Meeting of the Russian Federation State Commission for Ecology and Natural Resources
Congress opening
Climate: New Challenges of the Century
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions - policies and measures;
• Adaptation to climate change - finding effective measures and best practices for different sectors of the economy.
Issues Discussed:
• Can climate change be stopped?
• If not, should something be done?
• Consequences of climate change - what to do? (adaptation).
• The distribution of roles in these processes (state-business-society)
Rustam Latifzoda — Chairman of the Committee of the Majlisi namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan on Agrarian Issues, Land and Water Resources
Vyacheslav Fetisov — Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Goodwill Ambassador, The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Chairman, All-Russian Society of Nature Conservation
Sergio Brazao and Silva — Representative of the Mayor of Belém, Federative Republic of Brazil, Municipal Secretary of Climate Change, Special Assistant for the organization of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference
Ismail Dairov — Director, Regional Mountain Center of Central Asia (RGCCA)
Abdulkhamid Kayumov — Professor, Director, Center for the Study of Glaciers of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan
Kirill Komarov — First Deputy General Director, Director of the Development and International Business Unit, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Ivan Kushch — Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
Gennadiy Ordenov — Member of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Irina Petrunina — Director of the Competition, Energy Efficiency and Ecology Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Dimitrios Rallis — Deputy Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
Nizar Mohammed Saeed — Minister of the Environment of the Republic of Iraq
Sergey Kononuchenko — Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Ruslan Korchagin — Acting director of the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Vladimir Kuznetsov — Director of the United Nations Information Center in Moscow
Bolot Moldobekov — Co-Director, Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences
Kholnazar Muhabbatov — Professor, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan
Anna Romanovskaya — Director, Yu.A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environment Monitoring
Marina Sedykh — General Director, INK-Capital
Vladimir Sokolov — Deputy Head, Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet)
Andrey Fedotov — Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to the President of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Humans and the Planet: Are They Compatible?
• Assessment of the necessary management decisions and each person’s lifestyle to minimize health risks
• Biological, chemical, and physical threats to humanity and its environment. States building systems to protect the population against epidemics
Anna Popova — Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing – Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation
Roman Buzinov — Director, North-Western Scientific Center for Hygiene and Public Health Hygiene and Public Health
Nina Zaitseva — Scientific Supervisor, Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Technologies for Population Health Risk Management
Sergey Kuzmin — Director, F.F. Erisman Federal Scientific Center for Hygiene
Svetlana Lipina — Deputy Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation; Deputy Chairman, Council for the Study of Productive Forces of the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Aleksandr Myaskov — Director, Moscow Mining University (MISiS Mining College of MISiS)
Dr. Maria Neira — Director, Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department, World Health Organisation
Areg Totolian — Director, Institut Pasteur in St. Petersburg for Research in Epidemiology and Microbiology of Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
Matvey Shparo — Polar Explorer; Director, Centre for Additional Education “Travel Laboratory”
Ruslan Edelgeriyev — Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues
Andrey Yatskin — First Deputy Speaker, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Transition to Digital: How to Make Ecology and IT Friends
• The development of modern digital technologies has made it possible to process huge amounts of information, including information that was originally presented in hard copy form. Data can also be obtained data in new ways, e.g., through the remote sensing of the earth using drones. Artificial intelligence often helps in the processing of information.
• There are currently 15 types of state environmental monitoring. However, only a few of them allow for direct instrumental measurements. The development of digital environmental monitoring is hampered by:
• the unavailability and lack of environmental information, particularly information collected in non-digital form
• the insufficient density of surveillance networks
• the lack of new ways of obtaining and processing data in legal documents
• the lack of domestic production equipment for environmental monitoring
• How will digital environmental monitoring develop in Russia?
• What best world practices in environmental monitoring can be used in Russia?
• What measures need to be taken to produce domestic environmental monitoring equipment?
• How should regulations be changed to enhance the range of environmental monitoring data?
• What barriers exist for the digitalization of environmental services?
• Use of artificial intelligence for biodiversity conservation and environmental protection
• Domain ecology: A single platform of services for people and businesses
Dmitry Kuzmin — Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Government and Northern Affairs, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Yelena Sharoykina — Chairwoman, Commission on Ecology and Environmental Protection, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation
Zaur Abdurahimov — Head, VMR Exchange Project
Alexey Burov — Deputy General Director for Digitalization, Russian Ecological Operator
Vadim Vorontsov — Deputy Minister of Ecology and Nature Management of the Moscow Region
Sergey Egorshev — Advisor to the General Director, Russian Ecological Operator
Rashid Ismailov — Head of the Russian Ecology Society; Co-Chairman of the Expert Council under the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Marianna Klimova — Deputy Head, Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
Anton Kulbachevsky — Head, Moscow Department for Environmental Management and Protection
Evgeny Matveev — Head of Technical Customer Service for Digital Transformation Projects, Federal Agency for Water Resources
Artem Sedov — General Director, The Big Three (Bolshaya Troyka)
Vitaly Smirnov — Deputy Minister of Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Belarus
Ekaterina Solntseva — Chief Digital Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Viacheslav Spirenkov — Deputy Head, Federal Forestry Agency
Tikhon Firsov — Minister of Ecology and Nature Management of the Moscow Region
Konstantin Tsyganov — First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Artem Sheikin — Member of the Federation Council Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Constitutional Legislation and State Building
Akzan Shiranov — Director of the Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Water: The Main Resource of the Future
• Water resources are a basic human need;
• Water is a factor of modern economy and logistics. International transport corridor "North-South";
• Practice of project management applicable to water bodies;
• Influence of recreational infrastructure on the living conditions of the population near water bodies and improvement of its ecological state;
• Coastal tourism;
• Finance support of water resources utilization complex and projects applicable to water resources;
• Promotion of ecological awareness: improving ecological literacy and cultural behavior of water consumption in the society.
Dmitriy Kirillov — Head, Federal Agency for Water Resources
Sergey Mitin — First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Roman Plyusov — Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel
Denis Afanasiev — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan Region
Pavel Baryshev — Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Bolgov — Head of the Surface Water Modeling Laboratory, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Institute of Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexander German — Chairman, Committee for Nature Management, Environmental Protection and Ensuring Ecological Safety, St. Petersburg
Victor Danilov-Danilyan — Russian Scientist, Economist, Ecologist, Hydrologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Valentin Ivanov — Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
Alexander Istomin — Deputy Director - Head of the Center for the Protection and Restoration of Small Rivers and Reservoirs, Federal Scientific Center of Agroecology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Dmitry Kobylkin — Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Artur Kokhoev — Chairman of the State Assembly-El Kurultai of the Republic of Altai
Ekaterina Kuzmina — Head of Sustainable Development Department, Promsvyazbank
Khin Maung Yi — Union Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Ahmad Mahdi — Managing Director, Iraq's Thirst Project
Dmitry Makhonin — Governor of Perm Territory
Roman Minukhin — Director of the Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Field of Water Resources, Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
Gennady Onishchenko — Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Ilya Razbash — Director, Information and Analytical Center for the Development of the Water Industry Complex
Barbara Rwodzi — Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Tourism and Hospitality of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Zhanna Ryabtseva — Deputy Head of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Ecology, Discovery of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Dylan Ghafoor Saleh — Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
Zulfiya Suleimenova — Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Alisher Erbaev — Deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, Member of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Ecology and Regional Development
Ecotourism: Current Situation and Prospects
• Examples of successful national projects and programmes to develop ecotourism
• Ecotourism as an alternative type of economic activities in specially protected natural areas and countries’ experience in developing national legislation and implementing ecotourism projects
• Creation of international tourist routes
• Design and creation of ecotourism products, services, and routes
• Planning, design, and construction of ecotourism infrastructure
• Mechanisms and instruments of state support for the development of ecotourism
• Interaction with stakeholders to organize tourism in specially protected natural areas (travel agencies, guides, event organizers, educational institutions, etc.)
Irina Makanova — Director of the Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Development of Specially Protected Natural Areas, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Inna Svyatenko — Chair of the Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Social Policy
Julia Gryaznova — Head of Strategy, Analytics and Research Department, National Priorities
Elena Zlenko — Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Evgeniy Kozlov — First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow; Chairman of the Committee for Tourism of the City of Moscow
Timofey Kononenko — Strategy Director, Tourism.RF Corporation
Sergey Korlykhanov — Deputy Executive Director, "Russian Geographical Society" All-Russian Public Organization
Vadim Mamontov — General Director, RussiaDiscovery
Yelena Panova — Chief of Staff of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for Ecology, Adjacent Territory and Environmental Protection
Elena Rakova — First Deputy Head of the Passenger Transportation Department, Russian Railways
Rustam Tapaev — Deputy General Director, Kavkaz RF
Sangadzhi Tarbaev — Chairman of the Committee on Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure Development, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Preserving the Ecology of the Arctic and Antarctic: New Challenges and Development Prospects
• Scientific ecological research in the Arctic and Antarctic and the construction of a new wintering facility at the Antarctic station Vostok
• Environmental monitoring in the waters of the Northern Sea Route and ensuring the environmental safety of navigation
• Creation of a permafrost monitoring system and preventing environmental risks in permafrost degradation
• Preventing adverse environmental consequences in the development of Arctic natural resources and the introduction of innovative and eco-friendly technologies
• Cleaning up pollution in Arctic territories
Galina Karelova — Deputy Chairman, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Yuri Bezdudnyi — Governor of the Nenets Autonomous District
Andrey Grachev — Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs, Norilsk Nickel
Gadzhimagomed Guseynov — First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Alexander Kozlov — Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Alexey Likhachev — Director General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Alexander Bondar — Director of the Department of Educational and Scientific and Technical Activities, Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters
Anton Drozdov — Deputy Chairman, Promsvyazbank
Dmitry Zaitsev — Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
Elena Zlenko — Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Grigory Ledkov — President, Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East
Elena Myakotnikova — Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, SIBUR
Victoria Panova — Vice Rector, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Russian Sherpa, The Women 20 (W20)
Andrey Fedotov — Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to the President of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
National Strategies and Priorities in Environmental Protection
• National environmental protection strategies and projects of countries participating in the Congress. Prioritization taking into account new challenges
• Harmonization of approaches for implementing the national environmental policy of CIS member states
• Sustainable development of mountainous regions
Rashid Ismailov — Head of the Russian Ecology Society; Co-Chairman of the Expert Council under the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Alexei Mayorov — First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Boriy Alikhanov — Chairman of the Senate Committee on the development of the Aral Sea region of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Irina Gaida — Expert, Project Center for Energy Transition and ESG Principles, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)
Andrey Epishin — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the budget and financial markets
Andrey Lebedev — Director of National and Industry Environmental Programs Realization Direction, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Bolot Otunbaev — Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Zulfiya Suleimenova — Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Majid Khalaf Hammo Masttoo — Head of the Health and Environment Committee of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Oleg Khorokhordin — Head of the Altai Republic
Andrei Khudyk — Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
Oleg Tsepkin — Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building
Konstantin Tsyganov — First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Yurin — Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Iltizam Yusifov — Member of the Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology, Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Forests: The Lungs of the Planet
• Monitoring, forecasting, and preventing fires
• Eliminating forest fires (technologies, collaboration of forces, and jurisdictions)
• Forecasts and trends in the forest fire situation around the world taking into account climate change, infrastructure development, and other factors
• Approaches to assessing damage from forest fires
Reforestation and combating desertification and deforestation
• Reforestation, afforestation, and adapting forestry to climate change
• Cultivation of planting material
• Assessment of reforestation efficiency and increasing carbon sequestration by forests
• Biodiversity conservation and food security issues
Assessment of forest resources
• Global Assessment of Forest Resources (GAFR 2025), global trends, changes in key indicators, and new approaches to forest inventory based on remote sensing data
• The current state of forest resources and achieving the global goals of mankind – SDGs, UNFCCC, and biodiversity conservation
• Information resources about forests: The basis for sustainable management, decision-making, and national and international reporting on forests
Digitalization of forestry, the Forestry Unified State Automated Information System, and the Forestry Federal State Information System
• Prospects for the development of a forestry information system
• International experience in monitoring timber supply chains and the regulation of turnover, exports, and imports
• Legitimacy of the origin of wood
• Prospects for the use of the Forestry Unified State Automated Information System in the Eurasian Economic Union
Sergey Anoprienko — Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Lebedev — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Zeng Weisheng — Academy of Inventory and Planning of Forest and Grassland of NFGA, professorate senior engineer
Olga Zanko — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the Development of Civil Society, Issues of Public and Religious Associations
Sergei Ivanov — Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport
Olimjon Kakhkharov — Technical Coordinator of the GEF/FAO project "Sustainable Forest Management in Mountainous and Valley Regions of Uzbekistan" FAO Representation in Uzbekistan
Oleg Kobyakov — Director, Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artem Konstantinov — Deputy Director for Research, St. Petersburg Research Institute of Forestry
Alexander Kulik — Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus
Almaz Musaev — Director, Forest Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic
Abbasali Nobakht — Vice Minister of Agriculture-Jahad & Head of Natural Resources and Watershed management Organization (NRWO)
Nono Sampono — Deputy Chairman of the Council of Representatives of the Regions of the People's Congress of the Republic of Indonesia
Ivan Sovetnikov — Head, Federal Forestry Agency
Viacheslav Spirenkov — Deputy Head, Federal Forestry Agency
Olga Stepchenko — General Director, Garden of Memory; Chairman, Forest Volunteers; member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
Natalya Khudyakova — Head of Ecology and Sustainable Development at Rosselkhozbank
Lifu Shu — Research Center for Forest Ecology and Nature Conservation, China Academy of Forestry, Researcher
Andrey Gribennikov — Director of the Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Field of Forest Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Nikolay Krotov — Deputy General Director, Arkhangelsk PPM
Vladimir Kuznetsov — Director of the United Nations Information Center in Moscow
Vladimir Moshkalo — Representative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in Russia
Nagi Shabanyan — Deputy Head of Forestry, Natural Resources and Watershed Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Circular Economy: The Perpetual Motion Machine in the World of Resources
• Caring for the environment is now becoming our daily habit. And what’s important is that an enormous amount of resources can be recycled. State support facilitates this in many ways. In 2022, the Circular Economy federal project was launched and the Russian government’s environmental block worked to change laws to support waste recycling. Industry programmes have also been developed. They will make it easier to involve recycled resources in the construction of housing and roads, industry, agriculture, and other industries.
• One of the most important goals of the circular economy is to minimize waste generation and reduce the amount of waste that cannot be recycled or is difficult to recycle. This is also crucial to protect the oceans from plastic pollution. More than eight million tonnes of plastic are deposited in the ocean every year.
• What are the main focuses of the state policy to develop a circular economy in Russia?
• What best world practices can Russia use to transition to a circular economy?
• What anti-crisis measures should be taken to ensure industry growth in the new realities?
• What state support measures are needed to accelerate the development of a separate waste collection system?
• What measures should be taken to provide industry with technologies and components as part of import substitution?
• The problem of microplastics in the ocean: are solutions possible at the legislative level?
Kirill Tokarev — Editor-in-Chief, Anchor, RBC
Denis Butsayev — General Director, Russian Environmental Operator Public Law Company
Fedor Konyukhov — Head, Fyodor Konyukhov School of Travellers
Weerasak Kowsurath — Vice Chairman of the Natural Resources and Environment Commission of the Thai Senate (upper house)
Evgeny Mikhailov — Chairman of the Board of Directors, EcoLine Group of Companies
Andrey Nikipelov — Deputy General Director for Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Solutions, State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
Gleb Nikitin — Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region
Dmitry Tetenkin — Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Alevtina Chernikova — Rector, MISIS National University of Science and Technology
Ivan Abramov — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Olga Zabralova — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Aleksandr Kogan — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Denis Kuznetsov — General Director, Modern Ecological Technologies Group of Companies
Elena Mizulina — Member of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction
Organic Production: Opportunities, Prospects, and International Cooperation
• Encouraging achievements in the production and sale of organic products
• Increasing consumer awareness of proper nutrition
• Dissemination of best organic production practices
• Development of the organic products market
• Forming healthy lifestyle habits
• Environmental protection and the introduction of sustainable development principles
• International cooperation
Andrey Yatskin — First Deputy Speaker, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Armen Harutyunyan — Director of the Department of Agroindustrial Policy, Eurasian Economic Commission
Tatyana Butskaya — First Deputy Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on issues of families, women and children
Vladimir Grakun — Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus
Artem Zdunov — Head of the Republic of Mordovia
Oleg Kobyakov — Director, Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Zheng Linying — Deputy Head of Food and Agricultural Product Certification Division, Department of Certification and Supervision, State General Administration for Market Supervision and Regulation of the People's Republic of China
Tatyana Pantelkina — Director of the Department for Development and Support of Corporate Business of Rosselkhozbank JSC
Maxim Protasov — Head, Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo)
Yakov Reznikov — Director of Gorodishe Khleb LLC (Belgorod Region)
Maxim Uvaidov — Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
Uniting the Efforts of the State and Business to Guarantee Environmental Wellbeing
• Presentation of best practices for initiatives on sustainable development, ecology, and the development of green technologies
• Promotion of an international dialogue on ways to achieve environmental well-being taking into account the challenges of our time
Main point:
• Global challenges are forcing national governments and businesses to make serious efforts to ensure the current agenda includes measures to improve people’s quality of life, reduce the negative impact of economic and other activities on the environment, and preserve unique natural and biological diversity. Adhering to the principles of sustainable development and the green economy amidst pressure from sanctions and economic restrictions is a serious challenge for governments and businesses. The roundtable will feature presentations of Russia’s ambitious environmental projects, business initiatives in sustainable development, and ways to develop state policy to stimulate business to take a responsible approach towards the environment. Russian businesses have traditionally been the driving force behind green projects on the domestic and foreign markets and are introducing solutions that aim to increase the sustainability of the economy and develop a circular economy.
Key discussion issues:
• Synergistic effect from the joint projects of businesses and the state: how to plan, evaluate, and apply them
• State policy in ecology: the priorities remain the same
• New approaches to regional development: green energy generation territories and the advanced development of eco-technologies
• Development of infrastructure to handle high-risk waste: practices of CIS countries
• Successful green business projects: best practices
• Scientific developments to eliminate manmade pollution and ensure environmental safety: conceptual approaches
Olga Bashmarova — Host of the Vesti program, Russia 24 TV channel
Viktoria Abramchenko — Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Andrey Grachev — Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs, Norilsk Nickel
Vladimir Lebedev — Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management
Alexey Likhachev — Director General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Vladimir Oborskiy — Deputy General Director for Marketing, TMK
Evgeny Petrov — Head, Federal Agency for Subsoil Use
Svetlana Radionova — Head, Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
Zulfiya Suleimenova — Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Anatoly Khramtsov — Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer, Russian Railways
Andrei Khudyk — Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
The Elusive World: Paying Back Our Debt to Nature
• Promising areas of international cooperation to conserve biological diversity, the exchange of best practices, and national biodiversity conservation strategies
• Examples of successful national biodiversity conservation projects and programmes
• The role of science in biological diversity conservation, including rare and endangered species
• Business for nature: examples of successful practices
• The role of public institutions in biological diversity conservation
• International cooperation in biological diversity conservation
Irina Makanova — Director of the Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Development of Specially Protected Natural Areas, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Maria Golovneva — Chief Specialist for Occupational Health, Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection, Zarubezhneft
Sergei Ivanov — Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport
Gennady Kiselev — Director, Sayano-Shushensky State Reserve
Yerlan Kutpanbaev — Deputy Chairman of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Yelena Panova — Chief of Staff of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for Ecology, Adjacent Territory and Environmental Protection
Vyacheslav Rozhnov — Scientific Supervisor of Ecological and Nature-Protection Projects and International Programs, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Head of the Laboratory of IPEE of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Inna Svyatenko — Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Natalia Tornkvist — Founder, President, "Revival of Nature" Charitable Foundation
Ali Uzdenov — Senior Managing Partner, Sistema
Niyaz Fazylov — Minister of Nature Management and Ecology of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Bai Chengshou — Deputy Director of the Department of Nature Conservation and Ecology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China
Yelena Sharoykina — Chairwoman, Commission on Ecology and Environmental Protection, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation
Svetlana Sheinfeld — Deputy Director, Kepr Taxes and Consulting
Sustainable Development as a New Model for the Economic Development of Russia’s Regions
• Sustainable development as a new approach to a diversified economy
• Mechanisms to increase companies’ contribution to the socioeconomic and environmental development of the regions where they operate
• Responsible business support system
• Non-financial business reporting and how to attract SMEs
• Sustainability in heavy industry
• Prospects for the development of the Green Tech market
• Prospects for the development of electric transport and charging infrastructure in the Russian regions
• Green entrepreneurship and opportunities for growth and development
• International experience in the development and introduction of green economy principles, measures, and mechanisms
Andrey Sharonov — Chief Executive Officer, National ESG-Alliance
Alexander Zakondyrin — Chairman, Public Council under the Ministry of Nature of the Russian Federation
Sirodzh Loikov — First Deputy General Director, Member of the Board of Directors, PhosAgro
Alexey Matushansky — Director of the Department for Strategic Development and Corporate Policy, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Gleb Nikitin — Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region
Vadim Petrov — Chairman of the Public Council at Roshydromet
Dmitry Pristanskov — State Secretary – Vice President for Relations with Authorities and Administration, Norilsk Nickel
Anastasia Fedotova — Managing Director - Head of Directorate for ESG, Sberbank
Юрий Khakhanov — Director of Acceleration of Urban Technologies of the Energy Efficient Technologies Cluster, Skolkovo Foundation
Eco-Enlightenment. The Future through the Eyes of Children
• The transition to conscious consumption and the development of environmental thinking is the foundation for Russia’s safe green future. As such, getting the younger generation involved in an environmental culture has become one of the main focuses of the current environmental agenda, because the everyday habits and principles established in childhood determine the behaviour of adults, who in 15–20 years will create the new horizons for sustainable development.
• It can already be seen today that eco-thinking is becoming a basic skill of the modern individual and that environmental education and enlightenment provide a solid foundation for this. The system of environmental education and enlightenment is becoming an integrating factor that dictates the future development of the country’s ecological culture.
• How can we form a unified system of continuous environmental education? What is the best way to integrate the system of environmental education and vocational guidance into the economy and public administration? The quality of environmental education is a component of the state’s environmental security system. What is the role of legislative regulation in the professional training and retraining of specialists whose activities are related to the environment?
Lilia Gumerova — Chairman of the Committee on Science, Education and Culture, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Chairman, Permanent Commission on Science and Education, Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Alexander Bugaev — First Deputy Minister of Enlightenment of the Russian Federation
Asya Veksler — Associate Professor, Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design, School of Integrated Communications, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Anna Volkova — Head of the Structural Unit, Ecostation Regional Center of the Regional Center for Additional Education for Children
Tatyana Gigel — Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Grigory Gurov — Chairman of the Board, Russian Movement of Children and Youth "Movement of the First"
Gaini Dlimbetova — Professor of the Department of Social Pedagogy and Self-Knowledge, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Maxim Dreval — General Director, Russian "Znanie" Society
Irina Zhuikova — Director of Social Policy Department, Norilsk Nickel
Dmitry Ioffe — Chairman of the Board, Interregional Public Organization of Ecological and Patriotic Education "Clean Games"
Dmitry Karpov — Academic Secretary, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Anna Klyukina — Director, State Darwin Museum
Artur Landzberg — Director, Ecological and Biological Center "Krestovsky Ostrov"
Natalia Ryazanova — Head of the Laboratory, Department of Integrated International Ecological Problems and Wildlife Management, MGIMO University
Elena Savenkova — Dean, Ecological Faculty, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Alexander Sapronov — Director, Yauza Park in Moscow; Head of the Municipal District Severnoye Medvedkovo of the city of Moscow
Natalya Sokolova — Chairman of the Board, Scientific Director, Ravnopravie; co-chairman of the federal organizing committee Ecodictant
Tatyana Terentyeva — Deputy Director General for Human Resources, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Kirill Chistyakov — Director, Institute of Earth Sciences, St. Petersburg State University; Vice President, Russian Geographical Society; Chairman of the Commission for Geographical and Environmental Education of the Russian Geographical Society
Vyacheslav Shcherbakov — Director, Stolby Nature Reserve
Eco-Volunteering being on Guard of Nature
• Eco-activism has become a popular movement, especially among young people. When the government and business are limited in their ability to solve environmental problems, volunteers come to the rescue. The promotion of environmental responsibility, the fostering of awareness among the population, as well as joint actions to combat environmental pollution require the involvement of every institution of society.
• Eco-activism needs both administrative and financial support to achieve its goals more effectively. Unifying the forces of the state, business, and the population will provide an impetus to creating a new consumption culture, developing collective environmental thinking, preserving the environment.
• How can we young people involved in environmental projects? What role do young people play in implementing Russia’s environmental initiatives? Making everyday life greener: how can you make your consciousness and everyday behaviour green? Why is up to all of to conserve nature and engage in environmental activities? How can we make environmental volunteering appealing to the Russian public?
Alexander Varfolomeev — First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on social policy
Andrey Rudnev — Chairman, All-Russian Public Organization of Environmental Volunteers "Delai!"
Dmitry Boyko — PR director, Russian Environmental Operator
Anna Bushlyakova — Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors for Corporate Volunteering
Liubov Glebova — First Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building
Anton Grigorov — General Director, BAIKAL.CENTER
Ksenia Ekimova — Vice-Rector of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Anna Zhigulskaya — Head of the project office for internal communications and corporate social responsibility, Rosatom
Adam Kalimatov — Chairman of the Central Council of the All-Russian Public Movement "Volunteers-Ecologists"
Oleg Makarov — Advisor to the Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh)
Daria Matsuk — Acting Director, Roszapovedtsentr
Elmira Morozova — Director, Fund for Support of Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Projects (Ecology Fund)
Ilya Razbash — Director, Information and Analytical Center for the Development of the Water Industry Complex
Victoria Saar — Ecosophy Project Manager, Russia – Land of Opportunities
Olga Stepchenko — General Director, Garden of Memory; Chairman, Forest Volunteers; member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation