AIKA ALEMI

Founder and Director,

Born Nomad

Aika Alemi is an artist, business coach, mentor, and author. She is also the founder and director of Born Nomad and is the director of Central Asia Creative Incubator. She contributes to Elle Kazakhstan and Forbes Kazakhstan. Alemi was a womenswear finalist for the International Woolmark Prize 2017 and was awarded Best Mentor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Women Entrepreneurs Programme 2018. She has organised over 50 major events including CentralAsia Creative Incubator, Responsible Fashion Series Silk Road and Shymkent Art Days. She holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.