Ayrat Khayrullin to take part in Open Innovations Startup Tour discussion

On April 7, at the IT Park in Kazan, the stage of the All-Russian Startup Tour organized by the Foundation «Skolkovo» will be held. As many as 97 applications from all over the country were submitted for the contest. The winner of the grand final will receive a prize of 300,00 roubles and the opportunity to introduce the project at Startup Village.

The largest in Russia contest of technological start-ups will be held for the fifth time in Tatarstan. This year, innovators compete in three tracks. The most popular became «Information Technologies» - 47 applications, «Industrial and energy technologies» with 37 applications ranked second and «Biotechnology in medicine and agriculture» with 13 applications ranked third.

This year, applications for participation have been received from more than 10 Russian regions and even Uzbekistan. As a result of the expert selection, 15 projects went to the semi-finals of the contest, five in each track. The Startup Tour 2022 programme will include a panel discussion of the Open Innovations Startup Tour, a virtual exhibition of companies, an educational part and a competition in which projects will be evaluated by recognized experts in the area of technology and business development. Open Innovations Startup Tour panel participants will discuss the development of technological entrepreneurship and the innovative ecosystem of the region.

Key speakers of the Open Innovations Startup Tour:

• Ayrat Khayrullin, Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of Tatarstan

• Roman Shaykhutdinov, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan

• Igor Drozdov, Chairman of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation • Aleksander Borisov, Director of IT Park State Institution

• Oleg Teplov, Director General of VEB Ventures

• Konstantin Parshin, Vice President, Cluster Executive Director, Information Technology Cluster of Skolkovo Foundation

• Yury Saprykin, Vice President for Regional and International Development of Skolkovo Foundation

• Renat Khalimov, Director General of Innopolis Special Economic Zone

Registration for the Open Innovations Startup Tour is open to participants and the media. For accreditation, journalists should register on the website.