Events & contests

Russian students win prestigious international programming championship

May 24, 2016

A team from Russia’s St. Petersburg State University (SPbU) has come out on top of the 40th International Collegiate Programming Contest of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM ICPC), beating 128 of their peers in the finals held at Prince of Songkla University in Thailand. Coming ahead of teams from Harvard and the MIT, Russian students Stanislav Ershov, Igor Pyshkin and …

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Skolkovo’s Startup Village to feature virtual reality startups, railway innovation, drone racing and much more (June 2-3)

May 19, 2016

The fourth edition of Startup Village, the biggest startup conference in Russia and neighboring countries, will be held in Skolkovo on the outskirts of Moscow on June 2-3, in partnership with East-West Digital News. Featured in the agenda will be a range of lectures, workshops and discussion boards. Prominent figures of the Russian and international innovation …

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Major industry event in Sofia invites Russian tech players (discounted registration until May 17)

May 10, 2016

Russian startups and other internationally-oriented tech players are welcome to participate in the sixth edition of DigitalK, a major regional event which will be held on May 19-20 in Sofia, Bulgaria. This two-day conference will bring together founders of world-leading tech companies, unicorns and startups, as well as investors and digital marketing gurus from South Eastern Europe …

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100 startup entrepreneurs and investors from Islamic countries to meet in Kazan, Russia (May 15-21)

May 5, 2016

From May 15 to 21 Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, approximately 800 km east of Moscow, will host its second ‘OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Forum.’ The event will attract young entrepreneurs from member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation — of which Russia is an Observer state. The organizers aim to “identify and …

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Russian robotics startup walks away with first prize at Chinese contest

April 21, 2016

Last week in China, Russian startup Wicron was awarded first prize in the robotics category of the Global Happiness Technology Challenge, the Skolkovo Foundation reported yesterday. The startup presented a remote presence bot, christened ‘Webot,’ which allows users to observe the bot’s surroundings from their location via the Internet, an interact with people in those surroundings accordingly. A …

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E-commerce players from 30 countries to meet in Shanghai to discuss cross-border opportunities (May 18-19)

April 15, 2016

Next month in Shanghai, the 5th China Cross-Border eCommerce Conference & Exhibition will attract more than 500 participants, including renowned industry players and experts from more than 30 countries. The event will be divided into two tracks: “Import to China” on day 1 (May 18) and “Export from China” on day 2 (May 19). The key industry …

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AccorHotels to hold its first hackathon in Russia

April 6, 2016

Illustrating the growing interest of domestic and international corporations in tech innovation, AccorHotels will hold a hackathon in Moscow on April 23-24. To organize the event, the global hospitality group has teamed up with international startup accelerator NUMA Moscow and Microsoft. Participants will work in cross-functional teams of minimum three: one developer, one designer and one entrepreneur. …

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eTail Europe 2016: Mobilizing the retail trendsetters of Europe (London, June 21-23)

April 6, 2016

This year’s eTail Europe conference will see the brightest minds in retail come together, exploring solutions around these problems and more in a collaborative environment. From the 21st to the 23rd of June, the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center in London will be abuzz with professionals sharing ideas and strategies. For those on the cutting edge, or …

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Russian startups may secure up to €1 million in funding in Gdansk InfoShare conference (application until April 6)

April 5, 2016

On May 18-20 the  infoShare conference, a major tech and startup event in the CEE region, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on in Gdansk, Poland. Some 5,000 tech professionals, developers, entrepreneurs and innovation leaders from more than 30 countries are expected. A large part of the event will be dedicated to startups with the following features: The …

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Midemlab music startup contest: A call to Russian startups (application deadline: March 30)

March 30, 2016

The 10th edition of Midemlab, the leading international music startup competition, will take place on June 3-6, 2016 in Cannes, France, in partnership with East-WestDigital News. This is an opportunity for startups from Russia and other CEE countries to find new business partners, raise funding, gain international visibility and recognition from the industry.

Tesco online founder, Danish marketing guru and Russian senator to speak at key Moscow retail conference (April 4-5)

April 1, 2016

The International PLUS Forum, one of the most popular events in the industry with 1,000+ professional participants, will hold its third edition on April 4th and 5th in Moscow. The main goal of the conference is to better understand the current state and prospects of the Russian and global retail industry. Projects by major market …

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Russian e-commerce players invited to major industry event in Berlin (April 27)

March 8, 2016

E-commerce Berlin Expo, an international event targeting e-commerce industry players from Western, Central and Eastern Europe, will be held on April 27, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The fair will gather more than 80 exhibitors from Germany and abroad to highlight the following areas: sales support, IT, law, marketing, TSL/courier services, accounting, consulting. Participation in the …

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