Programme

Today human intellect is supported by an ever-increasing number of digital resources where artificial intelligence is redefining the possible and changing the world. The media and entertainment stand at the very epicentre of this digital revolution, being both its driving force and the industry most susceptible to technological change. Are we ready for the new VUCA world and media landscape? Artificial intelligence is already closing in on its human counterpart: it has won at chess, Jeopardy!, and the Chinese board game Go, and in January 2018 it beat humans in a reading comprehension test. Speech-to-text programmes and text-writing programmes make it possible to automate many of the functions of a journalist – a creative profession until now. Bloomberg has replaced some of its news staff with an artificial intelligence program that writes stock news faster and with more flair than humans. Owing to their dynamism, honesty, and sincerity, increasingly popular amateur news sites and blogs are now starting to compete with leading television, radio, and print media journalists. Is the end in sight for professional journalism or will machine learning lead to a shift towards editorial journalism reflecting the author’s original views and approaches? Which key trends will affect the structure of media consumption? How have TV habits changed and how will new technologies shape their future? What is the future for media in the era of virtual reality? What should market giants be investing in: quality content or quick popularity? Who will create elite content in the digital economy?

Moderator
Andrey Sharonov, President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Andrey Sharonov

President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Andrei Sharonov joined Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO in September 2013 as Dean, having left the position of Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy in Moscow City Government.Born in 1964 in Ufa, Andrei Sharonov graduated as an engineer from Ufa State Aviation Technical University and as a lawyer from Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; in 1994 obtained his PhD in Social Studies.From 1989 to 1991 a Member of the Soviet Parliament, Congress of People’s deputies of the USSR; till 1996 chaired the Russian Federal Committee (Ministry) on Youth Affairs.In 1996-2007 occupied the positions of Deputy Minister, State Secretary and First Deputy Minister at Economics Development Ministry of Russian Federation.In the period from 2007 till 2010, Managing Director and the Board of Directors’ Chairman for Troika Dialog (Private Investment Company).Board Member for OJSC NOVATEK, ALROSA Group, Bank of Moscow OJSC, OJSC Sovcomflot, MC NefteTransService LLC and JSC Eco-System Management Company.As of December 22, 2010, by appointment of Moscow City Mayor Decree, Andrei Sharonov served at Moscow City Government as Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy in charge of budgeting, industrial and city business development, regional rate regulations as well as competition and public retail and procurement policy, trade and services.Since 2012, Andrei Sharonov is heading Executive Committees of Moscow Urban Forum and Open Innovations Forum.Andrei Sharonov received 2009 “Aristos” Awards as “Independent Director” and “Director of the Year”; the Person of the Year in Business Reputation for 2012.Andrei Sharonov was awarded with the Order of Honour and granted the title of “Honoured Economist of Russian Federation”.

Panellists
Dmitry Aksenov, Chief Executive Officer, Founder, DigitalGenius
Grigory Bakunov, Director of Technology Distribution, Yandex; Head, Yandex.Health
Hiroshi Igarashi, Director, Dentsu Inc.
Vincent Perez, Actor, Film Director
Martin Ford, Futurist, Author, The New York Times Company; Author of the Book "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future"
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board of Directors, Gazprom-Media Holding
Dmitry Shushkin, Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY Russia

Dmitry Aksenov

Chief Executive Officer, Founder, DigitalGenius

Grigory Bakunov

Director of Technology Distribution, Yandex; Head, Yandex.Health

Grigory Bakunov joined the company in 2000 as a system administrator, later taking charge of the communication services development department.
Before coming to Yandex, Bakunov was the head of the development department at SWSoft (today known as Parallels), and worked under contract in various countries for a few months at a time. These projects included pattern recognition, audio content and sound, and digitalization of satellite data.
He has a weekly podcast called Radio-T, which he founded and presents. A successful entrepreneur, he has helped to raise interest in programming and frequently appears at conferences on internet technologies. He also invests in technology startups. Bakunov has contributed to the development of a range of open source software, including ASPLinux.

Hiroshi Igarashi

Director, Dentsu Inc.

Business Career: December 2017 Vice - President.
January 2017 Executive Officer.
April 2013 Managing Director, Account Management Division.
July 2008 - Deputy Managing Director, Account Management Division.
January 2006 - Director, Account Management Division, Account Planning Head Office 3.
July 2002 - Assigned Director, Account Management Division, Account Planning Head Office 3.
April 1984 - Joined Dentsu, Account Management Division. Education: March 1984 - Faculty of Economics, Niigata University

Vincent Perez

Actor, Film Director

Оne of the first things you should know about Vincent Perez is that he is NOT French. Though his birthplace is Lausanne, Switzerland where French is spoken, he descends from Spanish and German blood. He was born on June 10, 1964, the second of three children. His father left Spain for a better life and began working in the import/export business while his mother left her native land and settled as a homemaker. Though his father wanted him to study business, Vincent had other dreams, and with the encouragement of his mother, he left Switzerland and moved to France when he was eighteen. Before settling on acting, he considered becoming a sculptor, painter or photographer. He says, "I decided not to be an artist because I feared solitude. It was a way of dealing with my fears. I was extremely shy and unhappy with my life." He adds that he had dreamed of becoming an actor since seeing a Charlie Chaplin movie at the age of 7. "I recognized myself in him." Vincent describes himself as a quiet, accident-prone boy. However, he was drawn to acting because of the laughs he got doing impersonations of teachers and classmates for his family.He began his acting studies in Geneva, went on to the Paris Conservatoire and completed his training at L'Ecole des Amandiers in Nanterre. Vincent quickly learned during his first years out of school, working in the French theater, that audiences elsewhere could be tougher. While still a student, he made his screen debut in Gardien De Nuit (1986.) He gained a worldwide following when he co-starred with Gerard Depardieu (the father of his wife's first child) in the phenomenally successful Cyrano De Bergerac (1990).He was described as French cinema's "jeune premier romantique," its young, pretty-faced romantic. Journalists dubbed him "monsieur heartthrob" and a "nice bit of Europe-crumpet". He starred in a series of European costume dramas, in which he romanced France's top leading ladies - Emmanuelle Béart, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Adjani.

Martin Ford

Futurist, Author, The New York Times Company; Author of the Book "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future"

The book "Rise of the Robots. Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future" (2015) is a New York Times bestseller and the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. The book "The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future" (2009) also deals with the effect of automation and the potential of structural unemployment and increasing inequality. Both books have been translated into more than 20 languages. In 2017, he was nominated for Britain's prestigious Thinkers50 award in the Digital Thinking category. Martin's articles have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, The Financial Times, RBC, Republic, and others. Martin gave a TED Talk viewed by more than 2 million people. He is also a frequent guest on radio and television shows, including on NPR, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, PBS. Martin is a frequent key-note speaker at corporate, academic, and government-sponsored events and conferences, where he talks about the consequences of future technologies for specific enterprises, industries and sectors of society and accelerating progress in robotics and artificial intelligence – and what these advances mean for the economy, labor market, and society of the future. Ford is an expert of Societe Generale's Rise of the Robots index, which focuses on investments in companies positively influenced by the development of artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics.

Dmitry Chernyshenko

Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board of Directors, Gazprom-Media Holding

Dmitry Chernyshenko was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2015.
He currently also serves as President of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) since November 2014.
From October to December 2014, Mr Chernyshenko was Head of the Volga Group investment company.
From 2007 to 2014, Dmitry Chernyshenko was the President of the Organizing Committee for the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games, which were held in Sochi in 2014. During this time period, Dmitry Chernyshenko was also a member of the Presidium of the Presidential Council on the development of physical fitness and sport, the preparation and hosting of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games, the XXVII Summer Universiade held in 2013 in Kazan, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
From 2007 to 2014, Dmitry Chernyshenko was also the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Corporation Olympstroy.
From 2005 to 2007, Mr Chernyshenko led a successful bidding campaign to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.
Between1998 and 2002, Dmitry Chernyshenko was General Director of the TV production studio DTV-MA. The studio's clients included leading international brands and advertising agencies. It has also received more than 30 awards at domestic and foreign festivals.
In 1989, Mr Chernyshenko established one of the first computer graphics studios in Russia. This studio later served as the foundation for the large communications holding Media Arts.
Dmitry Chernyshenko was born in 1968. He graduated from the Moscow State University of Technology “Stankin”.

Dmitry Shushkin

Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY Russia