Moscow
hosted the 3rd Regional Social Innovations Forum in June 2019, which
served as a major platform for the discussion of social problems and the
presentation of breakthrough technologies for the innovative development of the
social sector and the best social practices in Russia’s regions. Almost 180
leading experts from Russia, Europe, the United States, and Asia delivered
speeches over the course of 65 discussions and open lectures. Some 35,000
guests and participants were involved in the Forum’s exhibition and business
programme.
In 2020,
Yelena Marinina, Deputy CEO of the Roscongress Foundation and Director of the
Roscongress Foundation’s social platform, the Innosocium Foundation, joined the
Organizing Committee of the 4th Regional Social Innovations Forum,
which is headed by Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko
and Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. The members of the Organizing Committee
include representatives of business and government agencies, such as: Russian
Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and
Trade Gulnaz Kadyrova, Russian Pension Fund Chairman of the Board Maxim Topilin,
and Sberbank President and Chairman of the Board German Gref, among others.
The
Forum culminated with final recommendations to the Federal Assembly, the
Russian Government, and all of Russia’s regions. «Participating in preparations
for such a large-scale and representative Forum is a great honour, but it is
also an acknowledgment of the increasing role that the Innosocium Foundation is
starting to play in the state’s social agenda», Marinina said. «We have already
accumulated vast experience in promising and effective practices, the Foundation
has serious international clout, and it is essential for us to be able to utilize
this potential at various levels and make it accessible to specialists and concerned
parties in all corners of Russia».
