Dmitry Itskov
Russian billionaire entrepreneur
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Dmitry Itskov (Russian: Дмитрий Ицков; born 1980[1]) is a Russian entrepreneur, billionaire and the founder of New Media Stars, a web-based media company, and 2045 Initiative. He has made a reported £1bn from his Moscow-based news publishing company.[2]
Dmitry Itskov | |
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Дмитрий Ицков | |
| Born | 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, billionaire |
| Known for | New Media Stars, 2045 Initiative |
Biography
He was born in Bryansk. He graduated from Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics.[3][4]
Together with State Duma deputy Konstantin Rykov, he was involved in large-scale PR campaigns for United Russia.[5]
Career
In 2005, he created New Media Stars in Moscow.[4]
In 2011, he set up 2045 Initiative, which aims to achieve cybernetic immortality by 2045.[6]
In 2012, Itskov sent an open letter to the richest people in the world from the Forbes list with a request to join forces in the development of technologies that will prolong human life and make it immortal.[7]
In May 2012, he and his colleagues demonstrated a humanoid robot (his own replica) at the initial stage of development.[7]
On June 15 and 16, 2013, the Global Future 2045 conference was held in New York City. Global Future 2045 is founded by Itskov, its first meeting was in Moscow.[8]
Itskov said, in a 2016 BBC Horizon TV documentary, that the "ultimate goal of [his] plan is to transfer someone’s personality into the new artificial carrier."[9]
Awards and honours
- Commendation from the President of the Russian Federation (December 16, 2009) – for active participation in the creation of the Internet documentary "War 08.08.08. The Art of betrayal"[10]
Personal life
His father Ilya Itskov directed musical theater and his mother was a schoolteacher.[4]