Территория инноваций

Mobility, environmental friendliness, and safety are the main trends in technological development of megacities. Every year, digital transformation covers more and more Russian cities. An important element of it is the opportunity to influence the environmental agenda and make large cities more adaptable to climate change. Thanks to the introduction of the latest technologies, megacities are transforming into ecosystems where all elements of the urban economy are interconnected and decisions are made based on big data analysis.
Russian technologies for smart home systems should become a priority for use in new apartment buildings in the next year. Cities are ready for digitalization, but what about domestic developments? What technologies are already being introduced today to create smart cities? Should we expect a shortage of components in the smart systems market? What prospects do experts see in import substitution of devices for smart cities?

In Focus:
● Innovative solutions for smart cities: which technologies are most in demand in Russia?
● Import substitution perspectives: who will be developing smart home systems?
● What will be the demands of the cities of the future, and how can this demand be anticipated today?
● How does Big Data help companies improve customer service by making cities more comfortable?
● Adaptation to climate change in a megacity
● Which technologies and urban ideas are most attractive for investment and why

Moderator
Ignat Bushukhin, Editor-in-Chief, RBC Real Estate

Ignat Bushukhin

Editor-in-Chief, RBC Real Estate

Education:
Degree in journalism from the Ural State University (Yekaterinburg).
Professional Expertise:
Ignat Bushukhin started his career in real estate as a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Square Meter" project (Moscow). He has served as editor-in-chief of the RBC.Real Estate portal since 2009. In addition, he is editor-in-chief of the RBC.Real Estate program on RBC TV. In 2016 won JOY award as The Journalist of The Year in Real Estate.

Speakers
Alexander Belskiy, Chairman, Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg
Dmitry Dyrmovsky, Chief Executive Officer, Speech Technology Center
Kirill Kaem, Senior Vice-President for Innovations, Skolkovo Foundation
Dmitrii Markov, General Director, VisionLabs
Valeria Matukhina, CEO of SberTroyka
Vladimir Shchekin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Co-owner, Rodina Group

Dmitry Dyrmovsky

Chief Executive Officer, Speech Technology Center

Was born in 1979 in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Region. In 1996, he graduated from the Specialized Educational Scientific Centre at Novosibirsk State University. Then studied at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy under the program of training engineers in high-tech areas. He graduated in 2001, received a diploma with honors and a gold medal.
Dmitry Dyrmovsky has been working at Speech Technology Center since 2004. In 2007, he was appointed the head of the company’s Moscow branch. Since 2013, he is Chief Executive Officer of the Speech Technology Center. In 2014, he graduated from the Executive course at the IMD Business School (Switzerland).
Vice-President of the National Association of Contact Centers. Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Software Products Association «Russian Software». Member of the Expert Council on software of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation.

Kirill Kaem

Senior Vice-President for Innovations, Skolkovo Foundation

Kirill Kaem, whose family have been doctors for no fewer than seven generations, graduated from the Kirov State Medical Academy in Nizhny Novgorod in 1992. Five years later he graduated with distinction from the economics department at the Lobachevsky State University, after successfully completing his studies in Russia and the USA on an MBA program run jointly with Taylor University. He has over 20 years' experience in senior management roles, including 15 years as a CEO at the corporation's various international branches. He specializes in launching start-ups in new regions and countries, and new business areas at major firms. From 1992 to 1994 he owned his own business, distributing medical equipment and pharmaceuticals. In 1995 Kirill Kaem set up a network of regional outlets for the Swedish company Oriflame in the Volga Region, which helped it become one of the region's biggest tax-payers. In the year 2000 he began working in Germany, in the central office of the company Varta. After Varta's merger with the American group Spectrum Brands, he spent eight years in overall charge of the company's operations in Russia. In 2008 he relaunched the German and American holding JAFRA International in Russia, improving profit margins by 40%. In 2009 he took control of the Russian holding Hygiene Kinetics, the biggest manufacturer in the market for domestic paper and cellulose products. Within two years the company's sales growth was several times higher than average growth in the sector, thanks to the introduction of new technologies. From 2011 to 2013 he headed up a new area of business at 'Alpha Group' - the biggest federal chain of clinics, 'Alpha Health Centre', where in the space of a year he managed to double revenue, whilst the chain itself saw profits rise by over a third. From 2013 onwards he has been a member of the Board of Directors and a co-founder of the international medical centre 'Medcluster', set up at the initiative of Sberbank in partnership with Strategy Group Partners, with Johns Hopkins Medicine International as a potential partner. From 2013-2017 he was director of the Skolkovo Foundation’s biomed cluster.

Dmitrii Markov

General Director, VisionLabs

Valeria Matukhina

CEO of SberTroyka

Vladimir Shchekin

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Co-owner, Rodina Group