Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is preparing to bring together entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders from around the world around the theme of innovation on October 10-11. Guests of the summit include names such as YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen and Amazon CTO Werner Vogels.
The countdown has begun for the 2024 edition of INMerge Innovation Summit, the innovation summit that brings together the world’s leading names of innovation, investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders every year in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
With less than 10 days left for the summit, new details have been shared about the INMerge Innovation Summit 2024 program, which reveals the innovation landscape of the region and will be held at the Baku Congress Center on October 10-11, 2023 this year.
Senior names will be on stage with their speeches
Organized to pave the way for high-impact innovations by creating an area where entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders can connect, and to contribute to the innovation environment of not only Azerbaijan but also the region, INMerge Innovation Summit serves as a common platform for the technology and business world to address the latest innovations and challenges. .
Organized by PASHA Holding, which operates in different business lines ranging from banking to insurance, from construction to tourism, and is among the locomotives of the Azerbaijani economy with its more than 100 companies, INMerge Innovation Summit will host the speeches of important names this year, as every year.
YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen stands out among the guests who emphasized the summit’s aim to showcase the perspectives of innovators who have contributed to the digital medium. In addition to Steve Chen, Amazon Vice President and CTO Werner Vogels and Avito’s former CEO Vladimir Pravdivy are also scheduled to be on stage with inspiring speeches on the latest trends in e-commerce and technology adoption.
From financial technologies to e-commerce, from the new economy to digitalization
The program, which was prepared to provide the opportunity to hear the best examples of innovation commercialization processes from the world’s best, also includes academic voices such as Linda Hill, a professor at Harvard Business School and the Founder of Paradox Strategy and InnovationForce.
At the summit, where Stanford University professor Ilya Strebulaev is among the guests, Vodafone’s regional president Johannes Hummer is expected to convey the latest developments in the telecommunications sector.
Names such as PASHA Holding CEO Celal Gasimov and Ecosystem President Farid Mammadov will be at the INMerge Innovation Summit, where different topics ranging from financial technologies to digitalization, from the latest trends in e-commerce to telecommunication innovation in the 5G era, from added value creation strategies to the new economy paradigm will be discussed for two days. He will also share his insights about the region and his experiences on the growth journeys of startups.
Farid Huseynov, CEO of Kapital Bank, a subsidiary of PASHA Holding, Inada Valiyeve, President of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, and Fariz Cafarov, CEO of 4SIM, will touch on the details of the Azerbaijani technology ecosystem from the perspectives of finance, regulation and entrepreneurship.
Main sponsor, local e-commerce giant
Trendyol, the e-commerce company that was awarded the “e-export champion” award by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and operates in the Azerbaijani market in cooperation with PASHA Group, is positioned as the main sponsor and partner of INMerge Innovation Summit 2024.
The summit, where Turkey-based venture capital funds, asset management companies, IT companies and prominent names of the entrepreneurship ecosystem will participate as speakers, promises its participants interesting discussions that can shape the future of innovation in Azerbaijan and the surrounding regions. The summit, which will bring together thought leaders and innovators in Baku on October 10-11, aims to inspire and develop a regional culture of innovation.
