This year, VCIOM provided sociological support for the Forum by conducting a survey of participants. The purpose of the survey was to determine how participants assessed the Forum’s agenda. The results are available at roscongress.org/materials/opros-uchastnikov-vostochnogo-ekonomicheskogo-foruma-2024/.

Per tradition, the Roscongress Foundation’s Healthy Life project organized a series of expert discussions on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

Premium automotive brand from China HONGQI (‘Red Banner’) took part in the Eastern Economic Forum 2024 as the official automotive partner of the event. EEF 2024 was held from 3 to 6 September in Vladivostok. The venue was traditionally the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) on Russky Island. HONGQI met the transport and logistics needs of the Forum by providing vehicles for the official fleet of the event. They were used to transfer speakers, partners and guests of the EEF. H9 flagship executive sedans, HQ9 business class minivans and H5 business class sedans were put at the disposal of the organizers. HONGQI cars transported more than 2,500 guests, including official delegations from China, Malaysia, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Myanmar and many other countries during the Forum days.

The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) 2024 was held in Vladivostok on 3–6 September. The campus of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) brought together CEOs of leading Russian and foreign companies, representatives of government agencies, leading economists, and experts. The main theme of the event this year was ‘Far East 2030. Combining Strengths to Create New Potential’. The Forum was organized by the Roscongress Foundation.

Innosocium Foundation, the Roscongress Foundation’s social platform, held its first ever BRICS Creative Innovations Forum as part of the Eastern Economic Forum 2024. The unique event featured nine discussion sessions that focused on the development of a human-centred approach to innovation that combines consumer demands, technological capabilities and the needs of business. In view of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship in 2024, the key topics of the forum programme include special emphasis on the need to further deepen cooperation with the BRICS countries in culture and the arts. More than 600,000 people tuned into the session broadcasts.

Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim visited the Far East Street exhibition on the shores of Ajax Bay on Russky Island as part of his visit to the Eastern Economic Forum. The Malaysian delegation was met by Deputy Head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Anatoly Bobrakov, Head of the Republic of Buryatia and Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia Alexey Tsydenov, and First Deputy CEO of the Roscongress Foundation and Director of the Eastern Economic Forum Igor Pavlov.

In Vladivostok, Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the Far Eastern Federal District, summarized the preliminary results of the three days of the 9th Eastern Economic Forum.

The creative economy has become a global trend, with its share in the GDP of developed countries approaching 9%, while in Russia it is 2.5–3%. In particular, in the Far East, due to a small domestic consumption market and a shortage of personnel, this new economic trend is developing slowly. There are also no clear legal definitions of the very concept of creative industries. The solution to the problem may be the work on self-determination of the regions of the district, the introduction of educational programmes, and the creation of a register of personnel to help promote and enter the Asian market. These were the conclusions reached by the participants in the session ‘Creative Framework 2030: Development of Creative Industries in the Far East’, which took place as part of the Eastern Economic Forum.

The President of Russia took part in the 9th Eastern Economic Forum plenary session.

The Innosocium Foundation, the social platform of the Roscongress Foundation, held a session titled ‘New Russian Cultural Code: The Art of Preserving, Rethinking, and Transforming’ at the BRICS Creative Innovation Forum on 3 September.

On 6 September, as part of the youth programme at the Eastern Economic Forum, a session titled “Business Preparing for the Decade of Science and Technology” will take place. This session will feature leaders of scientific organizations and the Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin met with the moderators of the key sessions of the Eastern Economic Forum, which is taking place at the Far Eastern Federal University campus in Vladivostok on September 3–6.

Digital technologies can facilitate the work of creative professionals but they cannot completely replace humans. At the same time, use of AI and other innovations increasingly requires designers and artists to be able to set the right tasks rather than wield the brush and pen. This was the conclusion reached by the participants in the session ‘Industrial partnerships in the creative economy: can technology exist without creativity?” at the Eastern Economic Forum.

Vladimir Putin heard reports by Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev and Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov. He also familiarised himself with an interactive presentation of results of the Russian Far East’s development and took part, via video link, in the opening of new plants launched by residents of priority development territories.

Russia is intensifying its pursuit of technological sovereignty by seeking to create mechanisms that translate industrial needs into scientific excellence. At the heart of this strategy, there is the need to develop its own technologies and create the infrastructure that will support this process. Four science and education clusters will soon appear in the Russian Far East, marking a new milestone in advanced research and development. At the same time, in order to ensure sustainable dynamics of technological progress, it is necessary to strengthen the work on training personnel capable of solving the tasks of creating innovative and breakthrough technologies. Thanks to this, Russia will be able to strengthen its technological sovereignty. This was the opinion of the participants of the session ‘Getting Ahead at Any Cost’, which was held as part of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).