Russian Tech Tour 2017

Tuesday 25 April 2017

14:00 Registration for the IV Russian Tech Tour and Check-In Hotel Venue: Hotel The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya
16:00 Group Transfer: from St. Regis Hotel to Stadium Live
17:00 Opening Ceremony of the IV Russian Tech Tour - Cocktail & Welcome speeches by: Venue: Stadium Live
Sven Lingjaerde, Founder, Tech Tour / Pavel Korolev, Founding Partner & CEO, Pulsar Venture Capital / Alexander Povalko, CEO, RVC / Vasily Belov, Senior Vice-President, Innovations development of Skolkovo Foundation / Aynur Aydeldinov, CEO, Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan
18:00 IV Russian Tech Tour Welcome Networking Dinner Venue: Stadium Live
Participating in the Final of the Federal Program Generation S, IV Russian Tech Tour Welcome Networking Dinner with Russian VC and Corporates
20:30 Group Transfer: from Stadium Live to St Regis Hotel

Wednesday 26 April 2017

07:00 Breakfast and Check-Out from Hotel Venue: Hotel The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya
08:30 Group Transfer: from St. Regis Hotel to Skolkovo Technopark
10:00 Welcome Coffee Venue: Skolkovo Technopark
Opening of the Moscow programme
10:15 How the market has been changing and what should we expect next?
William Stevens, CEO, Tech Tour
10:25 Russian Tech Tour - the opportunity to attract a strategic partner for an accelerated entry into the global market
Pavel Korolev, President of IV Russian Tech Tour, Founder partner Pulsar Venture Capital
10:35 Skolkovo Foundation - Federal Institute of Innovation Development in Russia
Vasily Belov, Senior Vice-President, Innovations development of Skolkovo Foundation
10:45 Russian venture capital market presentation
Alexander Povalko, CEO, JSC "RVC"
10:55 Investing in a reflationary environment
Alexandre Tavazzi, Global Strategist, Pictet
11:15 Why go global?
Furuzonfar Zehni, Senior Associate, Fresco Capital
11:30 European early stage investors' hopes and fears of Russia
Candace Johnson, President of European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players
11:40 Refreshment break Skolkovo Technopark
12:00 Keynote Speech
Alexander Galitsky, Almaz Capital
12:15 Presentations Session A 6 companies presenting (3 minutes pitch + 5 minutes Q&A)
Industry experts: Nuno Carvalho, Bekaert / Peter van Gelderen, Icos Capital / Sven Thate, BASF Venture Capital / Yves Pillonel, Suntrust Investment Co
13:10 Networking Lunch
14:00 Keynote speech
Alexey Nekhaev, Vision Labs
14:15 Presentations Session B 9 companies presenting (3 minutes pitch + 5 minutes Q&A)
Industry experts: Sven Lingjaerde, Endeavour Vision / Colin Breeze, Breeze Ventures / José Achache, Altyn / Max Bautin, IQ Capital Partners / Voytek Siewierski, Silicon Valley Venture Partners
15:30 Group Transfer from Skolkovo Technopark to airport Vnukovo
16:15 Registration for the Charter Flight Moscow - Kazan
18:00 Flight Moscow - Kazan
19:30 Group Transfer from airport Kazan to Pashmir restaurant
21:00 Welcome Party for IV Russian Tech Tour delegation from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Venue: Pashmir restaurant
22:45 Group Transfer from Pashmir restaurant to Hotel Korston Hotel, Kazan
23:00 Check-In Hotel Korston Hotel, Kazan

Thursday 27 April 2017

06:30 Breakfast and Check-Out from Hotel Korston Hotel, Kazan
07:30 Group Transfer: from Korston Hotel to Innopolis city
09:00 Grand Opening of the Russian Venture Forum Venue: Innopolis Technopark building (4th floor: Grass)
Tour of the Russian Venture Forum exhibition (4th floor, Zone: Wood)
10:00 Plenary Session of the Russian Venture Forum Venue: Innopolis Technopark building
Technology Entrepreneurship 4:0 (2nd floor, Conference Hall)
11:30 Networking Lunch Venue: SEZ “Innopolis” Technopark, Innopolis city (4th floor, Zone: Grass)
12:50 Keynote speech
Sergey Nedoroslev, Chairman "Kaskol" group companies
13:10 Presentations Session C 6 companies presenting (3 minutes pitch + 5 minutes Q&A)
Industry Experts: Robert Gallenberger, b-to-v Partners AG / François Feige, Brightlands Innovation Factory / Jörg Nowak, A2C Capital GmbH / Mohammed Altawash, MRT Investments
14:00 Refreshment break
14:15 Keynote speech
Victor Diachkov, CEO ICL-KME CS
14:30 Presentations Session D 5 companies presenting (3 minutes pitch + 5 minutes Q&A)
Industry experts: Jörg Sievert, Cleverle / Patrick van der Meer, Brightlands Innovation Factory / Carmen Fankhauser, Greater Geneva Bern area - Invest Western Switzerland / Christopher Kirby, Richmond Park Partners
15:10 Press Conference
15:30 Presentation of the SEZ “Innopolis” for IV Russian Tech Tour Delegation
Innopolis (1st floor)
16:00 Free time to work within Russian Venture Forum
17:00 Gala Dinner dedicated to the Closing of the Russian Venture Forum and IV Russian Tech Tour
SEZ "Innopolis", 4th floor, Zone: Grass
18:30 Group Transfer to Ice Hockey Palace, Kazan
20:00 Special Event Venue: Ice Hockey Palace
Hockey game between IV Russian Tech Tour team and Russia
21:30 Group Transfer to the Kazan Airport
22:30 Charter Flight check-in Kazan - Moscow
23:00 Flight Kazan - Moscow

Friday 28 April 2017

00:30 Transfers from airport
Bus 1: Transfer to the Radisson Blu Hotel at Sheremetyevo airport (on demand) / Bus 2: Transfer to the City center (on demand)
01:00 Check-In Radisson Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel at Sheremetyevo airport