Schedule Details Event Plan

10:00 – 13:00

Innotalks

This event will be dedicated to the topic of “innovation".


Our speakers in this series of the event will talk about startups and innovation in general.
15:00 – 16:00
producthunt

Product Hunt Meetup

Product Hunt is a website that allows users share new products which are categorized into: technology products (web apps, mobile apps, hardware products, etc.), games (PC, web, mobile apps), books and podcasts. Users submit their products which are listed in a linear format by day.

Our guest speaker in this event will be Mr. Taleh Karimli. He will talk about how to get your product features on Product Hunt.
15:00 – 16:00
startupgrind

Startup Grind Ganja

Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting more than 2,000,000 entrepreneurs in over 600 chapters. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies.

Startup Grind Ganja event will be dedicated solely to “Agtech” and our speaker Farrukh Rahimov will share their experience about agricultural technologies at Azerbaijan State Agrarian University.
19:00 – 20:00

FUN Baku

FUN is a global movement and event series that shares stories of professional failure. Each month, in events across the globe, we get three to four people to get up in front of a room full of strangers to share their own professional failures.
9:30 - 10:00

Registration / venue – Baku Boulevard Hotel

10:00 - 10:15

Opening Remarks

Official Opening of Startup Fest 2019 Conference

Ülvi Mehdiyev, Vətəndaşlara Xidmət və Sosial İnnovasiyalar üzrə Dövlət Agentliyinin sədri
10:15 - 11:45

Panel Session 1 Digital Transformation: opportunity or challenges?

Moderator – Fariz Cəfərov

● Ceyhun Salmanov, Vətəndaşlara Xidmət və Sosial İnnovasiyalar üzrə Dövlət Agentliyinin sədr müavini
● Sahib Məmmədov, İqtisadiyyat nazirinin müavini
● Vüsal Qasımlı, İqtisadi İslahatların Təhlili və Kommunikasiya Mərkəzinin icraçı direktoru
● İlhamə Qədimova, Kənd Təsərrüfatı nazirinin müavini
● Dunay Bədirxanov, “Azərkosmos” ASC-nin sədr müavini
● Ahmet Yapıcı, Türksat e-Devlet ve Bilgi Toplumu Direktörü

11:45 - 12:15

Coffee Break/Networking

12:15 - 13:30

Panel Session 2. Business panel

Moderator – Azər Bayramov

● Tağı Tağızadə, VXSİDA, “İnnovasiyalar Mərkəzi” MMC-nin direktoru
● Fuad Allahverdiyev, “AzerTelecom” MMC-nin direktoru
● Elçin Əliyev, SINAM MMC-nin prezidenti
● Taleh Tahirli, Azərbaycan Beynəlxalq Bankının İdarə heyətinin sədr müavini
● Elnur Həsənov, Bank Respublika ASC-nin İdarə heyətinin sədr müavini
● Stepan Shevchenko, Head of Gaming Division. Yandex.Money

13:30- 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:45

Panel session 3 “Skills for tomorrow”

Moderator – Şəbnəm Məmmədova

● Rasim Əliquliyev, AMEA-nın vitse-prezidenti, AMEA İnformasiya Texnologiyaları İnstitutunun direktoru
● Elmar Qasımov, Bakı Ali Neft Məktəbinin rektoru
● Adèle Yaroulina, Project Manager of European Startup Network
● Vüsal Xanlarov, Təhsil Nazirliyi, Təhsil Sisteminin İnformasiyalaşdırılması idarəsinin rəisi
● Teymur Sadıqov, Silicon Valley Technology Consulting Group-un Təsisçisi
● Elnarə Nəbiyeva, CEO, Mars Academy

15:45- 16:15

Coffee Break/Networking

16:15 - 17:30

Panel Session 4. Innovation Ecosystem: What is the next?

Moderator - Məmməd Kərim

● Numan Numan, Founder Managing director at 121 Venture Capital Firm
● Colin M. Donohue, Founder of Georgian Ventures (Tbilisi, Georgia)
● İmran Bağırov, Apollo layihəsinin rəhbəri, Agha Group
● Attila Sándor, CEO Co-Founder of Tekrama | President Founder of MeOut | CEO
● Founder of EuroAsian Startup Awards
● Kaan Akın, Founder CEO at Hackquarters

17:30 - 18:00

Awarding and closing ceremony of StartUP Azerbaijan 2019

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Listen to the Event Speakers

Ulvi Mehdiyev

Jeyhun Salmanov

Fariz Jafarov

Tağı Tağızadə

Vüsal Qasımlı

Sahib Məmmədov

İlhamə Qədimova

Dunay Bədirxanov

Əhməd Yapıcı

Fuad Allahverdiyev

Elçin Əliyev

Taleh Tahirli

Azər Bayramov

Rasim Əliquliyev

Araz Yusubov

Vüsal Xanlarov

Teymur Sadıqov

Elnarə Nəbiyeva

Cəlal Rəhimov

İmran Bağırov

Attila Sándor

Adèle Yaroulina

Colin M. Donohue

Numan Numan

Elnur Hasanov

Mammad Karim

Ömer Nart

Orkhan İsayev

Stepan Shevchenko

Taleh Karimli

Gulcin Alici Gokce

Kaan Akın

About

Startupfest is an international event organized by INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration center of The State Agency for Public Services and Social Innovations Under the Government of Azerbaijan Republic will be held at 21 – 26 of November, 2019 at… .

StartupFest dedicated exclusively to startups and will be held for the first time in Azerbaijan. The conference includes such international events like Techstars Startup Weekend Fintech, DevopsDays, Product Hunt Meetup, TEDx.

Aim

StartupFest is bringing together young tech entrepreneurs, angel investors, corporates, government structures, universities, media and international guests from different countries. We aimed to make a positive impact on the Azerbaijan ecosystem through creating an opportunity for experience exchange.

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