The Far East is one of the most economically significant regions, as well as the birthplace of a dozen successful young entrepreneurs and startups whose projects have gone far beyond the borders of the region and even the country. A rapidly changing world requires new non-standard solutions that are traditionally offered by young people. To support young entrepreneurs in Russia, various tools are provided, but can they be considered sufficient?
- Why is business support important?
- How is the younger generation developing the economy of the Far East today?
- What barriers exist for young entrepreneurs?
- Is government support for young entrepreneurs active and substantial? Is it necessary to increase government assistance for business?
- What trends are observed in the field of youth startups?
- Where is the best place for young businessmen to look for investors?

Moderator:
Anastasia Belonogova — Producer, Pro Business TV channel

Speakers:
Andrey Blokhin — Minister of Economic Development of the Primorsky Krai
Aleksandr Vaino — Head of Youth Initiatives Center, Agency of Strategic Initiatives (ASI)
Aleksandr Isayevich — General Director – Chairman of the Management Board, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
Alexey Rvachev — Director, Center for Assistance to Young Professionals
Alexey Tuzikov — Executive Director, Head of Youth Accelerators, Sberbank
Yuriy Shilov — Head, Skolkovo Exporters Club; General Director, Ivanovo Textile Company

Over the past three decades, there has been a rapid decline in the share of young people in the Russian Far East due to migration outflow from 24.4% in 1990 to 18.6% in 2018. In the Far East, the process of reducing the share of young people in the structure of the population is going on more intensively than the average for Russia - by 5.8%, while in Russia - by 4.3%. During the session, issues of forming mechanisms for “retaining” young people and increasing the attractiveness of the region for schoolchildren will be discussed in order to continue their education at universities in the region, and then work at enterprises in the Far East.
- The image of the Far East as a “silicon valley” for schoolchildren. What attracts schoolchildren to stay in the region: a strong university, interesting projects, class work?
- Is the university brand important in the life of a student in the Far East? The role of the university in the life of a student;
- Career in the region: the image of employers in the Far East among students and graduates;
- Industries in which Far Eastern graduates work;
Agro-industrial complex: a demanded industry for graduates;
- Migration of highly qualified personnel to the Far East: career and life opportunities.

Moderator:
Sergey Vishipanov — General Director, Facultetus

Speakers:
Aleksandr Vaino — Head of Youth Initiatives Center, Agency of Strategic Initiatives (ASI)
Вячеслав Костин —
Andrey Ocheretny — Director, Center for Academic Partnerships, Sberbank
Alexander Popov — Vice President, Head of the Trans-Baikal Division, OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel
Natalya Popova — First Deputy General Director, Innopraktika
Elena Kharisova — Vice President for Perspective Projects, Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU); General Director, Development Fund of the Innovative Research and Technology Center Russky

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