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Forum Events

May
16
2013
Open Innovations Forum volunteers participate in organizing the Start Up Village conference to be held on May 26-28 in Skolkovo
The Start Up Village Conference will be the first project this year where volunteers of the Forum can prove themselves. The event will gather more than 3000 representatives of innovative companies, venture funds and authorities, mass-media, and development institutes. Therefore preparation of volunteers includes a variety of trainings: communication trainings, overcoming of stress and work with participants of major business events.
May
15
2013
Open Innovations Forum begins the competitive selection of 120 most innovative startups
By October 1 the expert board will select 120 hi-tech companies, offering their representatives to take part in the Open Innovations Forum to be held on October 31 – November 2, 2013 in Moscow (IEC Crocus Expo) free-of-charge. At the Forum 120 representatives of project teams will have an opportunity to meet with venture capitalists and financiers, heads of private equity funds, representatives of regional and federal authorities to attract financing required for the implementation of their projects.
May
14
2013
Finland confirmed its participation as the Partner country of the Open Innovations Forum
It is expected that the annual international Forum will be visited by the Prime Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen, Minister of the Economy Jan Vapaavuori and Minister of Education Jukka Gustavsson, and also a number of other prominent figures: Director General of the Innovation Department of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy Petri Peltonen and the Director General of Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Pekka Soini.
May
8
2013
Eventica Communications is an International Partner of the Open Innovations Forum
Eventica Communications has assumed obligations for performing international delegate and exhibition sales, international sponsorship sales and related consulting services
Apr
26
2013
The delegates of the Fund "Forum for Innovations" took part in the BIO International Convention in Chicago (USA)
Within the framework of the working program the Fund representatives visited a series of panel discussions devoted to BRICS countries (first of all, the Russian Federation). The main issue of the agenda was the discussion of the strategy for the development of the pharmaceutical and medical industries of the Russian Federation for a period of till 2020 and beyond.
Apr
18
2013
Ralph Simon Became the Open Innovations Forum 2013 Ambassador
One of the founders of the modern mobile entertainment industry Ralph Simon became the first ambassador of the Open Innovations Forum 2013.
Apr
10
2013
The First registered Member of the Open Innovations 2013 Forum is Pavel Betsis, CISCO Vice-President, the Company's Business Manager for Russia/CIS
Pavel Betsis, CISCO Vice-President, the company’s business manager for Russia/CIS became the first to be registered as a member of the Open Innovations 2013 Forum.
Apr
2
2013
Vladislav Surkov, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Government Chief-of-Staff, Meets with STS Founder Koji Omi
At their meeting, Mr Surkov and Mr Koji—who, in addition to being the founder of the Science & Technology in Society, is a renowned Japanese statesman—discussed the possibility of Russia’s development institutions taking part in the forum’s upcoming 10th session, to be held in Kyoto on October 6–8, 2013.
Mar
28
2013
“Open Innovations” Forum Organizes a Panel Session at the Global Technology Symposium in Silicon Valley
Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development “Open Innovations” is the organizer of a special panel session “Russia’s technical innovation—a true value investment”, which will be held at the Global Technology Symposium March 29, 2013.
Mar
27
2013
Forum Theme is Approved by Program Committee
“Disruption and Innovation: Game Changers Powering the Global Market” (“New rules for the global market: breakthrough technologies, and those who create them”)—that is, according to the decision of the Program Committee of the Forum “Open Innovations”, the main theme of the event in 2013.
Mar
25
2013
Oleg Fomichev and Andrei Sharonov Held a Meeting with Representatives of Hi-tech Business Regarding the Organization of the Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development “Open Innovations”
The event was attended by the Chairman of the “Open Innovations” Executive Committee, Moscow Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy Andrei Sharonov and the Chairman of the Program Committee of the Forum, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Oleg Fomichev and representatives of large Russian and foreign hi-tech companies such as Philips, Siemens, Ericsson, Nokia, DuPont, MTS and others.
Mar
21
2013
Expert Team Publishes International Declaration after Open Innovations International Forum
The panel consisting of the well-known venture capitalists, managers of the world-leading universities, market analysts, and representatives of Russian development institutes prepared the International Declaration on the Forum “Open Innovation 2012”.
Feb
21
2013
MIT Technology Review and Open Innovations Forum in Moscow Announce Knowledge Collaboration
MIT Technology Review, an independent media company founded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, becomes a Knowledge Producer for the Open Innovations Forum, the premier summit for technology, investment and entrepreneurship in Russia.
Feb
20
2013
BioWorld’s Partners in Focus: Open Innovations Forum in Moscow
Source: BioWorld
Top executives from companies as diverse at Medtronic, Pfizer, EADS, Google, Sanofi Pasteur and Greylock Partners descended on Moscow for the inaugural Open Innovations Forum in Moscow November 2012.
Feb
6
2013
Pharma Magazine | Russia: Quickly Becoming a Global Player
Source: Pharma Magazine
The BRIC nation with the fewest people is doing its utmost to keep them healthy. A biotech revolution is gathering momentum in Russia, spurred by state investment programmes, a host of cross-border partnerships and a domestic market that international investors find highly attractive. The government is modernizing a decaying healthcare system by building new hospitals and introducing innovative technologies. It has also taken a series of measures to stimulate private investment in healthcare. Russia’s sovereign investment funds are backing innovative industries and the government is working directly with business leaders to improve the country’s attractiveness as an investment destination. These were among the key themes discussed at the inaugural Open Innovations forum recently in Moscow.
Jan
31
2013
The Independent | A Checklist for Start-up Founders
Source: The Independent
Exciting and potentially rewarding, start-up development is becoming a career of choice for many people across the globe. However, the area remains a minefield for many aspiring entrepreneurs, with only a tiny portion of start-ups eventually making it to the big league.
Jan
28
2013
Open Innovations Forum Became a Partner of the House of Russia at the World Economic Forum in Davos
This year the Open Innovations Forum teamed up Vnesheconombank, FK Otkritie, RDIF, En+ Group, PwC and Ekaterinburg EXPO, to become a partner at the House of Russia at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Dec
20
2012
Open Innovations Forum—One of the Major Innovative Events of the Year 2012
Regional Problems Research Center has provided a rating of 10 key events in the field of innovations for the year 2012. It was compiled on the basis of interviewing 50 experts—managers of the major innovative companies, as well as high-tech market analysts.