Over three days, more than 300 experts and representatives of large businesses spoke at the conference venues. 122 companies presented their developments. In an informal setting, startups could communicate with large businesses and offer them their innovative product.
"The conference is taking place at a very interesting time for the country. Many large international companies have left Russia, and domestic players can take their place. This is a challenge that our business has accepted. To successfully cope with the tasks, it needs innovation more than ever today. The TECH WEEK conference solves this problem. We help companies find suitable developments, and startups attract the necessary investments for development," said Vadim Lobov, President of the Synergy Corporation.
TECH WEEK's technology partner, the innovative company OPPO, together with the M.Video-Eldorado Group, spoke at the conference about the future of the foldable smartphone market. "In our networks alone, at the end of January-October 2023, unit sales of foldable smartphones increased almost fourfold compared to last year and almost 9 times compared to 2021," said Oleg Muravyov, Commercial Director of the M.Video-Eldorado Group.
Experts speaking at TECH WEEK noted that such events are very important not only for startups, but also for the business community. "Such events are definitely needed. Without them, there will be no progress. Everyone should look at each other, listen to the tricks that different companies use. Yes, technology companies are very different, but their management methods and development methods are very similar. And you can spy on each other's solutions to problems," explained Alexander Bogdanov, founder of AGIMA.
According to Konstantin Sagalov, Chairman of the Board of Sushi Wok, technology conferences help the company stay up to date with technology trends. "Conferences of this kind help us maintain an understanding of what is happening in the market. To keep up with technical progress and monitor innovations that we can integrate into our business. When everyone gathers together at such venues, it's great to learn what's new with colleagues," added Konstantin Sagalov.
As part of the conference, Synergy Corporation announced the opening of the Technology Transfer Center, a unique hub that will unite all innovative projects in the country in various fields. The center will search for breakthrough projects in Russian universities and bring them to mass production. The new platform will also collect orders from large industrial enterprises and transfer them to development, transport and adapt foreign technologies in Russia, and so on. In the future, Synergy's Technology Transfer Center will be able to meet all the technological needs of the Russian economy.
The conference's business program consisted of 20 thematic tracks, including construction and real estate, exports to international markets (Latin America, Asia, MENA countries), and real-world experience using domestic software. Participants attended networking sessions, practical exercises, expert consultations and masterminds.
The program concluded with a VIP Training Day, including a mastermind and strategic sessions from experts: Anetta Orlova, psychologist, PhD in Sociology, business mentor, radio host; Nikolai Petelin, Co-founder of Tochka Bank, Head of digital services for small business at ROSBANK; Artem Azevich, co-founder of IIDF, co-author of the tracking methodology. Another unique format tested at the conference was TECH Banya, where participants could relax and recharge.
One of the central topics discussed at TECH WEEK was artificial intelligence. As Timur Kornilov, Vice President for Export Programs of Synergy Corporation, noted at the conference, the global artificial intelligence market will triple by 2030: from $240 billion to $740 billion. The leaders in this area are the BRICS countries.
"The BRICS countries are our long-standing trading partners, who are distinguished by predictability, loyalty and growing solvent demand. Projects in these countries are our unlimited opportunities for growth. If Russian IT companies recognize this trend and offer competitive solutions in the foreign market, the domestic tech industry will experience a powerful breakthrough," emphasized Timur Kornilov.