IT Agenda for the Week, August 17-23: Kolesa Backend Meetup, IT Alliance Business Breakfast, and AWS Agentic Football Cup

Webinar: “How to Build an IT Product Using Claude Code with a $100/Month Subscription”
Jetisu Digital will host an online webinar on how to build a full-fledged IT product using Claude Code, what development tasks AI can handle, and what can realistically be launched within a $100/month subscription. The agenda covers the journey from idea to a ready-to-launch product, followed by an open Q&A session. The speaker is Yerkebulan Saparov, founder of Product Masters.

When: August 17 at 4:00 PM
Where: Online

MA7 Ventures and Microsoft for Startups Investor Network
A webinar on how to convert up to $200,000 in Azure credits into real corporate clients. The discussion will cover why Azure is becoming the primary cloud for enterprise AI, how to leverage the Azure Marketplace as a channel for global B2B sales, the opportunities offered by the Microsoft partner ecosystem, and how to build production solutions on Azure AI Foundry. The speaker is Artem Chernievsky, Microsoft MVP for the Azure AI Platform.

When: August 17 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: Online

Live Stream: “How to Scale a Startup from Central Asia to MENA”
Rinata Ilyubaeva, CEO of Tumar Innovation Hub and Lead of Female Founders at Women in Tech, will discuss how to prepare for entering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market, where to find entry points, how to adapt products for the region, and how to build the right connections.

When: August 17 at 6:00 PM
Where: The Tech Telegram Channel

Business Breakfast #8 of the IT Alliance Association
This meeting focuses on the secure implementation and scaling of enterprise artificial intelligence, featuring the presentation “Securing Enterprise AI: Safe Implementation and Scaling with Prisma AIRS.” The speaker is Viktor Spesivtsev, representative of Palo Alto Networks. The session will cover risks associated with implementing enterprise and agentic AI, identifying vulnerabilities through AI Red Teaming, model and data security in local and cloud infrastructure, and automated threat detection.

When: August 19 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Tashkent

Meetup: “How AI Is Changing Requirements for IT Professionals”
Almaz Chanachev, Head of EPAM Kyrgyzstan, will discuss how requirements for developers are changing in the era of artificial intelligence and which skills are coming to the forefront. Additionally, Asel Turgunova, Project Manager at DevCats, will analyze why IT projects fail, what errors are most common, and how to prevent them.

When: August 19 at 7:00 PM
Where: Bishkek

Kolesa Backend Meetup 2026
A meetup focused on architectural decisions, product metrics, and the career path of backend developers. Alexander Kuzminsky from Kolesa.kz will explain how to distinguish reversible architectural decisions from irreversible ones. Maksat Baigazy from Avtoelon.uz will cover product metrics such as Prometheus, Graphite, SLA, SLO, SLI, and error budgets. Agibay Isak from Kolesa.kz will share his journey from intern to mid-level developer. Azamat Orynbay and Omirali Sengirbay from Arbuz.kz will discuss how they delegated tasks across the entire development cycle to AI agents, increasing team productivity fourfold without expanding headcount.

When: August 20 at 6:00 PM
Where: Almaty

AWS Agentic Football Cup
A one-day competition where participants create autonomous AI agents and send them to play football on a virtual field. The format includes a workshop, bot development, and tournament matches. Participation is allowed individually or in teams of up to three people. The event is suitable for both beginners and experienced developers. The winning team will receive AirPods Pro 3 and $100 in AWS credits for each participant; tournament finalists will also receive AWS credits. Winners advance to the Global League and gain the opportunity to compete in the finals at AWS re:Invent 2026 in Las Vegas. Participation is free, but registration is required.

When: August 22 from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: Tashkent, School 21