The Trends 2025: Moscow shows what the technological power of the next decade will be like

Source: CritpoTendencia Original Title: The Trends 2025: Moscow Shows What the Technological Power of the Next Decade Will Look Like Original Link: Moscow closed the 2025 edition of Technology Week with a strong message: innovation has ceased to be a trend and has become strategic infrastructure.

From November 18 to 20, the TAU Place complex welcomed more than 15,000 attendees and 250 speakers at the 5th International Forum-Expo The Trends and at the Mining.ru forum, cementing the event as one of the most influential technology platforms in the Eurasian space.

In just two years, The Trends achieved numbers that are hard to match: more than 30,000 accumulated visits, 700 speakers from 30 countries, 240 stands, and over 500 partners. But the true impact was the forum’s ability to bring together, in one space, the state, large corporations, investors, startups, and delegations from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Industry 4.0, Energy, and Digital Mining: The Foundation of New Industrial Power

The main program began on November 18 with a block focused on Industry 4.0 and new pacts between the state, companies, and investors. Voices like Olga Abramova (Russian Ministry of Agriculture), Yulia Povolótskaya (Moscow Venture Capital Fund), and Artiom Lukin (Tekhnored) agreed that emerging markets are opening up unprecedented opportunities for hybrid innovation models.

Then came the day’s most anticipated session: Energy of the Future. There, representatives from Neopool, WAYMORR, Impulse Engineering, and RAKIB discussed the convergence of traditional energy, industrial mining, and digital technologies. The general impression was clear: mining and services based on energy infrastructure will become an indispensable component of heavy industry.

Web3, AI, and Digital Economy: Toward a New Technological Order

The Web3 World block took the conversation to AI, connectivity, and blockchain, with input from figures like Shakhab Al Mur (Dubai), Edgar Grigorián (DAOPEOPLE), and influential blogger Rafael Manvelian. All agreed that Web3 will move from being an experimental ecosystem to one fully integrated into the digital economy.

In parallel, the Digital Economy 2025-2030 panel anticipated how digital payments, foreign trade, and regulation will set the agenda for the coming years. The intervention by Andrei Mijailishin (BRICS Pay) stood out, emphasizing the importance of common standards within the BRICS bloc.

The Closing: BRICS Record, Diamond Awards, and the Tech Map Toward 2030

On November 19, Trends 2030 was presented, where investors, startups, and corporations mapped out scenarios for the next decade. That same day, a BRICS Record was officially registered, certifying The Trends as the largest technology and investment forum in the CIS space.

The final ceremony of The Trends Awards handed out 21 prizes in categories such as AI, fintech, blockchain, startups, and mining. Winners received diplomas inlaid with 7-carat diamonds—a symbolic gesture in line with the region’s ambitions for a key role in the global tech economy.

The Trends 2025 was not just an expo: it was a statement of intent. Russia seeks to position itself as a technological bridge between Europe, Asia, and Africa, and this forum showed that the race to 2030 has already begun.