The question of how to keep motivated and talented young people in the region is heard on many platforms. At each transition from one level of education to another, part of the talents move from small towns to megacities, and from megacities to capitals. The Far East is not an exception: young people are drawn to the centers of attraction in large cities of central Russia, leaving their homes, staying where they received their higher education.
- Why do young people return to the regions? Is there a severe shortage of specialists across the country?
- What factors influence the desire and readiness of the most motivated and energetic part of the youth to connect their lives with the region?
- How can you be motivated to return to your native region after studying at the best Russian universities?
- What successful programs are there to motivate people to return to the regions? Are there specific examples?
- How to increase the attractiveness of regions for living and building a career?

Moderator:
Elena Kharisova — Vice President for Perspective Projects, Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU); General Director, Development Fund of the Innovative Research and Technology Center Russky

Speakers:
Yevgeny Virtser — General Director, Key Point
Aleksandr Generalov — President, Arnika-Holding
Lev Klokov — General Director, CJSC Portoflot, Fesco Transport Group
Aleksandra Lebedeva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kamchatka Territory
Elvira Shamonova — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Primorsky Territory – Minister of Education of the Primorsky Territory