Business programme
The seating of participants in the halls for the business programme will follow social distancing, in compliance with the approved sanitary and epidemiological requirements. If seating is full, access to the hall will be restricted. We kindly ask you to be receptive to these prevention measures. The health and safety of the Forum participants, guests, and staff are top priority for the organizers of EAWF 2021.
To attend the sessions you are interested in, please confirm participation in the business programme section of your personal web office. Please note the sessions that are recommended for attendance. They are placed at the beginning of the list of events.
Oct 15, 2021
I. The Women’s Mission to Shape a New Agenda for Peace and Trust
International Discussion Club meeting
Eurasian Association of Women Regional Leaders
How can cooperation between regions help create new areas of growth? What can be done to ensure regions are prepared to face new challenges? What regional approaches to tackling socioeconomic problems offer good potential to be adopted more widely?
The session will include an announcement of the results for the marathon of women's initiatives to develop the territories.
NATALYA KOMAROVA — Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area–Yugra
ELENA AVDEEVA — Senator, Russian Federation; Member, Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Government and Northern Affairs
FATOUMA AWALEH OSMAN — Mayor of Djibouti
HALA MOHAMMED JABER AL-ANSARI — Secretary-General, Supreme Council for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain
PURNIMA ANAND — President, BRICS International Forum, India
KARI ANNE BØKESTAD ANDREASSEN — Mayor of Nordland County, Norway
DRAGINJA VLK — Member, Belgrade City Parliament; Member, Serbian National Delegation to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe
MERAL GUZEL — Regional Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia, Knowledge Gateway for Women's Economic Empowerment at UN Women, Turkey
YULIA ZUBOVA — Chief Executive Officer, SREDA Academy of Urban Technologies
EKATERINA LACHOVA — Chairman, Women's Union of Russia
IRINA MAKIEVA — Chief Managing Partner for Urban Development, State Development Corporation VEB.RF, Director General of the Monocities Development Fund
JOHANNA ROSE MAMIAKA — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon to the Russian Federation
VERONIKA PESHKOVA — Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
REYNA JUANITA RUEDA ALVARADO — Mayor of Managua, Nicaragua
ALBA AZUCENA TORRES MEJIA — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Russian Federation
ALIA EL-YASSIR — Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, UN Women
Meeting of the International Club of Winners and Participants of APEC’s International Competition for Women’s Projects (APEC BEST AWARD)
The competition aims to promote the best women-led entrepreneurial projects in the SME sector on the international stage. It also seeks to popularize female entrepreneurship in APEC member states, and facilitate the creation of an ecosystem bringing together experts, entrepreneurs, and investors.
In 2020, an initiative put forward by entrants to establish an international club of winners and participants of the competition was approved.
What successes have competition finalists enjoyed? What impact has the APEC BEST AWARD had on participants? What tools could be employed to publicize initiatives by competition finalists? What could be done to replicate successful projects presented at the competition across the APEC economies? What can be done to encourage female entrepreneurs to participate in international initiatives? What improvements could be made to the APEC BEST AWARD? In light of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, what could be added to the APEC agenda to promote female entrepreneurship in the Asia-Pacific region?
KIM MIRAN — Grand Prix Winner, APEC BEST AWARD 2018; Founder, director, C&E HRD Consulting Co., LTD, Republic of Korea
IRINA SALTYKOVA — Director, APEC BEST AWARD International Contest to Women’s Entrepreneurial Projects; Member, Expert Council, OPORA RUSSIA Committee on the Development of Women’s Entrepreneurship; International Project Manager
KIRILL BARSKIY — Senior Official of the Russian Federation, APEC; Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
RINA ZOET — Member of the Jury (2017–2020), Indonesia, APEC BEST AWARD; Head, Permanent Committee on Expanding the Rights and Opportunities of Women; Head, Committee on Education, Culture, and Diplomacy, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
GALINA KARELOVA — Deputy Chairman, Federation Council, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
SO YOUNG LEE — President, International Innovative Women Association; Executive Committee Member for Social Issues, Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT); Member of the Jury (2016–2020), Chair of the Jury (2016–2020), Republic of South Korea, APEC BEST Award
EKATERINA POSTOYEVA — General Director, Morojko
REBECCA FATIMA STA MARIA — Executive Director, APEC Secretariat, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Singapore/Malaysia
NATALIA STRIGUNOVA — Deputy Director, Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
SUSANA SIERRA — Winner, APEC BEST AWARD 2016; CEO, BH Compliance; Board Member, Correos de Chile, Chile
NADIA CHERKASOVA — Deputy President – Chairman of the Board, Otkritie Bank; Member of the Presidium, Chair, Committee for Development of Female Entrepreneurs, OPORA Russia
SVETLANA SHMAKOVA — Founder, FOODCODE; Winner, APEC BEST AWARD 2020
LYUDMILA SCHERBAKOVA — Founder, Velpharm, Bright Way Group; General Director, Veltrade
RIKA YAJIMA — Founder, President, Aeru; Winner, APEC BEST AWARD 2017, Japan
Open dialogue
Russia–Italy: A Cultural Dialogue
What branches of modern art are currently most in demand? What joint initiatives have the potential to be implemented? What areas impacting the development of the creative industries are critical in today’s world? What are the most effective tools for promoting products and services by the creative industries? What Russian-Italian film productions could offer potential?
ELENA MYAKOTNIKOVA — Advisor to the CEO of Sibur LLC, Vice-Rector for Sustainable Development, Synergy University
LAVINIA BIAGIOTTI — President, CEO, Biagiotti Group
ELENA BONETTI — Italian Minister for Equal Opportunities and Family
ANASTASIA KARNEEVA — Commissioner of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
MARINA LOSHAK — Director General of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
OLGA LYUBIMOVA — Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
ELENA PRONICHEVA — General director of Polytechnic Museum
DANIELA RIZZI — General Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow
MARTINA ROGATO — Italian W20 Sherpa, Italian G20 Presidency (2021)
LINDA LAURA SABBADINI — Chair, W20, Italian G20 Presidency (2021); Public Figure; Researcher; Statistician
II. The Women’s Mission to Come Together for a Healthy Society
Thematic session
Modern Technologies in Healthcare
What cutting-edge technologies offer the most potential in terms of rehabilitation and preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease? What can be done to increase trust in new medical technologies (including nuclear medicine) among female consumers? What programmes are facilitating the development and implementation of innovative technologies? Could increased female participation help accelerate the implementation of cutting-edge biomedical technologies? What successful practices are facilitating professional growth and development for women in healthcare?
NATALIA KOMAROVA — CEO, Rusatom Healthcare
IRINA BERNSTEIN — General Director, Condair Russia
ELENA BRUSILOVA — President, Medsi Group
MARIA BULGAKOVA — Head of Women's Health, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer
OKSANA DRAPKINA — Director, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
ELENA LEGEZINA — President, CEO, GE Healthcare
KATERINA POGODINA — General Manager, Johnson & Johnson
SVETLANA PONСRATOVA — Communications Director, Rusatom Healthcare
IRINA SVIATO — Advisor to the CEO of Rusatom Healthcare
DMITRY SHAMENKOV — Director, Center for Health IT and Social Medicine, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
III. The Women’s Mission to Achieve Social Transformation
Thematic session
The Role of Charities in Building a Sustainable and Equitable Social System
How have people’s attitudes to charity changed in the last three years? How will various forms of partnership in the charity sector develop in the future? What will be the priorities in terms of social investment and philanthropy moving forward? What international best practices could be rolled out more widely?
ALEKSANDRA BOLDYREVA — Executive Director, Donors Forum Association
BENJAMIN BELLEGY — Executive Director, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), Brazil
EKATERINA BOGDASAROVA — President, Istok Foundation
LOUISE DRIVER — Executive Director, Independent Philanthropy Association South Africa (IPASA)
IRINA ZHUKOVA — Regional director for Sustainable Development in Russia and Eastern Europe, Philip Morris International Inc
FAINA ZAKHAROVA — President, Life Line Charity Foundation
CAROLA CARAZZONE — Secretary General, Assifero; Chair, Dafne – Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe, Italy
OKSANA KOSACHENKO — President, Sistema Charitable Foundation
CATHIE CARRIGAN — Managing Director, International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, USA
MARIA MOROZOVA — General Director, Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation
AARTI MOHAN — Co-founder and Partner, Sattva Consulting, India
OKSANA ORACHEVA — General Director, Vladimir Potanin Foundation
TATIANA ROGOZINA — Chairman of the Inva – Academy Board of Trustees, Member of the Maria Volodina Grand Ballet School Board of Trustees, Member of the Helicopter Sports Federation
ANNA SOSHINSKAYA — CEO of the Future Charitable Foundation, Amway Russia
Thematic session
New Employment Opportunities for Women on the Labour Market
Educational institutions are offering more and more distance learning programmes. This in turn is increasing access to education – particularly in remote and rural areas – and providing more opportunities for women and girls to develop professional skills and expertise regardless of where they live.
What can be done to minimize the impact of restrictions on employing women in certain industries? How can women with small children be encouraged to return to work? How should social infrastructure and legislation be overhauled to help women with children remain competitive on the labour market? What pathways exist to address inequalities related to unpaid domestic work, which are hindering women’s opportunities in the labour market? What can be done to motivate women to master new professions?
EVGENIA SHOKHINA — President, Business school of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; Director, Social Project Support Fund
ILONA ANSONE — Head, Russian Union of Tourist Industry, Baltic branch
DORIS ZAPATA ACEVEDO — Minister of Labor and Workforce Development of Panama
KATHLEEN BEEGLE — Research Manager, Human Development Team, World Bank, US
ELENA DRUZHININA — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
OLGA ZABRALOVA — Senator of the Russian Federation, Member of the Committee on Social Policy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
ANTON KOTYAKOV — Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
ALLA MANICHKINA — Executive Director for Career Growth, Personnel Management Department, Gazprombank; Founder, Digitalvizor online school
GULBAKHOR MAKHKAMOVA — Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan
MARIA NAGERNYAK — Director, Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center
VERA PODGUZOVA — Senior Vice President, Director of External Relations Directorate, Promsvyazbank
TATIANA SOROKINA — General Manager, IBM Russia
TALIA KHABRIEVA — Director, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Thematic session
Self-Made: Lifelong Learning
What can be done to motivate educational institutions to proactively react to shifting requirements in the labour market? What factors are helping to get more female professionals involved in lifelong learning? How should statistics on people undergoing additional education be collated for analysis purposes? What successful programmes and practices to encourage lifelong learning among female professionals currently exist?
TIGRAN SHMIS — Human Development Program Leader, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank
VICTORIA ARABINA — Founder of the Venn Technology Project Aggregator, Partner of the Rights Business Standard Consulting Company
DARIA VELEDEEVA — Chief Editor, Fashion Press
YANINA NOVITSKAYA — Managing Director, Cartier Russia, Ukraine and the CIS
VALERIIA PALII — Director of Mars Food in Russia
OLGA POSTNIKOVA — Chief Executive Officer, Dobroe Delo Social Care Centre ANPO
AFSHAN KHAN — Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
GIADA ZHANG — Chief Executive Officer, Mulan Group, China
IV. The Women’s Mission to Achieve Digitalization and Economic Development
Online chat
International Video Conference Discussion for Women Working at Nuclear Power Plants
What issues are at the forefront of the women’s agenda in the nuclear industry? What is motivating women to remain in the industry? What successful corporate projects to promote women as decision makers exist? What could be done to motivate women in the industry to get involved in research and development?
ALESIA UNIKOVA — Director, Center for International Relations, Rosatom Technical Academy
Thematic session
How the Digital Transformation Can Improve Access to Finance
Securing access to financial services and improving financial and digital literacy are key to increasing female participation in the economy. Financially speaking, women are less protected in the event of unforeseen circumstances, while often assuming responsibility for household budgets. Helping women acquire modern financial competencies and knowledge of long-term planning and investment tools enables them to more effectively manage finances at home and to start cost-effective business initiatives.
What financial skills and competencies do women need to ensure that they can freely navigate the digital environment and make active use of modern financial technologies? What can be done to provide female entrepreneurs in the SME segment with easier access to capital? What areas of collaboration to increase financial inclusion and financial literacy need to be prioritized at international associations and organizations?
NIKOLAY ZHURAVLEV — Deputy Chairman, Federation Council, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
MAGDA BIANCO — Head, Consumer Protection and Financial Education Department, Bank of Italy; Co-Chair, G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion
ANNA ZELENTSOVA — Co-chair, Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, G20; Project Coordinator, Financial Literacy of Women, Council of the Eurasian Women’s Forum
EVGENIA LAZAREVA — Director, ‘For Borrowers’ Rights’ Foundation
FLORE-ANNE MESSY — Acting Deputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Executive Secretary, International Network on Financial Education (INFE), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France
OLGA SKOROBOGATOVA — First Deputy Governor, Central Bank of the Russian Federation
NITHIN UMAPATHI — Senior Economist, Social Protection and Labor, The World Bank, USA
HELEN WALBEY — Head, Gender Inclusive Finance, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
Business dialogue
The Role of Women in the Integrated Development of the African Continent
What measures to support women in African nations are most relevant today? What practices and developments by the Eurasian Women’s Forum could be utilized and rolled out in this context? What main aims and objectives are women’s communities and specialized organizations setting during preparations for the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit in 2022?
IRINA ABRAMOVA — Director, Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Member, Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences; Dr. Sc. Econ; Professor
ANNA BELYAEVA — Executive Director, Association of Economic Cooperation with African States (AECAS)
BINETA DIOP — Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security of the Chairperson, African Union Commission, Senegal
AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA — Spouse of President of Zimbabwe (involved in charity, social issues), Mother of the Nation – Amai
VERONIKA NIKISHINA — Chief Executive Officer, Russian Export Center
JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR — Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, President of the Senate of the Republic of Liberia
NATALIA TSAIZER — Chair of the Board, African Business Initiative
Thematic session
The Role of Women in the Development of the Creative Industries: A Global Mission in a New Reality
The sector possesses substantial potential for greater female participation. The EAWF Council has implemented a range of projects to offer women as many opportunities as possible in the creative industries. These include “Women for Sustainable Industrial Development”, a project run by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation in cooperation with UNIDO.
What branches of the creative industries offer most potential for women? What can be done to provide a greater outlet for women’s creative potential? What reforms need to be made to the personnel training system for the creative economy? What management and technological skills should a woman possess in order to be successful in the creative economy?
GULNAZ KADYROVA — Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
FATOU HAIDARA — Managing Director, Directorate of Corporate Management and Operations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
NATALIYA LOSEVA — Deputy Editor-in-Chief, International News Agency Rossiya Segodnya
AIZHAN BEKKULOVA — Member Emeritus and Advisor, Union of Artisans of Kazakhstan
ALEXANDRE VASSILIEV — Russian Fashion Historian, "Fashionable Sentence" host
ALEKSANDRA KALOSHINA — Founder of the Radical Chic brand and "SolstudioTextileGroup" textile company
MONICA CARCÒ — Expert on International Development and Gender Equality, W20, Italy
ANNA LEBSAK-KLEIMANS — Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Fashion Consulting Group
DINARA NASYROVA — Vice-President, J-1 International Jewelry Show; Director General, ILGIZ F Gallery
ANNA NESTEROVA — Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Global Rus Trade
VERONIKA PESHKOVA — Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Business dialogue
Women’s Cooperation in International Trade
What is it that binds international female entrepreneurial communities together, and what financial, non-financial, and insurance support should be offered? What role do women play in the promotion of national brands? What factors are unique to the creative industries when it comes to offering products and services in overseas markets? What factors have contributed to the success of female executives at international manufacturing companies?
VERONIKA NIKISHINA — Chief Executive Officer, Russian Export Center
IRINA DYSHLYUK-PARIZO — Founder and Director, Nouveaux Horizons Club of French-Russian Economic Relations, France
ELENA KUPRIYANOVA — Founder and Director, EcoLes; Chair of Board of Directors, Inzensky Woodworking Plant
OKSANA MATYUSHENKO — General Director, Starye Traditsii
ANASTASIA MIKHAILOVA — Head of Government and Public Relations, Cherkizovo Group
TATYANA TYLEVICH — General Director, Imperial Porcelain Factory
GÜLDEN TÜRKTAN — Turkish W20 Sherpa; Founding President, W20; Member, Presidential Council, KAGIDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey); Chair, International Women’s Forum Turkey (IWF Turkey)
Open session
with the participation OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) International Working Group on Improving the Gender Balance in the Nuclear Sector
What is the OECD NEA international working group doing to help achieve these aims? What are the main principles underlying the strategy to increase female participation in the nuclear sector? Could a single strategy be applied across several countries? How could Russian practice be utilized internationally? What can be done to improve working conditions and career prospects for women and girls choosing to work in STEM?
VLADIMIR ARTISYUK — Adviser to the Director General, Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation
ELENA BUGLOVA — Director, Division of Nuclear Security, IAEA
ALEXEY LIKHACHEV — Director General, Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation
WILLIAM D. MAGWOOD, IV — General Director, Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
VANESSA EROGBOGBO — , Head, Women and Trade Programme, International Trade Centre, Uganda
ALESIA UNIKOVA — Director, Center for International Relations, Rosatom Technical Academy
V. Eco and Women in Agribusiness Programme
Open dialogue
Women’s Associations and Societies on the Environmental and Climate Agenda
How has the role of women’s communities changed with regard to shaping the environmental and climate agenda during the pandemic? And how has the agenda itself changed? What can be done to increase the influence of women and women’s communities in efforts to work towards sustainable development? What best practices aimed at popularizing the environmental and climate agenda exist?
TATIANA MITROVA — Scientific Director of the Energy Center of the Moscow School of Management "Skolkovo"
VASILY FOKIN — Head of Sustainable Development in Russia and the CIS, Danone SA
LYAZZAT AKHMURZINA — Executive Director of the Kazakhstan Association of Oil, Gas and Energy Sector Organizations KAZENERGY, member of the National Commission on Women Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
NILIMA BHAT — Founder, Shakti Leadership, India
BERTHA DLAMINI — President, African Women in Electricity and Power, Republic of South Africa
KAMILA ZHALILOVA — Head of the Clients and Industries Project Office, Deloitte
INNA KIRILKINA — Head of Research Projects of the Women in Energy Association, Member of the Expert Group on Small-Scale LNG at the Energy Centre of the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management
NATALYA KOMAROVA — Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area–Yugra
INNA PIGULEVSKAYA — Ambassador, Women in Nuclear Russia; Deputy Head, Service for Nuclear and Radiation Security, Mashinostroitelny Zavod
JULIA RYZHOVA — Co-founder, Impact Capsule Research & Strategy Development Center
ANTONINA SEREGINA — Associate Professor, Department of World Economy, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Thematic discussion
Digital Professions in Agribusiness: A Look to the Future
What professions in agriculture are set to decline in popularity? What recommendations could be put forward to agricultural producers to prepare for the forthcoming changes? Will it be more optimal to recruit new workers, or train current ones? What recommendations could be put forward to women working in agribusiness?
OLGA GATAGOVA — Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
NATALIA KRASHENINNIK — AgBiotech Advancement Lead, Skolkovo Foundation
ANNA KUDINOVA — Chief Executive Officer, Tochnoye Zemlepolzovanie LLC
IRINA LOGACHEVA — General Director of BIO-TON LLC
INNA SKRYTNIKOVA — Executive Director, Internet of Things Association; Project Leader, Digital Agriculture
MARINA TURYANSKAYA — Director of LLC Trade House RIF
Women’s Dialogue on Developing the Arctic
What aspects of international cooperation should be fostered in relation to the development of the Arctic? What infrastructure and industrial projects could be implemented in the Arctic, and what role would women play in them? What could be done to raise funds and resources for these projects? What measures should be put in place to protect the Arctic’s ecosystem?
EKATERINA GRACHEVA — TV Host, Russia 24 TV Channel
ELENA BORISENKO — Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank
TATIANA GORNOSTAEVA — Deputy Governor – Prime Minister, Head of the Department of Social Policy of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
ELENA DYAGILEVA — Deputy Governor of Murmansk Region
LARISA ZELKOVA — Senior Vice President, Head of HR, Social Policy and Public Relations, MMC Norilsk Nickel
YELENA ZLENKO — Senator, Russian Federation; Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management
KIRA KIRYUKHINA — Vice President for External Communications at Rostelecom
NIKOLAY KORCHUNOV — Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
ALISON LECLAIR — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Russian Federation
ALEXANDRA MIDDLETON — Lead Researcher, Sustainable Development of Entrepreneurship in the Arctic, University of Oulu, Finland
SVETLANA RADIONOVA — Head, Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources; Head State Environmental Inspector of the Russian Federation
MARIA ROSANOVA-SMITH — Professor, George Washington University
ANJA KRISTINE SALO — Communications Director, Norwegian Polar Institute, United Kingdom
EKATERINA SALUGINA-SOROKOVAYA — General Director, International and Comparative Law Research Center
OLGA SMIRNOVA — Advisor to the Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
EKATERINA UDALOVA — Deputy Head of the Centre for Innovative, Technological, and Creative Entrepreneurship
NATALIA FIGOL — Deputy Chair, Legislative Assembly, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
ALEXEI CHEKUNKOV — Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic
VI. Business breakfasts, brunch discussions
Business breakfast
Arctic Lounge
Business brunch
Women in the Sustainable Development of High-Tech Industries
ALEXANDRA RYABYKH — Head of the Department for Interaction with State Authorities and Public Relations, Federal State Budgetary Institution Hydrospetsgeology; Сo-founder, Association of Women of the Nuclear Industry Foundation
ELENA AKOLTSEVA — President, Baker Hughes Russia, CIS
OLGA GOLYSHENKOVA — President of the MAKO Association of Citizens and Organizations to Promote the Development of Corporate Education
DARIA GONCHAROVA — Chief Sustainability Officer, Polymetal International
KAMILA ZHALILOVA — Head of the Clients and Industries Project Office, Deloitte
ALLA ZHURAVLEVA — Vice President, National Energy Efficiency Union
NATALIA IVANOVA — Director, IPR Media Group
YANA KRUKHMALEVA — Director for Digital Infrastructure Development, Gazprom Media
EKATERINA LYAKHOVA — Business Development Director, Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation
NATALIA NIKIPELOVA — President of TVEL Joint Stock Company
GALINA RYSAKOVA — Senior Vice President for Organizational Development, Rostelecom
ELENA SNEZHKO — Coordinator, Formula for Good Deeds Social Investment Programme, Sibur Holding
MARGARITA UDALAYA — Senior Specialist, Rosatom State Corporation; Co-founder, Women in Nuclear Foundation
Business breakfast
A Culture of Health: Women, Family, Society
ELENA VOYTSEKHOVSKAYA — Journalist; Anchor of ‘TeleDoctor’ on Doctor television channel
CHIHARU WATANABE — Director, Japanese Society of Placental Clinical Medicine; Member, Japan Anti-Aging Medicine Association
YEKATERINA DIBROVA — President, RHANA Medical Corporation; President, Filatov International Foundation for the Development of Biomedical Technologies
YASUMASA IIJIMA — Consul General of Japan in St. Petersburg
YOSHIKAZU YONEI — Professor, Anti-Aging Medical Research Center, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
HIROKO KOZUKI — Wife of Japanese Ambassador to Russia
NATALYA MANTUROVA — Chief External Expert in Plastic Surgery, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Head, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetology, and Cell Technologies, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
ANNA SADOVNICHAYA — Deputy Director General, Expocentre
MIDORI YAMADA — Ikebono Sokatoku Professor; Tea Ceremony Master, Omotesenke school; Master, Japanese Sumi-e painting
ELENA BIBIKOVA — Senator, Russian Federation; Deputy Chair, Federation Council Committee on Social Policy
OKSANA DRAPKINA — Director, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
EVELINA ZAKAMSKAYA — Chief Editor, Doctor television channel
VERONIKA MININA — First Deputy Governor of Novgorod Region
INNA SVYATENKO — Senator, Russian Federation; Chairman, Committee on Social Policy, Federation Council, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
ANASTASIA STOLKOVA — First Deputy Director for Development, Roscongress Foundation
VII. Award Сeremonies and Сlosing Сeremony
Public Recognition Award Ceremony
Closing Plenary Session
October 13-15
Third Eurasian Women’s Forum Sideline Events
Signing of agreements on cooperation and the implementation of joint projects Public Talk with Thought Leaders (media studio) Fashion shows featuring collections by Russian designers incorporating folk themes and traditional crafts
The Digital Women’s Business Platform
The digitalization of the commercial sector is a global trend which is shifting the goalposts in the business world. The digital women’s business platform will incorporate video conferences, roundtables, and business dialogues, as well as meetings and interviews with famous entrepreneurs. The events will cover a wide range of topics. These will include the changing role of female business leaders, the impact new technologies and discoveries have had on doing business, new opportunities afforded by the digitalization of the financial sector, and much more.
Festival of Health and Beauty
• Lecture hall
A range of audio and video lectures by health and beauty specialists
• Master classes
• Exhibition of Russian health-preserving technologies
• Beauty zone for Russian manufacturers