Programme

RUSSIAN START-UPS: LOCAL AND GLOBAL PLAYERS

Realizing Russia’s Potential
Panel discussion
Pavilion 3, Amphitheatre


The globalization of Russian start-ups is growing, with at least 30 foreign venture capital funds actively looking at Russian opportunities. But despite this and government support for small, innovative businesses, Russian projects are not well represented abroad. What is preventing Russian start-ups from expanding into global markets in stronger numbers?


Moderators
Aleksandr Egorov , General Direcor, Reksoft
Gaidar Magdanurov , Managing Director, Microsoft Seed Fund

Panellists
Sergei Andreev , President, Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY
Shahar Waiser , Founder, Chief Executive Officer, GetTaxi, Vigoda.ru
Alexander Galitsky , Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Almaz Capital
Grigory Povarov , Chief Executive Officer, Acumatica
Igor Taber , Investment Director, Intel Capital
Steve Todd , Distinguished Engineer, EMC
Dmitry Chikhachev , Managing Partner, Runa Capital

Broadcast

Key moments

Entrepreneurs should be guided by the words of Ray Bradbury: “You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”
Alexander Galitsky
In terms of innovations, knowledge is more important than money.
Steve Todd
When you’re sitting next to the people whose money you’ve taken, it adds a certain amount of discipline in terms of company management. This is a fact.
Igor Taber