Calendar

15 August – 30 October 2011
Call for applications, first round

20 September 2011
International Conference "Silikon Valley`s secret of success"

30 September 2011
Roundtable discussion "Innovation Breakthrough - 2011"

11 October 2011
Roundtable discussion "Innovation Breakthrough - 2011"

24 October 2011
Roundtable discussion "Innovation Breakthrough - 2011"

25 - 30 October 2011
Determination of the semi-finalists

30 October 2011
Announcement of the semi-finalists

31 October 2011
Education programme

7 - 13 November 2011
Preparation of executive summaries by the semi-finalists

7 - 13 November 2011
Evaluation of executive summaries by the expert council

14 Novembr 2011
Announcement of the finalists

16 November 2011
Road Show for the finalists

21 November 2011
Solemn Award Ceremony

Innovation Forum

“Kyiv City Open Doors”

Kyiv City State Administration, Innovation Park BIONIC Hill, UDP Company and Ukrainian contest “Innovation Breakthrough” organize Innovation Forum “KYIV CITY OPEN DOORS” on April 19-20, 2012.

The goal of the event is to increase economic attractiveness of the tech business by introducing innovative ideas of Ukrainian developers.

Composition of the delegation: 15 managers from the list of 35 leading Silicon Valley venture capital funds, Jurvetson, Sequoia Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, North Bridge Venture Partners, Intel Capital and others.

Innovation Forum provides a unique opportunity to enhance the international status of Ukrainian tech business among American investors, as well as establish effective communication between the key actors in implementing the strategy of Kyiv innovative development.

Draft programme

Presentation of the investment object - Innovation Park “BIONIC Hill”.	April 19
Road-Show. Presentations of the best innovation ideas and projects of Ukrainian developers.	April 19
Gala-dinner, devoted to the International final of strategic management competition “Global Management Challenge”. Awards ceremony.	April 19
Meeting with the Head of Kyiv City State Administration, Oleksandr Popov.	April 20
Round table: “Kyiv as innovation centre of tech business development in Ukraine”.	April 20
Press-conference with the Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration, Ruslan Kramarenko.	April 20