InMerge Innovation Summit
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| InMerge Innovation Summit Azerbaijani: InMerge İnnovasiya Sammiti | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | High tech, innovation, start-up environment |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Baku Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Inaugurated | 13 December 2022 (first event) |
| Founder | PASHA Holding |
| Participants | ~3,000+ (December 2023) |
| Website | www |
InMerge, InMerge Innovation Summit or formerly Baku Innovation Summit is an annually organized event based on new trends and innovations in Azerbaijan, Baku. The summit brings together technology entrepreneurs, companies and startups.[1]
Since 2022, annual events have featured panel discussions, business conferences, startup presentations, and workshops, with participation from businessmen worldwide. It impacts on innovations and offers insights from experts around the world. This summit connects speakers, investors, and collaborators from more than 25 countries spanning Caucasus, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and MENA.[2]
The first "InMerge" event was organized on 13 December 2022. The third such event is planned to be held on October 10-11, 2024.
History[edit]
2022[edit]
The event under the name of "Baku Innovation Summit" was organized by PASHA Holding in cooperation with the Innovation and Digital Development Agency on December 13, 2022[3] 1,090 people participated in the event.
Main speakers at the 2022 summit include leadership and personal development expert Robin Sharma,[4] speaker and futurist Kian Gohar, technology speaker Philippe Dewost, former Boston Consulting Group, IBM, EY partner Peter Ulrich, Jeroen van der Veer,[5] the former CEO of Shell, and Chris Skinner[5], the author of books about technology
In addition, the participants who achieved special success in the field of innovation received awards over 8 nominations (discovery of the year, tech entrepreneur of the year, start-up of the year, skills booster of the year, tech media of the year, digitalization of the year, startup ecosystem player of the year, ecosystem MVP of the year) within the framework of the "IDDA Awards" competition organized by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency.[6]
2023[edit]
"InMerge Innovation Summit" was held at the Baku Convention Center from November 30 to December 1. This event, in its second edition, is organized by the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on behalf of the Ministry of Economy, the Innovation and Digital Development Agency under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, and PASHA Holding with primary partnership from Trendyol. About 3,000 participants from 20 countries, more than 50 investors, and more than 150 startups took part in the summit.[7]
One of the speeches at the event was made by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Wozniak shared his thoughts on innovation and the history of the company. He made his speech with the moderation of international speaker Bill Williams:[8] He said these:
I met Steve Jobs five years before Apple was founded. He was a fun-loving young man. He admired people who changed lives.When he saw the computer I invented, he said there was a new business opportunity and came up with the idea of establishing a new company. This is how the Apple company was born. If he hadn't given me this idea, I would have remained an engineer until today.[8]
Other speeches were made by Tesla co-founder J. B. Straubel and Shazam founder Chris Barton.[9]
Besides this, J. B. Straubel, Chris Barton, Trendyol CEO Erdem İnan, PASHA Holding Ecosystem CEO Farid Mammadov, and Uzum Company's Operations Director Roman Lavrentev discussed the future of smart ecosystems and technology integration in the panel.
There was also a panel discussion on open banking and API standards. In that discussion, Arif Babayev, co-founder of "DNA Payments Group", Farid Osmanov, who was the executive director of the Central Bank at that time, Tal Sharon, director of partnerships of "Ubeya" company, Kristina Doros, vice president of Visa for Central Asia and Azerbaijan, and Alastair Lukies, the CEO of Pollinate International company participated.[10]
At "InMerge", participants are provided to get acquainted with local and regional startup authors. A VR zone has also been organized.
2024[edit]
The next summit is planned to be held on October 10-11. Professor Linda Hill from Harvard Business School, Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Amazon, and Ilya Strebulaev are scheduled to participate in the summit as speakers.[11] YouTube co-founder Steve Chen is also expected to attend this year's summit.[12]
The summit will include a startup competition with a $25,000 prize fund. Furthermore, startup founders will have the chance to attract investments from investors and secure up to $200,000 in additional funding from PASHA Holding.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Trend.az (2024-12-01). "Second day of InMerge Innovation Summit underway in Baku". Retrieved 2024-09-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ New York Insider. "INMerge Summit 2024: Pioneering Tech Innovation Across Regions". Retrieved 2024-09-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Technote (14 Nov 2022). "Kapital Bank-ın dəstəyi ilə İllik İnnovasiya Sammiti keçiriləcək". technote.az (in azərbaycanca). Retrieved 17 Sep 2024.
- ↑ "Məşhur kanadalı yazıçı Robin Şarma Bakıya gəlib". bakuplus.az (in azərbaycanca). 13 Dec 2022. Retrieved 17 Sep 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Innovation Summit 2022 kicks off in Baku". azernews.az. 13 Dec 2022. Retrieved 17 Sep 2024.
- ↑ "Awards". awards.idda.az.
- ↑ "Bakıda "InMerge" innovasiya sammiti keçirilir". Trend.Az (in azərbaycanca). 30 Nov 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-09-08. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Stiv Voznyak Bakıda innovasiyalar, Stiv Cobs və biznes imkanları barədə danışdı". oxu.az (in azərbaycanca). 30 Nov 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Najafov, Emil (19 Oct 2023). "Bəs "InMerge İnnovasiya Sammiti"nin hansı üstünlükləri var?". Tedroid (in azərbaycanca). Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
- ↑ "Ever wondered how open banking and API regulations work? Join us for a panel discussion led by experts who have the answers!". Facebook. 3 Nov 2023. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
- ↑ Azizov, Farid (27 May 2024). ""InMerge Innovation Summit"-in 3 eksklüziv spikeri məlum olub!". Tedroid. Archived from the original on 9 Sep 2024. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "PASHA Holding to organize INMerge Innovation Summit" (Azərtac). Archived from the original on 2024-09-02. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Only 1 month left until INMerge Innovation Summit!". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 12 Sep 2024. Retrieved 15 Sep 2024.
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