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Russian Must-Attend 2013 Conferences and Events for Tech Entrepreneurs
Each of these events is a perfect opportunity for networking with potential investors, clients and partners. Moreover, all of the conferences and forums in the list became sort of a launch platform for many new startups and technologies from the CEE region.
Open Innovations Forum and Expo 2013
Date: October 29 - November 1, 2013
About: Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development «Open Innovations». The global discussion platform - Open Innovations Forum — is dedicated to high technologies and prospects of the international cooperation in the area of innovations. Open Innovations Expo is a first Russian international high-tech exhibition. It is a platform that unites scientists and developers of innovative products and technologies, businessmen operating in the technological sector, business angels and representatives of development institutions, heads of major corporations and political leaders.
Key Facts: In 2012, Open Innovations Forum was visited by over 5,000 people from 42 regions of Russia and 38 countries of the world. In total during the Forum there were over 150 events held within the framework of the official, special and youth program that were attended by over 700 speakers from 30 countries of the world.
Location: Moscow
Date: Fall 2013
About: Startups from CIS countries, Europe, Israel, Australia and USA. Internet&Mobile related. Founded in 2009, 2000 startups participated.
Key Facts: 20 success stories - info
Location: Moscow
42 Conference and Startup Expo
Date: 28 May 2013
About: Investment forum and startup demo. List of confirmed VCs.
Key Facts: 50 best startups from Russia, CIS and Europe.
Location: Moscow
Date: June 3-4 2013
About: Demo event of new technologies and startupsConference format: each company is given just six minutes on the DEMO stage to truly demonstrate how their product will change the world. No PowerPoint or flashy corporate presentations allowed. Just the founders and the technologies many are staking their careers on. Demo Pavilion: environment to network, research, form meaningful and strategic relationships.
Key Facts: David Cohen (TechStars) will be a speaker among others. More than 40 demonstrating companies were acquired in the last four years alone. Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Motorola, Symantec and Yahoo! have all gone to the well more than once, acquiring multiple DEMO companies.
Location: Moscow (Digital October)
Date: December 2013
About: Two days packed with insightful interviews, stimulating discussions, and hot startups. Demo Day and Startup Alley for Russian Startups. The Alley will be open both days of the conference. Over 30 prominent speakers and 1000 participants, including tech entrepreneurs, VCs, tech companies, and media from Russia, Europe and the USA.
Key Facts: The biggest tech event in Russia and CIS.
Location: Moscow
Date: October 2013
About: The «Internet 2012» Exhibition is formed out of Runet leading companies, RIW partners and industry exhibitors. The last year exhibition assembled over 100 companies and projects, including start-up exhibitors of the «Innovation Alley».
Key Facts: Together the Conference and Exibition are planned to host over 100 events, presentations and a huge variety of extracurricular events.
Location: Moscow
Date: 15 May 2013
About: Annual International Mobile conference. The goal of #MBLT is to provide a view on current mobile technologies that are changing our everyday lives and influence on the behavior and thinking of potential customers. Visionaries and expert practitioners will talk about mobile business cases from different spheres: medicine, sport, music, security, banking and other spheres that are interesting for the global and Russian markets.
Key Facts: Among speakers will be: Keith Tearehe Co-founder TechCrunch, Charles Birnbaum, Director of Mobile and International Business Development at Foursquare, Peter Vesterbacka the creator of the wildly successful Angry Birds franchise and others.
Location: Moscow at Digital October
