Digital Bridge, Google DevFest, and more: Which IT events will take place in Central Asia in October

Digital Bridge 

Digital Bridge is the largest international forum of digital technologies, business, and IT, featuring panel discussions, an IT startups alley, an IT schools exhibition, a job fair, the large-scale Astana Hub Battle startup competition, and much more.

When: October 12-13

Where: Astana, Mangilik El Ave. 53/1, EXPO International Exhibition Center

Registration is available via this link. 

Google DevFest

This is a global technical conference organized by GDG and GDSC NU. 

Participants will have the opportunity to attend interesting sessions and interact with experts to deepen their knowledge of Google technologies. 

Speakers: 

— Dr Nabil Hadj-Ahmed, Senior Director of Training, Google Cloud Specialist, Authorized Trainer, Google Cloud Innovator Champion

— Khongorzul Munkhbat, AI/ML Engineer

— Askar Aituov, DevRel Coordinator for Google for Developers in Central Asia: Opportunities with the Google Ecosystem.

— Enes Turan, Software Engineer, Coordinator of Google Student Developer Clubs projects

— Alexey Rodionov, GDE in PWA and GraphQL

— Olzhas Aitbekov, Software Engineer at Google, ex-PayPal. 

When: October 12 at 17:30

Where: Astana, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nazarbayev University, Main Hall

You can register and learn more about the speakers here.

 Meetup “Legal Protection of Business in IT”

Speaker — Darya Markina, Director of the Karaganda office of MG Partners

The speaker will cover:

— Partnership business, founding agreements, partnership agreements

— Labor relations 

— Internal company regulations. 

When: October 12 at 19:00

Where: Karaganda, Alalykin St. 12, Terricon Valley / online

Registration is available via this link. 

Edusession: “Application of AI in Business”

Speaker — George Held, CEO of VEON AdTech. During the meeting, he will share best global practices for using AI in business, along with analytics and forecasting. Participants will also learn about process automation, machine learning, personalized marketing, and more.

The session will be conducted in English. Participation is free.

Deadline: October 12 

When: October 13 at 12:00

Where: Tashkent, Yalangach microdistrict, Shahriobod St. 3, G.V. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Registration is available via this link.

Pizza Pitch 

Here you can present your project or idea to leading specialists and receive feedback from them. Up to 10 participants can take part. 

Winners will be awarded prizes. 

When: October 14 at 16:00

Where: Karaganda, Alalykin St. 12, Terricon Valley / online

Registration is available via this link. 

Meetup “Backend Services Using Supabase as an Example

Speaker — Aset Dusenov, Team Lead at nexuspro.kz 

Aset will cover:

— Backend services and their role in modern web development

— Supabase: an “all-in-one” solution for Backend

— Similarities with traditional backend services and competitors. 

When: October 14 at 19:00

Where: Karaganda, Alalykin St. 12, Terricon Valley / online

Registration is available via this link. 

STEM4ALL

This is a futuristic event designed to develop and promote future professions. The event is divided into two parts: a conference and a fair.

The STEM conference will take place with the participation of development partners, youth representatives, and interested parties in the STEM field. 

The STEM Fair is a job exhibition for students, teachers, educators, parents, and all professionals seeking opportunities for learning and working in the STEM field.

When: October 27

Where: Bishkek, Ch. Aitmatov St. 66, Kyrgyz State Technical University 

Registration is available via this link.