Organizer: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Venue: the city of Kazan, IEC KAZAN EXPO IEC, Hall 10

Time: May 18, 15:40–17:00

Moderator: Fazleeva Leyla Rinatovna, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Speakers:

Churilov Oleg Valeryevich, Director of the Department of Development, Technological Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation;

Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Vice Chancellor, Malaysian University of Science;

Minnikhanov Rifkat Nurgalievich, Chairman of the Council of the Association for the Promotion of Digital Development;

Abdullahi Iibaikwal Shehu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;

Shavaliyev Eldar Ramilyevich, General Director of KAMAZ Digital Platform, OOO;

Abdullazyanov Edward Yunusovich, Rector of Kazan State Power Engineering University;

Sharapova Gulnaz Raifovna, Founder of the SG Farmbio project.

Description:

A powerful investment innovation infrastructure has been created in Tatarstan: the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan supports about three hundred projects, the “Idea” Technopark implements about a hundred more projects. A lot of work has been started in the Republic along a federal project, the goal of which is to introduce 30,000 student technology startups into the economy by 2030. The student startup project today bears a social character.

Technological start-up initiates new technologies; more than 80% of jobs in megacities are created by enterprises which are less than five years old. But it usually takes at least five years from an idea to gaining some profit.

Currently, there are several main lines of progress: firstly, the activities of the Ministry in charge of conducting trainings; secondly, the increase in university start-ups number, and the third line is the stimulation of Business Angels’ activity.