Events

 A free 7-day course on Vibe Coding starts on August 3rd! Do you want to create your first IT product, but you don't know how to program? Now it's not a problem. In 7 days, you will learn from scratch how to create digital products using AI — without writing code.

During the course, you will: • create your first working product; • learn how to turn ideas into real projects; • master Vibe Coding and AI tools; • learn how to make money from your products.

Suitable for whom? Students, schoolchildren, aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to try their hand at IT.

📅 7 days | 2 hours a day | FREE OF CHARGE ⚡ 20 seats in total. Participants are selected based on applications. Do you want to get on the course? Write to WhatsApp: +7 705 167 54 16

If you have an MVP, it's time to show it to the world.On August 5, at 3 p.m., we're gathering startups who are ready to take the stage and say, "Yes, this is our project, and it's working!"

What awaits the participants?

- warm atmosphere (and it's not just because of the pizza)

- Live short pitches where every minute counts

- an expert review, after which you will want to improve, not be sad - new acquaintances, team, partners

- everything that gives startups a boost.

Applications are accepted until August 2, 23:59. After that, the most promising projects for the presentation will be selected.And yes, the winners will leave not only with experience, but also with winning places.:

1st place - 200,000 tenge

2nd place - 150,000 tenge

3rd place - 100,000 tenge  

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaQR73zfv9opdROiDDQZqif1A41lQfLgk8Hp81a2-9my6k-A/viewform?usp=header

Pizza Pitch is an informal meetup for anyone who wants to present an idea or startup, receive feedback from experts, and connect with the IT community.

Prize pool — KZT 450,000

Participants will present their projects in a short-pitch format. Experts will help them identify the strengths of their ideas, discover growth opportunities, and define their next steps.

Who can participate?

— aspiring startup founders;

— students and young professionals;

— IT developers and entrepreneurs;

— teams with an idea, prototype, or working MVP;

— participants without a project who want to find a team and explore the startup ecosystem.

No public speaking experience is required. What matters most is having an idea, being ready to grow, and wanting to present your project.

Organized by Semey Hub with the support of the Department of Digital Technologies of Abai Region.

Submit your application through the Google Form. The link is in our bio.

Pitch. Connect. Get feedback. Eat pizza. 🍕

In honor of Youth Day, we invite everyone who wants to master AI not just in theory, but in practice—from your very first proper prompt to a finished video created without a single camera. Two days to go from "What is AI?" to "Here is my own project."

Day 1 — Learn: We’ll break down how to properly "talk" to AI so it understands you in a heartbeat. We'll dive into NotebookLM—a tool that turns mountains of information into neat notes and even podcasts. And for dessert, we'll master AI video generation.

Day 2 — Show: Participants (solo or in teams) get a topic and create their own video using the AI tools learned the day before. The event concludes with project presentations and awards across several categories.

🎯 Format: learning modules + hands-on practice + team or individual project work.

The workshop is hosted in collaboration with the Kokshetau Youth Resource Center.

📆 Dates: August 5 – August 6

🕑 Start time: 17:00

📍 Location: Youth Resource Center, 1 Sayabak Street

The Qostanai Hub team continues its journey across the Kostanay Region! 💙

📍 On August 6, we’ll visit Zhitikara to introduce participants to the opportunities offered by Qostanai Hub and share programs for growth in the field of digital technologies.

🤖 As part of the event, we’ll host a hands-on workshop on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence. Participants will explore modern AI tools, discover how they can be used in work and everyday life, and learn practical ways to complete routine tasks faster and more efficiently.

📅 August 6🕚 11:00 AM📍 Building 32, Microdistrict 6, Zhitikara

💡 See you at Digital Keruen!

On August 6, the Semey Hub will host an offline workshop by Mukhanov Askhat Kuandykuly is an international expert of WorldSkills Shanghai, a teacher and a specialist in the field of digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

In the program:

• effective prompta, preparation of documents, official letters, tables and presentations;

• Gemini integration with Google Workspace and workflow automation;

• NotebookLM for analyzing your own documents and creating educational and analytical materials.

In the practical part, the participants will create a mini-project and a chatbot using Gemini. The workshop will be useful for teachers, civil servants, specialists and students.

August 6, 2026  |  11:00  |  Semey Hub

We continue introducing the districts of the Kostanay Region to modern digital technologies! 💙

📍 On August 6, the Qostanai Hub team will visit Kamysty District to share information about the hub’s activities, current educational programs, startup initiatives, and opportunities for growth in IT and innovation. 💡

🤖 As part of the meeting, participants will join a hands-on workshop on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence. We will explore how modern AI tools can help automate workflows, save time, create high-quality content, and solve everyday tasks more efficiently.

Participants will not only learn about the possibilities of artificial intelligence but also try popular AI services in practice. 🚀

📅 August 6🕒 3:00 PM📍 Kamysty District, School №2, 33 Tauelsizdik Street

✨ See you at Digital Keruen!

Have an idea for an app, website, or digital service? At VibeCode Workshop, you’ll explore vibe coding and AI tools that help turn simple text prompts into working prototypes.

During the workshop, we will:

— learn how to write effective prompts for AI;

— explore the journey from an idea to a first prototype;

— create digital solutions without programming skills;

— discuss how AI can support learning, work, and personal projects.

📅 August 6, 4:00 PM

📍 Pavlodar Hub, 80 Dyusenov Street, 2nd floor

Bring your idea — together, we’ll give it a digital form.

🚀 Startup Marketing Campaign: From Zero to Scale!

Have you built a great product but still don't have customers? Join our hands-on workshop and learn how to successfully launch and grow your startup in the market.

🎯 Workshop Agenda:

🔹 Marketing Strategy: Build a roadmap that helps your product stand out;

🔹 Social Media: Learn trust-building, storytelling, and today's top visual trends;

🔹 Targeted Advertising: Reach paying customers while making the most of your marketing budget.

Date: August 6

Тime: 5:00 PM

Location:  Aiteke Bi Street 29А, Kyzylorda Hub

  August 6 at Semey Hub Jidek.kz a practical workshop of the founder of the technological platform Raif Misailov will be held.

The speaker will show how AI is used in a specific business process and at what stage it is important to maintain human control.

Vorkshop:

• how language models shape the response and why they can be wrong;

* the difference between regular chat, customized assistant, automation, AI agent and agent system;

•     Jidek.kz on the example, we will consider the process of checking, editing, translating vacancies, structuring data, classifying skills, and analyzing the labor market.

At the end, each participant identifies one iterative process that can be transferred to the AI or partially automated.

Technical training is not required.

6 August 2026 / 18: 00 | Semey Hub  

Today, artificial intelligence is not just a trend, but an effective assistant that greatly simplifies the daily work of a teacher.

At this workshop, you will learn how to use AI tools to quickly prepare for lessons, process documents, create mind games and assignments, develop educational materials, and perform many other everyday tasks in just a few minutes.

The purpose of the event is to introduce teachers to the possibilities of artificial intelligence and teach them how to effectively apply modern digital technologies in the educational process.

The workshop program includes:

— The possibilities of artificial intelligence in the field of education;

— Preparation of lesson plans, CSPs and educational materials using AI;

— Quick creation of reports, documents and official texts;

— Development of intellectual games, quizzes and test tasks;

— Generation of presentations, images and visual materials;

— Creation of individual assignments and materials for student assessment;

— Useful AI services that help automate the teacher's daily work, and ways to use them effectively.

, Venue: Turkistan Hub

Date: August 7th

Time: 11:00 a.m.

On August 7, Almaty Hub will host a practical intensive with Ilya Krasinsky as part of the AI'preneurs program. Ilya is the CEO of Rick.ai, creator of the Product Heroes course, and a methodology expert for accelerators such as IIDF (FRII), Yandex.Start, and Happy Farm. Throughout his career, he has helped over 1,000 companies establish unit economics and effective product management.

At the intensive, you will learn:

• How to integrate AI into marketing, sales, operations, and product management
• How to make data-driven decisions instead of relying on intuition
• Why process connectivity is becoming a company's main competitive advantage
• How to build a scalable, AI-native company

📅 Date & Time: August 7, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

📍 Location: Almaty Hub, 24 Zenkov St., 4th floor

🔗 Register via the link in our bio. Seats are limited!

SPEAKER TALKS: Training to work with AI agents on Nekurs.org

How can AI agents be used to automate tasks that businesses really need? 🤖

At the new Speaker Talks, we'll look at how to work with AI agents on the platform. Nekurs.org and also let's try to create our own automation in practice.

, Waiting for you:

— familiarization with the capabilities of AI agents;

— creating automation for a real business task;

— a practical simulator for working with an AI agent for beginners;

— useful tools and ideas that can be applied in work and business right now.

Speaker — Ayanbek Dosumbaev

Blogger, CEO of Ameliant and BRSYS.

If you want to understand AI agents and understand how to automate business processes with their help, this is Speaker Talks for you! 🔥

Come and not just learn about AI, but try to create your first automation!

, August 7th

🕒 15:00

, 59/1 Kazakhstan street

🚀 Python from Scratch — Start Coding Today!

Want to learn one of the most in-demand programming languages? Join our free “Python from Scratch” session!

During the workshop, you’ll learn the basics of Python, write your first lines of code, solve simple problems, and build your first programs. Even if you have never programmed before, this is a great place to start.

📅 Date: August 7

🕓 Time: 4:00 PM

📍 Location: 80 General Dyusenov Street

Places are limited. Join us and take your first step into the world of programming!

Have an idea you’ve been wanting to bring to life? Now is the perfect time to share it! 💡

Pizza Pitch is an open platform where startups can present their projects, receive honest feedback from experienced experts, and compete for a 450,000 KZT prize fund. 🔥

Here’s what awaits you:🔥 Pitch your project to an expert jury💬 Valuable feedback and recommendations for every idea🏆 450,000 KZT prize fund📸 Instant photo booth🍕 Delicious pizza and networking after the official program

No matter what stage your project is at, this is a great opportunity to validate your idea, gain fresh insights, and take the next step in developing your startup. 🚀

📅 Applications are open until August 5.📢 On August 6, we will publish the list of selected projects on our Telegram channel.🚀 Join us on August 7 at 4:00 PM at Qostanai Hub for Pizza Pitch!

Even if you don’t have your own project yet, you’re welcome to come support the participants, meet startup founders, connect with the local IT community, and get inspired by new ideas. See you there! 💙

Want to understand how AI is changing software development and why writing code faster is no longer enough?

During the webinar, we will:
• explore how AI has transformed the software development process and the new challenges it brings
• discuss the issues companies face when using Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, and other AI coding tools
• learn how to build reliable, high-quality, and secure products without growing your team Agenda:
• software development in the AI era• the most common mistakes teams make
• modern approaches to quality assurance
• practical tools for test automation and security
• real-world case studies
• live Q&A session
Speaker: Karina Lyan, CEO & Founder of BugBase.

🚀 FAKE STARTUP BATTLE: Learn to Sell Any Idea!

Can you invent a startup that has never existed and confidently pitch it to investors? Join this exciting battle to test your creativity, public speaking, and improvisation skills!

🎯 During the battle, you will:

🔹 Build a fictional startup based on a random idea or product;

🔹 Develop its concept within a limited time;

🔹 Deliver a pitch to the judges and audience;

🔹 Compete for the most creative, persuasive, and memorable presentation.

Date: August 7

Time: 5:00 PM

Location: 29A Aiteke Bi Street, Kyzylorda Hub

🔥 Your idea doesn't have to be real—just make everyone believe it is!

Have you ever taken a Gallup quiz?

But what if your greatest strengths have been there for a long time - you just haven't learned how to use them 100% yet?

We'll figure it out at Speaker Talk with Asylym Nurmukhanbetova.: 

what is the Gallup methodology?; 

how to identify your natural talents; 

how to turn strengths into real results in work and life.

It's not just a theory-you'll learn how to apply your strengths every day and stop wasting energy on things that don't suit you. 

August 7 | 17:00 Batys Hub, 84 Isataya-Makhambet str., 4th floor

🌊 Registration for Caspian Hackathon 2026 is now open!

Caspian Hackathon 2026 is the first international hackathon bringing together developers, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, and innovators from the Caspian region.

Over the course of three days, participating teams will develop innovative technology solutions focused on preserving the Caspian Sea ecosystem and present their projects to an expert jury.

🏆 Prize Fund — 10,000,000 KZT

📅 Event Dates: August 6–12, 2026

📍 Venue: Rixos Water World Aktau

Participant Requirements:

• Age: 18–34 years old;

• Team size: 2–5 members;

• Each team must include at least one developer;

• Hybrid format: project development online, final project presentation offline;

• Online project presentations will not be accepted.

⏳ Application deadline: August 5, 2026.

Submit your application and review the Hackathon Regulations at:

https://csaw2026aktau.kz/

We invite you to level up your management skills — no IT background required.

This hands-on course is designed to take you from a random one-off assignment to a real digital solution — built on your actual government cases.

🧑‍💻 Course Program:

Week 1 — Learn & Dive In: We start by experiencing the classic chaos of ad-hoc assignments through business games, then master design thinking, AI tools for task optimization, hypothesis generation, and unit economics. We build a managed process from idea to release — in teams.

Week 2 — Refine Online via Zoom: In-depth consultations, project refinement, and independent work.

Final: A graduation Demo Day where teams present their finished project solutions.

📆 Dates: August 10–19
🕦 Start: 09:00
📍 Venue: Aqmola Hub, 7 Gagarin St., 5th floor

📅 August 11–12

📍 Atyrau Hub

💰 Free participation | Limited seats available

August 11 — Theory. Four key modules: Access Control Systems (ACS), Audio, Networking, and integration with Hikvision video surveillance. The program includes the latest products, product lines, and real-world application scenarios.

August 12 — Practical Session. Hands-on training with real equipment at fully equipped workstations.

Startup Roast — where ideas face a real test! 🔥

Participants will present their startup projects, share their ideas, and answer questions from the audience. Guests will have the chance to connect with project founders and vote for the best startup of the evening.

It’s a great opportunity to get inspired by new ideas, make valuable connections, and see how promising projects come to life.

📅 August 12

🕓 4:00 PM

📍 Pavlodar Hub, 80 General Dyusenov Street

Join us, support the participants, and help choose the best project!

Share your production case. Meet outstanding engineers. Leave with ideas you can put into practice the very next day!

On August 13, Cloud Native Community Day in Almaty will bring together engineers, CTOs, founders, technology teams, and everyone working with modern cloud-native platforms.

This is your opportunity to connect with the community, explore real-world infrastructure case studies, and exchange practical experience.

📍 This year's event will take place at Almaty Hub.

The program features real production cases and hands-on experience in:

👩‍💻 Kubernetes
⚙️ Platform Engineering
🌐 Service Mesh
📈 Observability
💾 Storage
🔌Networking
🚀 CI/CD
🛡 DevSecOps

🎤 Call for Papers is now open!

If you have engineering experience worth sharing with the community, become a speaker at Cloud Native Community Day.

Your experience could become someone else's best solution—and someone else's talk could save you hours of debugging.

⚡️ Audience Registration

📌 Submit a Talk Proposal

Organizers:
- QOSI
- CORE 24/7
- Almaty Hub

📅 August 13
🕖 10:00 
📍Almaty Hub, Zenkov St. 24 | 4th floor

To attend the event, please download the Astana Hub app in advance and register there.

Stay updated on upcoming events:

Instagram: almaty_hub
Telegram: Almaty Hub

Do you dream of creating your first game? Start with Unity! 🎮

Unity is one of the most popular game engines used to create mobile, PC, and VR games. At the master class, you will learn the basics of working in Unity, learn how the game development process works, and take the first steps towards creating your own project.

This master class is suitable for novice developers, students and anyone who has long wanted to try their hand at GameDev. Gain practical knowledge, understand the Unity interface, and find out where every game developer's journey begins.

Don't miss the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of gamedev and start creating games today!

📅 13.08 | 15:00 📍 Kazakhstan, 59/1

«Живая сборка: AI-Маркетолог за 60 минут»

Главный вебинар серии. Не лекция, а демонстрация — собираем работающего AI-маркетолога с нуля при тебе на экране.

Что будет:— Выбираем одного зрителя из эфира и берём его реальный проект— Собираем промпт-каркас «маркетолог под твой ICP»— Генерируем контент-план на 30 дней — таблица появляется на глазах— Полируем один пост до публикации: хук, структура, CTA— Фиксируем ритм еженедельной работы: что отдаём AI, что оставляем руками

На выходе у выбранного зрителя — готовый контент-план, который можно публиковать с завтра. У всех остальных — точная воспроизводимая методика.

Кому: соло-фаундерам, экспертам, блогерам, продактам — всем, кто делает контент для своего продукта или личного бренда.

Веду: Дмитрий Ватютов, AI Product Coach. Ex-CPO Doshkola Tilly (275K юзеров, exit). Менторил Garderob ($2.5M Seed), Kid Security (5M+ скачиваний), Prosper Pay.

Участники получают спец-цену на курс AIstack до 25 июня.

17 июня, 20:00 Алматы / 18:00 Москва.Регистрация — t.me/aistackca

Третий и последний эфир серии перед стартом курса 25 июня.

Что будет:— Покажу результаты зрителя-героя с прошлого вебинара (что получилось, где спотыкается, что я бы изменил)— Открытый Q&A: на любой вопрос про курс, про AI-стек, про запуск своего продукта — без скриптов— Разбор реальных возражений участников серии: «я не технический», «у меня нет идеи», «у меня уже есть бизнес», «дорого», «нет времени»— Финальное предложение по тарифам AIstack, которое действует до 23:59 24 июня

После 25 июня цены вырастают. Следующий поток — через 3+ месяца, дороже.

Кому: тем, кто посмотрел вебинары 1-2 и думает, идти ли в первый поток. И тем, кто сразу пришёл на финал — будет понятно всё с нуля.

Веду: Дмитрий Ватютов, AI Product Coach. Ex-CPO Doshkola Tilly (275K юзеров, exit). Менторил Garderob ($2.5M Seed), Kid Security (5M+ скачиваний), Prosper Pay.

23 июня, 20:00 Алматы / 18:00 Москва.Регистрация — t.me/aistackca

NAG CONF Kazakhstan 2026 will be held in Almaty

On September 9, 2026, the InterContinental Almaty Hotel will host NAG CONF Kazakhstan 2026— an annual conference for telecommunications and information technology professionals.

In 2026, the event will be held for the sixth time and will bring together more than 200 participants: engineers, solution architects, technical directors, IT project managers, representatives of telecom operators, integrators and professional communities.

The conference is organized by NAG Kazakhstan.

The program of the one-day event includes more than 20 reports and round tables from practicing industry experts. The participants will discuss current technological challenges, the development of communications infrastructure and practical solutions for the telecom and IT market in Kazakhstan.

Among the key topics of the conference are:

— cybersecurity;

— satellite communication technologies;

— Network stability and redundancy;

— artificial intelligence;

— backbone networks of the Republic of Kazakhstan and their modernization for traffic growth;

— there is a shortage of personnel in telecom and the training of engineering specialists.

NAG CONF Kazakhstan 2026 is aimed at architects and technical leaders, engineers and network administrators, telecom operator specialists, integrators, as well as aspiring professionals who seek to move from theory to practical experience.

In addition to the business program, participants will enjoy professional networking, communication with market experts and familiarization with new solutions and equipment for the telecom infrastructure.

The organizers invite experts to make presentations, and companies to participate in the conference as partners.

Registration of participants, speakers and partners is available on the official website: nag-conference.kz

Media contacts:

nagconf@nag.kz

+7 727 344 34 44

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