Michael Ilyichev

Michael Ilyichev is a highly experienced professional with a diverse background in the technology industry. Michael began their career in 2011 as an Angel Investor, Adviser and Board Member for Surfingbird and Relap.io. In 2012, they joined Dream Industries as General Manager, where they identified and created market opportunities for the company's products and services. In 2014, they became the CEO and Co-Founder of Unisound, the first sales house specialised on digital audio ads in Russia and CIS. That same year, they were also appointed CEO of Zvooq, the leading music streaming service in Russia and CIS. In 2015, they co-founded Instreamatic.ai, a US-based Voice AI Conversational Marketing infrastructure company. In 2017, they became Partner and Business Development for SoundStream and Chairman of the Audio Ad Committee for IAB. In 2018, they co-founded Data Screen, an end-to-end solution for video, music and e-books rightholders to manage and analyze digital content distribution. In 2019, they co-founded Sportrecs, an ultimate video platform for sports enthusiasts and fans. Lastly, in 2020, they became the CEO of SberZvuk, an audio streaming service with more than 70 million songs, HiFi-quality music, thousands of podcasts, exclusive content and personalized Waves.

Michael Ilyichev attended the University of the Ministry of Defense from 1995 to 2000, where they earned a Bachelor degree in Lawyer.