On 28 and 29 May 2025, the fourth international technology forum and exhibition, The Trends, will take place. Organisers of the event: ATF Media Group, BRIDGE and the Roscongress Foundation. The Trends will once again bring together leaders of key sectors of the technology industry at one large-scale event.

11,000 people and more than 110 speakers - government officials, visionaries, innovators, opinion leaders, entrepreneurs, founders and top management of IT, AI, Blockchain companies, media and creative industry representatives - will discuss the technological trends of the decade.

The 3 goals of The Trends:

• To connect opinion leaders, experts and company founders from different technology industries on one platform.

• To create a sustainable understanding of the processes that create the image of the future.

• To create in the capital of Russia a space for communication between representatives of states, technology companies and active entrepreneurs from CIS and BRICS countries.

Agenda of the business program:

• Digitalisation of life and personalisation of technologies for each member of society.

• Drivers of Industry 4.0 - key technological ‘engines’ of Russia 2025-2030.

• Artificial Intelligence in production, medicine, industry and society.

• Digital sovereignty of countries in the era of the fourth industrial revolution.

• Internet of Things - pros and cons of the ubiquitous penetration of physical objects that share data and are remotely controlled.

• BRICS - many open doors for business and technology projects.

• The role of digital currencies (CBDC) and digital assets in the economy.

• Security and education in the digital environment.

• Mining as a backbone industry of the Russian economy.

• Blockchain: what is the role of technology in the transformation of various industries.

• The Future of Creative Industries and the Cultural Code of the Digital Age, and much more.

• Battle for Attention - Technology in the Media Industry and Consumer Culture.

• How technology companies can create a management process taking into account the interests and mentality of new generations of Digital Nomads.

• Exchange of technological experience and knowledge between BRICS countries.

THE TRENDS forum areas:

• TRENDX Main Stage.
  The strongest line-up of speakers - international and Russian leaders of technology industries - about ‘blue’ oceans, new horizons and challenges of the technological world. Experts will share trends in the development of various industries. Analytics and up-to-date statistics from the best specialists of our time.

• LEVEL UP' area of performances and various activities
  2 days of live lectures, case analyses and strategies. Live dialogues of the audience with famous speakers. Useful master-classes. Investment pitches from startups.

• Exhibition for 70+ exhibitors
  The best companies from IT, AI, Blockchain, FutureTech, Mining, FinTech, Robotics and other industries will demonstrate their products, solutions and achievements.

• Space for VIP guests
  2 floors for those who like to mix business with pleasure. Wine lounge with top forum speakers, exquisite catering, premium bar, best introductions. VIP areas have a gorgeous view of the whole event, sound from the main stage to keep in touch with what's going on.

• Terrace
  All guests of The Trends will be welcomed by a large terrace. A pleasant opportunity to take advantage of the nice weather of late May and have an informal networking session outdoors, but in comfortable surroundings.

Forum speakers (incomplete list):

• Vugar Usi Zade, Chief Operating Officer at Bitget (United Kingdom);

• Alexander Stuglev, Chairman of the Board, Director of the Roscongress Foundation;

• Evgeny Egorov, President of ACI Russia, Chairman of the Currency Market Committee;

• Alexander Pavlov, Director General of RFRIT;

• Vladimir Smerkis, Co-founder of Blum. Ex-director of BINANCE in CIS;

• Andres Meneses, Chairman of OG Media Group (Columbia, UAE);

• Ilya Beketov, CEO of R7 Miner;

• Alvaro Daza, Co-founder of Circolo International Club (Columbia);

• Garrett Johnston, CEO and Founder of Epiphany; Academic Board Member (HSE);

• Evgeny Titarenko, CEO of MIT (WE IT);

• Vyacheslav Plakhotnyuk, Doctor of Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics;

• Edgar Grigoryan, Founder of ATF MEDIA and co-founder of WEB3 social network DAOPEOPLE;

• Ekaterina Fominikh-Kapitsa, Head of Neural Arts Digital Academy, member of the Presidium of the TCAA;

• Stella Labuzhskaya, WEB 3.0 Pioneer, founder of SAS Metagallery, VozDooh, Spelllens.

As well as 100+ opinion leaders from various technology industries

On 27 May, 19:00 - 23:00 there will be a TRENDSETTERS party. Only speakers, sponsors, partners and people with VIP tickets to The Trends will participate in the activity.

AFTERPARTY will take place on 29 May from 20:00 - 02:00. Access is granted only to forum visitors with VIP tickets.