Program

10:30-11:00 — Registration.

11:00-12:00 — Presentation: Skolkovo's projects in the Russian regions.

Speakers:

• V.M. Belov, senior vice president for innovations, Skolkovo Foundation;.
• V.V. Yefimov, Moscow government minister, head of the municipal property department;
• E.D. Inozemtseva, strategy director, Skolkovo Foundation;
• A.Y. Sitnikov, vice president for development, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.

12:00-13:30 — Plenary session 'Innovating in the new economic reality.

Welcome speech:

• A.V. Dvorkovich, deputy prime minister of the Russian government;
• V.F. Vekselberg, Skolkovo Foundation president.

Moderator:

• A.D. Chernov, vice president, Skolkovo Foundation.

Speakers:

• A.Y. Vorobev, Moscow region governor,
• L.V. Kuznetsov, minister for North Caucasus affairs.
• A.D. Artamonov, Kaluzhskaya region governor,

Q&A session

13:30-15:00 — Lunch/Skolkovo tour.

15:00-16:30 — Panel discussion No.1: Attracting investment into the regions and modernizing industry.

Moderator:

• V.M. Belov, senior vice president for innovations, Skolkovo Foundation.

Speakers:

• A.Y. Ivanov, Russian deputy finance minister;
• G.S. Nikitin, Russian first deputy industry and trade minister;
• A.D. Artamonov, Kaluzhskaya region governor;
• M.B. Rogachev, Industrial Development Fund;
• A.V. Galitsky, managing partner, Almaz Capital Partners

Discussion topics:

• Priority initiatives for the Industry and Trade Minister to stimulate regional industries;
• The instruments available to support investment in industrial projects;
• Attracting investment and financing into regional economies;
• The best practices of developing the regional investment climate;
• Financing infrastructure projects in the new economic reality.

16:30-18:00 — Panel discussion No. 2. Creating effective innovative infrastructure in the regions. Commercializing the products of research and development.

Moderator:

• A.Y. Sitnikov, vice president for development, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.

Speakers:

• A.B. Povalko, deputy minister for education and science;
• O.V. Fomichev, state secretary-deputy economic development minister;
• I.S. Khalikov, prime minister, Republic of Tatarstan;
• O.E. Bocharov, head of science, industry policy and entrepreneurship department, Moscow City Government;
• M.M. Kotyukov, head of Federal Agency for Science Organizations;
• E.V. Galazhinsky, rector, Tomsk State University.

Discussion topics:

• The inseparability of scientific research and technological development;
• The motivation for commercialization while dependent on budget financing;
• Commercialization as a social elevator for researchers;
• The dependence of the development of innovations on the quality of infrastructure;
• Regional clusters of innovation;
• The role of regional tech parks and business incubators;
• Implementing effective interactions with federal development institutions.

18:00-19:00 — Dinner, networking.

Accreditation:

Oksana Zotova 

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