The countdown has begun for the 2024 edition of INMerge Innovation Summit, the innovation summit that brings together the world’s leading names in innovation, investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders every year in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

With less than 10 days to go for the summit, new details have been shared about the INMerge Innovation Summit 2024 program, which unveils the region’s innovation landscape and will be held this year at the Baku Congress Center from October 10 to 11, 2023 .

Big names will be on stage with their speeches

INMerge Innovation Summit is 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. It serves as a common platform for the technology and business communities to address the latest innovations and challenges.

Organized by PASHA Holding, which operates in various industries ranging from banking to insurance, from construction to tourism, and is one of the locomotives of the Azerbaijani economy with its more than 100 companies, INMerge Innovation Summit will host this year’s speeches from important names, like every year.

YouTube co-founder Steve Chen stands out among the guests who emphasized the summit’s goal of showcasing 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 will also take the 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

Designed to provide an opportunity to hear the best examples of innovation commercialization processes from the world’s best, the program 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 like PASHA Holding CEO Celal Gasimov and Ecosystem President Farid Mammadov will be present at the INMerge Innovation Summit, where various topics ranging from financial technologies to digitalization, from the latest trends in e-commerce to telecommunications innovation in the 5G era, from added value creation strategies for the new economy paradigm will be discussed for two days. He will also share his insights into the region and his experiences with startups’ growth journeys.

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 discuss the details of the Azerbaijani technology ecosystem from a financial perspective. regulation and entrepreneurship.

Main sponsor, local e-commerce giant

Trendyol, the e-commerce company that has been awarded the “e-export champion” award by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and operates in the Azerbaijani market in collaboration with PASHA Group, is positioned as the main sponsor and partner of INMerge Innovation Summit 2024.

The summit, which will feature Turkey-based venture capital funds, asset management firms, IT companies and prominent names from the entrepreneurship ecosystem as speakers, promises participants interesting discussions that could shape the future of innovation in Azerbaijan and its surrounding regions. The summit, which will bring together thought leaders and innovators in Baku on October 10 and 11, aims to inspire and develop a regional culture of innovation.