Dmitry Kurin is a seasoned corporate entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in new technologies and business development. He has launched and developed more than 20 commercial telecommunications and digital products, generating a total revenue of over 1 billion rubles. Kurin is the founder and Director of MTS StartUp Hub, a leading corporate open innovation ecosystem, and Chairman of the Venture committee MTS. He is an expert in corporate innovations and digital transformation, offering his consultancy services to start-up teams and companies seeking guidance.

Kurin holds a degree in Innovation management from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in digital transformation from Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. His previous roles include Head of innovation development, Head of Cloud and Convergent Services Department, Head of Geo-Marketing products M2M department, and Project Development Manager.