IT Events in Kazakhstan
Past events
Proggy-Buggy Contest 2026
Proggy-Buggy is a programming olympiad organized by DataArt. It has been held since 2014, and over 10 years of the Olympiad's existence, more than 10,000 people from 60 countries have participated. Participants from Kazakhstan consistently win prizes every year. The competition is open to everyone, whether you are a solo participant or a team (up to 3 participants). The Olympiad consists of 13 algorithmic problems that participants must solve in 42 minutes.
PLAS Forum Retail Central Asia
The largest retail forum in Central Asia. Discussion of the latest trends in retail, digitalization and customer experience. Networking with leading retailers in the region.
The Art of Persuasion and Communication
The 6th International Scientific-Practical Online Conference of Young Scientists "The Art of Persuasion and Communication: Developing English Skills" will take place at the Department of Theory and Practice of Foreign Languages in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. This conference is a traditional platform for exchanging experience in teaching English in higher education.
2026 Startup Growth Playbook
New Year startup meetup in Almaty: investors and founders on startup growth in 2026.
AI HR Meetup: AI Automation in Recruiting
On November 28, SmartPoint will host an AI HR Meetup dedicated to developer selection and automation tools. Code Union organizes a meetup for experience exchange among IT company recruiters. It will be interesting for experienced and novice IT recruiters, HR specialists and managers. What's on the program? - How to effectively select engineers - How to automate candidate collection and screening - How to identify a cheating candidate
beetech conf by QazCode
This year - even more practice, hardcore and fresh formats: • AI and beyond — LLM development and the future of AI • General — mix of topics on Engineering and Management Waiting for you: • House parties — live discussions on controversial topics • Speed mentoring — 15-minute consultations with experts • Workshops — intensives focused on practical skills • 20 talks from practitioners from Apple, Avito, Yandex Kazakhstan, Kolesa Group, QazCode
VK Cloud Nomad Fest
Large-scale technology conference for IT specialists, ML and devops engineers, data analysts, product managers. The program includes 15 expert reports, panel discussions, case studies and informal outdoor communication. Speakers from VK Tech, QazCloud, Daribar.kz, KazMunayGaz, Rocket Tech. Topics: from creating ML solutions and Data Lakehouse to building an IT career and personal branding
RASVET Concert
Concert in the garden of the 3rd building of IT/Digital coliving. Misha Lapshin will specially fly from Astana to play this concert! Program: 🎤 Soulful concert ☕️ Tea and treats, joint cooking (vegan format) 👉 For children: Interactive physics museum "Physikon" - tour with show elements Places are limited — 70 people
Clash of Startups 2
Activat VC will hold the second Clash of Startups - a battle where technology projects present their solutions to leading representatives of the venture and banking market. Startups will present to: VC funds: MOST Ventures, InvestBanq, Big Sky Capital, MA7 Ventures Banks: Halyk Bank, Bank CenterCredit Feedback from experts: Murat Abdrakhmanov, Zhan Karsybaev, Valery Elovskikh and Pavel Koktyshev
Unconference: Lectures, Networking and Job Fair
Speakers include experts from CPO Freedom Telecom, founder of pmclub, co-founder of Flowsell, Team Lead QA Halykbank, ML Engineer Kaspi Bank and Senior Android Developer. After the lectures there will be a networking session and job fair. Topics: product management, in-depth interviews, customer retention, testing, ML engineering, Android development
Central Asia Startup Cup
A key event for the startup ecosystem, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and innovation leaders. Startup Battle: 100 startuppers will get a chance to pitch their ideas to leading venture investors in 3 minutes! What awaits you: 🔹 Prize fund – $10,000 🔹 Chance to enter TOP-25 and attract $100,000 investment 🔹 Networking with venture investors from Central Asia
Digital Rebirth 2025
Forum on data management, digital transformation and AI. The event will bring together leading experts from Kazakhstan and other countries, including representatives of the banking and IT sectors. Program: ⚡ Data economics and AI as a strategic imperative ⚡ Building data architecture for trusted AI ⚡ Transition from chatbots to digital agents ⚡ International experience in implementing data-driven business initiatives
Pitch Deck Meetup
If you're working on your startup and want to attract investment, but don't know how to properly create a Pitch Deck, this event is for you! What to expect: ✅ Analysis of real Pitch Decks and feedback ✅ Opportunity to get feedback on your Pitch Deck ✅ Live communication and networking Organizers – Vladimir Ruppel, Kulenkov Konstantin
Startup Meetup: From First Startup to Successful Exit
Almas Abulkhairov, an entrepreneur from Almaty, founder of SpatialChat, serial startup founder and former venture fund partner, will be a guest at MOST IT Hub. Almas sold SpatialChat to an American strategic buyer in December 2024. Topic: "How I spent 12 years building and selling a company to an American strategic buyer" It will be honest, useful and straight to the point.