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8 unusual facts about Skolkovo


AmBAR

In October 2010, AmBAR partnered with the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies of Stanford University (CREEES) to hold a panel discussion “What’s the Secret of Silicon Valley and How Can It Be Replicated in Russia”, whose guest speaker was Viktor Vekselberg, the President of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Futurussia

Futurussia is a community of young scientists, engineers, inventors and innovation managers, which was initially formed by open competition of Federal agency of youth affairs of Russia with the purpose to issue the challenge to think over a concept and to prepare proposals for a creation of an international innovation complex near Skolkovo village, ways to create this complex and valid machineries of interaction between science and business.

Ruben Vardanian

In 2005, Vardanian invited other Russian prominent businesspeople to set up the first Russian international business school - Skolkovo.

Skolkovo

Skolkovo Foundation, an organization in Russia charged with creating the Skolkovo innovation center

Skolkovo Moscow School of Management, a graduate business school in Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, a private research university in Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Skolkovo innovation center

The Skolkovo Innovation Center is a planned high technology business area being built at Skolkovo near Moscow, Russia.

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology is a private research university located near Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast, in the close vicinity of the capital city of Moscow, Russia.


Russian Silicon Valley

Skolkovo - Russian planned high technology business area near Moscow, which was announced in 2009.

Skolkovo innovation center

The agreement was signed by Victor Vekselberg, President of the Skolkovo Foundation; Anatoly Chubais, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Rosnano; Alexander Provotorov, President and Chairman of the Management Board of Rostelecom; Igor Agamirzian, CEO of Russian Venture Company; Evgeny Babayan, Chairman of the Board, ITFY; Leonid Svatkov, CEO ITFY; Bruno Di Leo, Senior Vice President IBM; and Kirill Korniliev, Country General Manager, IBM Russia & CIS.


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