Finland is a Partner Country for The Open Innovations Forum in Moscow
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Posted on May 23, 2013 at 7:28:01 AM
Finland is a Partner Country for The Open Innovations Forum in Moscow
MOSCOW, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Finland confirmed its participation as the Partner country of the Open Innovations
Forum on October, 31 - November, 2 in Moscow.
The arrangements for the delegation from Finland to participate in the event are
supervised by Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. The
country will invite several international experts in the field of innovations to speak at
the Forum.
It is expected that the annual international Forum will be visited by the Prime
Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen, Minister of the Economy Jan Vapaavuori and Minister of
Education Jukka Gustavsson, and also a number of other prominent figures: Director General
of the Innovation Department of the Ministry Employment and the Economy Petri Peltonen and
the Director General of Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
Pekka Soini.
"We are very glad that this year the interest of the world community in the Forum has
grown and is supported at such a high level," says Olga Moiseeva, CEO of the Fund "Forum
for Innovations". "We hope other countries interested in expanding their cooperation with
Russia in the sphere of innovations will also take part in the event."
The Open Innovations Expo to be held simultaneously with the Forum will present a
joint exhibition of products and developments of innovative companies from Finland.
Thus, Finland became the first country to open the way to program "Partnership for
Innovation".
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Fund "Forum for Innovations" is the operator of the Open Innovations Forum and Open
Innovations Expo, a global discussion platform devoted to the latest technologies and
prospects for international cooperation in the field of innovations. The event for the
first time was held in Moscow in October - November, 2012. The Forum is held under the
auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation with the assistance of the Government
of Moscow, and such Russian development institutes as: "RUSNANO" JSC, State Corporation
"Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)", JSC "RVC",
Foundation for Development of the Centre of Research and Commercialization of New
Technologies, Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in the scientific
and technical field, the autonomous non-commercial organization "Agency for Strategic
Initiatives on promotion of new projects" and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the
Russian Federation.
For more details please visit http://www.forinnovations.org.
Fund "Forum for Innovations"
CONTACT: Polina Yudina, e-mail: p.yudina@forinnovations.org, cell: +7-(916)-807-70-60 ; Valeriya Grosheva, e-mail: grosheva@insiders.ru, cell: +7-(926)-223-99-55
MOSCOW, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Finland confirmed its participation as the Partner country of the Open Innovations
Forum on October, 31 - November, 2 in Moscow.
The arrangements for the delegation from Finland to participate in the event are
supervised by Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. The
country will invite several international experts in the field of innovations to speak at
the Forum.
It is expected that the annual international Forum will be visited by the Prime
Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen, Minister of the Economy Jan Vapaavuori and Minister of
Education Jukka Gustavsson, and also a number of other prominent figures: Director General
of the Innovation Department of the Ministry Employment and the Economy Petri Peltonen and
the Director General of Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
Pekka Soini.
"We are very glad that this year the interest of the world community in the Forum has
grown and is supported at such a high level," says Olga Moiseeva, CEO of the Fund "Forum
for Innovations". "We hope other countries interested in expanding their cooperation with
Russia in the sphere of innovations will also take part in the event."
The Open Innovations Expo to be held simultaneously with the Forum will present a
joint exhibition of products and developments of innovative companies from Finland.
Thus, Finland became the first country to open the way to program "Partnership for
Innovation".
____________________________________________________________________________
Fund "Forum for Innovations" is the operator of the Open Innovations Forum and Open
Innovations Expo, a global discussion platform devoted to the latest technologies and
prospects for international cooperation in the field of innovations. The event for the
first time was held in Moscow in October - November, 2012. The Forum is held under the
auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation with the assistance of the Government
of Moscow, and such Russian development institutes as: "RUSNANO" JSC, State Corporation
"Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)", JSC "RVC",
Foundation for Development of the Centre of Research and Commercialization of New
Technologies, Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in the scientific
and technical field, the autonomous non-commercial organization "Agency for Strategic
Initiatives on promotion of new projects" and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the
Russian Federation.
For more details please visit http://www.forinnovations.org.
Fund "Forum for Innovations"
CONTACT: Polina Yudina, e-mail: p.yudina@forinnovations.org, cell: +7-(916)-807-70-60 ; Valeriya Grosheva, e-mail: grosheva@insiders.ru, cell: +7-(926)-223-99-55