Eastern Economic Forum full business
programme has been published on the official
website of the event. It includes more than 90 sessions and features over 330
speakers and moderators. EEF 2022 will be held from 5 to 8 September in Vladivostok. ‘The Path to a Multipolar
World’ is the main theme of this year's Forum.
“The
Forum has become one of the most important tools for the development of the
entire Far East. Its main objective is to attract investors and receive
feedback from business: how well we have been able to shape effective support
mechanisms and what measures are still needed to build new enterprises, create
new jobs and develop the economy of the Far Eastern regions. The EEF provides
an opportunity for a dialogue between investors, business, and government
representatives, to discuss topical issues, hold official meetings and
negotiations, and conclude agreements and contracts", stressed Yury
Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Presidential
Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, and Chairman of the
Organizing Committee of the EEF.
Sessions in the EEF 2022 business
programme are divided into 6 thematic blocks: ‘Russia's Place in the World:
Diamonds are Made under Pressure’, ‘Global Division of Labour: From Old
Connections to New’, ‘Financial Markets: What Holds Value when there is a Loss
of Confidence?’, ‘Creating a New Quality of Life for People’, ‘Everyone has
their Own Route: The Logistics of a Changed World’, and ‘Patriotism
over Tolerance’. The Youth EEF block holds a special place in the agenda. It
includes a presentation of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 programme, as well as
discussions that will focus on social networks, youth entrepreneurship, the
future of the financial market, business education and careers. The key event
of the Forum will traditionally be a plenary session.
“The Eastern Economic Forum opens
the autumn business season. Regular Forum participants are used to meeting in
the Far East in September. This year, we are expecting visitors from over 60
countries, official delegations, investors and entrepreneurs interested in
developing the region. I am sure that our partners and guests are missing the
lively dialogue that is reinforced by this year's impressive business
programme,” said Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of the Russian
Federation and Executive Secretary of the EEF 2022 Organizing Committee.
The 2nd International
Tiger Forum will be held on 5 September, the opening day of the Forum. The main
objective of the event is focusing the attention of the international community
on tiger conservation and helping to find ideas and solutions to the financial
and technical issues related to tiger conservation.
A special focus in the EEF 2022
business programme is given to country-specific business dialogues:
Russia–India, Russia–Vietnam, Russia–Mongolia, and Russia–ASEAN. The Forum will
also include a meeting of the Business Council for the Development of the
Russian Far East and the North-Eastern Provinces of China, and a conference on
investment and trade in the Arctic. The Forum will also host a session of the
Valdai International Discussion Club.
The events of the block entitled
‘Russia's Place in the World: Diamonds are Made under Pressure’ will include sessions on the future of
international relations, economy, investment, industry, and other spheres.
Special attention will be paid to import substitution and its prospects.
Participants in the discussions will include Alexei Chekunkov, Minister
of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic;
Sergey Katyrin, President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
Mikhail Karisalov, Chairman of the Board and CEO of SIBUR; Alexander Isaevich,
CEO and Chairman of the Board of SME Corporation; Nikolai Zapryagaev, CEO of
the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation; Alexander Vedyakhin, First
Deputy Chairman of Sberbank's Management Board; Vinay Maloo, founder and
chairman of Enso Group; Skannd Tyagi, Founder & CEO of Starshot Ventures;
and others,
‘Global Division of Labour: From Old
Connections to New’ track will
discuss the future of certain industries: aviation and shipbuilding, oil and
gas processing, construction, the automotive industry, agriculture and
fisheries, mariculture, pharmaceuticals, and others. Sessions will also focus
on the development of an efficient energy industry, environment, food
diplomacy, the climate agenda, and other topics. Forum participants will also
discuss one of the strategic areas of state policy: the development of domestic
and inbound tourism.
Speakers include Nikolai Shulginov,
Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation; Andrey Ryumin, CEO and Chairman
of the Management Board of Rosseti; Nikolai Sobolev, CEO of Sollers Auto; Maxim
Sokolov, President of AVTOVAZ; Ivan Mikhnov, President of Antey Group; Vadim
Badeha, CEO of Ural Civil Aviation Plant; Nikolai Kolesov, CEO of Russian
Helicopters; and others.
Discussions
on the ‘Financial
Markets: What Holds Value when there is a Loss of Confidence?’ track will focus
on the banking sector, digital finance, and the balance of global currencies in
a new environment of deepening contradictions. Particular attention will be
paid to the first results and prospects of the Far Eastern Concession
programme. The sessions will be attended by Alexei Moiseyev, Deputy Minister of
Finance of the Russian Federation; Alexander Sergeyev, President of the Russian
Academy of Sciences; Nikolai Kharitonov, Chairman of the State Duma of the
Russian Federation Committee for the Development of the Far East and the
Arctic; Pavel Seleznev, General Director of the National PPP Centre; Igor
Runets, Founder and General Director of BitRiver; and others.
The ‘Everyone has their Own Route:
The Logistics of a Changed World’ block will bring together discussions on the
BAM and Trans-Siberian Railway, the new supply chain, the Northern Sea Route,
as well as on airport infrastructure in the Far East and the Arctic, and the
struggle for aviation accessibility. A special focus will be placed on the
seamless transport and logistics space of Greater Eurasia. Participants in
sessions include Igor Chalik, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian
Federation; Maxim Akimov, Director General of Russian Post; Arkady Korostelev,
President and Chairman of the Management Board of FESCO; Konstantin Basyuk,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Khabarovsk Airport; Konstantin
Sukhorebrik, Director General of Aurora Airlines; and Ivan Pechorin, Managing
Director of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation.
The topics of the ‘Creating a New
Quality of Life for People’ track are education, healthcare, sports, and
culture. Participants in the events will discuss the development of towns in
the Russian Far East and the construction sector, as well as talk about the
lives of indigenous peoples in the Far East and how to bring Russian authors
back to bookshelves. Speakers of the track include Olga Lyubimova, Minister of
Culture of the Russian Federation; Igor Shuvalov, Chairman of VEB.RF; Vitaly
Mutko, CEO of DOM.RF; Alexey Vostokov, CEO of Polyus; Vladimir Solodov,
Governor of Kamchatka Territory; Konstantin Shestakov, Mayor of Vladivostok;
and heads of museums and other cultural institutions.
Finally, the EEF 2022 business
programme 'Patriotism over Tolerance' will bring together talented young
people, university students and schoolchildren, who will talk about the future
of Russia, discuss the development of youth environmental initiatives and the
mass training of personnel to develop new competencies for the future economy
of the country. Alexei Komissarov, Director General of ANO Russia – Country of
Opportunities; Natalia Tretyak, First Vice-President of Gazprombank; and
representatives of youth non-profit organizations and associations will take
part in the events of this block.
For EEF 2022 updates and
news, go to the official Forum social network pages
Telegram: t.me/roscongress
VKontakte: Eastern Economic Forum (vk.com)
