Almansur Kakimov, a first-year student of the MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering program, represented GDG Cloud Astana at the Google Developer Groups Summit MENAT held in Dubai, UAE.

The event gathered Google Developer Group organizers, Google Developer Experts, engineers, and community leaders from across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Its main focus was to strengthen the global developer network and exchange innovations in Mobile, Cloud, AI/ML, and Web technologies.

Previously, Almansur participated in the Google Developer Groups Summit EMEA and Google I/O Connect in Berlin in 2025.

Google Developer Groups (GDG) are community-led networks supported by Google, dedicated to empowering developers through local initiatives and global collaboration. With over 1,000 chapters in more than 140 countries, GDGs play a key role in sharing cutting-edge knowledge across Google’s ecosystem — from Cloud-native architectures and AI solutions to Kubernetes, Firebase, and TensorFlow.

Since taking on the role of community lead for GDG Cloud Astana in August 2024, Almansur has transformed the chapter into one of the most active and technically engaged communities in Central Asia. Under his leadership, the group has grown to 1,200+ members, focusing on cloud engineering, infrastructure modernization, DevOps, and AI applications.