INNOPROM 2011

INNOPROM-2011, an annual exhibition on progressing Russia's innovative economy, will take place in Ekaterinburg on June 14-17, 2011. The Skolkovo Foundation, an INNOPROM partner, will present a number of major projects from its residents and sign documents with government authorities and institutes of higher education in the Ural region.

In developing its partner relations, the Skolkovo Foundation intends to sign contracts and partnership agreements, including an agreement with the Korea-Russia Business Council; a contract with the Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media; an agreement with the Ural Federal University; an agreement with the Sverdlovsk district administration and the Ural IT Cluster Nonprofit Partnership. Skolkovo Planning Council Chairman Jean Pistre's presentation of the Innovation Center's master plan will be among the forum’s main events. Daily joint meetings between the Skolkovo Friends Club and the Vedomosti newspaper will be held at INNOPROM through round tables and workshops, including: A City as a Generator for Demand for Innovative Solutions and a Place to Create Innovations; Intellectual Property in an Innovative Economy; and Society in 20 Years: What Innovative Technologies Will Lead To. Futurologists’ View. Over 15 Skolkovo residents will present their projects, talk about their experience of working with the innovation center and let people in on what advantages their partnership holds. The Skolkovo Foundation President Viktor Vekselberg will take part in the Foundation's main events at INNOPROM-2011.