How to Break into the Top Five of the Leading World Economies? Fifth International Financial University Forum Tentative PROGRAM Tues., 27 November 2018 Lobby, 2nd floor, 9:00 – 10:00 Registration Leningradsky Prospekt, 51 bld. 1 10:00-12:40 Plenary session Leningradsky Speakers Prospekt, 51, bld.1, Anton Siluanov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Assembly Hall Russian Federation, Minister, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Giulio Carlo Danilo Tremonti, Italian politician, former Minister of Economy and Finance Sergei Bodrunov, President, Free Economic Society of Russia Tatiana Golikova, Deputy Chairperson of the Government of the Russian Federation for Social Policy Aleksei Gordeyev, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation for Agro-Industrial Sector, Natural Resources and Environment Protection Issues Mikhail Kotyukov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Andrei Makarov, Chairman, State Duma Committee for Budget and Taxes, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Andrei Kostin, President and Chairman of the Board, VTB Bank Aleksei Kudrin, Chairman, Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Shokhin, President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 12:40-13:00 Quality of Life Financial University Award ceremony 14:00-16:00 Open lecture by Jean Tirole, holder of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2014) Wed., 28 November 2018 10:00-13:00 Session Leningradsky Where can We Obtain the Funds for the Breakthrough? Public Prospekt, 55, Monetary and Fiscal Policy room 213 Moderators: A.A. Khandryuev, M.A. Abramova Person in charge S.P. Solyannikova, Head, Department of Public Finance, Financial University [email protected] Participants M.Yu. Alashkevich, Senior Vice-President, Vnesheconombank А.О. Alekhnovich, Expert Center under the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights O. Belenkaya, Head, Department of Financial Analysis and Economic Research, Alba Alliance Bank A.N. Vorontsov, Deputy Director, Department of Financial Policy, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation M.Yu. Golovnin, First Deputy Director, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences I.V. Kiviko, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Crimea Overseas participants E. F. Kireyeva, Head, Department of Taxes and Taxation, Belarus State Economic University V.P. Vishnevsky, Institute of Industrial Economics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Topics for discussion 1. How to give a new impetus to Russia’s economy development using fiscal and monetary policy tools? 2. How to attract private investment into the economy: the stereotypes and new monetary and fiscal policy tools. 3. Budget investment and tax expenditure: is it good for the economy or does it mean that public spending is not quite efficient? 4. Huge income gap and low investment level reduce the economic growth rate and make economic growth in Russia less stable. What systemic measures are needed to resolve the issue? 5. Stability and balance vs economic growth: what should be a priority in the monetary and fiscal policy? 10:00-13:00 Session Leningradsky A Technological Breakthrough: How to Propel Economic Growth in Prospekt, 51/4, the Epoch of the New Industrial World Order room 24 Moderators: N. M. Abdikeyev, S. A. Tolkachev, S.D. Bodrunov Persons in charge I.G. Tyutyunnik, Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Policy and Institutional Development [email protected] N. M. Abdikeyev, Director, Institute of Industrial Policy and Institutional Development, Financial University [email protected] S. A. Tolkachev, Deputy Head, Department of Economic Theory, Financial University [email protected] Participants A.I. Ageyev, Director General, Institute of Economic Strategies, Section of Social Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences A. Babkin, President, New Commonwealth Industrial Union S.A. Vologodsky, Deputy Director, Industrial Development Foundation S.S. Gubanov, Editor-in-Chief, Ekonomist Journal S.V. Kokin, Director-General, Arkhangelsk Arctic Transportation Hub Yu. V. Krupnov, Head, Supervisory Board, Institute of Demography, Migration and Regional Development E. B. Lenchuk, Director, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences I.V. Makhortov, Chairman, Board of Directors, Transmash O. P. Tokarev, Deputy Head, Power Machine Building and Electrical Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation M.A. Fedotova, Head, Department of Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance, Financial University Overseas participants А.А. Bykov, Vice-Rector for Research, Belarus State Economic University Bruno S. Sergi, PhD, Professor of International Economics, University of Messina; Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University Jacques Ladislav, Director, Karlovy Vary Development Institute, Czech Republic Panagiotis Lafazanis, Professor, Head, Popular Unity Party, Greece Topics for discussion 1. New world industrial revolution and technological prospects of the Russian industry development 2. Why do businesses refuse to invest into innovation? 3. In what way does the Law ‘On Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation’ contribute to the technological reform in the manufacturing sector? 4. In what way does the Industry Development Fund help innovative entrepreneurs? 5. What issues do manufacturing companies have when financing innovation? 6. Does the public sector put barriers to the innovation introduction process? 7. To what extent does digitalization foster company production rate growth? 8. How can we integrate the IT sector and the industrial sector? 10:00-13:00 Session TBD Digital Economy: is It a Buzzword or a Solid Choice? Moderators: A.M. Ivanov, B.B. Slavin Persons in charge N. F. Altukhova, PhD (Physics and Mathematics), Head, Department of Business Informatics, Financial University B. B. Slavin, Director, Institute of Digital Economy Development, Financial University [email protected] Participants M. Belousov, Deputy Chairman, Board, Uralsib D. Kazachkov, Director, 1C-Rarus A.A. Chachava, President, Leta Capital venture capital foundation Overseas participants N. Mekhandzhiev, Professor, University of Manchester Veselin Popov, Assoc. Prof., PhD, Head, Department of Business Informatics, Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria Krasimir Shishmanov, PhD, Professor, Department of Business Informatics, Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria 10:00-13:00 Session Leningradsky The Russian Territory: is It a Historical Curse or a Growth Resource? Prospekt, 55, Cinema and Concert Moderators: P. V. Stroyev, S.D. Valentei Hall Person in charge P. V. Stroyev, Director, Center of Regional Economics and Inter- budgetary Relations, Financial University [email protected] Participants A.A. Yelin, Acting Director, Department of Territorial Development Planning, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation V.A. Kryukov, Director, Institute of Economics and Industrial Production, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences S.V. Kuznetsov, Director, Institute of Regional Economy Issues, Russian Academy of Sciences Yu. G. Lavrikova, Acting Director, Institute of Economics, Urals Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences Tadashi Matsumoto, Ph. D., Coordinator, National Urban Policy, Climate Change and Green Growth Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development, OECD А.А.Shabunova, Director, Vologda Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences Topics for discussion 1. Technological challenges and new priorities of territorial development. 2. Development of the Russian territory: Unicum or Vulgaris. 3. Elements of the territorial framework of Russia: the dynamics of issues and issues in dynamics. 4. Inter-budgetary relations: in search of a balance? 5. Russia’s territorial development strategy: opportunities and risks. 10:00-13:00 Plenary session Social Issues and Economic Growth. Will there be Growth? TBD Moderators: A.N. Zubets, Węcław Gumuła Person in charge А.N. Zubets, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Practice- Oriented Education, Financial University [email protected] Participants M. K. Gorshkov, member, Russian Academy of Sciences, Director, Federal Sociological Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences О.А. Aleksandrova, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population of the Russian Academy of Sciences D.N. Magazinov, PhD (Economics), Project Manager, Mala Fide Practice Countering Department, Central Bank of the of the Russian Federation I.Yu. Varyash, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head, Analytical Center of Financial Research, Research Institute of Finance Ya. E. Nilov, Chairman, State Duma Committee for Labor, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs S.V. Ryazantsev, Corresponding Member, acting Director, Institute of Socio-Political Research, Russian Academy of Sciences O.N. Slobotchikov, PhD (Political Science), Professor, Rector, Institute of World Civilizations Overseas participants Doctor Kaja Gadowska, Assistant Professor, Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University (Poland) L.T. Nurkatova, Corresponding Member, National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Head, Department of Social and Economic Research, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan Topics for discussion 1.Social policy: the reality, issues and implementation prospects 2. Financial illiteracy as an obstacle for the social and economic growth 3. Looking into the future