AWS Cloud & AI Day Astana 2026 takes place on September 15 at the Alem AI International Artificial Intelligence Center in Astana. Commencing at 09:00, attendance is entirely free of charge, with limited registration seats (promo.softprom.com). The event is co-organized by value-added distributor Softprom and Amazon Web Services, supported by the Ministry of AI and Digital Development of Kazakhstan and Astana Hub.
This event stands out against generic tech conferences: the program is devoid of broad motivational pitches or abstract futuristic visions. Instead, the lineup focuses on technical engineering case studies: how banking applications scale to 5 million active users, how retail giant Magnum processes corporate big data, how GitLab and Anthropic deploy autonomous AI agents, and how enterprise architects optimize AWS cloud spend.
Full Conference Schedule and Session Program
The conference schedule is structured as an intensive, single-track technical deep dive running from morning registration through evening networking:
| Time | Session & Keynote Topic | Featured Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:00 | Registration & Welcome Networking Coffee | Alem AI Welcome Hall |
| 10:00–10:10 | Official Conference Opening & Strategic Vision | Inna Ozhogina (AWS), Oleg Lapiy (Softprom) |
| 10:10–10:25 | «Cloud & AI: Kazakhstan National Digital Strategy» | Zholdas Sakhanov (Ministry of AI & Digital Development RK) |
| 10:25–10:30 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 10:30–11:00 | «Intelligent Agents, Tangible Business Value» | Inna Ozhogina (AWS) |
| 11:00–11:10 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 11:10–11:35 | «The Roadmap to an AI-Native Bank: Enterprise Lessons» | Nurzhan Smailov (ForteBank) |
| 11:35–11:45 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 11:45–12:00 | Coffee Break & Partner Exhibition Booths | Alem AI Partner Zone |
| 12:00–12:25 | «Resilient Live Video Streaming on AWS: Scaling Qazsport to 5M Users» | Marat Sharipov (RTRK Kazakhstan), Anton Caceres (Tech-5) |
| 12:25–12:35 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 12:35–13:05 | «Amazon Quick: Your Competitive Operational Advantage» | Anton Kartashov (AWS) |
| 13:05–13:15 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 13:15–14:00 | Networking Lunch | Alem AI Dining Lounge |
| 14:00–14:30 | «From Idea to Production with AI Agents: How GitLab Duo Reinvents DevSecOps» | Timur Anosov (GitLab) |
| 14:30–14:40 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 14:40–15:05 | «Building Autonomous Agents with AWS Bedrock in Retail» | Yevgeny Babenko (Magnum Cash & Carry) |
| 15:05–15:15 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 15:15–15:45 | «Generative AI in GovTech & Enterprise: Secure Implementation on AWS» | Ruslan Omarov (Softprom) |
| 15:45–15:55 | Q&A Session | Audience Dialogue |
| 15:55–16:00 | Official Closing Remarks | Softprom & AWS Leadership |
A notable architectural feature of the program is the schedule design: every 45-minute technical session is followed by 10 to 15 minutes of open, unmoderated audience Q&A. In total, attendees have over an hour of direct interaction with senior cloud architects throughout the day.
The unifying technical theme across the agenda is autonomous AI agents. Multiple sessions (AWS Bedrock, Anthropic Claude, GitLab Duo, and enterprise retail telemetry) address systems that move beyond conversational text generation to execute complex multi-step backend operations.
Target Audience: Who Should Attend and Who Should Pass
This conference is highly relevant if you are:
- A Tech Lead, Cloud Solutions Architect, or Senior DevOps Engineer currently utilizing AWS infrastructure or evaluating production cloud migrations;
- A Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer seeking real-world production benchmarks and post-mortem lessons from banking and retail scale-outs rather than theoretical abstractions;
- A C-level executive or IT decision-maker in financial services, telecommunications, or GovTech navigating data sovereignty regulations and cloud compliance;
- An enterprise looking for certified cloud integration contractors, system integrators, or AWS migration partners in Central Asia.
You may want to skip this event if:
- You are an entry-level student developer without basic cloud networking experience: sessions covering high-concurrency microservices and multi-region failover assume existing production familiarity;
- You are seeking a vendor-neutral cloud marketplace debate: this is a dedicated Amazon Web Services ecosystem event without direct feature comparisons against Google Cloud or Azure;
- You expect hands-on coding labs with provided laptop workstations: the format is strictly presentation, case study analysis, and executive Q&A.
Registration Details and Venue Access
Free registration is open through Softprom’s official portal. While registration is complimentary, physical auditorium seating at Alem AI is strictly capped, and admissions are subject to pre-approval.
Register for AWS Cloud & AI Day Astana 2026 on Softprom’s Official Page →
September 15, Alem AI International Center, Astana. Check-in starts at 09:00.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where does the event take place?
September 15, 2026, at the Alem AI International Artificial Intelligence Center in Astana. Registration opens at 09:00, with closing networking at 17:00.
What is the ticket cost?
Participation is entirely free of charge with approved online pre-registration.
Will sessions be streamed online?
No virtual broadcast is planned. The event is intentionally formatted as an in-person conference to maximize peer networking, architectural consultations, and private partner meetings.
Who are the primary organizers?
Softprom (official AWS Value-Added Distributor in Central Asia) and Amazon Web Services, organized in institutional partnership with Astana Hub, Alem AI, GitLab, and Anthropic.
RAEM serves as an accredited media partner for AWS Cloud & AI Day Astana 2026. This overview is compiled from official event documentation and technical agendas. All audience recommendations represent independent editorial assessments.
