Submission deadline
Until May 20, 2024
Application form
Date of the event
June 5–6, 2024
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Format of the event
Mixed (online + offline)
The Sikorsky Challenge Ukraine (SCU) innovation ecosystem has announced a competition for startup projects focused on artificial intelligence. The contest aims to discover innovative solutions that will drive growth across various sectors of the Ukrainian economy.
We invite everyone who has groundbreaking ideas and developments in the field of artificial intelligence to participate in the competition:
Pharmacology, telemedicine and diagnostics services
IT support services and creation of personal search engines
Object recognition and computer vision data labelling
Marketing, marketplace services and sales software
Improving distance learning systems
Video and film production
Agroengineering
Participants of the Competition will have the opportunity to:
- Complete the program "Innovative Entrepreneurship and Startup Launch Practice" (July 2024)
- Complete incubation and acceleration of their startup projects (August 2024)
- Take part in the Innovation Startup Competition “Sikorsky Challenge 2024” within the framework of the XIII International Festival of Innovative Projects "Sikorsky Challenge 2024"(October 2024)
- Receive financial support for the development of a startup project
General sponsor
Sponsors
Main events of the forum
Solemn events of the Forum with the participation of representatives of state authorities of Ukraine, Ukrainian and foreign participants of high-tech companies of the Innovation Ecosystem "Sikorsky Challenge Ukraine", international speakers and experts, representatives of Ukrainian and international funds and companies, scientists and developers of startup projects
Speeches by leading international experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence
Panel discussion
Final scientific and practical conference II All-Ukrainian competition of student research papers on artificial intelligence
Competition of startup projects on Artificial Intelligence (Qualifying competition of the XIII International Festival of Innovative Projects "Sikorsky Challenge 2024")
Negotiations of potential investors and/or customers with startup and R&D teams
Ceremonial closing of the Forum, awarding of the best startup projects and scientific developments
June 5, 2024
09:00 – 10:00
Registration of participants
10:00 – 10:20
Opening of the International Forum "Artificial Intelligence: global dialog"
Welcoming speeches by representatives of public authorities, Ukrainian and international innovative companies and foundations, and renowned experts in the field of artificial intelligence
10:20 – 11:30
Speeches and visionary messages from leading international experts in the field of artificial intelligence:
– Oleksandr Khimich (Academician-Secretary of the Department of Informatics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Co-Chairman of the Coordination Scientific Council on Artificial Intelligence);
– Michael Zgurovsky (Rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Co-Chairman of the Coordination Scientific Council on Artificial Intelligence);
– Yuki Sekiguchi (Executive Vice President of Cognitive Labs, Inc.);
– Oleksandr Yurchak (General Director of the Association of Industrial Automation Enterprises of Ukraine;
– Sergii Stirenko (Head of the Department of Computer Science at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute)
– Robert Kroplewski (authorized representative of the Board of the Industrial Platform of the Future Foundation, Poland)
– two more speeches of international experts are being agreed upon)
11:30 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 13:00
Panel discussion "Artificial Intelligence: a strategic vision of the future"
Participants: international experts, representatives of public authorities, companies, and foundations
Moderator: Vitaly Pasichnyk, vice-rector for scientific work of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
13:00 – 14:00
Break
14:00 – 18:00
Final scientific and practical conference of the II All-Ukrainian competition of student research papers on artificial intelligence
14:00 – 14:45
Opening of the final sessions of the Competition:
– introductory words by the Chairman of the Competition Commission, Rector of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Michael Z. Zgurovsky;
– introductory words by the Head of the Computer Vision Section, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Viktor M. Synieglazov (NAU);
– introductory words by the sponsors of the Competition and the Final Scientific and Practical Conference.
14:45 – 15:00
Break
15:00 – 16:30
Participants' report. Session 1
16:30 – 16:45
Break
16:45 – 18:00
Participants' report. Session 2
June 6, 2024
09:00 – 09:30
Registration of participants
09:30 – 10:45
Summarizing results and awarding the winners of the Final of the II All-Ukrainian Competition of Student Research Papers on Artificial Intelligence
09:30 – 10:00 – the introductory seminar of the Sikorsky Challenge Startup School (delivered by Oleksiy Strutsynskyi, Director of the Sikorsky Challenge Innovation Holding)
10:00 – 10:45 – Closing of the Final Scientific and Practical Conference
Summarizing the results by the Competition Committee members and sponsors
Awarding of the winners
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 13:30
Competition of startup projects on Artificial Intelligence (Qualifying competition of the XIII International Festival of Innovation Projects "Sikorsky Challenge 2024")
Pitch presentations of the startup projects (15–18 projects)
13:30 – 15:00
Break
Jury's work to summarize the results and identify promising projects and teams
15:00 – 16:00
Closing of the International Forum "Artificial Intelligence: global dialog"
Announcement of the competition results by the jury
Presentation of diplomas and awards to the teams of the best startup projects
Speeches by sponsors, potential investors, and guests
16:00 – 16:30
Photographing, communication with media
16:30
Concluding discussion on the prospects for the development of artificial intelligence