Details Released for Russian Investment Forum Business Programme
Abstracts
have been published for the business programme sessions of the Russian
Investment Forum, which will be held in Sochi on 12–14 February 2020.
The
programme’s discussions will have three focuses: ‘Investing in the Regions:
Goals, Objectives, Tools’, “Digital Economic Transformation: Practical Results’,
and ‘Human Capital: A Foundation for Future Leadership’.
“Each year,
the Russian Investment Forum’s programme is based on a discussion of the
development of economic sectors, technologies, and human capital. All these
components must work smoothly and evenly without any lags in order to ensure
sustainable progress in each region. But the Forum’s agenda will not only touch
upon these aspects. Discussions will also be held on healthcare, social
development, and youth entrepreneurship issues”, Adviser to the Russian
President and Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary Russian Investment Forum
Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.
The pillar
devoted to regional development will feature business sessions on ways to
improve the efficiency of regional industrial clusters, develop the Russian Far
East, the North Caucasus, and urban economies, implement an affordable housing
programme, invest in infrastructure, develop the tourism potential of Russia’s
regions, and accelerate small business growth.
The discussions on digital economic transformation
will deal with such issues as data processing and storage in Russia, the
digital infrastructure of cities, the development of artificial intelligence,
cybersecurity, and the role of new technologies in boosting labour productivity.
Participants in the sessions on the development of
human capital will discuss demographic imbalances between large cities and the
regions, the development of women’s and social entrepreneurship, and the
convergence of education and technology.
A detailed
version of the Forum programme is available on the event’s official website: https://rusinvestforum.org