Memberships & Academic Degrees Memberships Member of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2003-2016) Chairman of Azerbaijan Building Materials Manufacturers Association (ABMMA) Member of the Public Council at the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA) Chairman of Absheron Region Entrepreneurs' Association Member of the Presidium of Azerbaijan Confederation of Entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan (CEA) Academic Degrees Honorary Professor of Oxford University, Great Britain Honored engineer of Azerbaijan Honorary Professor of the International Academy of Ecoenergetics Doctor of Sciences of the International Academic Accrediting and Attestation Committee (IAAAC) Ph.D in Technology Innovations & Patents High Technologies Elkhan Bashirov always shows great interest in the application of new smart and nano technologies and scientific achievements in the production process in the company he leads. Nanotechnologies have been first applied in “Matanat A” Ccompany in the field of construction materials production in Azerbaijan, and thanks to these technologies, it has been achieved to influence the smallest atomic particles of additives in products. The Company applies the Green Technology, known as the "world saving" technology, in its manufacturing processes. Moreover, it has been a few years now that the Company has shifted to the fully robotic manufacturing process with the application of the SMART Technology, and is strengthening its technological leadership in this sector. In 2014, the awarding of exclusively “Matanat A” Company with the state award ‘For the Application of Innovative Technologies in the Field of Manufacturing of Construction Materials’ by the Ministry of Economy & Industry was the highest award given to the company's work in the field of innovation and technological leadership. FasNatural Elkhan Bashirov is also a businessman who started several innovations in the field of construction, and the author of several inventions. One of these inventions is the FasNatural product awarded with the National Success Award in the nomination "Invention of the Year" in 2010. The FasNatural product is a unique hydrophobic and innovative product that replaces aglay stones and reduces the load of the facade up to 11 times compared to aglay stone slabs, and does not crack in frosty weather. FasNatural is patented not only in Azerbaijan, but also in many leading countries of the world. From 2010, Elkhan Bashirov is the owner of the patent granted for the invention titled The Technique of Obtaining Activated Gypsum by the State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan.