CADEX Astana is Kazakhstan’s flagship international exhibition and congress for architecture, design and interiors. Scheduled for 24–26 April 2024 at the EXPO International Exhibition Centre in Astana, the hybrid event will gather architects, interior designers, developers, government officials, suppliers and investors from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The 2024 edition is built around the theme “Human-Centred Spaces” and will occupy 10 000 sq m of exposition space where more than 250 brands will present façade systems, smart lighting, ceramics, stone, wood, metal, glass, furniture, sanitary ware, engineering and finishing materials. Parallel to the fair, the CADEX Congress will offer two days of content: the main conference track and the Young Architects Forum. The conference agenda, drafted with the Union of Architects of Kazakhstan, will open with a plenary on national standards for accessible environment and follow with sessions on BIM implementation, parametric design, low-rise wooden housing, energy-efficient retrofits, and the use of local limestone and terrazzo. International case studies will be delivered by Bureau Happold, Snøhetta, Mecanoo, AECOM, GENSLER, and the chief architects of Baku and Tashkent. A special round-table will unite Kazakh ministries, the Astana master-plan institute and the UN-Habitat office to debate the 2025–2035 capital-city zoning code. The Young Architects Forum, held on 25 April, is a one-day workshop and competition for under-35 professionals who will re-imagine post-industrial sites along the Esil River; winners receive a six-month internship with the main sponsor, the Architectural Institute of Berlin. Networking features include a gala ceremony for the CADEX AWARDS that recognise the best completed projects in Central Asia, daily “architect–supplier” speed meetings, and guided tours to Astana’s newest buildings: the National Museum expansion, the green-roofed Nazarbayev University library, and the timber-clad Symphony residential complex. Admission to the exposition is free after online registration; congress seats require a paid delegate pass that includes simultaneous translation, coffee breaks, a digital proceedings book and an evening river-boat reception.