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Ludmila Karelina, Project Manager, joined the jury at the Demo Day of the Russian Railways Accelerator

On December 21, the Center for the Corporate Accelerator of Start-up Projects of JSC "Russian Railways" - JSC "VNIIZHT", following the results of the third corporate acceleration program (CAP), held a Demo day, during which a presentation of startup projects that were selected and trained within the framework of the Russian Railways Accelerator took place. The event was attended by the heads of the central office, branches, structural divisions and subsidiaries of JSC "Russian Railways", representatives of partner companies and venture funds.

Ludmila Karelina, Project Manager, vice-president of the SPbCCI, joined the jury and took part in voting on projects. Earlier, the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the lead partner of the Bringing Together project, and Railway Research Institute VNIIZHT signed the  Cooperation Agreement. The jury members were presented with 15 projects aimed at improving the efficiency of logistics and warehouse management, automatic recognition of violations in production, cleaning the car from frozen and caked mass and solving other tasks. In total, more than 500 applications from 12 countries were submitted for participation in the acceleration program in 2021.

At the end of the event, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners and participants of the CAP took place. Anatoly Khramtsov, Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of JSC "Russian Railways", presented diplomas to the winners and wished the projects to find practical application.

* Photo from the Russian Railways Accelerator

23 December 2021