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February 6
R-Founders Day Dubai
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R-Founders Day Dubai
one-day offline event for entrepreneurs, investors, and team leaders building globally.
A combined moderated brunch, business sessions, and networking party.
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Why attend
R-Founders Day?
Meet 50 founders and C-level executives building globally — US, Europe, MENA, Asia
Level up your strategy around the topics that drive 80% of growth: investments, AI, product, leadership
Find a partner, co-founder, client, or investor
Dubai is the perfect place to cement insights after WebSummit'26 in Qatar
Our events are always about real success stories — where partnerships and businesses begin

6 February
Only 50 spots available
$650
left until sales close
00д : 00ч : 00м : 00с
ParticipantsR
Founders Day Dubai
Founders and C-level executives building globally — US, Europe, MENA, Asia. Sectors: B2B SaaS, B2C, AI, FinTech, Mobile — from first product to multiple exits.

  • Some are scaling from $ 1M to $ 10M, others have already reached $ 100M+.
  • There are those who left a 10-year corporate career to start their own business — and those building their third company.
  • All have a product, a team, revenue — and questions they want to discuss with people who have been in similar situations.
13%
Investors
7%
Specialists
20%
C-level
60%
Founders,
Co-founders
Participants
  • Roman Axelrod
    Founder XPANCEO
    XPANCEO — a deep-tech company valued at $ 1.35B, developing smart contact lenses. 3 exits, deals worth $ 5B+. MIT Top Innovators Under 35, graduate of Oxford Saïd Business School, and "Entrepreneur of the Year 2024" according to Entrepreneur.
  • Alexander Shokurov
    СЕО Kokoc Group
    Kokoc Group — an international business development platform. Over 1,200 employees across 7 offices in major regions worldwide (ASEAN, LATAM, MENA, Western Europe). The group’s revenue for 2025 is approximately ₽40B.
    Active angel investor since 2021, with more than 30 angel investments in his personal portfolio. Creator of the media project "All-Seeing Shoko" about building ambitious projects, staying passionate, inspiring others, and not burning out.
  • Roman Ulyanov
    (Founder Greeneration.ae, Managing Partner Rem.House, ex-Investment Director Prytek (VC фонд))
    Greeneration.ae — a vertical farm in Dubai serving 300+ premium hotels (Jumeirah, Atlantis). Former Investment Director at Prytek/TN Capital, with a portfolio of $2B+.
  • Max Azarov
    CEO & Co-founder Novakid
    Tech entrepreneur with experience launching internet products with audiences in the millions. Columnist for Entrepreneur, representative of companies in IEEE and DLNA. Expert in strategic product development and managing distributed international teams.
  • Andrey Ilingin
    СЕО Dialog AI - AI Call Center. 8x founder, 2x exits.
  • Evgeny Bisovka
    Co-founder & CEO Saola
    Saola — AI employees for real estate. 2 exits: Tiggy (#1 Q-commerce Canada, $ 10.5M raised), Enso ($ 100M GMV/year). Forbes 30 under 30.
  • Dmitry Kochnev
    CEO & Founder 4dev.com
    In 2021, launched a global platform for automating payments to remote employees and freelancers — 4dev.com. Since then, the company has grown 3x every year without slowing down. Currently, 4dev.com processes payments for teams of 1,000+ international companies, including VOLNA, Skipp, Awem Games, INXY, and many others. Expert in business scaling, operations, and global payments. Prior to 4dev.com, led operations functions at Xsolla and Skyeng in C-level positions.
  • Zaur Abutalimov
    CEO ivideon.com
    CEO of Ivideon — the largest cloud video surveillance and video analytics platform.

    15+ years in product development at the intersection of cloud, video surveillance, computer vision, and AI. Regular speaker at top business events (SPIEF, RBC, RB, etc.)

    Clients: 300,000+ cameras in 130+ countries.
  • Stanislav Levykin
    CEO & Co-Founde Themeal
    Founder with 13+ years of entrepreneurial experience. Launched and grew projects in various industries — from traditional offline businesses to IT and venture startups. Worked with markets in Russia, the USA, and the UAE.
  • Grigory Shevchenko
    Founder Humanwith.ai
    Founder of GPT/LLM marketing agency Humanswith.ai. Expert in strategic marketing, digitalization, and applying AI for advertising management and sales growth. Author and speaker at leading media (WSJ, Forbes, RBC, SberBusiness), recipient of international awards, operating between Moscow and Dubai. Clients: USA, Europe, UAE, Russia, and CIS.
  • Olga Ramora
    Founder Moonly
    Founder and Creative Director of the Moonly app, downloaded by over 9 million users worldwide.
  • Anton Andreev
    Founder SmartyKids
    Founder of SmartyKids — a network of 280 children’s centers in Eastern Europe and the EdTech platform SmartyUniverse (10,000 students).
  • Alexander Kazakov
    Co-Founder Allformance, Managing Partner AIFormance
    AI Formance develops AI-first solutions for enterprises with measurable ROI; Google Cloud AI partner track. Co-founder of Allformance. Focus: AI and automation implementation, operational efficiency, and sustainable business growth. Previously Managing Director at MGCom. HSE and LSE alumnus.
  • Anna Gidirim
    CEO Admitad
    CEO of Admitad, an international affiliate marketing (CPA) platform connecting brands and partners to grow online sales. Started at Admitad as an account manager and now leads international expansion. Under her leadership, the company operates in LATAM (Brazil, Mexico), APAC (India, Indonesia), MENA, and Poland, with both successful growth cases and managed failures.
  • Alexander Maksimov
    Partner & CEO Allformance, Partner AI-Formance
    Allformance — Official sales & service partner of Google, TikTok, Amazon, and Snapchat in EMEA. Media & AdTech consultancy focused on performance marketing growth for digital-native clients. Works with 150+ enterprise clients.
  • Akim Talibov
    Founder AGS Foods & AGS Venture Lab
    Founder of an international agro-trading company with $300M+ turnover and supplies to 26 countries. Founder of an AI-first B2B studio for international trade; completed projects include a fintech startup with $150M turnover in the first year, as well as AI Buyer and AI Trader.
  • Vladimir Uzunyan
    Founder Loona.ai, Buddyhub
    IT entrepreneur, influencer (50k), investor.
    Founder Loona. ai | CRM for restaurants:
    • 1,000+ business clients, 10 countries, 1.5M users.
    • Founder Buddyhub. io | Social network to find a buddy to achieve personal goals.
  • Emin Aliev
    VP of Business Development 4dev.com
    Ex-Meta, Ex-Criteo. Leads scaling of 4dev.com in Europe, the USA, and MENA. Builds next-generation GTM engine. Expert in global B2B sales and partnerships.
  • Mikhail Smirnov
    CMO 4dev.com
    Leads the full marketing function: influencer, performance, funnels, brand. Grew revenue from marketing channels 10x by 2025. Expert in launching marketing from scratch, strategy, planning, and team building. Prior to 4dev.com, launched partnership projects at Skyeng and led content marketing at a VK business unit.
  • Andrey Myzdrikov
    Co-founder Obuchat AI
  • Vasily Bobrenkov
    COO & partner Сhatplaceio
  • Igor Kosolap
    Founder & CEO Stingray, co-founder Nayya
    Founder of the power bank sharing service Ray in the UAE. Helps people stay connected without worrying about their phone dying. Also developing a femtech service Nayya in MENA markets.
  • Vladislav Fedoseev
    Managing Partner Allformance, Founder AI-Formance
    Allformance — Media & AdTech consultancy, official sales & service partner of Google, TikTok, Amazon, and Snapchat in EMEA. Focus: enterprise growth and AI-first solutions with measurable ROI. Oxford alumnus.
  • Alexander Tavdidishvili
    Chief Business Development Officer NEMAX
    Entrepreneur, AI evangelist, and strategic consultant with 10+ years of experience developing projects in Russia, Central Asia, and UAE. Expertise at the intersection of Business Development, ESG, Sales, Real Estate & Development. Speaker at major international conferences, combining business strategy, real-sector experience, and scientific approach.
  • Maxim Lukyanov
    CEO & Co-founder NEMAX
    15+ years of experience in business development and sales. Graduate of the Executive MBA program at IMD (Switzerland) and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (UK).
Participants
  • Roman Axelrod
    Founder XPANCEO
    XPANCEO — a deep-tech company valued at $ 1.35B, developing smart contact lenses. 3 exits, deals worth $ 5B+. MIT Top Innovators Under 35, graduate of Oxford Saïd Business School, and "Entrepreneur of the Year 2024" according to Entrepreneur.
  • Alexander Shokurov
    СЕО Kokoc Group
    Kokoc Group — an international business development platform. Over 1,200 employees across 7 offices in major regions worldwide (ASEAN, LATAM, MENA, Western Europe). The group’s revenue for 2025 is approximately ₽40B.
    Active angel investor since 2021, with more than 30 angel investments in his personal portfolio. Creator of the media project "All-Seeing Shoko" about building ambitious projects, staying passionate, inspiring others, and not burning out.
  • Roman Ulyanov
    (Founder Greeneration.ae, Managing Partner Rem.House, ex-Investment Director Prytek (VC фонд))
    Greeneration.ae — a vertical farm in Dubai serving 300+ premium hotels (Jumeirah, Atlantis). Former Investment Director at Prytek/TN Capital, with a portfolio of $2B+.
  • Max Azarov
    CEO & Co-founder Novakid
    Tech entrepreneur with experience launching internet products with audiences in the millions. Columnist for Entrepreneur, representative of companies in IEEE and DLNA. Expert in strategic product development and managing distributed international teams.
  • Andrey Ilingin
    СЕО Dialog AI - AI Call Center. 8x founder, 2x exits.
  • Evgeny Bisovka
    Co-founder & CEO Saola
    Saola — AI employees for real estate. 2 exits: Tiggy (#1 Q-commerce Canada, $ 10.5M raised), Enso ($ 100M GMV/year). Forbes 30 under 30.
  • Dmitry Kochnev
    CEO & Founder 4dev.com
    In 2021, launched a global platform for automating payments to remote employees and freelancers — 4dev.com. Since then, the company has grown 3x every year without slowing down. Currently, 4dev.com processes payments for teams of 1,000+ international companies, including VOLNA, Skipp, Awem Games, INXY, and many others. Expert in business scaling, operations, and global payments. Prior to 4dev.com, led operations functions at Xsolla and Skyeng in C-level positions.
  • Zaur Abutalimov
    CEO ivideon.com
    CEO of Ivideon — the largest cloud video surveillance and video analytics platform.

    15+ years in product development at the intersection of cloud, video surveillance, computer vision, and AI. Regular speaker at top business events (SPIEF, RBC, RB, etc.)

    Clients: 300,000+ cameras in 130+ countries.
  • Stanislav Levykin
    CEO & Co-Founde Themeal
    Founder with 13+ years of entrepreneurial experience. Launched and grew projects in various industries — from traditional offline businesses to IT and venture startups. Worked with markets in Russia, the USA, and the UAE.
  • Grigory Shevchenko
    Founder Humanwith.ai
    Founder of GPT/LLM marketing agency Humanswith.ai. Expert in strategic marketing, digitalization, and applying AI for advertising management and sales growth. Author and speaker at leading media (WSJ, Forbes, RBC, SberBusiness), recipient of international awards, operating between Moscow and Dubai. Clients: USA, Europe, UAE, Russia, and CIS.
  • Olga Ramora
    Founder Moonly
    Founder and Creative Director of the Moonly app, downloaded by over 9 million users worldwide.
  • Anton Andreev
    Founder SmartyKids
    Founder of SmartyKids — a network of 280 children’s centers in Eastern Europe and the EdTech platform SmartyUniverse (10,000 students).
  • Alexander Kazakov
    Co-Founder Allformance, Managing Partner AIFormance
    AI Formance develops AI-first solutions for enterprises with measurable ROI; Google Cloud AI partner track. Co-founder of Allformance. Focus: AI and automation implementation, operational efficiency, and sustainable business growth. Previously Managing Director at MGCom. HSE and LSE alumnus.
  • Anna Gidirim
    CEO Admitad
    CEO of Admitad, an international affiliate marketing (CPA) platform connecting brands and partners to grow online sales. Started at Admitad as an account manager and now leads international expansion. Under her leadership, the company operates in LATAM (Brazil, Mexico), APAC (India, Indonesia), MENA, and Poland, with both successful growth cases and managed failures.
  • Alexander Maksimov
    Partner & CEO Allformance, Partner AI-Formance
    Allformance — Official sales & service partner of Google, TikTok, Amazon, and Snapchat in EMEA. Media & AdTech consultancy focused on performance marketing growth for digital-native clients. Works with 150+ enterprise clients.
  • Akim Talibov
    Founder AGS Foods & AGS Venture Lab
    Founder of an international agro-trading company with $300M+ turnover and supplies to 26 countries. Founder of an AI-first B2B studio for international trade; completed projects include a fintech startup with $150M turnover in the first year, as well as AI Buyer and AI Trader.
  • Vladimir Uzunyan
    Founder Loona.ai, Buddyhub
    IT entrepreneur, influencer (50k), investor.
    Founder Loona. ai | CRM for restaurants:
    • 1,000+ business clients, 10 countries, 1.5M users.
    • Founder Buddyhub. io | Social network to find a buddy to achieve personal goals.
  • Emin Aliev
    VP of Business Development 4dev.com
    Ex-Meta, Ex-Criteo. Leads scaling of 4dev.com in Europe, the USA, and MENA. Builds next-generation GTM engine. Expert in global B2B sales and partnerships.
  • Mikhail Smirnov
    CMO 4dev.com
    Leads the full marketing function: influencer, performance, funnels, brand. Grew revenue from marketing channels 10x by 2025. Expert in launching marketing from scratch, strategy, planning, and team building. Prior to 4dev.com, launched partnership projects at Skyeng and led content marketing at a VK business unit.
  • Andrey Myzdrikov
    Co-founder Obuchat AI
  • Vasily Bobrenkov
    COO & partner Сhatplaceio
  • Igor Kosolap
    Founder & CEO Stingray, co-founder Nayya
    Founder of the power bank sharing service Ray in the UAE. Helps people stay connected without worrying about their phone dying. Also developing a femtech service Nayya in MENA markets.
  • Vladislav Fedoseev
    Managing Partner Allformance, Founder AI-Formance
    Allformance — Media & AdTech consultancy, official sales & service partner of Google, TikTok, Amazon, and Snapchat in EMEA. Focus: enterprise growth and AI-first solutions with measurable ROI. Oxford alumnus.
  • Alexander Tavdidishvili
    Chief Business Development Officer NEMAX
    Entrepreneur, AI evangelist, and strategic consultant with 10+ years of experience developing projects in Russia, Central Asia, and UAE. Expertise at the intersection of Business Development, ESG, Sales, Real Estate & Development. Speaker at major international conferences, combining business strategy, real-sector experience, and scientific approach.
  • Maxim Lukyanov
    CEO & Co-founder NEMAX
    15+ years of experience in business development and sales. Graduate of the Executive MBA program at IMD (Switzerland) and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (UK).
"I had planned to fly to Dubai myself for a month this winter and have long wanted to connect more closely with local tech founders and VCs. During the season, this is a place with an incredible concentration of top talent. The best way to build connections is through a warm community and private meetings!

That’s why we decided to create our own beautiful and full R-Founders Day — to invite everyone we want to meet in one go. I’m sure it will be a complete win-win for everyone!"
Katya Kurasheva
Founder of R-Founders
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