Anatoly Motkin, StrategEast President, moderated the panel discussion on the annual International Technology Forum Digital Bridge in Astana, Kazakhstan. This year the theme of the Forum is “Central Eurasia as a new tech platform”.
Digital Bridge International Forum is one of the largest events in Kazakhstan in the IT industry, which is attended by the President of Kazakhstan, leaders of the international IT community, Kazakh and foreign technology experts, digital development professionals, IT companies and startups, venture investors, technology entrepreneurs, representatives of government agencies and the media.
The topic of the StrategEast’s panel discussion was “Strategies for the development of IT exports and human capital in Kazakhstan”. Mr. Motkin, together with speakers revealed the topics of IT export development, Kazakhstan’s IT prospects, and the importance of developing human capital.
Among the panel speakers were John Chu, Vice President EPAM, Giorgi Alexidze, CEO NewAge, Robert Parker, Trade Team Leader, Economic Development Office, USAID CA, Yevgeniy Chsherbinin, CEO, Prime Source, Alan El-Kadhi, Director Gaza Sky Geeks, Mercy Corps and Karim Boguspayev, General manager of Glovo in Central Asia.
