The anniversary "Technology Week" was held in Moscow

From November 18 to November 20, 2025, the anniversary "Technology Week" was held in Moscow, combining the V International Forum-exhibition The Trends and a specialized forum Mining.ru . More than 15,000 participants and more than 250 speakers gathered at the venue — representatives of the state, corporations, technology business and international delegations.

The Forum has strengthened the role of a key independent platform bringing together the government, the innovation sector, investors and global technology companies.

On November 18 and 19, a rich business program unfolded on the main stage of the forum, combining key tracks on technology, investment, public administration, artificial intelligence, Web3, digital economy and international cooperation.

On November 18, the day opened with the track "Industry 4.0 — Technologies and Investments". Mikhail Fedorenko, an expert in the field of public and corporate governance, Candidate of Economics, delivered a welcoming speech on the main stage of the forum. The discussion block "Economics of cooperation" continued.: new alliances of government, business and investors", moderated by Nailya Ilmanbetova, co-founder of the TSEKH Manufacturing Association. Olga Abramova (Advisor to the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation), Alexey Taranov (Managing Director of InvestHab), Artem Lukin (founder and CEO of Technored), Vazgen Zargaryan (founder of the Pushkin Science community), Yulia Povolotskaya (CEO of the Moscow Venture Fund) and Vyacheslav Plahotniuc (first Vice-President of the Russian Bar Association). The participants discussed new models of interaction between government, business and investors, including in the context of accelerating digital transformation.

Next, the track "Energy. Energy resources. Mining". During the plenary session "Energy of the Future: a symbiosis of traditional sources, mining and digital technologies", experts discussed the role of energy infrastructure in the development of the digital economy and the mining industry. The moderator was Sergey Bezdelov, President of the Industrial Mining Association. Among the speakers were Anton Tkachev (First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications), Andrey Kopeikin (CEO of Neopool), Grigory Shchukin (founder and CEO of WAYMORR), Alexander Shadrin (Director of the Legal Department and Government Relations at PROMMINER), Roman Deev (founder and CEO of Impulse Engineering) and Alexander Brazhnikov (Executive Director of RAKIB). The discussion focused on the synergy of traditional energy and new digital industries.

A special emphasis of the program was placed on the track "Web3 World. Communications, the Internet, AI, and blockchain are the information field of modern times." In the format of solo performances, Shakhab Al Moore (Senior Director of Government Relations at Dubai International Trade Center), Edgar Grigoryan (founder of DAOPEOPLE), Roman Kaufman (DeFi researcher), Rafael Manvelian (author of the Tears of Satoshi community, one of the most popular Web3 bloggers), Artem Kalikhov took the stage. (CEO of Web3 Tech), Marcel Minnakhmedov (founder of CoinCraft) and Grigory Avetov (co-founder of MEGACAMPUS Summit, entrepreneur, PhD in Economics). The speakers shared their vision of the future of Web3, the role of blockchain, AI and distributed systems in shaping a new information space.

The day's program ended with the track "Success Stories", which became the emotional culmination of the main stage. In the format of interviews with the headliners, the participants heard real stories of the creation and scaling of projects. The moderators of the block were Edgar Grigoryan, founder of The ATF Media International Group of companies and co-founder of The Trends, and Anton Tregubov, Chairman of the Information Security Federation Council. Among the speakers were Yuri Kostin (Vice President of the Russian Academy of Radio), Natalia Palinova (CEO of Music Box). Solo performances were presented by Timur Karimbayev (co-founder of GetCourse), Dmitry Tarasov (director of the Moscow Marathon and co-founder of the Running Community), Evgeny Chirka (founder of the ONTO ecosystem), as well as the founders of the forum and the award, Artur Anisimov and Edgar Grigoryan, who shared their vision for the development of The Trends and The Trends Awards.

On November 19, the program focused on long-term strategies and international relations continued on the main stage. The day opened with the track "Trends 2030 for Entrepreneurs and Investors", in which Ruslan Gretsky (founder of the Popcorn Capitals multi-market ecosystem), Dmitry Alexandrov (Managing Director, Deputy General Director for Business Development at Renaissance Capital), Narmina Veliyeva (Director of the Department for Interaction with Technopark Residents) made solo presentations.Skolkovo), Anna Fomicheva (co-founder of the digital business platform DIGITAL foreign economic activity) and Andrey Kopeikin (CEO of Neopool). The speakers discussed investment trends and business development scenarios until 2030.

The BRICS record was officially recorded on the main stage of the forum, which confirmed the status of The Trends as the largest non-governmental technology platform in the region. Immediately after this landmark event, The Trends Awards ceremony took place, which became the logical result of a rich business program and reflected the key trends of the technological and digital agenda.