Illustrating the appeal of the Russian online travel market — which is estimated at $3.8 billion last year — an industry conference and startup contest will take place on April 28 in Moscow. The event, christened Travel Up!, is organized by Qiwi Universe, the startup acceleration program of Russian payment giant Qiwi, in partnership with two …
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Earlier this month a variety of Russian companies and more than 1,300 Russian visitors attended Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress. Among the exhibitors were A1 Systems, Jet Infosystems, Peter Services, Protei, Start, Svyazcom, Yandex and Skolkovo. On Day 1, the Vedomosti publishing house organised a Russian breakfast, “Telecom 2015 – investments in new technologies,” which hosted Ms …
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For its 7th edition in Sofia on April 21-22, the CEE Digital Summit (CEEDS) will welcome Mr. Andrus Ansip, Vice President for the Digital Single Market at the European Commission among 100 top speakers and more than 3,000 attendees from 40 countries. Russian startups are cordially invited to demonstrate their technology and talent at the …
La French Tech, a government-led initiative that aims to stimulate and promote France’s startup ecosystem, is launching a Russia branch. The kick-off event on Feb. 17 gathered around 100 tech entrepreneurs, representatives of large or small companies, research institutions, venture funds and incubators, as well as journalists and diplomats from both countries. The event was …
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In partnership with East-West Digital News, Midem, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the new music and entertainment ecosystems, cordially invites Russian startups to the Midemlab competition. This event will take place in Cannes, France, from June 5 to June 8. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2015. If you have a built the next solution that will …
The Moscow Application & Technology Expo (MATE Expo) 2015 is back in the Russian capital this spring. The international exhibition will showcase tech segments such as mobile, augmented and virtual reality, the Internet of Things, wearable technology, consumer electronics for medical use, and the connected car. The event will be held over March 12-14 at …
Social media business will be highlighted in Moscow on March 12-14 at the Social Networking Congress & Expo (SNCE), a two-day conference and exhibition that gathers each year the representatives of the Russian social media community. The main topics of this year’s edition will be social media marketing, social business app development; social media monitoring …
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Following President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi in December, 15 IT companies from Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, will travel to India next month, reports the Skolkovo Foundation. The companies will take part in IndiaSoft, a major industry conference and B2B networking event organized every year to bring …
With e-commerce sales in Europe estimated at over £130 billion in 2014, one of the biggest challenges this fast growing sector is facing is how to adapt their e-commerce and omni-channel supply chain and fulfilment operations to meet rapidly changing customer delivery expectations. To help with this, leading retailers including Tesco Group, John Lewis, Travis …
From wearable devices to connected cars and homes, mobile technology is at the heart of worldwide innovation. Mobile devices connect billions of people via the transformative power of the Internet. The 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress will convene industry leaders, visionaries and innovators to explore the trends that will shape mobile in the years ahead. …
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This month saw the hosting of the Kazan Startup Week, a nine-day event dedicated to the five-year anniversary of the Kazan IT-Park, a business incubator for IT firms located in the innovation-friendly Republic of Tatarstan, around 800 km east of Moscow. The highlight of the event was the DemoDay, which offered participating startups the chance …
Last month, Russian software industry association Russoft organized the presence of Russian IT firms at a major Dutch technological event – The Hague Tech 2014. This initiative was supported by the Westholland Foreign Investment Agency. The expo specializes in innovative IT technologies, equipment and solutions. One of the key parts of the event was the …
Netherlands still a “promising market” for Russian software development companies Read More
