About Forum

The Forum is organised by leading Russian development institutes and Moscow Government under the support of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Forum brings together representatives from business, the authorities, and sciences, to share experiences and analyse fundamental global trends.

Forum Aims and Objectives:

• Creating new tools and methods for international cooperation in innovation as a basis for a club of world innovation leaders, which will include the BRIC states as well as developed countries
• Exchanging opinions and experiences in technology, finance and management as well as in forecasting methods for innovative development
• Engaging heads of state, international corporations, technology developers and representatives of the scientific community in a discussion on strategic partnership
• Technological foresight, technology transfer and commercialisation

"The competitive advantages of our research in the fields of computer technologies and applied mathematics attract foreign investors and act as a good incentive for innovative growth worldwide. Joint partnership programs with major global corporations are of paramount importance for a breakthrough in technological development".Viktor Vekselberg, President, Skolkovo Foundation

"The innovation sector of Russian economy has to develop from the start as a part of the global market. Otherwise, it is doomed to be non-competitive. The Open Innovations Forum will ensure such a development, show the capacity of Russian institutions, and provide an outlook for possible cooperation".Anantoly Chubais, Chairman of the Executive Board OAO RUSNANO

"Our ambition is to transform Russia into an international research hub, a leader in high-tech industry. In achieving this goal we are not merely driven by prestige but mostly by the needs to stimulate economic growth and to make our prosperity. This is why the Open Innovations Forum is not only a venue for discussions with our foreign partners but also an important event to achieve practical goals in form of research and development projects, advanced technological solutions, and positioning of our intellectual products on the global market"Vladislav Surkov, Deputy Chairman, Government of the Russian Federation, Forum Organizing Committee Chairman

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