PROGRAMME 2017

OF THE RUSSIAN INVESTMENT FORUM
February 27
16:00–17:30
Diversifying the Defence Industry and Regional Development: A Strategy for Change By invitation Board of the Military–Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and organizations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly in 20...
Board of the Military–Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and organizations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly in 2017 set the objective of harnessing the potential of the defence industry to manufacture modern, high-tech, and competitive civilian products.
How can measures be introduced to help expand the production of domestic civilian goods and equipment? What kind of problems will be encountered in implementing domestic projects? How can cooperation between the various stakeholders be improved in order to achieve success in these areas?






11:45–13:15
Regional support centres for gifted children and young people: collaboration between business, the scientific community, and the government in developing science and technology in Russia In partnership with the Talent and Success Foundation A network of centres to identify and support gifted children is to be developed throughout Russia, building on the experience of the Talent and Success Foundation and incorporating the assistance of leading educational establishments. The aim is t...
A network of centres to identify and support gifted children is to be developed throughout Russia, building on the experience of the Talent and Success Foundation and incorporating the assistance of leading educational establishments. The aim is to provide a national system of support for these young people in order to implement Russia’s scientific and technological development strategy and achieve the country’s main socioeconomic development objectives. The regional centres are being developed in accordance with Presidential Instruction No. PR-2346, clause 4b, and the Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Russian Federation (approved by Presidential Decree No. 642, dated December 1, 2016). The aim is to establish 85 centres in the period between 2017 and 2022. Leading Russian companies, scientific groups, and innovative regions must agree a model for working with gifted children which meets the challenges of identifying and developing the talent of as many children as possible throughout the Russian Federation. The session will provide an opportunity to agree the overall strategy and principles for identifying resources to enable the most effective implementation of these objectives: the development of gifted young people and their inclusion in the Russian employment market within the high-tech science and technology sector.








14:00–15:30
The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students: Youth Looking to the Future The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students will bring together more than 20,000 young people from 150 countries. Taking place in an atmosphere of openness, the Festival will contribute to the development of the youth movement as a purely humani...
The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students will bring together more than 20,000 young people from 150 countries. Taking place in an atmosphere of openness, the Festival will contribute to the development of the youth movement as a purely humanitarian event aimed at consolidating and developing joint solutions and achieving common goals. Participants in the Festival will include young entrepreneurs, journalists, IT specialists, and leaders of non-profit organizations and student unions, among others. Issues for discussion: the Festival as a platform for uniting young people from across the world to develop a common vision of the future; the role of young people in achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals; the younger generation as a driving force for socioeconomic development; creating the conditions for the development of young entrepreneurship in IT; and the participation of young people in developing the third sector of the economy.