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Dmitry Itskov

Dmitry Itskov is a Russian entrepreneur, billionaire and the founder of New Media Stars , and of the 2045 Initiative. He has made a reported £1bn from his Moscow-based news-publishing company.

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Dmitry Itskov
Дмитрий Ицков
Born1980 (age 45–46)
Bryansk, RFSFR
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forNew Media Stars, 2045 Initiative

Dmitry Itskov (Russian: Дмитрий Ицков; born 19801) is a Russian entrepreneur, billionaire and the founder of New Media Stars (Russian: Ньюмедиа Старз, romanized: N'yumedia Starz, a web-based media company),2 and of the 2045 Initiative. He has made a reported £1bn from his Moscow-based news-publishing company.3

Biography

He was born in Bryansk. He graduated from Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics.45

Together with State Duma deputy Konstantin Rykov, he was involved in large-scale PR campaigns for United Russia.6

Career

In 2005, he created New Media Stars in Moscow.5

In 2011, he set up 2045 Initiative, which aims to achieve cybernetic immortality by 2045.7

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.8

In May 2012, he and his colleagues demonstrated a humanoid robot (his own replica) at the initial stage of development.8

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.9

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."10

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"11

Personal life

His father Ilya Itskov directed musical theater and his mother was a schoolteacher.5

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Дмитрий Ицков: «Рецепт бессмертия будет готов к 2045 году»". www.kp.ru (published 2013-08-19). 2024-10-02.
  2. ООО «НЬЮМЕДИА СТАРЗ»
  3. Palmer, Kate (13 March 2016). "The Telegraph". Retrieved 10 January 2017. Mr Itskov [...] has made a reported £1bn from his Moscow-based news publishing company [...].
  4. "Дмитрий Ицков: «Я – скромный продюсер бессмертия!»". Комсомольская Правда (in Russian). 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  5. Segal, David (2013-06-01). "This Man Is Not a Cyborg. Yet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  6. ""Олигархи жаждут телесного бессмертия и ищут чудо-таблетку"". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  7. Alserver, Jennifer. "5 billionaires who want to live forever". CNN. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013.
  8. "Русский робототехник попросил у миллиардеров денег на рецепт бессмертия - CNews". CNews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  9. Pinchefsky, Carol. "Dmitry Itskov Wants To Live Forever. (He Wants You To Live Forever, Too.)". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  10. Palmer, Kate (13 March 2016). "Media mogul Dmitry Itskov plans to live forever by uploading his personality to a robot". The Telegraph.
  11. "Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 16.12.2009 г. № 858-рп". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-23.