The history and major achievements of our country in the Arctic, the courage of pioneers and the exploits of sailors, the strategic importance of the Northern Sea Route, the culture of the North, the inventions and discoveries of scientists in the exploration of the Arctic, the creation of the nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, and the development of the Arctic territories determine Russia's position as a great Arctic power and are a source of national pride for the country and the national dignity of the peoples of Russia.
To create an image of the unity and integrity of the Russian Arctic through the prism of historical and cultural heritage, the educational project with international participation "The Great Northern Campaign. The Arctic as Art". It is timed to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Russian history of the Northern Sea Route exploration. The participants of the presentation will talk about the areas of work and the programme for implementing the regional stage of the project in the regions of the Far East and the Far East in 2025.

Speaker:
Rustam Romanenkov — Chief Executive Officer, Center for Arctic Initiatives

The first class A business centre will be built on Russky Island. The project will open up modern office space for companies - residents of the Special Administrative District and for international partners. The multifunctional centre will become a point of attraction for students, FEFU employees and guests of the city.
The concept of the business centre was selected among the best architectural bureaus in Russia, and the design is being carried out according to high standards: environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, developed infrastructure and open landscaped area, harmony with the island's natural landscape and climatic features. The business centre is being created by Interros, an anchor investor in the Far East, in partnership with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation.
The project is designed to increase the investment attractiveness of the Far East region and give an impetus to the development of business infrastructure on Russky Island.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Aleksandr Safonov — Director of the Development and Tourism Projects Department, Interros

Khabarovsk Territory is one of the largest subjects of the Russian Federation, equal in area to two countries of France. The Amur River, the third largest river in the world, flows here, and there are more than 300 natural monuments, 6 nature reserves, many wildlife sanctuaries and places untouched by civilisation. Thanks to its unique attractions, the region is traditionally among the top three leaders of the Far East in terms of the main indicators of tourism development. At the same time, Khabarovsk Territory is an industrial centre and a transport hub of the Far Eastern Federal District. Why is the region considered one of the most comfortable places to live and do business?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Alexandr Golovko — Executive Director of the Khabarovsk Krai and Jewish Autonomous Region branch of Business Russia
Timofey Kazartsev — Commercial Director of Avangard Industrial Park
Vladimir Komkov — Director, Agency for Attracting Investments and Development of Innovations of the Khabarovsk Territory
Ilya Kupryashkin — Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at Pacific State University

The Magadan region is famous for its amazing sea and tundra landscapes, perfect fishing, delicious seafood, picturesque bays and secluded islands. This is where Russia's land roads end and the boundless sea expanses begin.
In recent years, the Magadan Oblast has been rapidly changing its image. The infrastructure is being improved and many projects are being implemented, which radically transform the image of the region and improve the quality of life of the Kolyma people.
More than 70% of the region's population lives in Magadan, the capital of the region. It is a port city located almost 7000 kilometres from Moscow, on the shores of the Nagayev and Gertner Bays of the Sea of Okhotsk. For the first time in the Far East, Magadan is going to implement the standard of integrated development on a separate territory as part of the master plan. In addition, the master plan declares Magadan's special mission as a centre for the development of the north of the Far East and provides for large-scale construction. What will the city be like in the near future?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Yury Grishan — Mayor of Magadan
Elena Suranova — Deputy Chairman of the Government of Magadan Region

Following the results of the Eastern Economic Forum 2023, the President of the Russian Federation instructed to pay special attention to their creation in the Far Eastern Federal District when developing and implementing the programme for the development of tourist trails. During the strategic session on "Development of the Far East" held on 31 October 2023 with the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M. V. Mishustin, the initiative to create tourist trails in the Far East was supported.
In August, the Presidium of the Government Commission for the Socio-Economic Development of the Far East, which took place under the leadership of Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, supported a number of proposals by the Far Eastern Federal District constituent entities to create infrastructure for tourist trails.
How will this project be implemented? How will the trails create a new quality of life and develop the territory? What competences are needed for project teams in the region?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
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Maria Badmatsyrenova — Deputy Director, Investment Department of the FEDC JSC
Yulia Boykova — Advisor to the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region
Daria Bychkova — Director, Bureau "Chekharda"
Yulia Ivanova — Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Trans-Baikal Territory

The capital of the region, Blagoveshchensk, is the only administrative centre in Russia located right on the state border. Its favourable geographical location makes the region unique in terms of trade relations with Asia-Pacific countries and a key transit centre in Russia-China relations. The Vostochny Cosmodrome is located here.
The Amur Region is the leader in terms of fixed capital investment inflow in the Far East in 2023. The region is implementing the largest transport and logistics infrastructure projects in the Far East, investment gas projects, and developing traditional and new sectors of the economy. Key growth points include mining, agriculture, energy, gas processing and gas chemistry, tourism, space and transport logistics.
The presentation will include a drawing for tourist certificates to the region. The winners will be able to witness a rocket launch at the Vostochny Cosmodrome and admire the mountain domes of the Tukuringra Range.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Ekaterina Kireeva — First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and External Relations of the Amur Region
Vasily Orlov — Governor of Amur Region
Pavel Puzanov — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Amur Region
Maxim Tokarev — Director General, Project Initiatives Development Agency

The digitalisation of business and everyday life, the development of cloud technologies, and the introduction of AI entail a constant increase in the amount of information that needs to be stored. By 2025, the amount of all the world's data will amount to 175 zettabytes, and by the end of the century, according to expert forecasts, this figure will exceed four yottabytes (10 to the 24th degree of zettabytes). Therefore, the creation of data processing centres is one of the priority areas for the development of global digital products.
This trend is reflected in the national project "Data Economy", one of the main tasks of which is the construction of data centres in the regions, which in the long term will contribute to ensuring the country's technological security.
In 2023, the first international-level data centre in the Far East was launched in Primorye with the support of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation.
In the near future, it is planned to commission a data centre at the Buryatia priority development area. How does the construction of high-tech facilities increase the economic attractiveness of the Far East?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Evgeny Virtser — CEO of Free Technologies Engineering, founder of the regional data centre network of Key Point Group of Companies
Maxim Zhovner — General Director, Parus Electro
Andrey Lavrov — First Deputy General Director of JSC Grinatom

The Russian President has instructed the serial production of unmanned aerial systems in Russia: both large companies and the general public have a need for drones. The development of unmanned transport for the Far East and the Arctic, given their vast territories, is a demanded and cost-effective area. Drones are used to detect fires and unauthorised dumps, and are being introduced into medicine, education and the environmental protection industry.
To develop the industry, the National Project "Unmanned Aviation Systems" is being implemented, domestic technologies are being attracted, innovative developments are being launched, and state support is being provided to manufacturing companies.
At the same time, more than 70 regions of the country have bans on civilian drone flights. The Sakhalin Region is the first constituent entity of the Russian Federation to open up the sky with the help of unique Russian communication and navigation technologies based on the ERA-GLONASS state information system.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Aleksey Raikevich — General Director, GLONASS

This is a unique territory on the map of Russia, located in the southern part of the Far Eastern Federal District with its administrative centre in the city of Birobidzhan. It is the only subject of the Russian Federation that has the status of an autonomous region. It is also the only place in the world, apart from Israel, which officially has a legal status as a national-territorial entity where Jews live. The region has unique logistical opportunities. The Regional Technical Centre located here is the only manufacturer of components for airfield equipment in the Far Eastern Federal District. What else should the people of Russia and the world know about Jewish Autonomous Region?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Evgeny Stadnikov — General Director of Regional Technical Centre LLC
Anna Tarasenko — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Jewish Autonomous Region

More than 4 million tonnes of fish and seafood were caught in the Far East in 2023. This is 76% of the aquatic bioresources harvested in the Russian Federation. The Far Eastern fishery basin ranks first in Russia in terms of aquatic bioresources production. However, not every Russian has ever tasted the meat of Far Eastern crab or scallops.
Why, given the significant volumes of aquatic bioresources extraction and export of fish and seafood in the Far East, are these valuable dietary products not available to Russians and are in short supply in the diet of the country's population? What are the fish and seafood consumption habits of the Russian population and why have such stereotypes of food behaviour developed? How can existing barriers be reduced and dietary fish and seafood from the Far East be included in the regular diet of Russians? How can we introduce a culture of fish consumption?
The state and business are interested in stimulating consumption of fish and seafood and promoting products on the domestic market. What can each market player do at its own stage and when is their synergy important?

Moderator:
Elena Ageshina — Director for Research Projects and Expert Developments, Federal Autonomous Scientific Institution «Eastern State Planning Center»

Speakers:
Stanislav Andreev — CEO, SberMarketing
Evgeny Batyashin — Research and Development Director, SberMarketing
Andrey Mikhalevich —
Yuliya Morozova — Deputy Chairman, Government of Kamchatskiy Krai
Vasily Pushkin — Government Relations Directorи, X5 Group

Sakhalin Region is Russia's only island region washed by the waters of the cold Sea of Okhotsk, the warm Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Its maritime territory is home to many rare species, so one of the key challenges is sustainable development of the region, balancing economic growth while preserving ecosystems and biodiversity.
Since the leading sectors of Sakhalin's economy are oriented towards the use of natural resources, the solution to this task lies in the interaction of federal and regional authorities, representatives of science, public organisations and business. How do their joint actions help preserve the famous grey whales, save seals from plastic, develop specially protected natural areas and eco-tourism?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Natalya Gonchar — Head of Corporate Relations Department, Sakhalin Energy
Artem Lazarev — Minister of Tourism of the Sakhalin Region
Nataliya Pakholkova — First Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Sakhalin Region

Chukotka is one of the most favorable territories in the Far East for investors. The region's resource potential is significant even on a global scale. The economy is developing rapidly, the gross regional product has grown 4.5 times over the last 15 years and amounts to almost 180 billion rubles. The region is located along the Northern Sea Route, which opens up huge opportunities for the whole country.
The nature and amazing places of Chukotka will touch the soul and allow everyone to feel the universe inside who will visit it one day.
Investment opportunities, travelers' experience and tourism potential, what Russia and the world should know about Chukotka: we will discuss in a big presentation.
Chukotka is a place where inspiration meets great opportunities!

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Bogdan Bulychev — Traveler, Blogger
Vladislav Kuznetsov — Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Region

The Muravyov-Amursky 2030 programme is being implemented by the Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic together with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, with support from the Skolkovo School of Management and Far Eastern Federal University. The aim of the programme is to train a management team of civil servants to work in the Far East.
Graduates of the programme work in all 11 regions of the Far Eastern Federal District, holding positions as ministers, deputy ministers, advisors to governors, heads of departments, deputy heads of municipalities, as well as heading regional development institutes and project offices of the Far Eastern Priority 2030 track at leading universities.

The following applied projects have been introduced into the programme at the request of the regions of the Far East:
- Promotion of the region based on best international practices (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))
- Electricity generation in the Far East (Primorsky Krai)
- Labour resources for the construction industry (Amur Region)

At the Eastern Economic Forum site, the programme cadets will present their developments and receive feedback in the format of an open discussion with the expert community.

Moderator:
Mihail Krivopal — Vice-Rector for Additional Education, Far Eastern Federal University

Trans-Baikal Territory is the youngest region of Russia, formed in 2008. The region is famous for its amazing nature, rich history and interesting cultural heritage.
During the five years that Trans-Baikal Territory has been part of the Far Eastern Federal District, its budget has grown 2.5 times. Now the regional government is moving on to the next stage of development, during which all programmes, economic and infrastructure projects should be converted to the maximum extent possible into growth of people's living standards and development of towns and villages.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Buyanto Batomunkuev — Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Trans-Baikal Territory
Yulia Ivanova — Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Trans-Baikal Territory
Ilya Petrasov — Development Director, Samolet Group of Companies

The Primorsky Territory is among the top five leaders in terms of achieving the indicators of the national projects "Digital Economy", "Environment", "Small and Medium Entrepreneurship", and "Labour Productivity". Almost every second container in Russia is handled by the region's seaports. More than 3.5 million tourists visited the region in 2023.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Vera Shcherbina — First Vice-Governor – Chairman of the Government of the Primorsky Territory

Representatives of Bureau "Chekharda" will present the results and share the successful experience of a large-scale six-month work on the development of spatial strategic planning documents for tourist territories in the Kamchatka region, talk about functional zoning of future resorts, development strategy and potential investment lots of clusters.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Daria Bychkova — Director, Bureau "Chekharda"
Svetlana Zelenyuk — Development Director, Bureau "Chekharda"
Maria Pomelova — Partner, Bureau "Chekharda"

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Anna Polezhaeva — Director, House of the Peoples of Russia

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Anastasia Kozhepenko — General Director, Human Capital Development Agency of the Sakhalin Region

The third Vladivostok International Regatta will be held in the capital of Primorye on 5-6 September as part of the Eastern Economic Forum sports programme. For the first time rowing competitions are organised in the central part of the city, in the Yubileynaya Embankment area, which will allow a large number of residents and guests of the region to get acquainted with an interesting and spectacular sport – academic rowing.
In 2024, teams from eight countries will compete for victory: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Cuba, Iran, Belarus, Serbia and, of course, Russia. The participants of the famous pair fours, which 20 years ago brought Russia a gold medal in rowing at the Athens Olympics, will be the guests of honour at the event.

Moderator:
Leonid Agafonov — Member, Public Council Under the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East; Managing Director, EastRussia

Speakers:
Pavel Volkov — State Secretary – Deputy Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic
Zhan Kuznetsov — Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of Primorsky Region
Alexey Svirin — President, Russian Rowing Federation

The Baikal-Amur Mainline is not only a strategically important logistics corridor and transport flows. By the 50th anniversary of the road, which it will celebrate in 2024, it has become obvious that its present and future are connected, among other things, with tourism. New vectors of development and revision of BAM's life path are being approved today within the framework of the interregional project "BAM Tourist": six regions of the Far East and Siberia have united to make BAM a powerful tourist brand at the federal level. There are all the prerequisites for this: there are unique tourist attractions in the spheres of natural, industrial, cultural and cognitive tourism, united by convenient and understandable logistics.

Moderator:
Leonid Agafonov — Member, Public Council Under the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East; Managing Director, EastRussia

Speakers:
Maria Badmatsyrenova — Deputy Director, Investment Department of the FEDC JSC
Aldar Dorzhiev — Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Buryatia
Alexander Elikov — Arctic Traveller, Guide; Member of the Russian Geographical Society
Alexey Zhirukhin — Blogger, Traveler, Ambassador of the Arctic
Yulia Ivanova — Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Trans-Baikal Territory
Ekaterina Kireeva — First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and External Relations of the Amur Region
Ekaterina Puntus — Minister of Tourism of Khabarovsk Region

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Anton Basansky — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Vladimir Novikov — Deputy, Member of the Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
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

Yakutia occupies about 20% of Russia's area and is larger than Argentina and all Scandinavian countries combined.
It is among the top three leaders in terms of fixed capital investment inflow in the Far East. In general, the inflow of investments in the Far Eastern Federal District is three times higher than the all-Russian indicators. Thus, in 2023, Yakutia's gross regional product is estimated at RUB 2.3 trillion. The industrial production index is 102.9%. The amount of investments attracted is 715 billion rubles.
Every fifth family in Yakutia has many children, the republic ranks eighth in Russia in terms of birth rate, and the life expectancy of the population exceeds the Russian average.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Bogdan Bulychev — Traveler, Blogger
Kirill Bychkov — Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Aisen Nikolaev — Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Afanasiy Savvin — General Director, Sakha Republic Development Corporation
Timur Handy — Minister of Entrepreneurship, Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Kamchatka is a unique region. It is one of the most promising territories of our country for tourism development. The region is the most ecologically clean region of the Far Eastern Federal District, and local natural sights: volcanoes, geysers, thermal springs are known all over the world. New comfortable hotels are being opened on the peninsula, and the urban environment of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is changing qualitatively thanks to the implementation of the master plan. Next year, a new modern airport will welcome guests.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Vladimir Solodov — Governor of Kamchatka Territory

In terms of growth rates of living standards, the Republic of Buryatia is ahead of both the Russian average and the Far Eastern Federal District. The region ranked 9th in Russia in terms of implementation of the regional investment standard. Buryatia ranks second in the Far Eastern Federal District and fourth in Russia in terms of the growth rate of the self-employed.
Tourists come here to see beautiful natural landscapes, miraculously preserved Old Believer villages and numerous datsans (Buddhist monasteries). Buryatia owns 60% of the coastline of the famous Lake Baikal with its clear water, sandy beaches and stunning landscapes.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Alexey Ungaev — First Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of the Republic of Buryatia

The main questions of the discussion:
- Why is auteur cinema the best prologue for dialog with young people?
- The struggle against “for reports” events that harm the perception of young people.
- Experience of talking to the most “difficult” audience. What to do and what tools to use?
- Truth and sincerity as the main tools of education.
- Problems of fathers and children. The crisis of fatherhood
- How to educate without parenting. What is important to avoid?

Moderator:
Olesya Shigina — Head of Cultural Projects, Committee of the Families of Fatherland Warriors Committee

Speaker:
Olga Petrova — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

18 participating regions, 8 creative areas, 8 finalists - the result of the first year of the Arctic Startup Expedition: Russia's Far East and Arctic.
The project, which aims to develop the human capital of the Far East and Arctic regions by supporting the creative economy, was launched at the Eastern Economic Forum 2023.
A year later, the first results of the expedition will be summarized on the margins of the forum. What are its key results? What are the most popular creative destinations in the Far Eastern Federal District? How do the winners develop local Far Eastern brands?

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Petr Gogolev — Communications Director, Innovation Development Fund of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

For two years, bloggers Alexey Zhirukhin and Alexander Elikov have been traveling across Russia in an old Soviet Moskvich from 1981. The explorers have 27 regions and 29 thousand kilometers of various roads, including winter roads. Alexey and Alexander successfully debunk myths about their impassability and inaccessibility, proving by personal example that traveling does not require million-dollar budgets and expensive off-road vehicles.
Travelers tell about the attractiveness of each region: about its people, identity, history, gastronomic peculiarities. The main task of the Moskvich polar explorer crew is to develop affordable auto-tourism.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Alexander Elikov — Arctic Traveller, Guide; Member of the Russian Geographical Society
Alexey Zhirukhin — Blogger, Traveler, Ambassador of the Arctic

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speaker:
Dmitry Plotko — Director of Development, Surf Brothers Skolkovo

The history of the family business of Alexander and Elizaveta Ageyev started with the registration of a land plot under the Far Eastern hectare program 186 km from Yakutsk. At the moment there is a cozy recreation center on the picturesque bank of the Maatta River, which is popular with tourists.

Moderator:
Andrey Zhurankov — Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:
Alexander Ageev — Participant of the Far Eastern Hectare programme
Elizaveta Ageeva — Participant of the Far Eastern Hectare Program