Leading international futurists and experts discussed a synchronized vision of humanity’s future, based on principles of harmony and synergy given the rapid development of technology, at the CONNECTED-2024: Conceptualizing the Vision of the Future international conference, which took place on Oct. 18-19 in the Kazakh capital.
According to the data following the event, over 2,000 delegates from 27 countries participated in the conference, including representatives from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, South Korea, Singapore, Tajikistan, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, reported the event’s press service.
Serik Tolukpayev, the general sponsor of the event, entrepreneur, investor, and founder of the AITAS holding, pointed out that every person is currently going through a stage of uncertainty because the world has changed significantly.
“The world is torn by major problems, conflicts at the levels of geopolitics, religion, and ideology. The most important question we tried to answer together with the speakers is what should people do with their ego? I sincerely hope we continue to seek answers to this question. At the very least, we should pave the way for this search. Our main task is to show the world that there is a community in Kazakhstan that is thinking about the future 20-30 years ahead. This is a very important mission – to understand what world will replace the one we live in today. I firmly believe that the future world should be governed by human values. The new world primarily needs harmony,” he stated.
The CONNECTED conference was held in an Open Mind format, allowing participants to embrace new ideas, critically reassess their beliefs, and learn from others.