Seminars with Paul Kim
28.04.2026On April 28 and 30, seminars featuring Paul Kim were held in Almaty and Astana. Paul Kim serves as a member of the National AI Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, former Associate Dean and Chief Technology Officer of the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, and the lead developer of Stages II and III of the AI-SANA Program.
The events were organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Science Fund JSC, and ZEMEX Inc., in partnership with Platonus LLP and with the support of the Kazakhstan Halkyna Public Foundation.
The seminar in Almaty, hosted at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, brought together more than 350 students and university coordinators. The seminar in Astana, held at Astana IT University, attracted over 600 students and coordinators, including participants who joined online via Zoom.
The program consisted of two separate tracks. For students, Paul Kim spoke about the entrepreneurial mindset, the opportunities created by the AI economy, and how asking the right questions can become the foundation of a successful startup. For university coordinators, the program focused on the SMILE methodology, AI coaching, and effective approaches to mentoring and supporting students throughout the program.
During the Astana seminar, Arman Ashkin, Chairman of the Management Board of Science Fund JSC, also addressed the participants. He emphasized the importance of the AI-SANA Program in preparing a new generation of professionals capable of applying artificial intelligence in science, education, entrepreneurship, and the real sector of the economy.
Science Fund JSC will continue supporting initiatives aimed at developing AI competencies, commercializing scientific ideas, and fostering a new generation of specialists capable of creating practical AI-driven solutions for Kazakhstan.
Note:
To provide multilingual support during the seminars, the organizers used TilSync, an AI-powered real-time interpretation and transcription solution developed by ISSAI (Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University).
TilSync instantly converts speech into text, provides real-time translation into multiple languages with minimal latency, displays subtitles across applications, and enables participants to access live translations and audio streams via QR code. The platform supports bilingual subtitles, five languages (English, Kazakh, Russian, Chinese, and Turkish), and automatically saves session transcripts and recordings.
