29 October 2018

SOCAR AQS has sponsored the year’s most influential event, “Global Influencer Day”

Baku, Azerbaijan – The first ever “Global Influencer Day” took place at Heydar Aliyev Center. SOCAR AQS, as a leading engineering company, supported the organizers by becoming a “gold sponsor” of the event.

 

The event sought to gather the world’s leading social media influencers in Baku and was organized with the support of the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and High Technologies. Many prominent guests were among participants including Vice-President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and Minister Ramin Guluzade.

 

The world-famous Sophia, a talkative humanoid robot, was among the speakers. In the spotlight for the majority of event attendants, Sophia expressed her appreciation for being invited to Baku, which she visited the first time. She enjoyed the views of the city and the national cuisine though she could not taste it. Sofia’s trip to Azerbaijan marked a new milestone in global technological progress since it involved the first ever visa granted to a robot by authorities.

 

A team of SOCAR AQS actively participated in the event as a part of the company’s commitment to innovation and technological progress.

 

This was not the first time SOCAR AQS supported high technology and innovation-centric event. Earlier this year, the company signed an agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology for establishment of the Global Startup Lab. The Lab aims to support development of Azerbaijan’s innovation ecosystem, in particular, supporting web application entrepreneurship and young technology entrepreneurs of the country. In addition, in September 2018, SOCAR AQS hosted “Digitalization and Transformation” event in cooperation with International Association of Drilling Contractors, where automation and digitalization in oil-and-gas industry was discussed.

 

The company will continue actively cooperating with initiatives aiming to bring enablement of businesses by high technologies in oil-and-gas and in broader economy of Azerbaijan.