# Tim Sitdikov

> Tim Sitdikov, also identified publicly as Timur Sitdikov, is the founder and CEO of World Talents. Based in Lisbon, he works in global mobility, connecting international entrepreneurs, investors and professionals with residency and business programs and university collaborations, particularly in Portugal. His public work includes speaking about founder networks, writing on entrepreneur mobility and developing connections between business experience and academic institutions.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at World Talents
- **Organizations:** World Talents
- **Known for:** Founded World Talents and serves as its CEO., Leads a company whose University of Algarve cooperation agreement was independently confirmed by the university in January 2024., Delivered public commentary and published writing on international entrepreneur mobility.

## Career timeline

- **2018** — His Algarve Tech Hub Summit speaker biography dates his and his team’s work supporting international business leaders to 2018; this is not a verified company founding date.
- **2023** — Named as a sponsor, through World Talents, of a RedBridge Lisbon startup pitch event.
- **2024** — World Talents formalized a University of Algarve cooperation protocol announced on January 3. Sitdikov was also listed as an Algarve Tech Hub Summit speaker.
- **2024** — Authored a December 9 sponsored IMI Daily feature on Portuguese residency for highly qualified entrepreneurs.
- **2025** — Listed as keynote speaker for “It Takes a Network to Build a Founder” and moderator of “Match Point: Connecting and Winning in Sports, Tech, and Business” at Algarve Tech Hub Summit.
- **2025** — Commented in December on the impact of US immigration uncertainty on cross-border ventures.
- **2026** — World Talents announced a July collaboration agreement with CIIAE in Cáceres, Spain; its announcement identifies Bernardo Saraiva and Gonçalo de Sá as the visiting team leaders.

## Achievements

- Founded World Talents and serves as its CEO.
- Leads a company whose University of Algarve cooperation agreement was independently confirmed by the university in January 2024.
- Delivered public commentary and published writing on international entrepreneur mobility.
- Listed as an Algarve Tech Hub Summit keynote speaker and panel moderator.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — World Talents announced its research-network expansion into Spain through a CIIAE collaboration agreement in Cáceres.
- **2026-07** — In a World Talents interview, entrepreneur Amena Khan described meeting founder Tim S. and the team as part of her engagement with the program.
- **2025-12** — Commented publicly that uncertainty around US immigration creates friction for cross-border ventures and talent programs.

## Links

- Website: https://worldtalents.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-s-42368095/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26