International Scientific and Practical Conference on Digital Transformation and Environmental Law

On September 26, 2025, within the framework of the Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev “Kazakhstan in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Current Challenges and Their Solutions through Digital Transformation”, an international scientific and practical conference was held on the topic: “Modern Challenges and Prospects for the Development of Environmental Legislation in the Context of Digital Transformation.”

The event was organized by the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The conference was opened by the Deputy Chairman of the Board – First Vice-Rector of the university, Erkin Ermanovich Duissenov, who highlighted pressing issues in the development of digital transformation and environmental legislation in the country.

The conference was attended by domestic and foreign scholars, lawyers, experts, and practitioners. Among them:

Ualikhan Akypbekovich Akhatov – Dean of the Faculty of Law, Al-Farabi KazNU, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Professor;

Guldana Amangeldievna Kuanaliyeva – Head of the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor;

Daulet Laiykovich Baydeldinov – Professor at KazNU, Doctor of Legal Sciences;

Abzal Temirgalievich Kuspan – Member of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial-Legal Reform of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

Sailaubek Tynysbekovich Alibekov – Professor at Kunanbayev University, Doctor of Legal Sciences;

Avazoda Barzu – Officer at the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors (Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan);

Nurzhan Saulen – Chief Specialist of the Institute of Parliamentarism under the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, PhD;

Zhazira Kairatovna Sultankulova – Head of the Apparatus of the “Aul” Party Faction in the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

Thomas Hoffmann – Professor at Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia);

Gulnar Abdezovna Stamkulova – Professor at the University of Innovative and Telecommunication Systems of Kazakhstan, Candidate of Legal Sciences;

Arman Mukhtarovich Nugirbekov – Specialized Environmental Prosecutor of Almaty city;

Edvardas Juknevicius – Professor at the University of Gdansk (Poland);

Odilbek Abdulnazar Mavlonazarzoda – Associate Professor of the Faculty of Law, Tajik National University, Candidate of Legal Sciences;

Shogun Amrenova – Associate Professor at Tajik National University, specialist in transport and natural resources law;

Boburshokh Bokhodir ugli Ibragimov – Associate Professor at Tashkent State University of Economics.

During the conference, the presentation of the monograph “Digital Society and Law” prepared by the department took place. A memorandum of cooperation was also signed between the Institute of Parliamentarism under the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Faculty of Law of Al-Farabi KazNU.

The participants discussed the implementation of UN SDG-13, the adaptation of environmental legislation to modern challenges, and ensuring environmental security through legal regulation of artificial intelligence and digital technologies. Reports on international experience and modern approaches to legal regulation were presented, followed by discussions.

As a result of the conference, recommendations were made to improve environmental legislation and to develop effective legal mechanisms in the context of digital transformation.