“Energy has been one of the most important sectors of the country’s economy, but the concept of energy is shifting from traditional fuel sources to renewable sources.”
Oku.Az According to reports, this was stated by the Minister of Economy Mikail Jabbarov at the Innovation Summit “INMerge”, organized by LLC “PASHA Holding” in Baku.
“Azerbaijan, in addition to its own oil and gas exports, has already begun to implement projects in the field of green electricity export. In this field we cooperate with several countries in the region. Currently, work is underway on the implementation of projects investment with a capacity of seven gigawatts.”
It should be noted that the first day of the “INMerge” Innovation Summit has begun at the Baku Congress Center.
The purpose of the summit is to contribute to the development of the innovation ecosystem in the country, bring together startups and investors and create an opportunity for cooperation, as well as establish a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences between all participants of the innovation ecosystem. .
Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube, participates in the “INMerge” Innovation Summit this year. Additionally, confirmed speakers include Werner Fögels, Vice President and CTO of Amazon, and Vladimir Pravdivy, former CEO of Avito.
In addition, the founder of the companies “Paradox Strategies” and “InnovationForce”, Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School, Ilya Strebulayev, professor at Stanford University, and the regional director of “Vodafone”, Yohan Hammer.
Together with them, Jalal Gasimov, CEO of “PASHA Holding” and Farid Mammadov, CEO of Ecosystem, Farid Huseynov, CEO of “Kapital Bank”, Inara Valiyeva, President of the Digital Innovation and Development Agency, and Fariz, executive director of “4SIM” of our country. Jafarov will perform.
It should be noted that financial technologies, digitalization, e-commerce, telecommunications, value-added services, new economy and other areas will be discussed at the summit.
Aygun Mirakif
