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Part 1
10:00 - 11:30	FIRST PLENARY SESSION. .
Part 2
12:00 - 14:00	Session. Landscape of innovative economy: where to expect effects?
	Organizers :  Center for Strategic Research, Center for Strategic Research North-West
The centers of the innovation economy are agglomerations with scientific centers, active business and highly qualified personnel. New challenges associated with the imposition of sanctions are, among other things, an opportunity for the development of a domestic innovative product. In a situation of turbulence, it is important to retain highly qualified personnel and support science. It is necessary to understand which sectors of the innovative economy are necessary in the current situation, what is needed for them to develop effectively. Main questions: – The first results of the impact of sanctions on the innovation economy. – The main problems faced by science and business (ban on the export and import of technologies, equipment, changes in sup-ply chains, outflow of personnel). – Sanctions impact on ongoing projects, first losses and acquisitions. Possible points of growth. – Reassembly and systematization of support measures in order to increase their effect.
12:00 - 14:00	Panel Discussion. Regions in the mirror of national priorities
	Organizers :  Leontief Centre – AV Group Consortium
Presidential Decree No. 474 of July 21, 2020 identified five national development goals for Russia until 2030 related to the preservation of the population, the development of talents, the creation of a comfortable living environment, decent work, successful entrepreneurship and digital transformation. One of the main roles in the work to achieve the goals is given to the regions; the task of fulfilling national requirements comes to them through national projects. The implementation of national projects at the regional level is characterized by such problems as a lack of cofinancing resources, insufficient development of a number of indicators of national projects and a system for monitoring their achievement. To assess the readiness of the regions for the implementation of national goals, the Consortium Leontief Center - AV Group (LC-AV, #LCAVteam) developed a methodology and conducted a retrospective analysis of key regional indicators that allow assessing the achievement of each of the 5 national goals. Based on the analysis, the “Regional readiness index for the implementation of national goals” will be formed and presented within the framework of the Forum of Strategists 2022. Issues for discussion: - Results of the implementation of the national goals - 2021: problems and ways to solve them. – Regional experience in achieving national goals. - New challenges facing the regions in the implementation of national projects. – Necessary conditions for the involvement of business in the implementation of national projects.
12:00 - 14:00	Round Table. Digitalization of government program management: practical aspects of implementation
	Organizers :  St. Petersburg Committee for Economic Policy and Strategic Planning
The goals and objectives of the round table are the application by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of new approaches established by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 26, 2021 No. 786 “On the Management System for State Programs of the Russian Federation” (together with the “Regulations on the Management System for State Pro-grams of the Russian Federation”) (hereinafter – Decree No. 786) Issues for discussion: 1. The functionality of the analytical information system for ensuring the openness of the activities of federal executive bodies, located on the Internet information and telecommunication network (www.programs.gov.ru, hereinafter referred to as the State Programs Portal). Terms of putting the Portal of state programs into operation. 2. Features of work and experience of interaction of pilot regions of the Russian Federation with the Portal of state programs. 3. The need to synchronize the data of the information systems of the regions of the Russian Federation with the Portal of state programs. 4. Implementation by the regions of the Russian Federation of the approaches defined by Decree 786. 5. The experience of the regions of the Russian Federation in carrying out the digital transformation of the state program management system, including taking into account the approaches defined by Decree 786.
12:00 - 14:00	International Conference. Part 1. Urban planning and urban mobility: how to find solutions that improve the quality of life of the population
	Organizers :  Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, JSC “Scientific and Research Institute of Motor Transport”, ICSER Leontief Centre, Association of Traffic Engineers
In many cities, the growing dispersal of residential areas and economic activities is leading to the need for personal vehicles for travel. Urban sprawl often results in increased travel distances and travel times for both public and private transport. This, in turn, entails various economic costs, including environmental degradation, increased costs of municipal and government services, reduced accessibility and economic opportunities for non-drivers. All this leads to an increase in transport costs in general. Reducing urban sprawl; promoting the development of territories focused on the use of public transport; creating compact, walkable neighborhoods that reduce per capita car-kilometres traveled are priorities for reducing the need for car-based mobility. Spatial planning and land-use policies have sustainable long-term implications: land-use decisions made today will tie cities to certain development patterns for many years to come. In this context, models of compact, denser, and functionally mixed urban development, combined with public transport planning, have been highlighted as a way to avoid inefficient and costly spatial development models while encouraging citizens to move away from personal cars.
12:00 - 14:00	Round Table. Regional development: a look into the future
	Organizers :  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations, ICSER Leontief Centre
12:00 - 14:00	Round Table. Transformation of powers of regions and municipalities in a unified system of public authority
	Organizers :  Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government, ANO "IROF"
Starting from 2022, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of December 21, 2021 No. 414-FZ “On the General Principles of Organizing Public Power in the Subjects of the Russian Federation” and the new edition of the law on the general principles of organizing local self-government, a new structure should be formed in Russia systems of state and municipal government, expressed both in the formal renaming of the positions of individual officials, and in a radical adjustment of the existing division of powers. It is difficult to predict the final picture of such a redistribution, but it can be assumed that even a simple adjustment of the legislation of the subjects of the federation and municipalities to the new federal requirements will cause a lot of work on the ground.
12:00 - 14:00	Panel Discussion. Quality, sustainability, safety
	Organizers :  Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
The current transformations of the world economic system have a significant impact on all areas of development of the Russian Federation, both at the federal and regional levels. The issues of ensuring national security and improving the quality of life of the population come to the fore. Ensuring comprehensive secu-rity (including geopolitical, social, economic, environmental, food, etc.) is a basic condition for sustainable development. An important role is played by the system of timely identifica-tion and management of risks, as well as monitoring aimed not only at assessing the achievement of planned indicators, but at assessing real changes in the quality of life of the population and the contribution of key actors to the achievement of devel-opment goals. Issues for discussion: - the main difficulties in ensuring the quality, sustainability and security of development; - integration of the concept of "strategic anti-crisis manage-ment" ("crisis resistance") into the system of strategic planning in Russia; – consolidation of efforts of government, business and society in the interests of high-quality, sustainable and safe develop-ment; – the role of regions in ensuring the quality, sustainability and security of development
Part 3
15:00 - 17:00	Round Table. Creative economy in the strategies of regions and municipalities: best practice
	Organizers :  Center for Strategic Research, Leontief Centre – AV Group Consortium
In the light of the proclaimed national development goals until 2030, the creative economy has become one of the key priorities of the socio-economic policy of the Russian Federation. The aggravated sanctions policy, associated primarily with closing access to technologies and products of intellectual activity and blocking supply chains, raises the question of a radical restructuring of the system of goals and objectives for the development of the creative economy, orienting it, first of all, towards the provision of technological, intellectual and personnel sovereignty of Russia. How is the creative economy represented in strategic planning documents at the regional and municipal levels? What can be the system of development of the country’s creative economy? How do cities and regions see the goals of developing a creative economy? How does the creative economy affect regional and spatial development?
15:00 - 17:00	Round Table. Eastern turn in spatial development
	Organizers :  Federal Autonomous Scientific Institution “Eastern Center of State Planning”, Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
The main priority in the economic and spatial development of Russia is the Asia-Pacific region. The development of Siberia and the Far East is becoming part of the national policy of large-scale integration into the system of trade and economic relations in Asia. These regions should become drivers of development, platforms for the implementation of transport and logistics, industrial, high-tech projects, projects in the service sector, sources of unlocking the potential of other territories and their own. Main questions: – What is the essence and content of the “pivot to the East” process? What is the role of Siberia and the Far East in it? Can the Far East become the basis for the integration of the Russian economy in the Asia-Pacific region? Can the resource potential of the Far East become an effective basis for integration into the Asia-Pacific region? What are the deterrents to integration in the face of sanctions pressure and what are the new opportunities from strengthening ties with the Asia-Pacific countries? – What are the main problems hindering the development of the Far East as a “window to the Asia-Pacific region? What risks does the Far East face when integrating into the Asia-Pacific region? What should be included in the development strategy of the macroregion and what mechanisms are capable of bringing the Far Eastern Federal District onto a sustainable path of accelerated development? – What projects in Siberia and the Far East are the most significant for the development of the economy? - Is the outflow of residents of the Far East an obstacle to economic integration into the Asia-Pacific region? What is the optimal population size, the structure of labor resources, taking into account foreign labor? Is it possible to quickly solve the problem of personnel shortages? - What are the strategies of the Asia-Pacific countries in relation to Siberia, the Far East, the Russian Federation? What priority measures should be taken to attract technology companies?
15:00 - 17:00	Round Table. Methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of state programs
	Organizers :  Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
Timely, demanded assessment of state programs is a critical tool for the development of program-targeted management. Despite the existing assessment formats (reviews of budget expenditures by the Ministry of Finance of Russia, annual assessment of the effectiveness of state programs by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia - a new methodology should be developed before November 2022), their results are not taken into account when making management decisions. The Accounts Chamber proposes the following assessment format - express assessments of all state programs (both in terms of the quality of their formation and implementation), as well as “deep” assessments of individual state programs based on their results. In general, legislative acts need to be adjusted to integrate the procedures for assessing state programs into the budget process.
15:00 - 17:00	International Conference. Part 2.. Urban planning and urban mobility: how to find solutions that improve the quality of life of the population
	Organizers :  Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, JSC “Scientific and Research Institute of Motor Transport”, ICSER Leontief Centre, Association of Traffic Engineers
In many cities, the growing dispersal of residential areas and economic activities is leading to the need for personal vehicles for travel. Urban sprawl often results in increased travel distances and travel times for both public and private transport. This, in turn, entails various economic costs, including environmental degradation, increased costs of municipal and government services, reduced accessibility and economic opportunities for non-drivers. All this leads to an increase in transport costs in general. Reducing urban sprawl; promoting the development of territories focused on the use of public transport; creating compact, walkable neighborhoods that reduce per capita car-kilometres traveled are priorities for reducing the need for car-based mobility. Spatial planning and land-use policies have sustainable long-term implications: land-use decisions made today will tie cities to certain development patterns for many years to come. In this context, models of compact, denser, and functionally mixed urban development, combined with public transport planning, have been highlighted as a way to avoid inefficient and costly spatial development models while encouraging citizens to move away from personal cars.
15:00 - 17:00	Strategic dialogue session. Cross-border and interregional cooperation: results and best practices of the subjects of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation
	Organizers :  Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, Russian national sub-committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations, ICSER Leontief Centre
The participants of the strategic session will discuss the results of the implementation of programs for cross-border and inter-regional cooperation of the subjects of the North-West of the Russian Federation, as well as recommendations for adapting the results achieved and best practices of interaction between the regions of the North-West Federal District with neighboring states, in particular, adapting and integrating the established effective instruments of neighborhood and strategic partner-ship in existing models of cooperation along the perimeter of land and sea borders for the benefit of residents of the regions of the Russian Federation and friendly countries in achieving the common Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
15:00 - 17:00	Session. Tourism as a driver of economic development
	Organizers :  ICSER Leontief Centre, Russian Geographical Society, International partnership initiative Green Mobility
Being the largest job multiplier, tourism should become one of the drivers of diversification and change in the structure of the economy, with an emphasis on non-commodity sectors of the economy and non-commodity exports. Under the sanctions, a new reality is opening up for the development of domestic tourism, which plays a decisive role in the restoration of the Russian economy.
15:00 - 17:00	Panel Discussion. Achieving the SDGs is a vector of regional development in new conditions: a responsible approach for the sake of future generations
	Organizers :  SGM Agency, ICSER Leontief Centre
An important direction in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda (SDG) and ESG transformation in Russia is the promotion of the agenda at the regional and local levels. The section will present the best examples of ESG transformation of regions and the experience of Russian cities, as well as successful practices in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda by Russian companies. Russia has committed to become carbon neutral by 2060. As part of these commitments, a system of tools is being developed to stimulate private investment in projects that create positive environmental and social effects, including tax incentives, subsidies and state guarantees for enterprises and investors. In 2022, a serious change in the socio-economic and political situation in the world led to a change in the focus of the activities of both authorities and large businesses, determined the need to make adjustments to development plans, building supply chains and relationships with investors. The agenda of the state and business includes maintaining the uninterrupted activity of enterprises and organizations, reducing the risk of socio-economic destabilization, restoring missing links in production chains through import substitution based on national infrastructure. An infrastructure for investment in sustainable development is being formed, and a regulatory framework has been created for launching green projects. By the end of the year, the Government of the Russian Federation should consider the issue of determining the criteria for classifying investment projects as projects that meet the requirements of the concept of environmental, social and corporate responsibility (ESG), as well as providing state support measures to participants in such projects.
Part 4
17:15 - 19:15	Session. Anti-crisis strategies of single-industry towns
	Organizers :  Center for Strategic Research, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
There are 321 single-industry towns in the Russian Federation. The main risk for single-industry towns in the current situation is the stability of city-forming enterprises that provide the main employment of the able-bodied population. The direct and indirect consequences of sanctions restrictions are experienced by machine-building, metallurgical, and forestry centers. A long-term reduction in Russian fuel consumption may bring back the focus of attention to oil and gas production areas that were ex-cluded from the list of single-industry towns in the early 2010s. Main questions: – The scale of the impact of sanctions on the situation in single-industry towns. – Key problems of city-forming enterprises of single-industry towns in the current conditions. – Sanctions impact on investment projects in single-industry towns: investor expectations, technological limitations. – Strategies for adaptation of single-industry towns to the introduced restrictions. – Instruments of state support for single-industry towns: best practices and the need for additional customization.
17:15 - 19:15	Round Table. Transformation of intergovernmental fiscal relations under sanctions
	Organizers :  Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, Center for Strategic Research, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
The growth of targeted financial assistance in the overall structure of intergovernmental transfers leads to a decrease in the independence of the regions and, as a result, a decrease in management efficiency. Therefore, now, in the context of sanctions, in order to ensure greater flexibility in decision-making, it is necessary to consider the issue of increasing the volume of non-targeted financial assistance that the regions can use based on the tasks and priorities that they themselves determine, which is an important direction in the development of interbudgetary relations. Main questions: – How are regional expenditures changing and will they change in the future? – How to combine subsidies: pros and cons? – Optimization possibilities: how sufficient are the powers of the subjects? – Changing the structure of regional taxes – Infrastructure budget loans: first year of implementation
17:15 - 19:15	Contest. Final of the review-competition "Implemented strategies: from idea to implementation"
	Organizers :  Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government, All-Russian Congress of Municipalities, Union of Russian Cities, ICSER Leontief Centre
The review contest "Implemented Strategies: from Idea to Implementation" - the VIII Municipal Strategy Contest 2022 (CMS–2022) - is held in order to identify and disseminate the successful experience of the long-term existence of effective municipal strategic planning systems, the successful implementation of large projects recorded in the strategies, and as well as identifying innovations and effective solutions to socio-economic problems at the municipal level. CMS -2022 is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of strategic planning in Russia. The focus of CMS -2022 is on the history of the municipal strategic planning system and the successful implementation of major projects that have significantly influenced the development of the municipality, emerged and implemented within the framework of and thanks to the strategic planning system.
17:15 - 19:15	Round Table. Partnerships and best practices of localization of SDGs 2030 in the BRICS and EAEU countries
	Organizers :  National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations, ICSER Leontief Centre
On June 23-24, 2022, the leaders of the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) adopted the Beijing Declaration of the XIV Summit and reaffirmed their commitment to the balanced and comprehensive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, emphasizing that “the international community should greater importance to development issues, revitalize global development partnerships and strive to achieve all the Sustainable Development Goals by mobilizing the necessary resources.” Almost half of the world’s population lives in the BRICS countries, so the localization of the SDGs is the main lever for achieving global and national goals. The round table participants will discuss the prospects and existing mechanisms for interaction between BRICS partners to achieve the SDGs at the local level, including cooperation platforms: – local and regional authorities (Municipal Forum), – scientific organizations (Academic Forum), – enterprises (Business Council and BRICS Innovation Center), – civil society organizations (Civil Forum), etc. The best municipal practices for SDG localization, innovative approaches and directions for improving the system for monitoring the achievement of goals, as well as sustainable development projects funded by the BRICS New Development Bank will be presented
17:15 - 19:15	Round Table. Healthy cities: protecting the external and internal human environment
	Organizers :  Association "Healthy cities, districts and villages", Council of Municipalities of St. Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg Cleantech Cluster for Urban Environment, ICSER Leontief Centre
Physical, emotional, social health as factors of harmonious development are integral elements of a unified system of public health and suggest the need to develop an effective system of public administration in this area. Public health is an area of interdepartmental, intersectoral interaction that requires the development of systematic approaches to managing and monitoring the situation, taking into account the needs and potential of all stakeholder groups: the population, the state, business, NGOs, etc. Given the strategic national priorities, it is extremely important to introduce a social model of strengthening public health at the regional and municipal levels as a factor in long-term economic growth. The Association is an intersectoral platform for the implementation of modern strategies and new management approaches to create a health-saving space in the Russian Federation. Preservation and development of human potential in each municipality is the priority of the Association. The discussion focuses on the following issues: - institutional approaches to public health management, the role of regional and municipal authorities; – healthy planning of urban and rural areas; – formation of comfortable green public spaces.
17:15 - 19:15	Panel Discussion. Scenarios for the development of the training system and the labor market: keeping up with technology
	Organizers :  ANO "National Agency for the Development of Qualifications", Research group " Designing the Future"
Current technological changes lead to the accelerated emergence of new professions and the compression of the life cycle of qualifications. The answer to these challenges is the development of a system of corporate universities, project-based learning mechanisms, independent qualification assessment, scaling up the practice of multilateral partnerships between businesses and universities in the format of territorial clusters. EdTech has become one of the most growing sectors of the IT business in recent years, new mechanisms for financing strategic projects for the development of education and ensuring the availability of high-quality additional education are being developed: social impact investments, educational lending mechanisms, the Income Share Agreement model, etc. What steps should be taken at various levels of decision-making - federal, regional, corporate, in the field of ensuring the accelerated development of qualifications?
17:15 - 19:15	Panel Discussion. Green sanctions: a proactive strategy
	Organizers :  ICSER Leontief Centre, Green Mobility International Partnership Initiative, Skolkovo Foundation, St. Petersburg Government
The tightening of environmental standards and requirements is a sustainable trend in the global economy. Manufacturers and suppliers need to take into account the new reality as the introduction of new standards is a proven means of competition. It should be taken into account that the tightening of environmental standards at the international level occurs when an experimental prototype of a product that meets the introduced standards has been created or is being tested. This allows Western companies to gain an advantage in the market, because. manufacturing companies in other countries are catching up. The development of products that meet the introduced standards re-quires significant time and financial costs, as well as qualified personnel. By the time the competitors of Western companies approach the creation of a product, new criteria for standards are already being introduced, which again throw them back to the starting point. Only a strategy of proactive actions in the planning horizon until 2040 and a consistent increase in requirements for standards and products will allow us to maintain and increase our market share. A proactive strategy implies the need to develop products that meet the standards of the next and subsequent generations. These measures will lead to an increase in the demand for developments, intellectual potential, an increase in product quality and living standards in the Russian Federation.

Part 5
09:30 - 11:00	SECOND PLENARY SESSION. .
Part 6
11:30 - 13:15	Round Table. Challenges of Russia’s New Industrial and Technological Policy
	Organizers :  Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Leontief Centre – AV Group Consortium
Today, Russia needs to formulate and implement a new industrial and technological policy aimed at ensuring the implementation of national interests, taking into account the existing long-term challenges. The industrial and technological policy should be based on building value-added production chains with results - highly competitive products that are in demand on the domestic market and have a high export potential. The regions have long been concerned at the strategic level with such work, making their own industrial policy a priority. Already today, the Social and Economic Development Strategies are be-ing implemented, within the framework of which industrial and technological initiatives have been worked out: "Tatarstan-2030", "Kuban-2030", "Lipetsk region-2030", "YANAO-2035. Issues for discussion: – Key global strategic challenges of the scientific and technological revolution in Russia. – Priorities for the development of industrial and technological policy in Russia. - Ways of avoiding import dependence in the conditions of the economic blockade of the country. – New industrial and technological policy or import substitution policy: Russia in 5 years.
11:30 - 13:15	Round table. Regional and local communities as a subject of strategic development of territories
	Organizers :  State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government, FES on local and public self-government and local communities under OAPOS, Department of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences for federal structure, local self-government and local communities, Organizing Committee of the Federal People’s Council
Proposals to introduce the concept of “regional and local communities” into the legislation are aimed at characterizing the spatial and territorial unity of a certain part of the population, taking into account the essential criteria for its isolation, singling it out as an independent subject. It is necessary to deter-mine not only the legal status of regional and local communities, but also the principles of their organization and activities, the procedure and mechanisms for their interaction with state authorities and local governments. Regional and local communities are not only subjects, but also a source of public power, shaping and ensuring the development of both the institutions of a solidary civil society, united in public territorial collectives, and the strategic development of the regions themselves and municipalities as a whole. Today, the topic of creating legal mechanisms for the effective use of the potential of regional and local communities for the implementation of issues of ensuring the life of the population is extremely in demand for state authorities and local governments. During the event, it is planned to discuss the status and problems that exist in the formation and functioning of regional and local communities, possible ways to solve them, as well as directions and measures, including legislative ones, taken to address these issues.
11:30 - 13:15	Round Table. Evidence based policy on the results of the second competition of the Accounts Chamber
	Organizers :  Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation sums up the results of the second competition of practices and initiatives for applying an evidence-based approach to making managerial decisions. This year the competition was held in 5 categories: 1. Problem analysis. 2. Forecasting (prospective assessment). 3. Data analysis for process modernization. 4. Economic analysis (efficiency assessment). 5. Impact assessment. Representatives of the winning teams will present their practices (initiatives) and discuss problems, challenges and prospects for applying an evidence-based approach in their field of activity.
11:30 - 13:15	Panel Session. International tourism in the new reality: economy, society, technology
	Organizers :  Convention Bureau, St. Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development
The goals and objectives of the session are to strengthen international and interregional cooperation, discuss new technologies for promoting the industry when entering new markets to increase the tourist flow to the region and the Russian Federation, to form a market and culture of domestic tourism. Issues for discussion: – How to realize the existing tourism potential of the region and the country in response to new challenges? – What is the role of tourism in the development of international relations and partnerships? – How to create a favorable climate for business in tourism? – What technologies for promoting tourism potential are needed to increase the tourist flow to the region and the Russian Federation?
11:30 - 13:15	Round Table. Climate Agenda and Regional Adaptation
	Organizers :  Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation (to be agreed), National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg Government, ICSER Leontief Centre
Global challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented sanctions pressure are leading to a restart of the Russian economy and reinforcing the urgency of modernizing the 2030 Agenda to achieve the SDGs. 1) How to ensure that efforts to restart the Russian economy lead to positive transformations in solving key problems of sustainable development, not to the detriment of nature and for the benefit of people? 2) Will the strategy of low-carbon development of Russia until 2050, adopted last year, be revised? 3) How is the development of regional plans for climate adaptation going? 4) The first results of the Sakhalin experiment.
11:30 - 13:15	Round Table. Sustainable Development of Russian Regions: Partnership Technologies and Mechanisms for Effective Communication with Business
	Organizers :  SGM Agency, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, UN Global Compact National Network
In 2020 and 2021, as part of the Strategic Forum, sections were organized for the first time to assess the contribution of Russian companies to the development of the territories of presence, which aroused great interest among all participants. In previous years, the main focus of attention was related to the peculiarities of business operations in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic and building various formats for interaction be-tween business and regional/local authorities in the areas of presence. In 2022, the country’s economy found itself in a zone of increased turbulence, external factors are pushing Russian companies to change the focus of their activities, significantly transform transport and logistics chains, and look for new partnerships and interaction formats. An important task of the current period is the preservation of the uninterrupted life of enterprises and organizations, the restoration of missing links in production chains through import substitution on the basis of national infrastructure.
11:30 - 13:15	Panel Discussion. Unmanned electric water transport: we won’t take off, so we’ll swim
	Organizers :  ICSER Leontief Centre, Green Mobility International Partnership Initiative, St. Petersburg State Institution “External Transport Agency”, Skolkovo Foundation
Hamburg and Venice are only a small part of the cities that use their waterways in the most rational and efficient way for the transport of passengers. Some cities even use water transport to transport goods, for example, in Paris there is a food delivery service along the Seine. Therefore, if cities have bodies of water such as rivers, canals, or lakes, they may consider water-borne public transport as an alternative to other modes of transport. The theme of the panel discussion is related to the sustainable development of external transport in St. Petersburg with the possibility of scaling to other regions of the Russian Federation.
Part 7
14:00 - 15:45	Round Table. Import substitution as an imperative: problems, risks, prospects
	Organizers :  St. Petersburg Government, St. Petersburg Committee for Economic Policy and Strategic Planning
Import substitution in the current situation is becoming a non-alternative direction of development for Russia. Historically, it was under the conditions of external pressure that the Russian economy showed high resilience and ability to adapt (industrialization, relocation during the Great Patriotic War, post-war re-construction...). True, the price of such adaptation turned out to be very high. The economy has risen to the challenge. Import substitution, which has been talked about a lot for many years, has become inevitable, and we need to look for a quick and effective response to this challenge. Much has already been done. The heads of economic departments of the Russian regions will share their experience in organizing alternative logistics, seeking access to technologies, accelerating technology-oriented R&D, creating/restoring domestic economic ties.
14:00 - 15:45	Round Table. Regional priorities in the context of sanctions
	Organizers :  Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, Center for Strategic Research, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
The crisis phenomena experienced by the country can lead to a deterioration in the socio-economic situation in the regions, including an increase in inflation, a decrease in income and investment, and negative changes in the labor market. In the context of the uncertainty of the scale and duration of economic sanctions, it is necessary to develop additional measures for the regions to minimize the risks associated with external pressure. At the same time, the main emphasis should be placed on key risks associated with non-fulfillment of forecast indicators for income, stagnation of regional development, logistics and transport problems, as well as import substitution. Main questions: – Does the current situation provide new opportunities? – What measures of federal support have had the greatest effect? What measures are missing? – How to change the economic landscape of the territory and the spatial framework? – What territories were in the most unprotected position?
14:00 - 15:45	Panel Discussion. Perspectives of Master Planning in Russia
	Organizers :  NP "National Urban Planners’ Guild", Leontief Centre – AV Group Consortium, ITP "Grad", Center for Strategic Research North-West
The main tasks of planning Russian cities, regardless of upheavals in global and country politics, transformations in legislation, remain unchanged in the triad: - Comprehensive development of the territory. – Modernization of urban infrastructure. – Intensification of urban spaces. How will the quality and pace of development of the territories that have developed master plans change (on the example of the Far Eastern Federal District)? Do the entities have the resources to achieve the ambitious goals outlined in the Master Plans? Will the new tool for managing the development of the territory affect the implementation mechanisms?
14:00 - 15:45	Panel session. Roll call of the seas: tools and formats of regional cooperation
	Organizers :  Ermak Institute North-West, Pacific Institute of Oceanology, ICSER Leontief Centre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (to be agreed)
The implementation of the UN sustainable development goals requires cooperation between countries in the field of rational use of resources, including marine resources, and ensuring the health of marine ecosystems. The UN Decade of Ocean Sciences suggests using a marine spatial planning tool to achieve the set goals. This is not possible without close cooperation between coastal regions and countries. Marine spatial planning, integrated marine environmental management in different countries is at different stages of development. The purpose of the session is to exchange experience and strengthen cooperation between the coastal regions of Russia and neighboring countries, identify common interests and tasks in the development of marine areas, form interregional action programs and clusters, update the tasks of authorities, businesses, research organizations in the field of rational use of marine resources for the benefit of marine economy.
14:00 - 15:45	Circular Economy Forum. From the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean
	Organizers :  Saint-Petersburg Cleantech Cluster for Urban Environment, ICSER Leontief Centre, St. Petersburg Government
For the transition to a circular economy, inspiring examples of the best practices of projects in the field of sustainable development and the strengthening of international interregional cooperation between Russia and friendly countries based on the integration of existing effective neighborhood tools, the integration of the regulatory and legal framework for interaction between the regions of the North-West of Russia with neighboring countries into existing models are important cooperation along the entire perimeter of land and sea borders for the benefit of the inhabitants of the regions of the Russian Federation and friendly countries in achieving the common Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The best practices of projects in the field of sustainable development and the circular economy are presented on the communication platform "Cluster of Sustainable Development 2030", and a new generation of programs for interregional and cross-border cooperation of Russian regions for the period up to 2030 "Neighbors for a Sustainable Future" will become a tool for the transition from the European to the Russian instrument neighborhoods and partnerships for sustainable development.
14:00 - 15:45	Expert discussion. When and how is it time to change the strategy
	Organizers :  Leningrad region Committee for Economic Policy and Strategic Planning, Center for Strategic Research, OOO "Scientific Developments"
In recent years, the factors of regional development have been constantly changing: opportunities and threats have changed dramatically, risks are assessed differently. The current strategies of the regions do not take into account such changes. In order not to treat the strategy as a simulation document, it needs to be revised. In some situations, such a revision will only be an adaptation to changes in the external environment, and in other cases, a radical reworking, a change in strategy. Questions for discussion: 1. How to understand that it is time to change the strategy, and what should become the core of territorial strategies in the new realities? 2. What territories are currently “at risk”, i.e. most likely to face the need for a radical review of the strategy? 3. What strategic management tools are needed in an era of turbulence?
14:00 - 15:45	Session. Presentation of the RANEPA Strategic Consulting Ecosystem
	Organizers :  Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
The dynamically changing situation in the modern world leads to the formation of requests for changes, which are often multi-dimensional and multi-vector in nature. To meet emerging challenges and issues, consulting support should cover a wide range of evidence-based fullcycle consulting services on various aspects of strategic management, operations, digital transformation and improving the efficiency of business processes and decision-making, as well as supporting the implementation of proposed solutions. This determines the focus on establishing a systemic connection between consulting, expert, scientific and educational areas of activity, creating and developing an ecosystem of digital solutions, including for the formation of a seamless connection with consumers of consulting services. Issues for discussion: – Formation of an ecosystem (platform) for the provision of consulting services and research work. – Digital solutions for organizing interaction between expert organizations and customers. – Open databases and expert solutions to typical problems in the field of socio-economic research. – Examples of cases of analytical and practical solutions.
Part 8
16:00 - 17:45	Panel Discussion. The search for a new model of higher education and the role of the third mission of universities
	Organizers :  Institute for Social and Economic Design, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Universities, developing effective partnerships with NGOs, the state and business, supplement their functions of conducting educational and scientific activities with the tasks of introducing technological and social innovations in society, realizing the “third mission” of the university. Thus, within the framework of the “third mission”, universities perform the functions of a non-financial development institution, contributing to the formation and development of techno-logical start-ups and socially oriented NGOs, and also realize the role of a “think tank” - a think tank, providing analytical and consulting support in solving socio-economic problems. development of cities and regions, directly participating in the formation and implementation of intersectoral public and public-state initiatives. What are the best practices for implementing the third mission of universities in Russia and in the world? What are the possible strategies for the development of the university in the framework of the implementation of the third mission? How to fully use the potential of universities in the strategies for the development of territories?
16:00 - 17:45	Stratsession. Concept of the development of light industry and the fashion industry based on partnership strategies
	Organizers :  Fashion Industry Development Institute Beinopen, New Fashion Industry Association, Saint-Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, Institute of Economic Forecasting, Lomonosov Moscow State University
The world’s leading brands have left Russia, including brands of clothing, footwear, and accessories. Their departure, on the one hand, destroyed the fashion product creation chains - a significant part of the industry players were left without partners - without advertising, without goods, without tenants. On the other hand, a niche of at least 9.8% of the market has become vacant. For the development of the economy, the preservation of the professional ecosystem and jobs, for the rapid adaptation and development of light industry, small and medium-sized businesses in the fashion industry, reengineering of the industry is necessary. It is impossible to develop the light industry and the fashion industry while remaining within the boundaries of one industry. It is necessary to set up intersectoral interaction with agriculture, animal husbandry, science (processing technologies, new materials, etc.), mechanical engineering and education. At the strategy session, the New Fashion Industry Association will present the concept of the industry development, companies’ request for innovation and coordinated support measures from development institutions.
16:00 - 17:45	Discussion panel. Strategic planning in the regions of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
	Organizers :  NP "Expert Center "Project Office for Arctic Development", National Guild of Professional Consultants
The high importance of the Arctic zone for the economy of the Russian Federation and the aggravation of geopolitical competition in the Arctic necessitate the development of a separate system of strategic planning documents aimed at implementing the state policy of Russia in the Arctic. An analysis of the strategic component of the development of the Arctic allows us to conclude that it is necessary to modernize the strategic management system. Questions for discussion: – Should each Arctic region develop in its own individual way? - What strategic documents are the Russian Arctic regions currently guided by in their development and do they respond to external and internal challenges? - Are changes needed in these strategic documents and in the legislative framework for the development of the regions of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation?
16:00 - 17:45	Discussion. Eurasian Dialogue: Tools for Regional Cooperation
	Organizers :  Leontief Centre – AV Group Consortium, Eurasian Business Association
Eurasian Dialogue” is a permanent discussion platform at the Russian parliamentary European Club. The decision to establish it was announced by Konstantin Kosachev on April 4, 2012 at the first meeting of the European Club that year. As a result of the current geopolitical socio-economic situation, the Russian Federation needs to strengthen Eurasian economic integration, coordinate business activities, and develop tools and formats for cooperation. The "Eurasian Dialogue" is designed to unite the efforts of representatives of civil society, business, government in the formation of new integration tools and ties of the Eurasian Union in the post-Soviet space
16:00 - 17:45	Panel Discussion. Innovative agricultural technologies. Benefits to society and conservation of nature
	Organizers :  Association of Industrial Enterprises of St. Petersburg, Vyborg Entrepreneurship Support Center (to be agreed), ICSER Leontief Centre
Improving the quality and productivity of agricultural crops, obtaining a healthy and environmentally friendly crop through the introduction of new agricultural technologies in the regions of the Russian Federation and, as a result, increasing the food security of the Russian Federation. In particular, the tools for achieving these goals can serve as intellectual property protection, work with "big data" and government programs to support innovative projects.
Part 9
18:00 - 18:30	FINAL PLENARY SESSION. .