The best Russian and international practices and projects for the development of social entrepreneurship, education, technology, modern urban environment, and the promotion of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will be presented at a working session of the permanent international Friends for Leadership group of young leaders created under the auspices of the Roscongress Foundation, which is involved in promoting multilateral projects for economic and humanitarian cooperation.

An event for the preparation of and presentations by tech companies from the Russian Far East, developed in partnership with FEFU’s Russky Technopark. The bootcamp will feature a competitive pitch session, where both the jury and other companies will have the chance to ask presenters questions in order to identify each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Three finalists will be chosen based on these presentations. By tradition, the jury will include EEF attendees such as foreign experts and potential investors in small projects.

Moderator:
Dmitry Politov — Senior Vice President, VEB Ventures

To strengthen the unity of the multi-ethnic Russian nation, it is very important to invest in a shared space for education and culture and in the preservation of traditional values. The development of creative industries in the regions as well as support for national manufacturing and youth business could help to build communities and improve people’s quality of life. That is why the first paragraph in Putin’s list of instructions for the implementation of the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly dated 20 February 2019 calls for the expansion of support for local cultural initiatives related to regional history, folk art, and the preservation of the nation’s heritage.

• How do cultural projects impact the economic development of regions and facilitate the development of the people living there?
• What successful practices in the preservation of territorial identity should be applied in the Far East?
• What measures exist to support the development of regional brands and businesses? The state, business, or NGO: who should play the primary role in shaping the “cultural landscape” of a territory?

Moderator:
Anton Dolgov — Executive Director, Presidential Grants Foundation

Panellists:
Konstantin Garanin — Director, Center for Territorial Marketing
Soelma Dagaeva — Minister of Culture, Government of the Republic of Buryatia
Roman Karmanov — Deputy General Director, Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House
Ruslan Novikov — General Director, Argumenty I Facty
Marina Nurgalieva — Project Manager, Primorsky Local Lore Youth Regional Social Organization "Klio"
Anna Shabarova — Vice President for Human Resources and Social Responsibility, Russian Copper Company

Nowadays, human capital development is an important part of a country’s economic development. Initially, human capital was perceived as investment in areas increasing a person’s ability to work. The concept has expanded and now includes investment in education, health, housing, culture, and other categories related to ensuring the quality of human life. This is due to the fact that professional skills alone are insufficient for developing human capital – a behavioural culture must also be nurtured. The creation of comfortable living conditions in the Far East is especially relevant in view of the importance for the region of reducing population outflow and the shortage of labour resources by eliminating interregional differences.

• What does investment in human capital entail?
• What challenges in the development of human capital do Russia and the Far East currently face? What measures should be taken to address them?
• What competencies need to be developed in a changing world? What should the region focus on to increase skilled labour?

Moderator:
Grigoriy Smolyak — Director, Department of Human Сapital and Territorial Development, Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East

Front row participants:
Ekaterina Kumanina — Member of the Management Board, Director for Strategic Communications, RVC
Alexander Logunov — Deputy General Director, Agency for the Development of Human Capital in the Far Eastern Federal District
Andrey Plutenko — Deputy Chairman of the Government, Government of the Amur Oblast
Margarita Tsoy — Vice President, Branch of Exxon Neftegas Limited Bahamas in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Dmitriy Sharkov — Manager for Corporate Affairs in East Area, Philip Morris
Vladimir Yablonskiy — Chairman of association for social development

The strategic significance of the Far East continues to grow, from both the point of view of access to resources and innovative technological development.
There is number of challenges in the way of constructing a sustainable regional economy. These challenges can only be solved by the most enterprising and goal-oriented individuals – the youth. What's more, young entrepreneurs working in tandem with professionals and major businesses can effectively implement innovations in the Russian Far East. A systematic approach to creating an innovative infrastructure in the Russian Far East is one of Russia's most important objectives.
How can innovation be integrated into entrepreneurship? What successful regional practices can be emulated? What role does innovation and youth entrepreneurship play in regional development? What successful practices already exist in the Russian Far East?

Moderator:
Mikhail Krivopal — Deputy Chairman, Association of Youth Governments of the Russian Federation

Panellists:
Svetlana Bazhenova — Director, Far East Centre for the Development of Social Initiatives and Social Partnership
Alexander Bugaev — Head, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh)
Dmitry Spitsyn — expert on Regional Digital Transformation and Business Process Automatization