Nizhny Novgorod's Youth Forum Sparks Tech Entrepreneurship on April 28

Youth Tech Entrepreneurship Forum "Activation: Charge Your Ideas" to Be Held in Nizhny Novgorod

The event is organized by the Ankudinovka Technopark. Students, graduate students, and young entrepreneurs from the Nizhny Novgorod region are invited to attend the Youth Technological Entrepreneurship Forum "Activation: Charge Your Ideas" (18+). The forum is hosted by the Ankudinovka Technopark in partnership with Sberbank, as part of the federal project "Technology" under the national initiative "A Competitive and Efficient Economy."

According to Maxim Cherkasov, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the "Activation" series of events aims to support students, graduate students, and young researchers in the early stages of developing their tech ideas.

"Today, the task of the support infrastructure is not only to increase funding for innovators but also to help transition student and scientific projects from development to commercialization. Comprehensive knowledge of government support tools and business processes will enable participants to map out the future trajectory of their ideas," Cherkasov noted.

The forum will feature a business simulation, "Startup Assembly Line" (18+), led by an expert in venture analysis and entrepreneurship. Participants will refine their ideas, build business models, and work through key stages of startup development. The event will also showcase success stories from Nizhny Novgorod entrepreneurs, who will discuss pivotal decisions that shaped their businesses, share lessons learned, and offer advice while answering questions from attendees.

Representatives from the Nizhny Novgorod Region's Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Entrepreneurship, as well as business support organizations, will also take part. They will present the government support measures available in the region, including those under the national project "A Competitive and Efficient Economy."

The forum will take place on April 28 at 10:30 AM at the Ankudinovka Technopark (4 Akademika Sakharova St.). Attendance is free, and registration is open until April 27 via the link: https://tekhnopark-ankudino-event.timepad.ru/event/3916873/.

This will be the third event in the "Activation" forum series, with the previous two drawing over 600 participants.

For information on federal and regional business support programs, visit the "My Business" center (мойбизнес52.рф), operating under the federal project "Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises" within the national initiative "A Competitive and Efficient Economy." The center also runs the "My Business" hotline, where full details are available. Hotline number: 8 (800) 301 29 94 (toll-free).

Russia's Effective and Competitive Economy national project, launched at the initiative of President Vladimir Putin, serves as the cornerstone for building a new growth model. It encompasses federal programs aimed at fostering small and medium-sized enterprises, boosting labor productivity, stimulating investment activity, advancing low-carbon development, and modernizing the state's statistical and forecasting systems.