The Open Innovations forum kicked off on Monday morning at the Skolkovo innovation centre, attracting an estimated 18,000 people from all over the world to Russia’s biggest conference and exhibition devoted to homegrown innovative tech solutions. ...
Pekka Viljakainen describes himself as a “Finnish stallion.” His other nickname is “The Bulldozer.” In his mission to instill a culture of entrepreneurship in Russia and transform its economy, the indefatigable Finnish businessman has...
A presentation of Elon Musk’s headline-grabbing vacuum train, a drone race and business leadership tips from a Shaolin monk are among the highlights of this year’s Startup Village, the annual open-air large-scale conference for tech entrepreneurs...
Despite the turbulent economic situation, the Russian government will continue to support innovative startups, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told representatives of regional governments on Wednesday – but only if their ideas and products are...
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Skolkovo is starting to produce tangible results, despite being less than five years old. From left: Skolkovo president Victor Vekselberg, his advisor Pekka Viljakainen, and Prime Minister Medvedev. Photo: sk.ru ...
Improvements in this version of Startup Village: Record crowds, new setting, creative catering. Like the leading smartphone apps, Startup Village is constantly evolving. The third edition of Russia and Eastern Europe’s biggest startup event is no...
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – As part of the March 19-20 Startup Tour in Kazakhstan’s second city, Skolkovo’s startup guru Pekka Viljakainen gave a master-class on initiating a high-tech business. During the Finn’s 35-minute presentation at the...
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - The Kazakh stage of the Startup Tour concluded on Friday with several innovations winning a place at the Startup Village in June and, perhaps more significantly, the foundations put in place for of a new era of high-tech cooperation between...
The fifth stage of the Russian Startup Tour culminated this week with four teams from Yekaterinburg winning an invitation to the Startup Village in Moscow. The finalists in Yekaterinburg. Photo: sk.ru The capital of the Ural Mountains region was...