Business programme

The events taking place around the world right now have underscored just how important and acute it is for Russia to be competitive and independent in providing critical services for the public. The challenges and threats are largely systemic and multifaceted and are dictating new demands for the content and quality of planning the country’s science and technology policy. One of the most important needs is to develop an approach to systemic forecasting and to identify key factors that contribute to the development of new breakthrough technologies. How can we avoid miscalculations in an era when the situation is rapidly changing in Russia and around the world? What should be the key attributes of a scientific and technological forecasting system? What datasets, sources, and collection methods are crucial for forecasting?

Moderator
Andrey Fursenko, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation

Andrey Fursenko

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation

Born on July 17, 1949, in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). 1971 – graduated from Zhdanov Leningrad State University; Doctor of Physics and Mathematics. 1971-1991 – junior researcher, laboratory head, deputy director for research, leading researcher at the Ioffe Physical Technical Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Leningrad. 1991-1993 – Vice President of Advanced Technology Centre, St Petersburg. 1994-2001 – Director of Regional Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development, St Petersburg. From 2000 – Chairman of the Academic Council of the Centre for Strategic Research North-West Foundation. 2001-2002 – Deputy Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. From June 2002 – First Deputy Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. From December 2003 – Acting Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. March 9, 2004 – appointed Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Since May 21, 2012 – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. State award – Honorary Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Panellists
Andrey Bezrukov, President, Technological Sovereignty Exports Association; Professor, Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO University
Vadim Govorun, Doctor of Biological Sciences, professor, academician, Russian Academy of Sciences; Director, Research Institute of System Biology and Medicine of Rospotrebnadzor
Anton Dumin, Director of the Directorate for Information Technologies, Automation and Telecommunications, Gazprom Neft
Sergey Ivanov, Executive Director, EFKO Group of Companies
Mikhail Kovalchuk, President, National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"
Gennady Krasnikov, President, Russian Academy of Sciences

Andrey Bezrukov

President, Technological Sovereignty Exports Association; Professor, Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO University

Andrey Bezrukov currently serves as Professor at MGIMO - the preeminent Russian school of Foreign Service. He is also an Advisor to the CEO of “Rosneft” – the largest public oil company in terms of reserves and production.
Among his areas of focus are geopolitics, information security, future studies and international corporate strategy, with particular interest in USA and Eurasia.
Prior to working for “Rosneft” Andrey Bezrukov had a career with Russian government and international consulting companies. He has lived and worked in the USA, Canada and France.
Andrey holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, an MBA from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees in France, a degree in International Economics from Canada and a degree in History from Tomsk University.
Andrey Bezrukov is an author of books and articles on strategy, international relations and future studies. He is a Member of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and an expert of the Valdai Club. He regularly appears on the most watched Russian news programs.

Vadim Govorun

Doctor of Biological Sciences, professor, academician, Russian Academy of Sciences; Director, Research Institute of System Biology and Medicine of Rospotrebnadzor

Anton Dumin

Director of the Directorate for Information Technologies, Automation and Telecommunications, Gazprom Neft

Sergey Ivanov

Executive Director, EFKO Group of Companies

Mikhail Kovalchuk

President, National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"

Gennady Krasnikov

President, Russian Academy of Sciences

Front row participants
Iliya Dimitrov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Analytical Center JSC; Member of the Foreign and Defense Policy Council
Yury Zhukovsky, Director of the Center for Digital Technology, Saint Petersburg Mining University
Alexander Zudin, Director, National Research Institute of Public Health
Aleksandr Shirov, Director, Head of the Analysis, Production Potential Forecasting and Cross industry Cooperation Lab, Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Iliya Dimitrov

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Analytical Center JSC; Member of the Foreign and Defense Policy Council

Born June 6th, 1978 in Bashkortostan, USSR
Education: Master of economics, State Architecture and Construction Academy, Samara. Faculty of Economy and Enterprise Management, 2000

Public activity
Public Ombudsman for Digital Economy
Member of Presidium, Head of Digital Economy Committee, OPORA Russia
Head of Digital Economy Research Center

Founder&CEO, Seldon Group
Iliya Dimitrov has been leading and inspiring the development of advanced analytical and linguistic technologies as founder and CEO of Seldon Group of companies (est.2007, over 700 employees).
Author of key technologies of Seldon products family - multilingual database on all Russian companies in real time, AI-based news aggregator with smart object extraction, supply and demand analysis in electronic trade.

Competence
Iliya Dimitrov is one of the key experts in Russia in the field of AI-technologies, digital transformation, electronic trade:
Pioneering in linguistic technologies of data processing, such as big data, machine learning and eventually artificial intelligence
Expertise in digital transformation processes, one of authors of Digital economy development programme.
Contribution to AI think-tank under NeuroNet division of National Technological Initiative.
Membership in blockchain technology expert working groups.
Expert assessment of the standards of electronic trade, analysis of legislative and organizational environment for development of electronic trade.

Yury Zhukovsky

Director of the Center for Digital Technology, Saint Petersburg Mining University

Alexander Zudin

Director, National Research Institute of Public Health

Aleksandr Shirov

Director, Head of the Analysis, Production Potential Forecasting and Cross industry Cooperation Lab, Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences