Professional profile / CV
Alexey Pavlovich Kalenchuk
Director of Digital Creative Industries at the Skolkovo Foundation · Head of Sk Games
I develop technology ecosystems at the intersection of digital creative industries, entrepreneurship, corporations and development institutions.
01 / Profile
Between technology and the market
My career has taken me from regional support infrastructure for entrepreneurs and municipal digital services to industry programmes for gaming, media and other creative-technology companies.
My central work is to identify promising teams and technologies, build partnerships, design selection and support processes, and help projects move towards pilots, funding and scale. Conference appearances and talk topics are listed on my speaker page.
02 / Specialisation
Areas of expertise
Ecosystem development
Industry programmes, accelerators, technology scouting, project assessment, pilot mechanisms and support measures.
Corporate innovation
Partnerships between startups and large companies, competitive selection, finding applications for technologies and supporting pilots.
Digital creative industries
Video games, XR, computer graphics, virtual production, media and AdTech, and generative AI in content production.
Expert communication
Research and industry dialogue, expert assessment, explaining technology publicly and moderating professional discussions.
03 / Professional timeline
Career
Skolkovo Foundation
From AR/VR and new media to digital creative industries and Sk Games
Development of technology companies and industry initiatives: portfolio work, expert assessment, accelerator programmes, corporate partnerships and pilots. Current public role: Director of Digital Creative Industries.
Ingria Business Incubator
Technopark of St Petersburg · senior consultant / head of consulting
Coordinated consulting for technology teams and supported projects from prototype towards market entry, investment or strategic partnership. Organised pitch sessions at Unreal Fest and the No Man Retail demo day.
Innopolis Development Office
Project manager
Launched and developed municipal digital and operational services for residents and companies.
Murmansk Regional Innovation Business Incubator (MRIBI)
Senior innovation manager → director
Created and developed the FU2RAMA coworking space as one of the incubator’s projects, alongside educational and accelerator programmes for technology teams. Managed infrastructure, the team, project selection and entrepreneurship-support programmes.
Opora Russia and Murmansky agricultural holding
Analytical roles
Investment analysis for small businesses, followed by management accounting, planning, margin analysis and business plans in a commercial company.
Murmansk Economic Student Community
Chair
Created a career centre and educational initiatives, including a series of student meetups.
04 / Selected programmes
Programmes and projects
Nachni Igru and Sk Games
Developing the games focus and supporting teams. Skolkovo served as the operator of the Nachni Igru accelerator. Skolkovo article ↗
MGNTech · Magnit and Skolkovo
Programme lead on the Skolkovo side. According to published information about the first cohort: 777 applications from 15 countries and 10 pilot projects launched. Programme ↗
Media Gate · National Media Group and Skolkovo
Programme lead on the Skolkovo side. Published results: 205 teams from 10 countries, 20 finalists and 11 projects in the final selection. National Media Group results ↗
VK Start Apps · Global Creative Industries Accelerator
Joint programmes with technology and industry partners. Professional profile ↗
05 / Education
Education
Murmansk State Technical University
Faculty of Economics. Degree programme: Finance and Credit, specialising in Banking. Graduated with honours.
06 / Public work
Expert work
Expert for the Media Technology Cluster of the Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation and mentor at the Technopark of St Petersburg Business Incubator. Expert commentary and authored pieces on video games, XR, media and technology entrepreneurship; participation in industry discussions.
Alexey is mentioned in Forbes’s 2026 ranking of Runet companies; his comments and moderation appear in a Skolkovo article on video-game hubs, and his VR/AR interview was published by RBC Trends.
A detailed chronology of conferences, topics and roles is available in the speaker and moderator profile. Creator of Let’s Dive In. Publications and current professional information are on the personal website.
For professional enquiries: Telegram.
07 / External recognition
Letters of appreciation
Evdokia Games (ООО «ЕУДОКИА ГЕЙМС») / SUMO TATAMI
K. R. Kondyukov, CEO
For contributing to the SUMO TATAMI gaming ecosystem and supporting the company.
VRDiver (ООО «ВиАрДайвер»)
A. A. Pagina
For supporting and promoting the project and covering its development in Let’s Dive In.
Nasha Pobeda organising committee
A. G. Sidyakin
For taking part in organising and holding the Victory Dictation event.
Media-Communications Union and Moscow Industrial Media Forum directorate
M. V. Demin and L. G. Petukhova
For participating in the MIMF 2025 business programme.
Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC)
D. E. Gulyaev
For contributing to industry dialogue at the Russian Internet Forum.
Amplua
Natalia Tolstaya
For speaking at the Technology and the Future of HR conference.
Russian Creative Week and the Agency for Creative Industries
Marina Abramova and Gyulnara Agamova
For participating in the forum and working on the Created in Moscow pavilion.
Russian Creative Week directorate
Marina Abramova
For supporting and participating in the forum.