Recruiting and retaining talent is a key condition for the successful development of the regional economy. Creativity, innovation, and uniqueness are the criteria based on which talented people work. The struggle to find talent is paramount to the success of Russia’s regions and ensuring high living standards and economic stability. Regions can only ensure high indicators of socioeconomic development in the future by attracting talented young people and preserving their own intellectual potential. What is talent? How should we be working with talented youth? How can we increase the number of talented people? What conditions need to be created for people to preserve intellectual potential throughout their lives? What makes talented people so powerful and how can they influence the development of regions?

Moderator:
Gasan Gasanbalayev — Executive Director for Social Development, Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

Speakers:
Vitaly Altuhov — Co-Founder, Director of Research and Development, Profilum
Irina Karikh — Deputy General Director, Russian "Znanie" Society
Tatyana Korneva — Senior Managing Director; Director, Human Potential Development Department, People and Culture Unit, Sberbank
Aleksandra Lebedeva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory
Anatoly Nikolaev — Rector, Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Grigoriy Smolyak — Director of the Social Development Department of the Far East and the Arctic, Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Natalya Tretyak — General Director, Prosveshcheniye

Front row participant:
Dmitriy Korenkov — General Director, NTSO Peresvet

A global trend whereby different regions compete amongst themselves to attract national and international direct investment, seek increased tourism to revive the regional economy, and create and strengthen a favourable image of themselves for external and internal stakeholders is likewise revealing itself in the Russian Federation. The potential for regional development, cultural and creative, is a significant factor. How does the annual choice of a national cultural capital affect cultural diversity in the regions and their ability to compete? What additional resources do the winners of the competition gain for the development of their creative economy? What does a city, region, even country need to promote themselves and raise their status internationally? What other projects promote the cultural leadership of cities and regions in the Russian Far East and Arctic?

Moderator:
Nikolay Novichkov — Deputy, Member of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

Speakers:
Anna Afanaseva — Deputy Director, National Open Championship of Creative Competencies "ArtMasters"
Gasan Gasanbalayev — Executive Director for Social Development, Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Katya Zokh — Founder, KATE ZOKH
Isa Ibragimov — Minister of Culture of the Chechen Republic
Sargylana Ignatieva — Rector, Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts
Aleksandra Lebedeva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory
Marina Mishunkina — First Deputy General Director, Argumenty i Facty
Rustam Romanenkov — Chief Executive Officer, Center for Arctic Initiatives
Victor Shalai — Director, Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History

Front row participant:
Artur Tumanyan — Project Producer, Club of Cheerful and Resourceful

Moderator:
Nina Ostanina — Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Family Protection, Issues of Paternity, Motherhood and Childhood

Speakers:
Konstantin Abramov — General Director, All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center Foundation (VTsIOM); Chairman, Public Council under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Albert Bakhtizin — Director, Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Roman Boyko — Chairman, Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Region
Aleksey Didenko — Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Regional Policy and Local Government
Yury Kulchin — Chairman, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir, Metropolitan of Vladivostok and Primorsky — Diocesan Bishop, Vladivostok Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate
Tatyana Terentyeva — Rector, Vladivostok State University

Front row participants:
Irina Volynets — Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Republic of Tatarstan
Ivan Efimov — Executive Director, Institute of Demographic Policy named after D.I. Mendeleev"
Andrey Keller — Acting Director, State Autonomous Scientific Institution Center for Sociological Research (Sociocenter)
Yury Marfin — Rector, Pacific State University
Svetlana Nechaeva — Vice-Rector, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Anatoly Nikolaev — Rector, Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Vladimir Stroev — Rector, State University of Management
Vladimir Yuschuk — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region

The goals for the demographic and socioeconomic development of the Far East cannot be achieved without training the specialists that are so crucial to ensuring high-quality higher education and developing scientific research. To support the development of universities in the Far Eastern Federal District, the Far Eastern track of the Priority 2030 programme is being implemented, and universities are setting up advanced engineering schools. The Far East is providing education for Far Easterners, attracting prospective university students from other regions of Russia, exporting education through foreign students, developing scientific activities, and building systemic cooperation with businesses and leading universities, which is essential to ensuring the advanced development of the Far East. What challenges have universities encountered as part of the implementation of strategic development projects and what is important for university teams? What development tracks do universities offer to prospective university students? What new opportunities and advantages can universities in the Far East offer? How are advanced engineering schools changing universities and influencing science and business? What is needed to successfully export Far Eastern education?

Moderator:
Andrey Voronin — Acting Vice-Rector for Education, University of Science and Technology MISIS; Deputy Chairman of the Coordination Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres, Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Science and Education

Speakers:
Yury Kulchin — Chairman, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Aleksandra Lebedeva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory
Oksana Martynenko — Rector, Transbaikal State University
Yury Marfin — Rector, Pacific State University
Elvira Nurgalieva — Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Natalya Osipchuk — Acting General Director, Sberbank Corporate University
Olga Petrova — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (online)
Mikhail Salkov — Director of Human Resources, GRK Bystrinskoye
Valentin Shumatov — Rector, Pacific State Medical University

Front row participants:
Andrey Rempel — General Director, Managing Company Digit Invest
Evgeniy Terentyev — Director of the Institute of Education, National Research University Higher School of Economics

“Qualified customer” is a concept that is used frequently in the current government framework of national goal setting – the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation, the ongoing national projects. A number of companies have already successfully established themselves in this role with respect to applied developments and are bringing hi-tech products to the market. However, the question of how to organize work with fundamental science remains open. The state policy on managing investments in science calls for the creation of a system for the formation and implementation of strategically significant projects, approving scientific and technical results, and evaluating how these results have been used by qualified customers. But what does this actually mean in practice: are companies the ones that should be defining research problems for fundamental science? Should they be involved in examining the results? Or, in addition to time, should they also be funding basic research? Will this pay off, and will business investments in fundamental science allow them to actively develop import substitution products? What business indicators should companies set for themselves when working with fundamental science? Do scientists believe that this work is effective and feasible?

Moderator:
Pavel Sorokin — Head of Programs for the Expertise and Functional Development Unit, Gazpromneft STC

Speakers:
Alexander Bondar — Director of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technical Activities, Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief
Nikita Marchenkov — Chairman, Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for Science and Education; Head, Kurchatov Complex for Synchrotron-Neutron Research, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"
Vladimir Nelyub — Vice-Rector for Research, Far Eastern Federal University
Olga Rebkovets — Acting Rector, Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University; Founder, Total Dictation Foundation
Lyudmila Tekutyeva — General Director, Arnika
Fedor Chemashkin — Technical Director of Digital, Yakov & Partners

In the modern world, cooperation with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region (APR) is becoming increasingly important and promising. This is due not only to geographical proximity, but also to the economic potential of the region. Particular attention should be paid to cooperation with China, which is one of the key players in the Asia-Pacific region. Russia and China have a long history of cooperation, which is developing at a steady pace: the number of bilateral projects in the scientific, technological, educational and cultural fields is traditionally expanding. Countries are becoming an important source of best practices for each other. For effective growth and progress, the organization of joint research and the search for technological solutions through the university partnership mechanism, the so-called “technological bridge,” plays an important role. For both sides, this is an opportunity for accelerated industrial progress through mutual scientific and technological enrichment. Should universities become the driver of the formation of the concept of international scientific and educational development and technology transfer, what competencies and ready-made solutions should already be developed, what personnel should be attracted? What role does the “technological bridge” play in Russian-Chinese cooperation? How does the mechanism of university partnerships within the Asia-Pacific region work?

Moderator:
Vladimir Nelyub — Vice-Rector for Research, Far Eastern Federal University

Speakers:
Mehri Aliev — Director, Russian-Chinese Research Center for Digital Economy
Igor Drozdov — Deputy Chairman, VEB.RF
Oleg Karasev — Deputy General Director, Directorate of Scientific and Technical Programs
Vladimir Pastukhov — General Director, Agency for Technological Development
Pavel Sorokin — Head of Programs for the Expertise and Functional Development Unit, Gazpromneft STC
Aleksey Filimonov — Executive Director of the National Association for Technology Transfer
Yan Chan — Head of the Secretariat, Association for Promoting the Development of New Industries of Heilongjiang Province in Russia

Front row participants:
Juntao Wang — Head of International Relations Department, Guangzhou Xinhua University
Tamara Solovykh — Deputy Director; Director, Staff Assessment and Training Directorate, HR Department, Rosneft Oil Company
Xupeng Zhong — Advisor, Platform for the New Industrial Revolution BRICS PartNir
Nikita Shaposhnikov — Advisor to the Rector, Tyumen Industrial University

The International Olympic Committee did not allow most of Russia’s top athletes to compete in the Paris Games this year. What is more, many of the country’s qualifying athletes opted out of vetting process that would have allowed them to take part. The sporting world is gearing up for the election of a new IOC President in 2025. While Russia has not closed the door completely to future cooperation with the Olympic movement, it has started to offer new inter-country, bilateral, commercial, and club competition formats for the global sporting community. A state programme for the development of this area is currently being developed. What role does the country’s Far East play in this process? How can the job description of athletes be expanded given the tasks of the state? Historically, Olympic champions have gone on to become role models for the youth. How can we ensure that this continues to be the case in the new reality? What do the athletes themselves have to say about the new competition formats? To what extent are the leaders of the Russian national team ready to help promote competitions and public activities? Are they prepared to take on the role of sports diplomats? How do top athletes, in spite of everything that is happening right now, remain ambassadors for Russia, recognizable brands across the globe?

Moderator:
Dmitry Guberniev — Advisor to the General Director, Russia-1 TV Channel; Сommentator, Match TV

Speakers:
Mikhail Degtyarev — Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation
Yana Yegoryan — Two-Time Olympic Champion in Fencing
Nikita Nagornyy — Olympic Champion in Artistic Gymnastics; President, All-Russian Federation of Physical Sports
Sofia Nadyrshina — World Champion in Snowboarding; Ambassador, Russian-Chinese Youth Games
Svetlana Romashina — Seven-Time Olympic Champion in Synchronized Swimming
Veronica Stepanova — Olympic Champion in Cross-Country Skiing

The issue of personnel is an existential challenge for the development of the national economy and the regions of the Far East. Economic development, import substitution, and technological sovereignty require more and more specialists with new expertise who can meet the challenges of our times. New jobs and professions are emerging, productivity is increasing, the demand for the lifelong training and development of employees is growing, and knowledge, skills, and abilities are changing due to new technologies and digital transformation, and new economic relations and forms of employment are emerging. How can we balance the education system and employers’ demands? What new instructional methods will help train the specialists of the future? How can employees remain competitive throughout their life cycle? What is the best way to increase the productivity of the Russian labour market?

Moderator:
Anton Borisov — Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel

Speakers:
Alexander Bugaev — First Deputy Minister of Enlightenment of the Russian Federation
Olga Petrova — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Salkov — Director of Human Resources, GRK Bystrinskoye
Yan Talbatsky — Deputy Director, Department of Employment and Labor Migration, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Valentin Shumatov — Rector, Pacific State Medical University
Irina Yarovaya — Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Front row participants:
Roman Baskin — Director, Corporate University of Russian Railways
Vladimir Burovtsev — Rector, Far Eastern State Transport University
Natalia Domashchenko — Director, Regional Railway College
Mikhail Ivanov — Deputy General Director, GORA; Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Secondary Vocational Education, Vocational Training and Vocational Guidance, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Aleksandra Lebedeva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory
Dmitry Puchkov — Managing Director, Avito Jobs

For over a hundred years, Russia’s development and economic consolidation have been tied to its advances to the East. Emperor Alexander III connected Russia to the Trans-Siberian Railway, opening up new markets for the Russian Empire that offered prospects for vast economic development. To build bridges to Asia, the country needed a school to training Asian studies specialists and examine the economic and political structure of Asian states. The Oriental Institute, the only higher educational institution in Russia beyond the Ural Mountains at the time, was founded 125 years ago based on a top decree issued by Emperor Nicholas II. The institute trained personnel for trade and industrial relations between Russia and Asia. A century later, in the 21st century, the decision was made to build a first-rate university in the east of the country. Today, this decision is taking on new strategic significance for the development of the economy of a multipolar world. What specialists does Russia need to develop new markets in Asia? How can we create a top-notch school of oriental studies based on Russia’s historical experience? What prospects are opening up for young people thanks to Far Eastern Federal University?

Moderator:
Boris Korobets — Rector, Far Eastern Federal University

Speakers:
Marina Dubrovshchenko — Gold medalist of the “I’m a Professional” Olympiad
Maria Zakharova — Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Ivan Zuenko — Associate Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies, Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University
Yu Miaojie — Rector, Liaoning University
Gijin Eom — Graduate of the Master's Program "Russia in the Asia Pacific: Politics, Economics, Security"
Olga Petrova — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Alexey Chekunkov — Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (online)

Front row participant:
Alexey Starichkov — Head, Agency for International Cooperation of Primorsky Territory

Creative industries are a key factor in promoting innovation. By maximizing the use of scientific achievements and new technologies, they create niches for entrepreneurship in creative sectors, digital services, and high-tech products. Digital technologies force us to reconsider our traditional approaches to education, manufacturing, services, work, and communication. Today, the products made by creative industries are among the most promising areas for increasing exports, as Russian companies successfully compete on international IT, cinema, animation, engineering, design, and VR markets. What opportunities are hiding in the latest technological developments? Where will technological progress push the creative industries? How is the creation of cross-industrial projects affecting the development of the creative economy? Will human intelligence be lost under the onslaught of technology? Why are creative industries becoming the main trend in Russian IT? What real sector problems can creative industry teams work to solve? Who are these people, the future creative leaders of the new economy?

Moderator:
Alexey Kalenchuk — Director of Digital Creative Industries, Skolkovo Foundation

Speakers:
Artemy Lebedev — Founder, Art. Lebedev Studio
Elizaveta Likhacheva — Director, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Konstantin Mayor — General Director, MAER Media Holding
Mikhail Minin — General Director, MTC Live
Aleksandr Pavlov — General Director, Russian Information Technology Development Foundation
Daria Topilskaya — Director General, National Center for Industrial Design and Innovation 2050LAB
Natalya Tretyak — General Director, Prosveshcheniye
Dmitry Churkin — General Director, GPM Digital Innovations
Ji Yang — Dean of the Department of Network and New Media, Communication University of Zhejiang

Support for women’s entrepreneurship is one of the most important factors for a country’s successful economic development. Today, 43% of small and medium-sized businesses operating in the Far East were created by women. As a result of major changes in the region’s economy, all the essential conditions have been created to expand opportunities for and the role of women in all its sectors: business, science, industry, creative industries, the social sphere, and agriculture. However, many women still face barriers due to a lack of knowledge and expertise, self-doubt, and gender stereotypes. What support tools are currently available in the macro-region for women to develop entrepreneurship and acquire the expertise they need? How can we create conditions to fully include women in the modern and innovative digital economy? What tools do women need to realize their creative potential and develop entrepreneurial skills, including in the creative economy and traditional businesses? What kind of support should be provided to proactive women who want to implement their own social and business projects?

Moderator:
Elvira Nurgalieva — Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

Speakers:
Agripina Anufriev Egoroff — Participant of the State Programme for Assistance to Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots Living Abroad to the Russian Federation
Maria Afonina — Vice Rector for the Implementation of Special Programs, Senezh Management Workshop, Russia – Land of Opportunities
Tatyana Bakalchuk — Founder, Wildberries
Aleksandr Isayevich — General Director – Chairman of the Management Board, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
Galina Karelova — First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs (online)
Olga Petrova — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Alexandra Ryabykh — Co-chairman, All-Russian Environmental Public Movement "Ecosystem"
Lyudmila Tekutyeva — General Director, Arnika

Front row participant:
Olga Rebkovets — Acting Rector, Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University; Founder, Total Dictation Foundation

The Russian state has historically borne responsibility for and ensured the preservation of the original habitat, traditional way of life, and spiritual heritage of the Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia, and Far East. To this end, comprehensive measures are being taken for their ethnocultural development and social support, as well as to improve vital services systems for the most vulnerable groups of such peoples who live in areas between settlements, in addition to remote and hard-to-reach territories. As a result, unlike many regions of the world, the Indigenous peoples of Russia have retained their numbers, settlement systems, self-government, way of life, culture, languages, and ties to their lands. However, amidst an increasingly globalized world, economic growth, and the resulting transformation of the system of social relations, Indigenous peoples are facing new challenges and threats. As part of the development and approval of the Concept for the Sustainable Development of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2036, a meaningful public discussion needs to be held about how this concept should be drafted. How can we modernize conditions for the traditional types of economic activity of Indigenous peoples? How should we support their entrepreneurial initiatives in such areas? What is the economic potential of the traditional types of economic activities, how can they be expanded, and what should the government’s role be in dealing with these challenges? How can we improve the quality of life of Indigenous peoples at the places where they reside? What is the best way to preserve the native languages of Indigenous peoples? How does Russian legislation affect international cooperation among Indigenous peoples?

Moderator:
Grigory Ledkov — President, Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East

Speakers:
Igor Barinov — Head, Russian Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs
Sholban Kara-ool — Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Anton Klimov — Acting Head of the Directorate for the Far Eastern Federal District, General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
Vladislav Kuznetsov — Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Region
Magomedsalam Magomedov — Deputy Chief of the Executive Office of the President of the Russian Federation
Aisen Nikolaev — Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

Front row participants:
Elena Evtyukhova — Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Anatoly Nikolaev — Rector, Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Sergey Chumarev — Deputy Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Russia has accumulated a wealth of experience of successful practices in the organization and financing of healthcare, as well as in healthcare innovation. This experience includes numerous innovative designs and organizational models that have been introduced and scaled in various healthcare settings across the country. The Far East plays a special role in the modernization of healthcare in Russia. The remoteness of many of its territories and the fact that some areas cannot be accessed by land for much of the year have led to the development and successful implementation of promising solutions: air ambulances, mobile medical clinics and first aid stations, and medical informatics, including modern digital technologies such as telemedicine and remote health monitoring. Many innovations in the field of digital transformation, triage, and primary health care that are used in the region have been adopted throughout the country, forming the basis of algorithms and health recommendations. Strengthening mechanisms for sharing experience and knowledge could prove to be an important step towards increasing the efficiency of medical organizations, expanding accessibility to, and improving the quality of, medical care in Russia. In what areas is the modernization of the medical care system taking place with due account of the needs of society and the national healthcare system? What best practices for the improvement of medical care, most notably primary care, that have been implemented in the Russian Far East can be replicated and implemented in medical organizations throughout the country? What problems facing the implementation of advanced solutions will the exchange of experience in the healthcare system help solve? In which areas should this cooperation be developed first?

Moderator:
Olga Kobyakova — Director, Russian Research Institute of Health

Speakers:
Timur Akhmerov — General Director, BARS Group
Nikolay Grachev — General Director, Dmitry Rogachev's National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (online)
Svetlana Leontieva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Amur Region, Minister of Health of the Amur Region
Eugenia Ludupova — Minister of Health of the Republic of Buryatia
Victor Fisenko — First Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation
Evgeniy Shestopalov — Minister of Health of Primorsky Region
Vladimir Yuschuk — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region

The culture of philanthropy in Russia has shifted dramatically over the past decades: from providing one-off assistance to people in difficult life situations to the systematic activities of major corporations to address social issues in the regions where they operation, closely cooperate with the government, and collaborate with non-profit organizations and other entities involved in the social ecosystem. People-centricity has become one of the most important conceptual focuses for business and NPOs, and social investments have become more comprehensive. Business and the non-profit sector have made a major achievement by building partnerships, not only in the donor-beneficiary format, but also by hiring non-profits as professional consultants and agencies that can solve social problems. What social initiatives help to bolster positive public sentiment? How has the interaction changed between business, government, the non-profit sector, and the media? How does business understand philanthropy today, what place does it occupy in a company’s social agenda, and what role does it play in the development of regions? What successful examples of social partnerships between multiple sectors have emerged in response to the challenges seen in recent years?

Moderator:
Innokentiy Dementyev — Deputy General Director, Presidential Grants Foundation

Speakers:
Olga Batalina — First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Andrey Blokhin — Minister of Economic Development of the Primorsky Region
Aleksandra Boldyreva — Executive Director, Russian Donors Forum
Maxim Lunev — Head of the Corporate Communications Department, Russian Railways
Lilia Ovcharova — Vice Rector, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Olga Petrova — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Vera Podguzova — Senior Vice President, Director of External Relations Directorate, Promsvyazbank
Miroslava Sergeenko — Founder, President, Charitable Foundation "Oncology"
Nikolay Slabzhanin — Executive Director, Russian Committee "Children's Villages - SOS"; Member, Public Council under the Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation for Children

Front row participant:
Anna Sorochinskaya — Executive Director, NGO "Public Council on the problem of adolescent smoking"

Enhancing the availability of medical care for rural residents is one of the top priorities for preserving the Russian population. The development of modern digital and remote technologies, as well as the digital transformation of medical care, are making it possible to conduct more high-tech diagnostics and shorten the period needed to provide medical care. What technologies are already available to help residents of remote areas? How can we improve the quality of preventive and emergency care at medical and obstetric stations? What modern solutions have proven to be effective?

Moderator:
Evelina Zakamskaya — TV Presenter, Russia 24 TV Channel; Chief Editor, Doctor TV Channel

Speakers:
Alexey Altynbaev — Head, POLIMED
Oksana Drapkina — Director, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Chief Visiting Specialist in Therapy and General Medical Practice of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (online)
Denis Kolesnik — Deputy General Director for Commercial Activities, Russian Railways
Valentina Peterkova — Deputy Director of the Scientific Centre and Director of the Institute of Pediatric Endocrinology, National Medical Research Centre for Endocrinology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Chief External Specialist Paediatric Endocrinologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (online)
Victor Fisenko — First Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Yuschuk — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region
Irina Yarovaya — Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Front row participant:
Grigoriy Smolyak — Director of the Social Development Department of the Far East and the Arctic, Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

In the context of the large-scale changes that are taking place in the economy of the Russian Far East, where centres of economic growth and major investment projects are being created and migration outflow is on the decline, people are starting to call for a better standard of living, for the creation of cultural centres and modern spaces. In short, the potential for the development of the creative industries is being formed. The federal law “On the development of creative industries in the Russian Federation” signed this year provided a definition of the creative industries and created clusters, as well as a list of sectors that are part of the creative industries. The document also stated that the main powers in regulating the field rest in the hands of individual Russian regions themselves. In order for the law to work in practice, the process of working out a strategy for the development of the creative industry in the Russian Far East has begun. The main provisions of this strategy will be discussed at the session. Which creative industry (sector of the creative economy) has the potential to make the greatest contribution to the economy of the Russian Far East? What kind of government support will produce a positive effect? Who can be counted on? What creative specializations do different regions of the Far East possess?

Moderator:
Mikhail Khomich — Chief Managing Director, Chief Strategist, VEB.RF

Speakers:
Denis Kravchenko — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Economic Policy
Elizaveta Likhacheva — Director, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Dmitry Makhonin — Governor of Perm Territory
Aisen Nikolaev — Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Elvira Nurgalieva — Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Ekaterina Cherkes-zade — Director of the Center for the Development of Creative Economy, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects

Front row participants:
Egor Bespyatov — Director, Yakov and Partners
Denis Gros — Chairman of the Interregional Branch for the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia); General Director, MC DA! Development
Sargylana Ignatieva — Rector, Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts
Tatyana Karavaeva — Deputy General Director, Center for Strategic Research

In 2025, the Russky Innovation Science and Technology Centre will start establishing scientific and educational clusters in the country’s key sectors: biotechnology, biomedicine, marine engineering, artificial intelligence and Big Data. The ISTC team faces the ambitious task of recruiting more than 100 scientific and engineering teams to collaborate with companies at ISTC Russky. Yet, the question arises as to whether the ISTC is able to attract the best talent from around the world and integrate scientists and engineers into innovative development of companies. The Forum session, which will bring together ministers, corporate executives and top scientists, will focus on topical issues: how to stop the Brain Drain, how realistic the proposed support measures are, and how they compare with international experience. Will government and businesses be able to provide stable funding or will bureaucratic hurdles jeopardise the initiative? How can foreign specialists be attracted and integrated into the Russian scientific environment, and how can ISTC Russky become a catalyst to an economic breakthrough in the Far East?

Moderator:
Maria Kudryavtseva — Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel

Speakers:
Danil Denisov — General Director, Ecobiosphere
Peter Zheleznyakov — Co-founder, Medtekhservice
Boris Korobets — Rector, Far Eastern Federal University
Alexey Moskalev — Director of the Research Institute of Aging Biology, N.I. Lobachevsky National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University
Ekaterina Skorb — Director, Scientific and Educational Center for Infochemistry; Head, Laboratory of Intelligent Technologies in Infochemistry, ITMO University
Elena Kharisova — Vice-Rector for Development, Far Eastern Federal University; General Director, Fund for the Development of Innovative Scientific and Technological Center "Russky"
Li Hongpeng — Director, Agricultural Technology Research Center, of the Harbin Northeast Agricultural University
Alexey Chekunkov — Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

Training human resources is an essential condition for the sustainable development of the Far East. New projects require new approaches, including in public administration. The Muravyov-Amursky 2030 programme is not just an opportunity for career growth, but a full-fledged educational platform that can be used to train young professional managers. Their primary goal is to work for the benefit of the Far East and Russia. Many of the programme’s graduates have moved to the Far East with their families from other regions of the country and already become integrated into regional, municipal, and federal government bodies. They work to develop the economy, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, the social sector, and education. By completing the programme and building a career in the civil service, the graduates have gained personal experience in mentoring, project work, and adaptation in the workplace. What tools does the programme offer? How are graduates realizing their potential? What challenges do they face?

Moderator:
Mikhail Kuznetsov — Director, Eastern State Planning Center (FANU Vostokgosplan)

Speakers:
Aleksandra Lebedeva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory
Anna Tarasenko — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Jewish Autonomous Region
Alexey Chekunkov — Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Vera Shcherbina — First Vice-Governor – Chairman of the Government of the Primorsky Territory
Anton Yaremchuk — Deputy Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Front row participants:
Ayan Gavrilev — Graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Program
Timur Gomboev — Head of the Administration Department of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia; Graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Program
Maria Zaychenko — Graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Program
Mariya Karpova — Graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Program
Alexander Leonov — Graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Program
Daria Tatarchenko — Graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Program

The key goal of the Far East’s demographic policy is to create conditions for a sustainable increase in the birth rate. To this end, the macro-region is implementing special measures to support families with children: the Far East demographic package and the Far East mortgage programme. Since 2023, the Primorsky Territory has been implementing a pilot project to increase payments to RUB 1 million to pay off mortgage obligations for the birth of a third or subsequent child. In 2024, based on instructions from the Russian president, this project was extended to seven other Far Eastern regions with low birth rates. What system of measures to support the birth rate is needed at the new stage of the country’s demographic policy in the Far East? What support measures are most relevant and in demand among families with children today? How can the effectiveness of demographic measures in the region be increased? What modern social innovative technologies could be used to scale up measures in the Far East? What measures for the demographic development of the Far East will be included in the Family national project?

Moderator:
Sergey Rybalchenko — Chairman of the Commission on Demography, Protection of Family, Children and Traditional Family Values, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation; General Director, Scientific and Public Expert Evaluation Institute

Speakers:
Konstantin Abramov — General Director, All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center Foundation (VTsIOM); Chairman, Public Council under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Olga Batalina — First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Svetlana Krasitskaya — Minister of Labor and Social Policy of Primorsky Krai
Elvira Nurgalieva — Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Lilia Ovcharova — Vice Rector, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Nina Ostanina — Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Family Protection, Issues of Paternity, Motherhood and Childhood
Vladimir Yuschuk — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region

Front row participants:
Svetlana Leontieva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Amur Region, Minister of Health of the Amur Region
Eugenia Ludupova — Minister of Health of the Republic of Buryatia