23 August 2021
An expanded business programme has been published on the official website of the Eastern Economic Forum, indicating the speakers and moderators for the sessions. The programme features more than 70 business events, including panel sessions, round tables, business dialogues, and international conferences.
“The Forum has great practical significance for our Far East. Forum platforms exist primarily to attract investment, exchange information, opinions, and experience on how to better interact with business, what preferences need to be provided, what kind of support entrepreneurs require, and what works for investors and what does not. At each Forum, we conduct industry analysis in all areas of activity, including transport, healthcare, education, and tourism. We have one goal – to ensure that our colleagues both in the federal ministries and departments and among the regional leadership keep their attention constantly focused on the issues affecting the development of the Far Eastern Federal District, including those tasks that Russian President Vladimir Putin has set for us,” noted Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in the Far Eastern Federal District.
The main theme for the EEF 2021 is: ‘Opportunities for the Far East in a World under Transformation’. The Forum’s programme is divided into four thematic pillars: ‘The New Economy: What Changes and What Stays the Same’, ‘The Far East: New Challenges and Opportunities’, ‘Our Shared Responsibility in a Changing World’, and ‘Youth EEF’.
The key event of the EEF will be the plenary session scheduled for 3 September.
“The Eastern Economic Forum has proven itself to be an authoritative platform for discussions and an exchange of viewpoints, where top officials of foreign countries, and major investors and entrepreneurs take part. This year, the Forum will discuss topical issues involving the economy of the new era and the opportunities for the Far East in a changing world. I am confident that the high level of discussions and the practical effectiveness of the Forum will contribute to the expansion of international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and the development of the economy of the Far East,” said Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the Russian President and Executive Secretary of the EEF Organizing Committee.
The ‘The New Economy: What Changes and What Stays the Same’ pillar of the business programme will include sessions on such topics as global challenges and opportunities for the Far East and the Arctic, partnership against the pandemic, digital transformation, carbon-free energy, creative industries, science and innovation, and tourism and sports.
The sessions for this section will be attended by: Melita Vujnovich, Special Representative of the World Health Organization in Russia; Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Zarina Doguzova, Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism; Alexander Sergeev, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Kirill Dmitriev, General-Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund; Mikhail Karisalov, Chairman of the Board and CEO of SIBUR; and Pavel Grachev, General Director of Polyus PJSC.
The ‘The Far East: New Challenges and Opportunities’ pillar will include discussions on a wide range of issues related to the development of the Far East, including investments, the implementation of major projects, logistics, agriculture, exports, information technology, economics, small business, space and air accessibility, and prospects for the ‘Far Eastern Hectare’. Some of the sessions will be devoted to improving the quality of life in the Far East.
Participants of the sessions will include: Ilya Shestakov, Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries; Igor Krasnov, Prosecutor-General of the Russian Federation; Alexander Isayevich, Member of the Board of Directors, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of the SME Corporation; Maxim Akimov, CEO of the Russian Post; Artem Dovlatov, Deputy Chairman and Member of the Board of VEB.RF and CEO of VEB.DV; Nikita Anisimov, Rector of the National Research University Higher School of Economics; Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Board of SIBUR Holdings; Vyacheslav Nikolaev, President and Chairman of the Board of MTS; Sergey Kirov, Member of the Board and First Deputy Director of RusHydro; Anatoly Pechatnikov, Deputy President and Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank; Vadim Moshkovich, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rusagro Group of Companies; Alexander Kalinin, President of OPORA RUSSIA All-Russian Public Organization of Small and Medium Business; Boris Titov, Commissioner for Entrepreneurial Rights under the President of the Russian Federation; Roman Karmanov, General Director of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives; Nguyen Minh, Head of the Representative Office of the Association of Exporters and Importers in Vietnam; and Xue Xulou, Chairman of the Association of Heilongjiang Province Entrepreneurs.
The pillar on the ‘Our Shared Responsibility in a Changing World’ will be devoted to climate changes, the development of medicine, volunteering, responsible consumption, and the development of specially-protected natural areas. Public initiatives for regional development will also be discussed.
Speakers will include: Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation; Sergey Ivanov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Environmental Activities, Environment and Transport; Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; Alexey Kalitsev, Managing Director of the Hyundai Motor Company; and Rohitesh Dhawan, CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals.
Participants of the ‘Youth EEF’ pillar, which will be held for the first time at the Forum, will discuss such topics as education and careers, entrepreneurship, and new media. Presentations on youth initiatives and projects, and meetings between young people and famous athletes are planned.
In addition, the EEF 2021 will include the following business dialogues: Russia–ASEAN, Russia–Korea, Russia–Japan, Russia–China, Russia–India, and Russia–Europe. Other planned discussions include the Greater Eurasian Partnership as an effective integration mechanism, the APEC International Conference on Higher Education, and the International Conference dedicated to the Centenary of Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Mongolia.
Detailed information about the Forum programme is available on the official EEF website: forumvostok.ru.
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