U.S. chargé d'affaires meets with startupers at High-Tech Park
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U.S. Chargé d'Affaires William R. Gill met with the graduates of the USA Innovation Exchange Program, implemented by the High-Tech Park of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies, and the participants of the Trans-Caspian Innovation Forum, held within the framework of the program.
Startupers and young entrepreneurs also attended the meeting, which took place at the High-Tech Park.
During the meeting, William Gill got acquainted with the program graduates and listened to their impressions of the visit to the U.S. He delivered a speech on how the U.S.-backed exchange programs contribute to the development of entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan.
Director of the High-Tech Park, Tural Karimli, spoke about the prospects for cooperation with the U.S.-based accelerators and investors.
Then, joint discussions with startupers were held.
Note that on November 3-12, a group of 15 startupers from Azerbaijan visited the Silicon Valley within the framework of the USA Innovation Exchange Program.
During the visit, Azerbaijani startupers held meetings with investors in various accelerator centers and companies such as Plug and Play, MassChallange, Apple, Nutanix, Cambridge Innovation Center, Fullbridge and Venture Cafe.
In addition, the High-Tech Park, in cooperation with the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the U.S., organized the Trans-Caspian Innovation Forum in Boston.
All these events were held as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week.