in 2004.
