IT Calendar: A selection of the most interesting IT events in Central Asia that will take place in November

We are sharing with you a selection of events for IT specialists that you can attend in the near future.

Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation Conference by BAKOTECH

Participants can expect more than ten relevant presentations, an analysis of modern cybersecurity issues, presentations of solutions from market leaders, as well as networking and useful connections. In addition, the event will feature a fair of leading global IT solution providers, and a panel discussion where experts will discuss current industry topics, allowing participants to ask questions and share speaker experiences for their own tasks.

When: November 1

Where: Tashkent, 2 Islam Karimov Street, Hilton Tashkent City

Joining the event is free. For registration and details, please follow the link.

Kolesa Meetup

The meetup will be held on the topic “Tools and platforms that help us accelerate the hypothesis testing process.”

Topics and speakers:

— Alua Nurakhan, Research Analyst at Kolesa Group: “How to quickly test hypotheses through quantitative surveys?”

— Sergey Timofeev, Co-founder of Pathway: “How Pathway helps accelerate the hypothesis testing process?”

— Jazira Berdybay, CX/UX Researcher at Kolesa Group: “Research in backlog prioritization: How we collected feedback from a thousand users in 1 day”

— Adel Dukayeva, Business Development Manager at UX Feedback: “Inmoment feedback as a quick way to test hypotheses”

— Mikhail Pravdin, Founder of Cloud-research: “Airtable — a tool for knowledge retention and rapid hypothesis testing.”

When: November 9 at 18:30 Alma-Ata time

Where: Offline in Almaty, 157/4 Shevchenko Street, Kolesa Group office / online broadcast on YouTube

Registration is available via the link.

Green EXPO 2023

Sectoral discussions will take place within the framework of the forum.

You will also attend plenary sessions on key topics:

— green transport

— sustainable finance

— education for sustainable development.

You will learn about the latest “green” technologies and solutions that countries in the region are presenting in economic sectors to develop sustainable business. There will be more than 50 booths from various companies, enterprises, and banks.

When: November 16 at 09:00

Where: Bishkek, 2 Ankara Street, ethnocomplex “Dasmia”

Additional information and registration:

Email: deputy.ceo@jia.kg

Phone: +996 703 98 40 62

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The following sessions will take place at the meetup:

— “Structural approach to Social Media Intelligence”

— “National identifiers as humanity’s headache”

— “Overview of ML methods and models for object geolocation.”

When: November 4 at 15:00

Where: Bishkek, 64B Erkindik Street, OloloErkindik

The event is completely free, without registration or age restrictions.

Forum “Digital Future of Central Asia”

Here you can discuss the key challenges and opportunities of the digital era.

During the forum, you will discuss:

— what are the potential benefits and risks of artificial intelligence and other new technologies

— how we can ensure that every person has access to the benefits of the digital era, regardless of their location, income, or social status

— how digital technologies can be used to improve digital services and increase government accountability to citizens.

This year, the forum plans to include leaders of the global digital industry, including key players such as ICANN, Ripe NCC, and representatives of the IGF secretariat. Participants also include TikTok, Kaspersky Lab, and the Cyber Attack Analysis and Investigation Center.

When: November 10

Where: Almaty, 29/6 Satpaev Street, Rahat Palace Hotel

Link for registration.

All details on the forum website.

AWS Community Day Central Asia

AWS Community Day Central Asia is an event created by the IT enthusiast community of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to share knowledge on the application of AWS services.

The event consists of three parts spread over two days.

On the first day, you can expect technical presentations by renowned IT speakers from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and current AWS employees. There will also be practical workshops demonstrating the most interesting and advanced features of cloud services, where you can create impressive things together with experienced experts.

On the second day, you can participate in the Gameday, where there will be tasks for team solving, developed by AWS experts, related to cloud services in an exciting game format.

When: November 17-18

Where: Almaty, 59 Tole Bi Street, KBTU

Registration is available on the website.