IT events of the week, July 13-19: WebX 2026, Kolesa Online Meetup, and live streams from The Tech

This week in IT: international conferences on artificial intelligence and Web3, educational meetups for developers and analysts, and live streams for startups on legal issues and PR.

Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026
The Tech will host a series of live broadcasts for the largest startup competition in Central Eurasia — Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026. Over the course of a week, startups from Uzbekistan, Turkey, the US, Canada, and more than 5 other countries will present their projects to an international jury.

When: July 13–17
Where: The Tech YouTube channel

WebX 2026
A Web3 conference that annually brings together startup founders, investors, developers, representatives of major technology companies, and government organizations. The program features talks by industry leaders, panel discussions, an exhibition of innovative solutions, and networking focused on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, AI, DeFi, digital assets, and the future of Web3.

When: July 13–14
Where: Tokyo

Live Stream: "The Lawyer on the Founder's Side: How to Build an IT Company and Avoid Common Mistakes"
What legal mistakes do startups make most often? How to protect intellectual property, properly formalize relationships with the team, and prepare for working with investors? We will discuss this in a live stream with Chingis Oralbaev — an IT law and personal data protection attorney.

When: July 14 at 18:00
Where: The Tech Telegram channel

Kolesa Online Meetup
Kolesa Group will host a free online meetup on analytics, focusing on A/B testing and evaluating the long-term impact of product changes. Participants will analyze a real-life end-to-end experiment case — from hypothesis and testing to scaling across the entire audience — and learn why a successful A/B test does not always guarantee feature success. The speaker will be Kamila Bishenova, Data Analyst at Kolesa Group.

When: July 15 at 18:00
Where: Online

Lecture: "How to Build a Fault-Tolerant Kubernetes Network On-Prem?"
An online lecture by Sergey Speransky on building a fault-tolerant Kubernetes network in on-premise infrastructure. Participants will learn how to organize network architecture using BGP and clear routing, which tools help ensure fault tolerance, and how the cluster responds to node failures, ToR switches, and control plane issues. The lecture will be useful for DevOps engineers, SREs, platform engineers, and system administrators.

When: July 16 at 19:00
Where: Online

Live Stream: "How Startups Can Build Trust Through PR"
The stream will explore how PR helps young companies attract attention, build reputation, and find clients, partners, and investors. We will discuss where to start communications, what mistakes to avoid, and how to talk about your product so that it gets heard. Speaker: Durdona Shavkatova, Communications and PR Specialist at IT Park Uzbekistan. The stream will be conducted in Uzbek.

When: July 17, 18:00
Where: The Tech Telegram channel

World Artificial Intelligence Conference Academic — WAICA 2026
The first academic conference within the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, organized by the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the China Computer Federation (CCF). Chair: Andrew Yao. The program includes keynotes, panels, and publication of proceedings in Springer LNCS.

When: July 18–20
Where: Shanghai