XVI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RUSSIAN REGIONS IN THE FOCUS OF CHANGES

When

November 18 – 20, 2021

Where

ONLINE with live streaming 

Registration

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Biggest business event in the Ural region dedicated to the issues of regional development in the context of global economic trends

The conference speakers are leading Russian economists, international experts in economics and finance, top managers of middle businesses and big industrial companies, government representatives, academia and young professionals. 

The events of recent years are attended by guests from various cities of the Russian Federation from Moscow to Vladivostok, as well as European countries, Asia and the CIS. Geographical coverage of attendees of the Сonference 2020  includes 15 countries, such as the USA, Italy, the Czech Republic, the Philippines, China, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, India, Germany, the United Kingdom, etc.

YouTube live stream links

November 19, 2021

Digital educational program: insights on the start and realization from leading experts

Round table

November 19, 08:00 -10:00 (CET)

Language — Russian (with simultaneous translation into English)

Broadcast link

Events in Russian language

Staffing needs of enterprises in the context of research and technological development and digital transformation

Round table
November 19, 06.15 – 07.45 (CET)


Language — Russian

Broadcast link

Creative clusters and industries

Round table

November 19, 10.15 – 11.45 (CET)

Language — Russian

Broadcast link
Broadcast RECORDINGS

16

years

Coverage of topical economic issues in the Urals, Russia and beyond

700+

Participants
Attend the conference annually

35+

Countries

In geographical coverage of attendees in 2020

100+

Speakers

Share key research and cases at the conference events

the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

The programme includes business and academic days, which will include:

  • Plenary sessions and round tables
  • Open lectures and workshops from invited experts
  • More than 20 research session and for the scientific community
  • Youth Forum
  • Networking events

Special events within the programme:

Partners’ activities

KEY TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE 2021

  • Economic development tools in the context of a pandemic: for enterprises, cities and regions
  • Business-education in the New Normal: Digitalization, responsibility and deglobalization
  • Labor market: demographic and generation gaps impacts
  • Human wellbeing in the context of digital transformation of society
  • ESG-evolution of the (world) economy and local strategies

THE CONFERENCE FORMAT

Online. During the live streaming, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to speakers and experts

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Andrey Klepach

Chief Economist of VEB RF

Andrey Klepach


Nikolay Durmanov

Special Representative for Biological and Environmental Security, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Nikolay Durmanov


Igor Baranov

Acting Rector of Sberbank Corporate University

Igor Baranov


Rob Veersma
Director Training & Development Gazprom International Training

Rob Veersma

Sergey Afontsev
Deputy Director for Research of IMEMO RAS

Sergey Afontsev

Sergey Pekarski
Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, HSE University, Moscow, Russia

Sergey Pekarski

Leonid Limonov
Director General of the Autonomous Noncommercial Organization ICSER Leontief Centre

Leonid Limonov

Dr. C. Min Han
Director of the Research Institute of Asian Enterprises, Director of the SolBridge PhD Program, SolBridge International Business School (South Korea)

Dr. C. Min Han

Vladimir Klimanov
Director of the Institute for Public Finance Reform

Vladimir Klimanov

Alexander Puzanov

Director General of the Fund «The Institute for Urban Economics»

Alexander Puzanov


Yuri Simachev
Director for Economic Policy, NRU HSE

Yuri Simachev

Vincent Mangematin
Dean and Academic Director of KEDGE Business School

Vincent Mangematin

Alexey Zabotkin
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia

Alexey Zabotkin

Shawkat Hammoudeh
Lead Energy Economist, Drexel University, USA

Shawkat Hammoudeh

Duro Njavro
President, Zagreb School of Economics and Management (Croatia)

Duro Njavro

Rustem Mardanov
Head of the Ural Main Directorate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Rustem Mardanov

Viatcheslav Dmitriev
Associate Dean for Faculty Relations, Rennes School of Business (France)

Viatcheslav Dmitriev

Kangjuan Lyu
Dean, SILC Business School, Shanghai University (China)

Kangjuan Lyu

Victoria Kazakova
Minister for Investment and Development of the Sverdlovsk region

Victoria Kazakova

Viktor Koksharov
Rector of the Ural Federal University

Viktor Koksharov

Dmitry Tolmachev
Director of UrFU Graduate School of Economics and Management, Director of Analytical Center Expert

Dmitry Tolmachev

Mark Thomas
Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Programmes Grenoble Ecole de Management (France)

Mark Thomas

Natalia Ilina
Accreditation and Member Services Manager, EMEA & AP, AACSB

Natalia Ilina

Tommaso Agasisti
Associate Dean for Internationalization and Quality, MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business (Italy)

Tommaso Agasisti

Oleg Alekseev
Сhairman of the Supervisory Board of the charitable Foundation for support of educational programs "Captains")

Oleg Alekseev

Andrey Bril
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Korin Holding, Vice President of Non-profit Partnership "Russian Guild of Managers and Developers"

Andrey Bril

Angelika I. Kokkinaki
Dean, School of Business, University of Nicosia (Cyprus)

Angelika I. Kokkinaki

Robert Galliers
Senior Advisor, EQUIS & EFMD Programme Accreditation, EFMD Global (UK)

Robert Galliers

Denis Papin
Head of TMK Sustainable Development Department

Denis Papin

Ugur Soytas
professor, Head of Section Climate Economics and Risk Management, Technical University of Denmark

Ugur Soytas

Hans Wismet
President of the Saxon Academy of Sciences, Professor (emeritus) of Economics at Technical University of Dresden

Hans Wismet

Ilhan Ozturk
professor, PhD Cag University, Faculty of Business and Economics

Ilhan Ozturk

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