InMerge Innovation Summit continues for second day in Baku

Baku hosts the second day of the InMerge Innovation Summit organised by PASHA Holding.

The InMerge Innovation Summit is considered the largest innovation summit in the region, Trend reports.

The Summit brings together the region's leading companies, startups, and investors to discuss innovation and possible collaborations, which in turn, will positively impact the innovation ecosystem in the region and the country in particular.

The second day of the summit will feature presentations by J.B. Strobel, co-founder and CTO of Tesla Inc. J.B. Strobel, founder and creator of Shazam Chris Barton. Azercell President Zarina Zeynalova, Acting Chairman of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Development of Azerbaijan Inara Valiyeva and others will also take the floor at the event.

On the first day of the event, Shahmar Movsumov, Assistant to Azerbaijan’s President - Head of the Department for Economic Affairs and Innovative Development Policy of the Presidential Administration, Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, Elnur Aliyev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan, Erdem Inan, General Director of Trendyol Group of Companies, Christina Dorosh, Vice President and Regional Manager of Visa in Central Asia and Azerbaijan, delivered speech.

Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple, took part in this event as a speaker. He spoke about trends in technology and shared his experience.

In addition, within the framework of the summit, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), SABAH.lab, the Centre for Analysis and Coordination of the IV Industrial Revolution (4SIM) under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan and the Education Development Fund under the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the development of the innovation and startup ecosystem in Azerbaijan.