November 24, 2014, Moscow - Sberbank was the general sponsor of the innovation forum during Robotic Technology Day in Sochi, which took place on November 21-23.

The task of the innovation forum is to create a future where humans and machines work together to create maximum efficiency. During the event Russian and foreign experts in the field of robotic technology and representatives from science and education, development institutes and industry presented their vision of scientific and technological progress.

Representatives from leading universities and research centers, Russian and international experts in the field of robotic technology, high-tech and futurology delivered a number of presentations and seminars for Robotic Technology Day participants.

The organizer of the event was the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The forum took place with organizational support provided by the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media and Krasnodar Krai Administration.

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Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations
Tel. +7(495) 957 5721
media@sberbank.ru

Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 million individual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and other countries.

The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru.

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