NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang will visit Kazakhstan for the first time as a special guest of AI Month in Astana NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang will visit Kazakhstan at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiev. The visit will take place as part of AI Month, a series of events in the field of artificial intelligence held with the support of Astana Hub and uniting AI specialists, developers, startups, researchers and representatives of the technology industry. “Today, the competitiveness of countries is determined not only by access to technology, but also by the ability to create their own solutions and grow world-class teams. We strive to make Kazakhstan a hub for Central Eurasian AI talent - a place where a strong idea can gain access to expertise, partnerships and the opportunity to enter the global market. Dialogue with industry leaders like Jensen helps young developers understand the scope of the opportunities and turn technological ambitions into real products,” said the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Artificial
intelligence and digital development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiev. AI Month kicks off on September 23 with HackAlem AI, one of the world's largest AI hackathons, where participants will have access to NVIDIA technology resources to develop and test their own AI solutions. The AI Month program will also include a meeting of the Council for the Development of Artificial Intelligence, which will be attended by NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredyan on October 1. From October 2 to 3, the program will include the international technology forum AI & Digital Bridge 2026, as well as a number of other events and activities dedicated to artificial intelligence and digital technologies. AI Month will end on October 23 with a special event featuring NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who will host a Fireside chat with Zhaslan Madiev at the alem.ai International Center for Artificial Intelligence. Speakers will discuss the global development of artificial intelligence, key technological trends, training of a new generation of AI specialists and the prospects of Central Eurasia on the global technological map. The evolving ties between Kazakhstan's tech ecosystem and the global AI industry go beyond prog
AI Month frames. One example is Higgsfield, an AI-powered video and image generation platform valued at $5.4 billion. The company is a member of the Astana Hub and uses NVIDIA computing infrastructure and AI software in its technology platform, powering more than six million video and image generation daily. Higgsfield also maintains close ties to Kazakhstan and the Astana technology community and partners with the Astana Hub to support the region's technology ecosystem. “Kazakhstan has an exceptional opportunity to become an important hub for AI innovation and talent,” said Higgsfield co-founder and CTO Erzat Dulat. “Higgsfield shows what's possible when the region's outstanding talent is supported by a strong local technology ecosystem and world-class partners like NVIDIA. We are proud to partner with NVIDIA and Astana Hub and believe that partnerships like these can pave the way for the next generation of AI companies to create products that can compete globally.” As part of the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, Kazakhstan will
Consequently, it develops the national AI ecosystem - from training specialists and supporting technological entrepreneurship to creating infrastructure for the development and implementation of AI solutions. AI Month will become one of the key platforms for international dialogue on the future of artificial intelligence and the role of Kazakhstan in shaping the technological agenda of Central Eurasia.