IT Community Roadshow and Startup Battle: Which IT events to attend this week

Lecture “How to Turn an MVP into a Powerful AI Platform?”

Evgeny Kim, CEO of Sergek Group, will share how the Kazakh IT group Sergek integrates complex software and hardware solutions to create intelligent products for smart cities.

When: November 12 at 18:00
Where: Astana, Nazarbayev University

Results of the Preliminary Stage of Startup Battle

As part of the Central Asian Startup Forum, more than 260 applications were received for participation in the Startup Battle event from startups in Central Asian countries. Among them, 10 projects in the fields of FinTech, EduTech, MedTech, AI, E-commerce, PetCareTech, and SaaS were selected. The Pitch Day will take place within the framework of the startup forum. Those wishing to attend as listeners can participate by registering.

When: November 13 at 16:30
Where: Tashkent, UEnter

Lecture “How to Make a Team More Productive?”

Dmitry Sobolev, a Notion partner and experienced project manager, will conduct an online lecture on the capabilities of Notion. He will demonstrate with real examples how the service helps improve processes, efficiency, and coordination within teams, and will also explain how to implement Notion and measure the results of changes.

When: November 13 at 19:00
Where: Online / Karaganda, IT Hub Terricon Valley

Lecture “Effective Training: How Technology Reduces Costs and Increases Productivity”

At this event, you will learn how to increase training efficiency, accelerate the onboarding of new employees, reduce costs for onboarding and implementation, and boost employee productivity. You will be presented with examples of real cases and working solutions, tools for automating the training process, an overview of software simulators and simulators, and a ready-made solution for the basics of cybersecurity.

When: November 14 at 15:00
Where: Astana, Mangilik El Ave., Bldg S4.6, Astana Hub, Media Hall

Servercore IT-Besh “How to Effectively Manage IT Infrastructure in 2025?”

At the business dinner, you will learn about four effective approaches to infrastructure management and market trends in cloud technologies in Kazakhstan in 2025. The event will present case studies from Servercore clients.

When: November 14 at 19:00
Where: Almaty, Abay Ave.

Urban.Tech Uzbekistan 2024 Hackathon

This is an annual competition for developing technological solutions using open data. At the hackathon, participants will have 48 hours to demonstrate their ideas and technologies. The hackathon tracks are Social Tech, Enterprise Tech, Industry Tech, and Health Tech.
When: November 14–16
Where: Tashkent

Lecture “Communication and Team Development in Remote Work”

Speakers Maria Solodova, Zarina Aitkulova, and Olga Gurinova will discuss how to diagnose team status, formats for engaging the entire company: from team-building events to Q&A sessions with management, and formats for engaging specific practices/units: from casual meetups to “tech presentations” and office days.

When: November 15 at 19:00
Where: Online / Karaganda, IT Hub Terricon Valley

CodeTalks Conference

CodeTalks is a professional offline conference for backend, frontend developers, QA engineers, DevOps specialists, analysts, and managers. The event features expert presentations in thematic tracks, networking opportunities at IT partner booths, the chance to break away from daily routine, view tasks and projects from a different perspective, exchange experience, and get inspired by new ideas.

When: November 16 at 10:00
Where: Almaty, “Arman” Cinema

IT Community Roadshow: “Career in IT, Professional Brand, Job Search, Freelance, and Personal Productivity”

World-class IT professionals will speak about careers in IT and professional branding, job search and freelancing, as well as personal productivity. The Roadshow program includes masterclasses and lectures, networking sessions, and a quiz with prizes for active participants.

When: November 16 in Almalyk, November 17 in Gulistan