Forum Programme
Plenary session
PLENARY SESSION
(in the discussion panel format)
«MODERN ECONOMY IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT»
Moderated by: Alexander Arkhangelsky, TV presenter, essay writer
Discussion agenda:
- Current state and prospects of economy digitalization in Central Russia. How deeply are these regions involved in the formation of a knowledge society?
- The digital economy bears the signs of a network structure not depending on sources of raw materials and energy, with the result that borders between territories are wiped out. This is the main threat and opportunity for Central Russia. What should be done to attract network-based new economy development and management centers? What conditions could encourage intellectual production facilities to move into Central Russia?
- National digital economy development policy. What is the role of the Government: investments in the Internet development, R&D financing, ensuring a flexible regulatory framework?
- Key prerequisites for the development of a new economy: powerful and high-quality communications, a comfortable environment, intellectual human resources and friendly bureaucracy. To what extent does Central Russia meet these requirements?
- Strategy of creating a network of situation centers along with information-analytical systems on the territory of Russia.
- Impact of the Russian Internet on the digital transformation of the economy.
- The material basis of the digital economy. Vulnerability of new business patterns amidst predominantly imported means of production. Ways to preserve security and to cut dependence on foreign equipment and components. Domestic electronic industry as a foundation for the development of a secure digital economy.
- Prospects for precision farming in agriculture of the Central Black Earth region.
- How will the digital economy affect the labor market?
- Going digital: an economy for the chosen ones. Ways to prevent aggravation of the social and economic imbalance? Digital disparity of regions.
- The new pattern destroys the old development model, undermines many traditional sectors and consequently, increases social tension. Finding a balance between the old and new economy. Ways to protect those who lose in the digital economy.
- The basic education is longer than the cycle of technology changes and cannot keep up with the accelerating IT transformation of the society. Ways to teach the new person to learn amidst explosive changes in science and technology.
Official welcome addresses:
*Alexander Beglov, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District
*Sergey Katyrin, President of Russia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry
*Alexander Mikhailov, Governor of Kursk region
Information report:
*Ilya Dimitrov, Executive Director, Association of Electronic Trading Platforms, Business Rights Protection Commissioner for the President of Russia, Ombudsman for e-commerce, electronic state and municipal services.
Invited discussion participants:
Oleg Fomichev, State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Viktor Evtukhov, State Secretary, Deputy Minister of the Industry and Trade
*Alexey Kozyrev, Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
*Alexey Volin, Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Lyubov Yeltsova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Sazonov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship
Karine Minasyan, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of internal markets, information support, information and communication technologies of the Eurasian Economic Commission
Igor Shchegolev, assistant to President of Russia
*Nikolay Ilyin, head of the information systems department, special communication and information division, Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation
*Maxim Parshin, Head of the Department of Small and Medium Business and Competition, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Oseevsky, President of PJSC Rostelecom
Andrey Varichev, CEO, Management Company METALLOINVEST
*Vyacheslav Bezborodov, CEO, Research and production corporation REKOD
Ilya Massukh, President, Informational Democracy Foundation; Director, Center of Competence for Import Substitution in the sphere of Information and Communication Technologies
*Maxim Shereykin, CEO, Agency of Technological Development
Alexander Kalinin, President, All-Russian Public Organization of Small and Medium Business ‘OPORA RUSSIA’
*Alexander Zubarev, First Deputy Governor of Kursk region
*Vasily Zubkov, Deputy Governor of Kursk region; Chairman, Regional Security Committee of Kursk region
Nikolay Zherebilov, Chairman of the Kursk regional Duma
Lev Khasis, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank of Russia
Kirill Varlamov, Director, Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Technology Modernization, Scientific and Technical Development Monitoring Center, All-Russia People’s Front, member of the Central Office, All-Russia People’s Front
Vasily Brovko, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Center of Informatization (Rostec)