Business programme

The main opportunities provided by universities are knowledge increments and a dialogue with the people who possess such knowledge. What needs to be done in a situation where young people focus on social media, and teachers cannot keep up with advancements in technology? The development of generative AI solutions acutely raises the question of whether there are professions in which algorithmic work not only plays a prominent role, but there is also a creative component (programming, document management, design, journalism, law, and others). The use of AI no longer requires knowledge of algorithms and programming skills, although such knowledge has still not penetrated the humanities areas of universities at a high level. The inability to stop progress poses a number of challenges for us: we need to ensure the rapid development and use of new technologies, establish technological sovereignty, and always have the ability to control the quality of results obtained through AI. A decrease in the number of high school graduates who have the required level of mathematics is one of the most pressing issues in this era of digital challenges. How reliable are the results of knowledge synthesized by artificial intelligence, how soon will machines replace people, and who is responsible for such social development? Finally, what should we do if it turns out there is no AI? Is there any other mainstream that is ready for tomorrow?

Moderator
Alexey Komissarov, Director General, Russia – Land of Opportunities; Acting Rector, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)

Alexey Komissarov

Director General, Russia – Land of Opportunities; Acting Rector, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)

Born 20 October, 1969

1994: Graduated from Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University – MADI with an Engineer’s Degree in Automobile Maintenance and Repairs.
2003: Obtained an MBA Degree at Kingston University (UK).
2013: Received an Honorary Doctorate from Kingston University (UK).
1993 – 2011: Headed his own business started from scratch. Latest project: The Tver Paint Factory, producing modern high-quality automobile and industrial paints. Founded in 2010.
2008 – 2011: Took up venture financing, founded InCube – a business incubator of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration which was recognized the best business incubator in 2010 according to Forbes.
2010: Winner of the Russian stage of Ernst & Young’s «Entrepreneur of the Year» international contest under the heading «Industrial Production».
February, 2011 – March, 2015: Headed different positions in Moscow City Government, such as Moscow Government Minister, Head of Moscow Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship Department, Adviser to Moscow Mayor
March, 2015: Was elected as Director of Industrial Development Fund.
April, 2017: Was appointed as Vice-rector of Presidential Academy, Director of Graduate School of Public Administration.
June, 2018: Was appointed as General Director of «Russia – the country of opportunities» by the order of Head of Presidential Administration of Russia.

Actively engaged in sports: motorcycle racer, ultra-marathoner, IronMan finisher.
He run the Antarctic Ice marathon in the end of the 2021th and was in the top ten of participants among men.

Panellists
Evgeniy Burnaev, Professor, Director of Applied AI Center, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SkolTech);
Konstantin Vorontsov, Acting Head of the Department of Mathematical Methods of Forecasting, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Head of the Laboratory of Machine Learning and Semantic Analysis, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Eduard Galazhinsky, Rector, National Research Tomsk State University
Anton Dumin, Director of the Directorate for Information Technologies, Automation and Telecommunications, Gazprom Neft
Denis Sekirinsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Evgeniy Burnaev

Professor, Director of Applied AI Center, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SkolTech);

Konstantin Vorontsov

Acting Head of the Department of Mathematical Methods of Forecasting, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Head of the Laboratory of Machine Learning and Semantic Analysis, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Eduard Galazhinsky

Rector, National Research Tomsk State University

The Rector of the National Research Tomsk State University (TSU). The Vice President of the Russian Academy of Education. A full member (an academician) of the Russian Academy of Education, a Doctor of Psychology, a Professor.
Supervises projects supported by the leading Russian scientific funds and federal special-purpose programs.
Since 2013 under his leadership TSU has been improving its position in the world rankings annually. Its growth dynamics is one of the strongest among Russian universities.
Professional interests range from issues of transformation of the higher education system in Russia and the world to university management and professionalisation of university governance. Prof Galazhinskiy’s approaches are highly appreciated in the Russian and the world expert communities.

Anton Dumin

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

Denis Sekirinsky

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Front row participant
Aleksey Novikov, Director of Expert Security Center, Positive Technologies

Aleksey Novikov

Director of Expert Security Center, Positive Technologies