NVIDIA, Kraken, Higgsfield AI: Who will attend AI & Digital Bridge 2026 in Astana

More than 1,500 speakers from over 100 countries are scheduled to participate in AI & Digital Bridge 2026. Participants include entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, representatives of technology companies, and government agencies.

Yerzat Dulat — co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Higgsfield AI, a Kazakhstani AI company developing a platform for creating videos and images.

Balaji Srinivasan — founder of Network School, former Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase, and former General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, author of The Network State.

Rev Lebaradyan — Vice President of NVIDIA for Omniverse and simulation technologies.

David Ripley — Co-CEO of the cryptocurrency platform Kraken.

Shervin Pishevar — Vice Chairman of Shaires Holdings Ltd. and investor in technology companies.

William Ford — Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic, one of the major international investment firms.

Greg Wyler — Founder, CEO, and Chief Architect of E-Space. Previously, he founded O3b Networks and was one of the founders of OneWeb.

Kai-Fu Lee — CEO of Sinovation Ventures and 01.AI, investor and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence.

Lily Liu — President of the Solana Foundation, an organization developing the Solana blockchain ecosystem.

John Huntsman — Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Development at Mastercard.

Sebastian Kurz — Co-founder and President of Dream.

Eleanor Olcott — Technology correspondent for Financial Times in China.

John Hopcroft — Turing Award laureate and one of the prominent researchers in theoretical computer science.

Omar Al Olama — Minister of Artificial Intelligence of the UAE.

Alexander Khanin — Founder and CEO of Polynome Group.

Representatives from Kazakhstan speaking at the forum include Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiev, Chairman of the Board of “Kazakhtelecom” Bagdat Musin, Founder and CEO of Freedom Holding Corp. Timur Turlov, as well as other representatives of the technology and investment markets.

Within the framework of AI & Digital Bridge 2026, Astana Hub Battle, AI & Digital Bridge Awards, a technology exhibition, Startup Alley, a robotics and AI zone, as well as programs for startups, investors, and technology companies will also take place.

The forum will take place October 1–3, 2026 at the EXPO International Exhibition Center in Astana. The main open program is scheduled for October 2–3.

The full list of speakers is available on the Digital Bridge forum website.