Events & contests

At Skolkovo’s Startup Village, exoskeleton for the physically impaired wins jury’s hearts

June 10, 2014 June 10, 2014

A “socially important and technologically advanced” robotic solution was picked for the first prize at last week’s Startup Village, a sizable annual competition for young technology innovators held at Skolkovo, Russia’s largest state-sponsored innovation hub under construction just outside Moscow. ExoAtlet walked away with the first prize, following two days of rigorous pitching sessions that …

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Retailers from 20 countries to meet in London to discuss cross-channel e-commerce (and enjoy a World Cup football match)

May 27, 2014 May 27, 2014

Across the numerous industry events offered in Western Europe, precious few are worth a plane or train trip to attend. Among those that make the cut, the eTail Europe multi-channel retail event being held June 23-25 in London stands apart. East-West Digital News, a partner of the event, has obtained an exceptional 50% discount off …

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International forum in St. Petersburg highlights startup, tech transfer and social entrepreneurship issues

May 23, 2014 April 15, 2015

On May 13-15, scientists, businessmen and public servants met to discuss new opportunities for companies and universities at the VIII International “From science to business” Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. More than 200 participants from 50 cities and 10 countries gathered at the event. The event was co-organized by ITMO, a St Petersburg based national technical …

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Moscow’s Bauman University to open Center of Innovative Entrepreneurship

May 22, 2014 May 22, 2014

Yesterday, the Bauman Moscow State Technical University – one of the top Russian universities – announced the creation of a “Center of Innovative Entrepreneurship.” The initiative is intended to form a national platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience between technological entrepreneurs, engineers and students, by facilitating practical research and project development in high-tech …

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Industry leaders to discuss Russian and global e-commerce trends at Moscow conference

May 14, 2014 May 14, 2014

East-West Digital News is proud to announce Russia’s first internationally-oriented industry event, the e-Days E-Commerce Conference, which will be held on June 6 in Moscow in partnership with comScore, InternetRetailer.com and PwC as well as with western chambers of commerce, Russian industry associations and online marketing agency BuzzFactory joining as co-organizers. Virtually all the industry’s leading players – including …

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Helsinki conference invites Russian startups and investors to discuss funding, scaling, and exiting challenges

April 18, 2014 April 18, 2014

ArcticStartup, the Helsinki-based news blog covering breaking startup news from the Nordics and Baltics, is proud to announce the upcoming “Arctic15: Exit Path” conference, which will pull in an estimated 800 entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate M&A advisors in Helsinki on May 27th and 28th. More than 20 international speakers will attend the conference, including Trip …

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International event to highlight Russia’s latest e-commerce trends and solutions

April 14, 2014 April 14, 2014

East-West Digital News is proud to announce the upcoming e-Days E-Commerce Conference, Russia’s first internationally-oriented industry event. The conference will be held in Moscow on June 6, with InternetRetailer.com, the chambers of commerce of France and Great Britain and online marketing agency BuzzFactory joining EWDN as co-organizers and partners. A bevy of CEOs and top …

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Retailers’ e-commerce challenges to be highlighted this week at Moscow conference

April 8, 2014 April 8, 2014

As Russia’s traditional retail networks are toeing the waters of e-commerce, an industry event this week in Moscow will address the different dimensions and challenges of this transition. On April 11 and 14 “Online Retail Russia 2014” will feature a bevy of speakers representing real business cases and years of professional experience – including retail …

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Venture funds ABRT and Mangrove offer 10-week training and networking program for CEOs of young IT companies

March 15, 2014 March 15, 2014

ABRT and Mangrove Capital Partners, two venture funds investing actively in Russia, are inviting CEOs and founders of Russian IT companies to the ABRT-MANGROVE CEO CAMP, an intensive 10-week program starting next month (deadline for applications: March 23). The program is intended to help young IT companies increase sales significantly, find new customers and partners, …

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Defying political turmoil, US and Russian players continue developing innovation ties

March 13, 2014 March 13, 2014

Despite the flurry of negative exchanges between top U.S. and Russian government officials since the onset of the Crimea crisis in Ukraine, the state of Minnesota is continuing to promote a US-Russian innovation conference planned long ago for the city of St. Paul. Additional supporters of the event include the US-Russia Business Council; RVC-USA (the …

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MIPCube Lab contest 2014: A call to Russian startups

January 29, 2014 January 29, 2014

In partnership with East-West Digital News, MIPTV, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the TV & online video ecosystems, cordially invites Russian startups to enter MIPCube Lab. Applications for this major startup competition are open until February 15. Finalists will pitch in Cannes, France, on April 7, 2014, in front of industry experts from …

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Russian startup IQcard wins international payment industry award

January 23, 2014 January 23, 2014

IQcard, a Moscow-based startup offering multifunction bank cards, has been selected as a winner in the Boundary Buster category of the Paybefore Awards. This annual competition confers international recognition in the industry of prepaid, mobile and emerging payments. The awards are presented by Paybefore, a major industry publication.

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