The Russian Regions in the Focus of Changes conference is an annual gathering that brings together leading professionals, policymakers, and academics to explore pivotal issues shaping international, regional and Russian economic landscape. Last year, the conference convened for its 18th edition with more than 1000 participants from Russia and abroad (and 2000+ online), addressing such topics as the global challenges in the economic development worldwide and in the Russian regions, their system and structural adaptation to a new turbulent environment. Past years’ speakers of the conference included Paolo Sacaduro Cabral Portas, former Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal; Benedict Weerasena, Research Director at Bait Al Amanah (Malaysia); Kangjuan Lyu, Dean of SILC Business School at Shanghai University (China); Himanshu Rai, Director of Indian Institute of Management Indore; and others.

2024 RRFC Conference focused on the up-to-date trends of global economy transformation, integration of regions and countries (including BRICS trends), new solutions and models for international business development, digitalization (including AI and smart technologies) impacting all areas of people’s lives and professional activity, ESG trends in business and economics. The event provided a platform for thought-provoking discussions and networking opportunities.