Discover the Russian innovation ecosystem

Meet Innovation Russia (MIR) offers the opportunity during three days to meet the main actors of innovation in Russia. This third edition will lead the delegation composed of twenty French business executives to Moscow (economic capital) and to Kazan (capital of innovation). The event is taking place 1 – 3 June 2016, departure from Paris the 31st of may, arrival in Moscow in the evening.

Russia is a 146 million inhabitants market with 85 million Internet users and the 3rd trade partner of the EU. Moscow was ranked 2^nd city in world for its talents and 13^th overall, just behind Paris in the 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking made by Compass.

The visit of the French Minister of Economy at the end of January revived partnerships and economic exchanges between the two countries. The Inauguration of the French Tech Hub of Moscow is a good indicator of this dynamism and the Russian potential in the innovation field.

The Objective

MIR proposes an immersion in the Russian innovation ecosystem to discover new technologies, to spot new investment opportunities and initiate partnerships. It also offers more visibility on the Russian market to participants, in order to promote their activities through press articles, video interviews, and public speeches.

The Program 

The program proposed by MIR is rich and dense; more than 10 visits are scheduled in two cities, in 3 days. In Kazan, participants will visit the IT Park, the first and biggest incubator in Russia and Innopolis, the new Russian Silicon Valley. The delegation will take part in the Skolkovo Startup Village, the most important startup event of the year. In Moscow, NUMA, IIDF and MSU (Moscow State University) will open their gates of their accelerator. Finally, RVC (Russian Venture Company) and the Moscow government will present the public policy to support innovation. The trip will end by the visit of Kaspersky, the world reference of security software.