The Building Trust Area thematic zone will
be open from 3 to 6 September in Vladivostok at Eastern Economic Forum 2019 (Building A, level 3). The unique platform combining two
Roscongress Foundation projects, the Innovation Space and the Innosocium LAB,
was already successfully tested this summer at the St. Petersburg International
Economic Forum 2019.
EEF 2019s main theme will be the search for new solutions to
accelerate economic growth, improve quality of life, and develop business and
international cooperation. The Building Trust Area has already shown itself to
be an effective tool for renewing a vision of the future, building an agenda,
and establishing dialogue between participants in the innovation and social
ecosystem.
«Issues of socio-economic development are a priority
for Russian state policy. In order to maintain an open multilateral dialogue on
pressing issues related to social development, promotion of the social agenda,
and duplication of successful social technologies, the Roscongress Foundation
has created an innovative platform, the Building Trust Area, which makes it
possible for representatives of the state, the business community, non-profit
organizations, and the scientific community to communicate freely. Furthermore,
the Innosocium Foundation, a new Roscongress Foundation project, was
established this spring and has already succeeded in resolving several
important problems such as, firstly, consolidating numerous initiatives on the
Russian social agenda, and secondly, serving as a link between NGOs and the
business community. Further Innosocium Foundation development plans look to include
the development of ecosystems and technology platforms capable of combining
Roscongress Foundation opportunities to attract business to important state
tasks with the selection of the most interesting projects and their subsequent
promotion at Roscongress events», Adviser
to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov said.
The Building Trust Areas first day of work, which coincides with the Forum
start day, will be devoted to working with non-profit organizations. The
programme for the day will include issues related to NGOs, such as working with
business partners and sponsors and conducting special workshops on
presentations and public speaking skills aimed at facilitating more effective
work with potential investors.
«At SPIEF 2018, we showcased 8 social projects
receiving presidential grants, and there were 18 at SPIEF 2019. Thanks to
collaboration between the Presidential Grant Fund and the Innosocium
Foundation, social and cultural initiatives by Russian non-profit organizations
have made their way onto the agenda of key national economic forums. Its not every day that representatives from NGOs get the
opportunity to talk with big businessmen and officials. Events of this kind
give them the opportunity to acquire useful contacts and gain new knowledge.
Future collaboration calls for the Innosocium Foundation to mentor 10 projects
and help promote them and build contacts with potential business partners. At
EEF 2019, we plan not only to sign a cooperation agreement but also to hand the
Building Trust Area start day over to NGO representatives. Almost 230 social
and cultural projects are currently being implemented in the regions of the Far
East with presidential grants. Approximately 270 more have already been
successfully implemented. At EEF 2019, the Presidential Grant Fund will
showcase initiatives significantly improving the life of the Far Eastern
Federal District. Non-profit organizations in the Far Eastern Federal District
have submitted 3045 projects to six Presidential Grant Fund contests. Five
contests (the results of the sixth will be announced in October 2019) have
granted support to 508 initiatives for a total of RUB 798,000,000», Presidential
Grant Fund CEO Ilya Chukalin said.
«Innosocium Foundation priorities include: integrating
the social agenda into key Roscongress Foundation forums and promoting the
topic among youth. We are developing the social agenda in business programme
sessions, exhibition activities, and expert discussions at the Building Trust
Area as a part of key forums. Another of our key projects alongside forums is
the Innosocium Nationwide Social Project Competition. In the new season, we
will be launching an updated Lectorium student meeting educational format that
will focus on the regions.
«The Innosocium Foundation actively supports other
activities as well, such as the development of womens leadership, youth entrepreneurship, education, the
implementation of social and charitable projects, and cultural projects. The
emergence of new types of business networking has given rise to partner
interest in our events and activities, which, of course, is an additional
incentive for us to continue working on all Foundation activities», Deputy CEO of the Roscongress Foundation and
Director of the Innosocium Foundation Elena Marinina said.
The first day of the main EEF 2019
programme will see the Building Trust Area focus primarily on topics related to
investment in the development of human capital. Discussion participants will
consider the impact investment in the development of human capital has had on
economic growth and the strengthening of unity among multi-ethnic nations and
will present technological solutions to improve quality of life.
On the
second day of the Forum, participants will discuss issues related to
cooperation in education, culture, and innovation and showcase innovative
projects. The Business Priority pitch session will host presentations by
project winners from the competition of the same name held as part of the
Roscongress Foundation Innovation Space project together with the Far East High
Technology Fund and the Russky Technopark and with the support of the Primorye
Territory government. Next
follows an Inverse Pitch Session: an original project in which
representatives of investment funds, federal and regional authorities, large
and medium-sized businesses, and business angels will give honest answers to
questions of the greatest concern to start-ups. A series of Roscongress
Foundation events in the Building Trust Area will follow front and centre on
the heels of the Hackathon in support of the creation of mechanisms aimed at
stimulating youth entrepreneurship.
The final day in the Building Trust Area
will be dedicated to sustainable development, «green brands», and the
exchange of experience. Leading executives from major companies and government
representatives will discuss the principles underlying their sustainability and
determine the criteria that must be met by a business to be classified as
green. Representatives from the business community will serve as mentors.
Furthermore, the Building Trust Area will
host the Avant-garde in three dimensions virtual reality exhibition dedicated to Russian
avant-gardes greatest representatives, Natalia
Goncharova and Kazimir Malevich as well as the classical landscape painter Ivan
Shishkin.
This unique project, developed by the
Tretyakov Gallery together with VRTech as part of ArtVR, provides visitors with
new opportunities for understanding the context behind a particular period and
the work of artists, and it expands onces perception of works of art.
The virtual reality exhibition is an
innovative form of VR art project
edutainment, which combines the possibilities of the entertainment and
education industries. Visitors can immerse themselves in the work of painters,
gain insight into the subtleties of their artistic manner, and get a feel for
the atmosphere surrounding the creation of famous paintings. During the
experience, guests will also be given the opportunity to create their own
versions based on well-known works, which can then be shared on social
networks.
For more details on the Building Trust Area
programme, please visit https://forumvostok.ru/programme/social-platform/