Building a City from Day One: AI Native City, Infrastructure, Digital Economy & Tokenization

How can cities build resilient digital infrastructure while integrating AI and the digital economy from day one? Alatau City, Kazakhstan, presents its vision for an AI-native smart city built on core digital infrastructure, including data centers, IoT sensors, communication networks, and unified data platforms. The session explores how this physical and digital backbone enables urban digital twins, AI-driven city management, and tokenization by default, while supporting infrastructure resilience, sustainable urban development, and new investment opportunities.