20 August 2019
The
official website of the Eastern Economic Forum 2019 has published the event’s business programme
with a list of session speakers and moderators. The Forum will take place in
Vladivostok on 4–6
September.
The
programme features more than 70 business events, including panel sessions,
business breakfasts, roundtables, and business dialogues. The Forum programme
consists of four main thematic pillars: ‘New Solutions for
Accelerating Economic Growth’, ‘Improving the Business Environment’, ‘The Far East and Asia
Pacific: Fostering Collaboration’, and ‘New Solutions for Improving Quality of Life’.
Per
tradition, the central event of the EEF will be a plenary session attended by
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and
Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga. The session will be moderated by ABC
News anchor George Stephanopoulos.
“The Eastern Economic
Forum is a respected discussion platform that brings together heads of state,
leading Russian and foreign entrepreneurs, and experts. At the anniversary of
the Forum, participants will discuss important issues that aim to expand
international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and develop the economy of
the Russian Far East. The EEF 2019 business programme features a variety of
formats that help to ensure that discussions are held at the highest level and
that the Forum is productive”, Adviser to the Russian President and Executive
Secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov
said.
The ‘New Solutions for
Accelerating Economic Growth’ theme will include sessions on preferential regimes
in the Far East as well as new tools for economic growth and enhancing the
region’s
investment appeal. The participants will discuss ways to improve such
mechanisms as advanced special economic zones, the Free Port of Vladivostok,
the Far Eastern Hectare programme as well as measures to provide financial and
non-financial support to investors. They will also consider prospects for the
development of key industries in the region.
The
session will be attended by the Minister for the Development of the Russian Far
East and Arctic Alexander Kozlov, Russian Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment Dmitry Kobylkin, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim
Oreshkin, Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights Boris Titov,
Senior Minister of State at the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry Koh
Poh Koon, Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Tadashi
Maeda, and SUN Group Vice Chairman Shiv Vikram Khemka.
Discussions
within the ‘Improving
the Business Environment’ pillar will focus on creating new opportunities for
investors in the Russian Far East. The main themes of the sessions will be
improvements to national jurisdiction and the protection of investors’ rights, the transformation
of the public administration system within the context of digitalization as
well as the development of small and medium-sized businesses.
The
session participants will include: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets,
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov, Russian Prosecutor General Yury
Chaika, Russian Export Center Director Andrey Slepnev, and Head of Russian
Federal Agency for Tourism Zarina Doguzova.
The
theme of ‘The
Far East and Asia Pacific: Fostering Collaboration’ will address
interaction between Russia and countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The key
discussion topics will be: international scientific and technical cooperation,
the digital transformation of international trade, the future of the Russian
Arctic, and transport corridors through the Far East.
The
speakers will include: Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin, Chairman of the
VEB.RF State Development Corporation Igor Shuvalov, President of the Russian
Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev, President of the Russian Olympic
Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov, Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs Damdin
Tsogtbaatar, Indonesian Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged
Regions and Transmigration Eko Putro Sandjojo, and Secretary-General of the
China Overseas Development Association He Zhenwei.
The ‘New Solutions for
Improving Quality of Life’ pillar will be devoted to social development issues
in the Russian Far East. The main themes will include: attracting private
investment to the social sector, improving the quality of education and
healthcare in the region, developing a modern urban environment, and creating
cities of the future.
Session
speakers will include: Russian Minister of Construction Industry, Housing, and
Utilities Sector Vladimir Yakushev, Sberbank President and Chairman of the
Executive Board Herman Gref, Federal Youth Affairs Agency Director Alexander
Bugayev, and Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and
Welfare Director Anna Popova.
The
EEF 2019 will also feature country-based business dialogues with entrepreneurs
from India, China, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, and Europe.
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