Umai Group Strategic Session: Looking to the Future Together
On September 24, Umai Group held its 2026-2031 strategic session, focused on the future of the business and key areas of development for the next five years.
We have ambitious goals ahead of us: to grow, become stronger, expand our geographic presence, and develop our business in the markets of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. By 2031, we aim to reach new heights and continue moving forward together in both markets.
The strategic session brought together representatives from five companies that are part of the Umai Group: Umai Retail, KORZINKA, Forester, EcoTerra, and LogoPark.
Every company has its own line of business, its own goals, and its own unique characteristics. But what unites all of us is one key thing: a shared understanding of where we’re headed and what we want Umai Group to look like in the future.
From Ideas to Concrete Actions
The first half of the day consisted of speeches and presentations. Participants discussed key areas of business development: company growth, geographic reach, customer experience, technology, and other important aspects that will shape our direction in the coming years.
Special attention was given to artificial intelligence - its role in our work today and the opportunities it opens up for further business development.
After the presentations, participants moved on to teamwork. Together, they identified potential barriers to implementing the strategy, discussed ways to overcome them, shared experiences, and offered their own ideas.
When Strategy Becomes a Shared Endeavor
One of the most memorable parts of the session was the debate.
Participants formed teams, took different positions on the proposed theses, presented arguments, asked questions, and defended their points of view. This format allowed participants not only to familiarize themselves with the strategy but also to actively engage in its discussion, hear different opinions, and look at familiar issues from a new perspective.
Despite the scale of the challenges and the seriousness of the topics discussed, the atmosphere of the session was open and, in its own way, welcoming.
Participants actively communicated, debated, shared their opinions, and worked together to find answers to questions that are important for the further development of the companies and the entire group.
It is through this kind of dialogue that ideas are born that help us move forward.
Our Next Horizon: 2031
The strategic session helped us see even more clearly where we’re headed and just how ambitious our goals are for the period leading up to 2031.
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are viewed as two markets moving in the same direction, and the companies of the Umai Group are seen as one large team, all looking in the same direction.
We have five years of major collaborative work ahead of us.
The main direction has already been set: to grow and become stronger, to expand in both markets, and to move forward together.
But any strategy begins with more than just goals and plans. It begins with people-those who, every day, help the company grow stronger through their decisions, ideas, and hard work.
A new horizon lies ahead of us, along with new opportunities and many challenges we’ll face together. And most importantly, we share a common direction, a team, and the desire to move forward.
2031 isn't just a point in the future. It's a path we're beginning to forge today. Together.
The best is yet to come. A new chapter begins with a shared vision of the future.
