Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Moscow Startup Summit Discusses AI, Robotics and Entrepreneurship
People met in Moscow to talk about how computers that can learn and robots may affect the future.
Robin Sharma said technology should help people, not replace the human qualities of leaders.
Carlo Rovelli said that being unsure and making mistakes can help people find new ideas.
Ling Shao said robots need to understand the real world and become more capable on their own.
Sber introduced CoFounder, a digital helper for people who want to build technology businesses.
It can help users develop an idea, test it and make a prototype.
The summit also gave awards to technology projects.
One new award went to a team that made a digital dictionary for the Ingush language.
The September 29–30 summit in Moscow examined how AI, robotics and leadership may shape business, cities and entrepreneurship.
Robin Sharma argued that AI should support people and presented his H.U.M.A.N. leadership principles.
Carlo Rovelli said uncertainty and mistakes can help generate new ideas, while Ling Shao highlighted world-understanding, self-evolution and autonomy as priorities for robotics.
Sber presented CoFounder, a GigaChat-powered assistant guiding aspiring technology entrepreneurs from idea development to prototypes and investor pitch decks.
The Technology Awards received around 2,000 applications from 76 Russian regions; the new GigaAgent award went to a team behind a digital Ingush-language dictionary.
- Who
- International experts and business representatives, including Robin Sharma, Carlo Rovelli, Ling Shao and Sber.
- What
- The second Moscow Startup Summit discussed AI, robotics, leadership and entrepreneurship, presented CoFounder and concluded with Technology Awards.
- When
- September 29–30; the year is not stated.
- Where
- SberCity, on the campus of School 21, in Moscow.
- Why
- Participants gathered to discuss how AI, robotics and emerging technologies may shape industries, cities and entrepreneurship.
Technology as a tool
Technology’s growing capabilities
AI and human leadership
Technology as a tool
Robin Sharma said AI should support people and remain a tool, while leaders retain distinctively human qualities.
Technology’s growing capabilities
The summit also examined how AI and robotics could transform business, cities and industries; the articles do not present a direct opposing argument to Sharma’s view.
Robotics and physical AI
Technology as a tool
Ling Shao said physical AI needs more than large language models, including common sense, intuition and understanding of the real world.
Technology’s growing capabilities
He identified understanding the world, self-evolution and autonomy as priorities and said the next breakthrough would come in robotics.
- Event
- Second Moscow Startup Summit
- Dates and venue
- September 29–30 at SberCity, on the campus of School 21, Moscow
- CoFounder
- A Sber digital assistant for aspiring technology entrepreneurs, powered by GigaChat
- CoFounder features
- Guides users from idea development and hypothesis testing to prototyping in GigaStudio and preparing an investor pitch deck
- Technology Awards applications
- Around 2,000 applications from 76 Russian regions, 15% more than in 2025
- Most popular award category
- Best AI-Powered Solution, accounting for almost 70% of submitted projects
- New award recipient
- The Best GigaAgent Implementation Case award went to creators of a digital dictionary of the Ingush language
