Program
INTERNATIONAL FORUM «DISTANT LIGHT» INVITES:
Forward-looking protagonists of the worlds of business, the arts, science and politics interested in understanding the future of their initiatives and of Russia’s role in the future of the world, ready to interact with world renown opinion leaders in a 2 day business and cultural conference centered on the theme:
WHAT RUSSIA CAN GIVE TO THE WORLD
The Forum will be held on November 26th and 27th in Moscow, Russia.
The Forum will see the participation of opinion leaders and visionaries from different disciplines, both Russian and International, on topics including Entrepreneurship, Innovation, the Arts, Sustainability and Safety, and Education.
Among the themes covered are the following:
- How is the image of Russia and Russian business shaped? How does the image of Russia reflect on that of Russian businesses abroad?
- Will there be a second “Russian Renaissance”? What will be its drivers?
- What is happening with the “American Dream” which drove Russia and the World after the fall of the USSR? Is there an alternative?
- Russian Orthodoxy and Revolution – Are these Russia’s Top Brands?
- What weight do Russian ideas, concepts and values have in the World? Eisenstein and Bekmakbetov, Dostoevsky and Sorokin?
- Can Russia be a leader in spheres such as Space, Ecology, Nanotechnology and Education?
- Apocalypse Scenario: what can Russia and Russians do to prevent a third global conflict?
Panel Discussions
- Session 1 – Cinema as a way to create a new reality.
- Session 2 – Entrepreneurship as the main driver of growth.
- Session 3 – Conditions of social and economic growth: religion, safety, education……
- Session 4 – Innovation – what is it really?
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Open Space
Final round table discussion to include all speakers, on the theme “What Russia can give to the world”
The Forum will be an occasion of dialogue between leaders from different nations and disciplines on the future of Russia and humanity.
Irina Smolko Pavel Luksha Pierfederico Lossa
Schedule
26 November
09.00 – 10.00 Conference registration
10.00 – 11.30 Conference opening. Plenary session
11.30 – 11.50 Coffee break
11.50 – 13.20 Plenary session
13.20 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 17.50 Panel session 1: Cinema and art (*)
14.30 – 17.50 Panel session 2: Entrepreneurship (*)
17.50 – 19.00 Break for discussions and negotiations
19.00 – 22.00 Night art program or special events
* Note: coffee break from 16.00 to 16.20
27 November
10.00 – 11.30 Plenary session
11.30 – 11.50 Coffee break
11.50 – 16.00 Panel session 3: Innovations: technology & design
11.50 – 16.00 Panel session 4: Society: religion & movements
13.20 – 14.30 Lunch
11.50 – 16.00 Panel session 3: Social innovations & education
11.50 – 16.00 Panel session 4: Society: sustainability & Security
16.00 – 16.20 Coffee break
16.20 – 17.50 Round table on place branding: ‘What Russia can give to the world’
17.50 – 18.00 Conference closure
18.00 – 19.00 Break for negotiations and discussions
19.00 – 22.00 Reception dinner
