Case Zone Programme

Hand-picked by qualified experts and sorted by industry, these investment projects will be showcased through pitch sessions consisting of a number of short, structured presentations. The pitch session format aims to provide comprehensive information about the project, collect comments and recommendations from experts, and capture the interest of potential investors.

The Business Priority project, in partnership with the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, will present the results of the national Top 10 Innovative Companies in Energy contest.

Business Priority is a quality standard for high-tech, innovative projects with a high level of liquidity on the global market.

The Top 10 Innovative Companies in Energy contest unites the efforts and knowledge of various scientific and technical fields towards the goal of creating the energy sector of the future. The contest jury will select the 10 most promising technological projects from a large pool of applicants. The winning projects will be granted Business Priority status, which is accompanied by support and promotion through the Roscongress Foundation ecosystem, and the opportunity to transition as swiftly as possible to scaling and exporting their products abroad. The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, for their part, will provide contest finalists with direct support in organizing pilot projects at relevant enterprises.

The final portion of the Top 10 Innovative Companies in Energy contest will be presented in the form of a pitch session. Finalists will be given five minutes to present their projects and two minutes to answer jury questions. After the awards have been announced, industry and investment fund representatives will be able to visit the start-up zone to learn more about the projects.

Russia has joined the global healthy lifestyle movement. According to VCIOM, 55% of Russians believe that the quality of food has an impact on their health. According to a study conducted in September 2019, more than half of Russians (63%) participate in sporting activities, which is on par with advanced economies. The surge of interest in healthy lifestyles has generated a significant volume of unverified and unproven information – we are surrounded by the conflicting opinions of experts, athletes, scientists, and doctors. What is fact and what is fiction? The participants will discuss this at the session: 80+ Without Disease: Myths, Theories, and Practices.

Discussion topics
• Should we wait and search for a ‘magic pill’ from old age or can we take control of this right now?
• A healthy lifestyle: how to distinguish between marketers who manipulate our fears and practices that are of genuine benefit for our health?
• When does old age begin? What is old age?
• Life is like long-distance running. How can we programme ourselves to live a long life? Why live a long life?
• Longevity at all costs. But at what cost?