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Miroslava Duma
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Louis Vuitton autumn-winter 2014 fashion show
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Miroslava Vasilyevna Duma
10 March 1985 Surgut, Ural Federal District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| Occupation | Digital entrepreneur, investor, speaker |
| Known for | CEO and Founder of Fashion Tech Lab (FTL), Buro247.com |
| Spouse(s) | Aleksey Mikheev (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
Miroslava Vasilyevna Duma (Russian: Мирослава Васильевна Дума; born on March 10, 1985) is a Russian digital entrepreneur. She is also an investor in the international fashion world. Miroslava founded Buro 24/7, which is a digital company. She is also the CEO and founder of Future Tech Lab, a special fund that invests in new ideas.
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Early Life and Family
Miroslava Duma was born in Surgut, Russian SFSR. This was on March 10, 1985. Her family had just moved there from Ukraine. Her father, Vasiliy Duma, was a senator in the Russian Federation. A senator is a government official who helps make laws. He served until 2011.
Personal Life
Miroslava was married to Aleksey Mikheev. He is also a Russian entrepreneur. They have three children together.
Education
Miroslava Duma studied at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). She graduated in 2008. She earned a Master's degree in International Business and Business Administration. This means she learned a lot about how businesses work around the world.
Career in Fashion and Tech
Miroslava Duma started her career as an editor. She worked at Harper's Bazaar magazine. Later, she became a freelance writer. This means she wrote articles for different magazines. Some of these magazines included Vogue, Tatler, Forbes, and Glamour. She wrote for their Russian versions.
Buro 24/7
In 2011, Duma created Buro 24/7. This is a website that covers many interesting topics. It shares news about art, architecture, cinema, fashion, music, and style. In 2017, Buro 24/7 bought a large part of the fashion magazine System.
The Tot
In 2016, Miroslava Duma helped start a company called The Tot. She co-founded it with Nasiba Adilova. The Tot is a company that focuses on children's fashion.
Future Tech Lab (FTL)
Duma founded Future Tech Lab (FTL) in 2017. This company is about investing in new technology. It also focuses on new ideas in the tech world.
Recent Changes
In 2018, Miroslava Duma made some comments that caused controversy. She apologized publicly for these comments. After these events, she was no longer part of the boards of The Tot and Buro 24/7.
Investments and Mentoring
Miroslava Duma has invested in several companies. These include Reformation, which is a green fashion brand. She also invested in Dropel Fabrics, RewardStyle, and Finery. In 2016, she joined the advisory board of Diamond Foundry. This company is based in San Francisco.
Duma also became a mentor at New York Fashion Tech Labs. This program helps new fashion technology companies. It lasts for twelve weeks.
Miroslava is also one of the founders of PANGAIA. This company makes clothing using new materials science.
International Speaker
Miroslava Duma is a popular speaker at many events around the world. She has given speeches and joined discussions.
Some of the events she has spoken at include:
- Web Summit
- Founders Forum
- Slush
- Financial Times Business of Luxury
- Alibaba Global Women Entrepreneurship Forum in China
- St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)
- The Copenhagen Fashion Summit
- DLD conference in Munich
- Vogue Fashion Festival in London
- Nikkei Pioneers Asia in Japan
- New York Academy of Sciences: The Change Fashion Challenge
