Artak Barseghyan
Public Radio of Armenia
On May 30 Yerevan will host the first Mobile App Expo 2014, an exhibition of mobile applications.
Armenian specialists play a significant role in the creation of mobile applications, said Mariam Davtyan, Director of the Regional Mobile Application Laboratory for ECA (Eastern Europe-South Caucasus-Central Asia).
Mobile App Expo will host over 50 mobile businesses, presenting their companies, applications, products and solutions: games, enterprise solutions, business apps, entertainment, lifestyle and social apps developed for local and global markets. “The best ideas will receive the financing of €70 thousand, Director of the Microsoft Innovation center in Armenia Eva Hyusyan told reporters today.
The aim of the event is to bring together mobile app ecosystem key players including developers, mobile marketers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, serial entrepreneurs, industry professionals and showcase the apps developed in Armenia and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia(ECA) region. The event will be hosting 300 ICT and mobile specialist and over 800 visitors.
Interactive workshops, presentations, game contests and entertainment events will accompany the exhibition. Visitors will be able to test apps, play interactive games, join workshops, contests and win valuable prizes.
Best startups will pitch their ideas to Imperious Group Russian VC Fund and Granatus Ventures.
