On May 3, the Global Transformation & Tech Sector Summit 2025 took place — an annual event focused on the future of technology. Held online, the summit brought together leaders in AI, fintech, programming, and product strategy. Over the course of several hours, participants immersed themselves in powerful talks and thought-provoking discussions, tackling some of the most pressing questions of our time — how can AI help us fight the climate crisis? What comes after ChatGPT? And where is the ethical line between innovation and human values?
The summit was moderated by Rustam Orudzhev, an expert in digital ecosystems and BigTech strategies.
Technologies for the Planet: From Sensors to a Digital Earth
The summit kicked off with a keynote by Indranila Tsybikova (Ingram Micro), who explored how AI, IoT, and Big Data are becoming crucial tools in the fight against climate change, water scarcity, and pollution.
She highlighted platforms like Google Earth Engine and Climate Trace, which are already helping visualize deforestation, water levels in lakes, and even real-time emissions down to specific factories and industries.
“AI models are becoming part of urban infrastructure. But we must ensure the ethics and quality of data to avoid systematic errors on a global scale,” Indranila warned, responding to a question on environmental model distortions.
Life After ChatGPT: Machines That Act
Huseyn Gorbani, an AI engineer based in the UK, offered a look ahead at the next five years of AI evolution. Spoiler: we’re heading toward a world where AI is no longer just a chatbot — it’s an autonomous assistant and decision-maker.
“We’re witnessing the shift from LLMs to agentic AI — systems that plan and act independently. They don’t just respond to queries — they complete tasks, book travel, manage accounts, and run analytics,” Ghorbani explained.
Key trends on the horizon include personalized medicine, Amazon’s warehouse robots, digital avatars that negotiate on your behalf, and brain-computer interfaces with data throughput far beyond human senses.
“The next big step is AI orchestration — a unified system that knows you, works across platforms, and acts proactively,” he said.
AI vs. Values: Staying in Control
Dmytro Saiankin (Tipalti) addressed one of the summit’s most critical topics — AI ethics. Drawing from real-world cases, he demonstrated how AI systems can unintentionally reinforce bias, penalize people for accents, or produce lengthy but meaningless feedback.
“AI doesn’t understand goals the way humans do — it simply optimizes for KPIs. And if we define the wrong metrics, the outcomes can be dangerous,” Saiankin noted.
He shared an example of a candidate evaluation system that consistently rated people with strong accents lower, despite excellent English fluency. He also discussed how automatically generated comments in code reviews led to lower quality over time.
“AI today is still a black box. We need explainable models and a human-in-the-loop approach — especially in high-stakes decisions,” he concluded.
The Languages of the Future: Rust, Zig, and TypeScript
The fourth speaker, Akim Mamedov (Bonanza Kreep), focused his talk on programming languages that are shaping the future. His spotlight was on Rust, Zig, and TypeScript.
Rust is known for its high performance and safety, thanks to its unique memory ownership model. Zig, a more minimalist alternative inspired by Rust, offers control with reduced complexity. TypeScript, meanwhile, stands out as a pragmatic tool for full-stack development — especially in combination with WebAssembly.
“Rust gives you low-level control while avoiding common pitfalls. It’s a strict yet expressive language,” Mamedov noted.
An Open Dialogue on the Industry’s Future
The summit also featured two rich and thought-provoking panel discussions, each addressing core themes shaping the future of technology.
The first panel, “The Invisible Engineer: The Hidden Role of Systems Thinking in Product Success,” explored the importance of systems thinking — a skill often overlooked, yet essential for building resilient and scalable solutions.
Participants included Indranila Tsybikova (Ingram Micro), Andrei Manakov (Senior Staff Software Engineer), Nikita Poloznikov (Jazari), and Aleksandr Iskhakov (Tools for Brokers).
The second panel, “Is Data the New Oil?”, brought together experts from Meta, Calero, and DBS Bank to discuss the growing strategic value of data in fintech, business leadership, and product development.
Panelists — Samitha Nagasinghe (Calero), Maxim Filatov (Meta), Olanrewaju Oyedele (Senior Product Owner), and Manoj Kumar Tyagi (DBS Bank) — focused on MLOps best practices, personalized analytics, and how to turn data into a long-term competitive edge.
What’s Next?
Speakers at Global Transformation & Tech Sector Summit 2025 made it clear: the technological future isn’t a decade away — it’s already here. But this future requires not just engineers and entrepreneurs, but thinkers who can combine innovation with responsibility.
The summit’s core message was the urgent need for a new mindset in the tech industry. Breakthrough tools matter — but how and why we use them matters even more. AI models must be interpretable. Data — transparent. Programming languages — not just fast, but ethically grounded. Products — scalable, but also sustainable.
This kind of thinking — holistic, critical, long-term — is what defines the next era of technological evolution. It’s not about hype, but maturity. Not about the next tool, but about the legacy technologies left behind.
The summit was hosted by Terricon Valley — an emerging IT hub and innovation ecosystem based in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. It serves as a magnet for professionals, experts, students, and urban teams, fostering collaboration across industries and public institutions.
Terricon Valley includes:
- Terricon School, an IT school offering hands-on training in programming, design, digital marketing, and system administration;
- The Center for Urban Studies, focused on developing Karaganda’s city systems — from transport and healthcare to environment and walkability;
- The Department of Digitalization of the Karaganda Region, a government body driving national and international growth of Kazakhstan’s tech industry;
- And most importantly, a growing community building the digital future together.
It’s more than just a venue — it’s a living ecosystem where ideas are born, projects take shape, and meaningful connections are made between government, education, and industry.
The organizers emphasized that this summit was not a full stop, but a comma in an ongoing conversation. Recordings, resources, and a dedicated Telegram community remain open to participants — so the exchange of ideas continues.