On 18 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin took part in a ceremonial opening of XXI table tennis individual and team competitions held in the Settlement of Bogatye Saby of Tatarstan.
On March 18, Innopolis hosted the 21st expert council on startups dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone. Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roman Shaykhutdinov, Director General of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone Renat Khalimov, Mayor of Innopolis Ruslan Shagaleev and other invited experts took part in the selection of the best projects for their further development in the IT city.