On 3 February 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov participated in the meeting of the Council of Trustees of a non-profit organization Tatarstan Investment and Venture Fund (IVF) that was chaired by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov.
The main topic of the meeting was a permanent international platform for implementation of innovative projects. It was created by the order of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, which he gave in 2015 during the 15th Russian Venture Fair and the 10th Kazan Venture Fair.
During the meeting of the Council of Trustees of the Tatarstan Investment and Venture Fund (IVF), the participants discussed and adopted the Acceleration programme for innovation companies and the Action plan for the 16th Russian Venture Fair and the 11th Kazan Venture Fair.