Spring is a time of opportunity. The beginning of a new era, a new stage. What we are witnessing now - new conditions in the fossil fuel market, extreme volatility of prices for power resources, active discussions about the topic of existing power plant fleet lifetime extension and creation of national nuclear programs - everything suggests that we are witnessing the new beginning of the nuclear renaissance. Nuclear technologies act as a driver for the social development. Nuclear solutions do not only help remedy pressing problems of today, but at the same time contribute significantly to a brighter future. What new opportunities are opening up before the nuclear technologies? How can nuclear technologies change the world? Can the sustainable future be achieved without nuclear solutions becoming part of various areas of our lives?

Moderator:

• Sergey Brilyov, President, the Global Energy Association

Speakers:

• Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM
• Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
• Viktor Karankevich, Minister of Energy of Belarus
• Yeafesh Osman, Minister of Science and Technology of BangladeshAlparslan Bayraktar, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey
• Ney Zanella dos Santos, CEO of ENBPar (Brazil)

The world is transitioning from a traditional energy system to a modern ecosystem, which requires being as flexible as possible, following the principles of responsible consumption and attaining careful attitude to the environment. So the task of ensuring the basic load in the network anywhere in the world continues to be fundamental. How one can create a balanced and stable energy ecosystem in remote areas, in hard-to-reach regions, in places where there is no sufficient infrastructure? What role can be assigned to low-power nuclear generation facilities and what is needed to make them available for sustainable energy supply? Is the world ready to replicate new flexible customer-focused solutions?

Moderator:

• Anna Lazareva, journalist, TV presenter of the Russia-24 channel

Participants:

• Thaung Han, Minister of Electricity and Energy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
• Taalaibek Ibraev, Minister of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic
• Mikhail Chudakov, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy of IAEA
• Georgy Fotin, Director General Baimskaya Menegment
• Roman Kopin, Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Sustainable development has firmly taken its place among the modern trends in the global economy. The nuclear power industry is no exception. Such goals as affordable and clean energy, leveraging of innovation, and responsible consumption and production, are crucial to the nuclear industry. An essential tool that can deliver these goals is the recycling of nuclear materials, or NFC closure as the atomic community refers to it. This approach to the NFC development can fundamentally reduce the demand for natural resources, minimize the amount of disposed waste, and relieve humanity of the burden of hazardous radioactive materials. This way the growing needs of people could be met without hurting the next generations and the planet’s ecosystem. How to implement NFC closure in practice? What technologies and solutions seem to be the most promising for that purpose? What can international cooperation be in the area? These questions will be answered at the round table Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle: New Opportunities and Products.

Moderator:

• Sergey Utkin, Heard of department of long-term nuclear and radiation safety risk analysis, Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russia Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS)

Speakers:

• Dr. Arun Kumar Nayak, Head of Nuclear Control & Planning Wing (NCPW), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India
• Borovskaya Snejanna, Ingeneer, Belorusian NPP
• Nobuo Tanaka, Chair of the Steering Committee, Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF)
• Igor Gusakov-Stanyukovich, Director for Spent nuclear fuel and Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycle, TENEX
• Alexander Ugryumov, Senior Vice President for Scientific and Technical Activities, Fuel Company TVEL

Sustainable development has firmly taken its place among the modern trends in the global economy. The nuclear power industry is no exception. Such goals as affordable and clean energy, leveraging of innovation, and responsible consumption and production, are crucial to the nuclear industry. An essential tool that can deliver these goals is the recycling of nuclear materials, or NFC closure as the atomic community refers to it. This approach to the NFC development can fundamentally reduce the demand for natural resources, minimize the amount of disposed waste, and relieve humanity of the burden of hazardous radioactive materials. This way the growing needs of people could be met without hurting the next generations and the planet’s ecosystem. How to implement NFC closure in practice? What technologies and solutions seem to be the most promising for that purpose? What can international cooperation be in the area? These questions will be answered at the round table Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle: New Opportunities and Products.

Moderator:

• Sergey Utkin, Heard of department of long-term nuclear and radiation safety risk analysis, Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russia Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS)

Speakers

• Nobuo Tanaka, Chair of the Steering Committee, Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF)
• Dr. Arun Kumar Nayak, Head of Nuclear Control & Planning Wing (NCPW), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India
• Borovskaya Snejanna, Ingeneer, Belorusian NPP
• Igor Gusakov-Stanyukovich, Director for Spent nuclear fuel and Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycle, TENEX, JSC
• Alexander Ugryumov, Senior Vice President for Scientific and Technical Activities, Fuel Company TVEL

Today sustainable development is a business trend in the global nuclear industry. Public acceptance, infrastructure development, social projects and communication with stakeholders at all levels are key to success in the nuclear sphere. The conventional approach to the nuclear fuel cycle is being revised in favour of resource-saving technologies, recycling of nuclear materials, and prudent management of natural raw materials.

In the initial stage the new business logic can be implemented by increasing the efficiency and environmental performance of natural uranium mining, by recycling nuclear materials obtained after SNF processing, and by using modern technologies for DUHF handling. How exactly do Nuclear Fuel Cycle participants respond to these challenges? What technical and organizational difficulties do they face in doing so? Can their efforts save natural resources, above all uranium ore? These and other questions will be answered at the round table Modern Trends in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Supply.

Moderator:

• Alexander Boytsov, Vice-Chairman of the Joint IAEA-OECD Uranium Group

Speakers:

• ladislav Korogodin, Director of LC NFC and NPP Management, ROSATOM
• Philippe Costes, Senior advisor, World Nuclear Association (WNA)
• Askar Baryrbayev, Chief Commercial Officer, NAC Kazatomprom JSC
• Bakhrom Mansurov, First Deputy General Director, Agency “Uzatom”
• Mikhail Zarubin, Senior Vice President for Production, Fuel Company TVEL

In 2021, the market of green (sustainable) mechanisms experienced an unprecedented development with the adoption of green taxonomy, first issues of green bonds, and a vast deployment of environmental policies and sustainable strategies across companies. The ESG principles have become a common decency and a competitive advantage. More and more countries on the international plane come forward with their own taxonomies, often based on different approaches and requirements for the sustainable development agenda. Thus, harmonization and unification of the relevant requirements are currently the key topics of the ESG discussion.

Will this tendency remain in the rapidly changing economic and investment landscape? What should the green market expect in the next couple of years? What are the opportunities, limitations and perspectives that market participants should foresee for themselves? Can the sustainable development agenda deliver optimal financial solutions, can major players adapt for the new requirements, or does sustainable financing only work for new innovative companies?

Moderator:

• Natalia Loginova, Head of Primary Markets Department, Moscow Exchange

Speakers:

• Ilya Rebrov, CFO, Rosatom
• Andrey Bayda, Vice President for ESG at State Development Corporation, VEB.RF
• Denis Shulakov, First Vice-President, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company)
• Viсtoria Stepanenko, Deputy Director of the Corporate Affairs Department, Bank of Russia
• Anton Drozdov, Deputy Chairman, PJSC Promsvyazbank
• Afşın Burak Bostancı, General Manager of Nuclear Energy and International Projects, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey
• Ameet Paranjape, Vice President, Group Treasury, DP World (online)

The first generation of nuclear facilities has already crossed the 75-year milestone. In the near future, the pioneering nuclear power units and fuel cycle facilities will be as old as sixty to seventy years of age. Many of them are no longer in operation today; they have been shut down and are waiting to be decommissioned.

It is obvious that the enormous sustainability potential for the nuclear industry lies in remediating Nuclear Legacy Sites. Such areas as environmental performance, nuclear and radiation safety, development of nuclear back-end technologies, and economic impact of nuclear decommissioning projects, can get a powerful boost in the long term.

Passing on the nuclear back-end problems to future generations means that risks to the population and the environment will remain.

What is required for safe decommissioning of Nuclear Legacy Sites? Are there any successful practices and solutions? What helped a small depressed settlement in Kyrgyzstan transform into the gem of Lake Issyk-Kul? What are the approaches to radioactive waste management that can make the nuclear power truly green?

Moderator:

• Olga Lugovskaya, Head of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus

Speakers:

• Anar Ahad oglu Janahmedov, Deputy Director of the Economic Cooperation Department, CIS Executive Committee (welcome speech);
• Dmitry Pavlov, Head of RAW Management, Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus;
• Vahram Petrosyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AAEK, General Director of Armenian research institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operation;
• Gumar Sergazin, deputy chairman of the Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Commission of the CIS Member States on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy;
• Bakytbek Asankulov, Head of the Radiation Safety and Control of the Department of Tailings Management of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Ilham Sadikov, Director, Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Mr. Cao Qinjian, Chief Expert on Radiation Protection, China Institutе of Radiation Protection
• Anatoly Annenkov, General Director of FSBI «Gidrospetzgeologiya»; Member of the Public Council, Rosatom State Corporation (online)
• Eduard Nikitin, Director of Rosatom Decommissioning Integrator

Licensing issues are a cornerstone in the implementation of a nuclear project. Changing requirements, shifting deadlines and bloated budgets point to the need to build an effective dialogue between regulatory authorities, operating organizations and nuclear technology vendors. What initiatives are being discussed by regulators and operators at international platforms? What can be done to de-bureaucratize the preparation of license documentation for new NPP projects? How does a developed nuclear infrastructure affect peer safety reviews and IAEA missions?

Moderator:

• Dr. Olga Lugovskaya, Head of the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Ministry for Emergency Situations of Belarus (Gosatomnadzor)

Speakers:

• Dr. Ibragim Tashkentbayev, Deputy Chairman, Goskomprombez, Uzbekistan
• Dr. Vasiliy Aksenov, Director, WANO Moscow Center
• Dr. Yulia Chernyakhovskaya, Deputy Director on nuclear infrastructure, Rusatom Service JSC
• Mr László Juhász, Vice-President, Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority. Hungary
• Dr. Samy Shaaban Ata-Allah Soliman, Chairman of the Board, ENNRA
• Engr. Md. Muzammel Haque, Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, BAERA
• Dr. Alexey Ferapontov, Deputy Chairman of Rostechnadzor
• Dr. Zafer Demircan, President, Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Türkiye

Right now the whole world is searching for answers to the questions: How will the energy balance be shaped in the latter half of this century? What place will nuclear energy take in that balance? Nuclear technologies create innovative solutions to environmental, economic, social and other problems of the present, and at the same time they are the basis for the sustainable development of the future. Building a sustainable energy infrastructure with innovative reactors involves the justification of their safety, reliability and service life. This requires modern experimental facilities with high-flux experimental reactors and research centres capable of coping with a wide range of scientific tasks. What are the issues related to the development of national nuclear projects and how are they addressed in the world today? What is the role of powerful fast-neutron reactors in solving the global problem of the nuclear fuel cycle closure? What solutions does ROSATOM offer to foreign partners within the framework of international cooperation?

Moderator:

• Stepan Kalmykov, Vice-president and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry of the MSU, Chairman of the IRC MBIR Advisory Board

Speakers:

• Shu Rui, director general, China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute
• Vagram Petrosyan, director general, Armenian Scientific Research Institute for NPP Operation
• Tahar Zidi, Secretary General, Algerian Atomic Energy Commission
• Ilkham Sadikov, Director, Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Artem Eliovich, Deputy General Director ACCNI
• Yerbolat Koyanbayev, Deputy Head of Institute of Atomic Energy on Material Studies, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Petr Chakrov, Research reactor Section Head, IAEA
• Egor Lychagin, Deputy Director of Research at the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, JINR

A key question for the modern energy sector is how to efficiently generate enough electricity to develop territories (especially isolated ones), use natural resources and provide for people’s daily living needs, while staying in compliance with the sustainable agenda? The latest solutions in nuclear power generation are safe for the environment and can solve a wide range of general and specific issues. We are talking about a state-of-the-art nuclear technology—nuclear power plants with small modular reactors (SMR NPPs). The pilot projects, implementing floating SMR NPPs, have demonstrated an energy transition process where large centralized power grids are no longer the only consumers of clean electricity generated by nuclear power plants. Floating nuclear units with SMR are able to meet the needs of energy-intensive facilities. They define a new way of development: in order to be integrated into the energy systems of the future, nuclear generation is becoming more flexible, mobile and tailor-made. What are the main competitive advantages of floating nuclear power units over traditional and alternative energy sources? How are floating nuclear power units transforming the economics of energy-intensive enterprises? What are the prospects for such solutions on the global market?

Moderator:

• Cristiane Pereira, Marketing & Communication manager, Brazilian Association for the Development of Nuclear Activities (ABDAN)

Speakers:

• Andrey Nikipelov, General Director, Atomenergomash JSC
• Rob Shongwe CEO of Sandock Austral Energy (Republic of South Africa)
• Olivia Limpe-Aw, President, Philippine Archipelago International Trading Corporation
• Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy (Ms.), Senior Researcher, Nuclear Energy Center (online)
• Mr. Myo Thein Kyaw, Union Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar 
• Chen Jinxing, Deputy general manager of China Nuclear Power Co.

The much-needed transition to sustainable development is unimaginable without nuclear technologies that ensure clean and reliable energy supply. Peaceful atom is a foundation of the modern knowledge-based economy and high living standards. The pressing global challenge of climate change is a lost cause without nuclear energy.

Deeply rooted myths and misconceptions stand in a way of sober, scientific understanding of modern nuclear technologies, which are distinguished by unprecedented safety. Myths breed fear, and as long as this fear persists, a truly all-encompassing spread of nuclear technologies is hardly possible. The paramount role in debunking myths about nuclear energy belongs to the people — members of pro-nuclear civic organizations and social movements. The joint efforts of non-profits and business can bring about a deeper understanding of the importance of nuclear technology for a better today and tomorrow.

Moderator:

• Ryan Collyer, CEO of Rosatom Central and Southern Africa

Speakers:

• Princess (Princy) Mthombeni, Nuclear Communication Specialist and Africa4Nuclear Founder
• Dr. Geni Rina Sunaryo, Leader for Woman Nuclear Development, Indonesia Nuclear Society, Senior Researcher on Research Center for Nuclear Reactor Technology (PRTRN)
• Ignacio Martín Villarroya, Organizer, Jóvenes por el Clima in Argentina
• Asmaa Hanafi Moursi, Nuclear Engineer and Researcher at Alexandria University, co-founder of Green Society Initiative in Egypt
• Tatiana Yanichkina, Director General, Energy of the Future, Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation for Nuclear Information Centres Development

Innovations and technologies play a special role in shaping the modern world and have great potential for improving the quality of life for people, ensuring socio-economic growth, and creating the best educational practices. At the moment, universities and companies face a challenge: how to build new formats of interaction in order to ensure the socio-economic advance of their countries. Nowadays, universities are independent stakeholders that solve business tasks of creating new products and technologies and provide a platform for the development of international cooperation.

University networks and new interaction formats allow both expanding the educational / scientific infrastructure and ensuring the transfer of the educational process to the territory of partner countries for the further development of the national educational infrastructure.

Moderator

• Stepan Kalmykov, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dean of Chemical Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Speakers

• Valery Karezin, Project Director, International Education Project Office, ROSATOM, Russia
• Vladimir Shevchenko, Rector, National Research Nuclear University MEPHI, Russia
• Zainal Arief, Director Polytechnic Institute of Nuclear Technology (Politek Nuklir), Indonesia
• Aliya Kaimuldina, Director of Educational Programs, Science and Technology Department, NAC Kazatomprom JSC, Kazakhstan
• Niklaus Ursus Wetter, Vice Director for Research, IPEN, Brazil (on-line)
• Vera Verkhoturova, Deputy Director for International Nuclear Education at the School of Nuclear Science&Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia
• Sergey Salikhov, First Vice Rector, National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Russia

The volatile external conditions shape new risks for keeping business afloat and ensuring its sustainable development. Customers impose new requirements for internal audit results. Is there anything that internal audit can offer to streamline business processes and identify areas of potential improvement? How can the internal audit system be transformed to enhance performance in modern circumstances? What tasks of internal audit are the most important in short-term perspective? What instruments are the most effective?

Moderator

• Anna Davyidova, Partner, «TeDo» (previously – PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Speakers:

• Alexander Loktev, Director of Internal Audit and Chief Auditor, Rosatom
• Maria Klevcova, Director of internal audit LLC «Lenta»
• Artyom Gorlov, Managing director for audit «Sistema» PJSFC
• Alexey Koveshnikov, Independent expert
• Atique Rabbani, Independent expert (online)

The pace of global changes along with the growing skills gap bring about approach the of Human Centricity in the workplace. Since there is no common understanding of what Human Centricity can mean, it encourages employers in different industries to exchange best practices how to foster personnel development and build inclusive environment for unlocking human potential. How will the Human-Centric approach affect corporate HR and talent management strategies? What are the benefits of this approach? Will the Human Centricity find application in emerging labour markets of the CIS countries? What are the drivers and challenges to capacity building in the CIS countries? How can a company build a talent pipeline to ensure technological leadership and prosperity?

Moderators:

• Vasily Bormatin, Deputy Chairman, the CIS Electric Power Council
• Sofya Chernogortseva, Deputy First Vice Rector, HSE University

Speakers:

• Tatiana Terentyeva, Deputy Director General for HR, Rosatom Corporation
• Lisa Lande, Senior Nuclear HR Development Specialist, IAEA
• Bahire Gül Göktepe, Advisor to President, NUTEK, Founder and President, Women in Nuclear Türkiye
• Steve Griffiths, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Khalifa University
• Subrahmanyam Pulipaka, CEO, National Solar Energy Federation Republic of India
• Elvira Konakhbayeva, Managing Director for Strategy, Sustainability and Digital Transformation of KEGOC JSC
• Vadim Sarantsev, Training Center Director, MINSKENERGO
• Lora Chkoniya, Research Fellow, MGIMO Institute for International Studies (IMI), member of Impact Team 2050

The new economic reality poses challenges, and to solve them, it is necessary to combine the efforts of developers of materials, technology vendors, production companies, universities and the scientific community. What can certainly drive the scientific and technological progress is the development of composite and additive manufacturing. Also, alternative energy technologies can change the approach to production processes in metallurgy, mechanical engineering, power generation, construction, transport and other sectors of the economy. The participants will discuss the current trends in manufacturing of new materials and the promising areas for the development of this industry. What measures should be taken for the further growth of these segments in the market? What should be the focus of attention for those who seek technological sovereignty in this area?

Moderator:

• Andrey Klepach, Chief Economist of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF

Speakers:

• Alexander Tyunin, General Director of JSC Umatex
• Olga Ospennikova, Advisor to the President, TVEL
• Andrey Balanev, General Director, LLC «AEROSILA»
• Andrey Savchits, Chief designer, JSC «MAZ»
• Denis Malkov, Head of the innovation department, PJSC RusHydro
• Albert Nazarov, Managing Director of Albatross Marine Design
• Alexey Borovkov, Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)
• Igor Demidov, Head of association of producers and consumers of rare and rare earth metals

Making use of artificial intelligence for industrial purposes and nuclear industry is its own special kind of challenge due to the rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies.

What are the challenges when trying to introduce artificial intelligence to various industries? In this segment, we will be discussing information maturity, data availability and labelling, information security, solution scaling, and technical support needs.

Other interesting topics are applicability of tools and approaches to clear certain barriers when implementing artificial intelligence projects. Here, we will be talking about regulatory activity, applicability of platform solutions, methodologies for artificial intelligence project management, and potential economic effects, including the influence on the green agenda, that artificial intelligence projects may have.

Moderator:

• Ekaterina Solntseva, CDO at Rosatom

Speakers:

• Aleksandr Sergeev, R&D Director at National Center for Physics and Mathematics
• Alexander Tormasov, rector at Innopolis University
• Anastasiya Pavlenko, Strategic Partnerships Director at Innopraktika.
• Evgeny Garanin, CDO TVEL
• Sergey Garbuk, Chair of Technical Committee TC164
• Aleksey Fedorov, Principal Investigator at Russian Quantum Center and National University of Science and Technology «MISIS» (online)

In the face of the global challenges, there is a growing need for fast and efficient methods to develop and implement large-scale digital solutions in the nuclear industry in order to achieve the sustainable development goals. Cross-industry cooperation and technological partnership become promising ways of cooperation in the nuclear sector in terms of the digital technologies testing. In the frame of the digital agenda, covered during the Forum, the participants will discuss the key issues of industrial cooperation: How can a company build an efficient digital cooperation with international partners? What are the new possibilities and horizons opened by the digital cooperation? What problems can arise when digital solutions are integrated in industrial projects? The discussion will bring together representatives of nuclear companies and leading experts in digital transformation. We would like to invite the Forum participants to go over these issues with them and find the most effective solutions.

Moderator:

• Pavel Gontarev, Managing Director, VK. Digital Technologies

Speakers:

• Mikhail Chudakov, Deputy Director General of the IAEA - Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA
• Dmitry Aleshchenko, Head of the department for automated systems of the Belarusian NPP (Belarus) (online)
• Shin Whan KIM, Head of Nuclear Power Engineering Section, Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA (online)
• Ye Songhae, Principal Research Engineer, Digital Solution Section, KHNP (South Korea)
• Ibrahim Nassar, Deputy General Manager for Programming and Digitalization, Petrojet (Egypt)
• Bekbulat Kaikenov, Deputy Head of Digital Transformation Directorate, QazIndustry (Kazakhstan) (online)
• Damir Muhamediev, Deputy Head of Digital Transformation Directorate, QazIndustry (Kazakhstan) (online)
• Tanzer Genç, Head of IT, TİTAN2 IC İÇTAŞ İNŞAAT A.Ş. (Turkish Republic)
• Sergey Migalin, Deputy General Director – Director for Economics and Financesof Rosenergoatom

Digital Engineering is a modern trend that is gaining more and more relevance in the era of constant change and big data. It is also a necessary condition to maintain the competitiveness of the construction industry in the international market.

We will discuss the following issues:

·      how and where BIM standards are applied,

·      how digital construction management is used in the mega-projects implementation: Multi-D as a successful case of the high-power NPP construction,

·      "digital shadow" of the construction site as a new digital engineering trend: how to carry out construction control, remote control, personnel control, etc.

Moderator:

• Anastasia Morozova, General Director of IYNO (Russian Federation)

Speakers:

• Gennady Sakharov, Director of Capital Investments, State Construction Supervision and State Expertise of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Russian Federation)
• Alexander Kochegarov, Head of Capital Construction Digital Transformation Programs, Gazpromneft NTC (Russian Federation)
• Andrey Nikolaev, Head of the Department for Architecture and Implementation of Information Systems, NIPIGAZ (Russian Federation)
• Alexey Borovkov, Vice-Rector of Digital Transformation, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russian Federation)
• Mikhail Tarasov, General Director of the Central Design and Technological Institute of Rosatom (Russian Federation)
• Olga Tolstunova, Vice President of Digitalization and Information Technologies, ASE JSC (Russian Federation)
• Mikhail Rudko, Director, JSC «Minskmetroproekt» (Russian Federation)
• Byung-Ki Lim, Senior Research Engineer, Digital Innovation Section, KHNP (South Korea)
• Gench Tanzer, IT- Director, TİTAN2 IC İÇTAŞ İNŞAAT ANONİM ŞİRKETİ (Turkey/ Russian Federation)

Ocean resources contribute to social and economic growth and welfare in many countries around the world through the industries associated with marine and coastal resources. According to OECD estimates, the global ocean economy generates USD 1.5 trillion in global value added annually, and this figure is expected to double in size to USD 3 trillion by 2030. At the same time, the ocean economy is becoming increasingly influenced by sea freight, which already accounts for more than 80% of the global trade. Meanwhile, ship-building, port infrastructure, and other marine-based industries continue to grow. Since the oceans play such a significant role in providing social and economic well-being to the future generations, the blue economy concept is intrinsically vital. How can we ensure the sustainable use of ocean resources? What role does international cooperation play? What are the roles of government, business, and science in the blue economy?

Moderator:

• Alexey Kalinin, Professor of Business Practice, Dean of Research, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Speakers:

• Natalia Stapran, Director, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development
• Ekaterina Lyakhova, Director for Business Development, The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOМ
• Nikolai Shabalin, Executive Director, Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center
• Prof. Rudra Prasad Pradhan, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India)
• Prof. Mohamed Ahmed Said, Professor of Physical Oceanography, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Egypt)
• Raj Jit Singh Wallia, Deputy Chief Financial Officer DP World (online)

The meaning of Smart City has dramatically evolved lately. Nowadays it includes a complex of issues, and only a part of them is related to digital technologies. Although different countries have no common approach to conceptualizing the Smart City, there is a common understanding that it is a territory with a comfortable environment and an efficient infrastructure and services for citizens, business and local government. Still, what is the best way to achieve that? What technologies are the best for sustainable development? Where does the line between digitalization and keeping citizen’s personal space and information private lie? Why is it important to build a perfect process model before digitalizing the city management? These and other questions will be the subject of the roundtable discussion with representatives from municipalities, companies, IT, and urban development sector.

Moderator:

• Marat Kashin, host of radio station "Kommersant FM"

Speakers:

• Konstantin Mikhaylik, Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation (online)
• Andrey Filippov, Deputy Director for International Cooperation of “ANO Digital Economy”
• Péter Szabó, Mayor of the city of Paksh, (Hungary)
• Evgeny Bakulin, Mayor of the resort city of Zheleznovodsk (Stavropol Krai)
• Ksenia Sukhotina, General Director of Rusatom Smart Utilities, JSC
• Andrey Duhvalov, Head of Advanced Technologies Department, Kaspersky Lab
• Mikhail Azovtsev, Advisor to the General Director of the Russian Foundation for the Development of Information Technologies
• Marat Fakhtullin, Director of the Digital Transformation Department of the Nizhny Novgorod Administration

There is no chance to achieve the goals of sustainable development and reduce the carbon footprint without a rapid transition to a circular economy based on multiple use of non-renewable natural resources. Industrial waste accounts for 90% of total volume of waste, however, it is also an unlimited source for secondary raw materials if recycled.

The use and implementation of advanced technologies to extract secondary resources from this kind of waste may help us reduce the carbon footprint, lower the human impact on the ecosystems, and prevent water and environmental pollution. This way, we can secure the long-term sustainable development of the economy and improve the quality of life of the present and future generations. No one would deny that one of the main challenges of today and tomorrow is to eliminate previously accumulated environmental damage—the billions of tons of hazardous waste—and to build a new global circular economy.

Leading Russian and international experts, government officials and business representatives will discuss trends and prospects for the development of hazardous industrial waste management.

Moderator:

• Andrey Zhurankov, Head Analytical Group Press Center, News Agency TASS

Speakers:

• Andrey Lebedev, Development and International Business Director for industry-wide and national environmental programs, State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Russian Federation)
• Alexander Korbut, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (Republic of Belarus)
• Mansur Oshurbaev, Director of the Department of State Waste Management Policy of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Kylychbek Tentimishev, Head of the environmental protection department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision (Kyrgyz Republic)
• Stepan Kalmykov, Vice President, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)

Hydrogen is a new vector of the low-carbon economy development. Many countries of the world have embarked on decarbonization. It implies reduction in the share of carbon-based energy sources and transition to modern sustainable technologies in power generation, manufacturing, transport and other industries. Being a universal, clean and efficient energy carrier, hydrogen has a huge potential for solving global climate problems. The development of hydrogen technologies is included in the national plans of many countries and in the strategic programs of the largest companies. The discussion will cover current problems and solutions in the field of hydrogen technologies, the status of pilot hydrogen projects launching in Russia and globally, and the measures that governments can take to support the advancement of the hydrogen energy sector of their economies.

Moderator:

• Oleg Zhdaneev, Deputy Director General of the Federal State Budgetary Institution «Russian Energy Agency» of the Ministry of Energy of Russia

Speakers:

• Evgeny Pakermanov, President «RUSATOM OVERSEAS»
• Essam Kafafi, president and owner of the group of companies, Fleet Energy Ltd (Egypt)
• Irina Gaida, expert, Project Center for Energy Transition and ESG, Skoltech Member of the Board of Directors, NOVATEK
• Song Liang, CEO of «China Energy Representative Office» (China)
• Wang Xining, Market Development Director of «China Energy Representative Office» (China)
• Anton Maksimov, Executive Director, The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
• Denis Klyapovsky, Deputy Head of Fuel and Energy Machinery Department, MINPROMTORG

A comprehensive and adequate state of operational readiness is a prerequisite for new nuclear power unit’s safe and efficient operation. Achieving this is a demanding and challenging task for all new nuclear operators. Support from experienced operators and vendors as well as WANO would promote the adoption of the highest standards of nuclear safety and reliability by new nuclear operators. What are the key challenges that newcomer organizations are confronted with when preparing power units for operation? How can one get ready and deal with these difficulties most efficiently? How can experienced operators, vendors and WANO effectively assist new operating organizations in achieving operational readiness? These are some of the issues that the session participants will be suggested to discuss.

Moderator:

• Sandor Nagy, Technical and Functional Support Director, World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)

Speakers:

• Vasily Aksenov, Director, WANO Moscow Centre
• Mikhail Chudakov, Deputy Director General of the IAEA - Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA
• Nikita Konstantinov, Deputy Director General - Business Development Director, Rosenergoatom JSC, WANO NUA Industry Working Group Chairman
• Gergely Jákli, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Paks II. Ltd.
• Vitaly Kustov, Deputy Director of NPP Under Construction - Chief Technology Officer, Akkuyu Nuclear JSC

Nowadays, the world community regards the nuclear energy projects as an important aspect in achieving the sustainable development. There is a growing interest to the small-scale nuclear power both ground-based and marine-based, ant to the new reactor technologies. What should the personnel training system look like to meet the demands of the advanced nuclear technologies? Is the international cooperation possible in this area? Can there be some common approaches to personnel training for nuclear power facilities with the small modular reactors and fast neutron reactors? There is the experience in personnel training for high-power NPPs but will it be helpful to foster human resources for the advanced nuclear technologies?

Moderator:

• Pedro Dieguez Porras, Expert, Nuclear power engineering section, Department of nuclear energy, IAEA

Speakers:

• Gennady Sklyar, State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade Deputy Chairman (Russia)
• Sunarko, Teaching Staff, Polytechnic Institute of Nuclear Technology, PINT, Indonesia (online)
• Anton Diachenko IAEA Working Group on Training member, Project director, Rosatom Technical Academy (Russia)
• Tatyana Akin, Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) NUKSAK Project Assistant Specialist, ASO NUKSAK, (Turkey)
• Paul Atta Amoah, Assistant Research Scientist, Ghana Atomic energy commission (Ghana) (online)
• Alikaan Çiftçi, President, Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey (NIATR) (Turkey)
• Yuri Prudnikovich, Head of International Cooperation, Training and Information Support Division of the Department of Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Energy (Republic of Belarus)

Non-power applications of nuclear technology are an integral part of life, contributing to the sustainable development of our society. Various solutions in this segment are used in science and scientific research. They form the basis for practical applications in such areas as healthcare, agriculture and industry. Such technologies can be implemented involving both, public and private sectors. Let's take a look at how non-power solutions of radiation technology have become a part of our everyday life and which problems in the real world they allow us to solve.

Moderator:

• Roberto La Forgia, Sole Director Europium Pharma s.r.l.

Speakers:

• Igor Obrubov, Director General Rusatom Healthcare JSC
• Andrey Kaprin, Director General FSBI NMRRC of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (online)
• Dmitriy Fomin, Deputy Director General Medscan
• Dmitry Vysotski, Vice President, Non-energy nuclear projects, Rusatom Overseas JSC
• Andrey Sitnikov, Technical Lead for Research Reactor Infrastructure Development International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (online)
• Dr. Phan Viet Cuong - Deputy Director, Radiation Technology Research and Development Center, VINAGAMMA (online)

New geopolitical realities have a significant impact on the global economy growth and financial markets development. Supply, technological and production chains disruption, the slowdown in the largest world economies growth ­— the USA, the European Union, China, decrease in production volumes and investments, increase in inflation and other key challenges and risks have considerable consequences for the global market.

The global economic resilience can be strengthened only by implementing projective risk-based approach aimed at identifying emerging risks and developing immediate risk-mitigating measures to counter the negative consequences of these risks. The risk-based approach under uncertainty allows not only to respond to the global economic challenges but also to open up new opportunities and prospects for further development (establishment of scientific and technological sovereignty, development of knowledge-intensive productions, import substitution, etc.).

What are the key challenges that the global economy faces and what are new potential risks that may arise in the nearest future? What measures are carried out to mitigate the consequences? What are the opportunities that open up in the current macroeconomic environment?

Moderator

• Andrey Klepach, Chief Economist of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF

Speakers:

• Sergey Novikov, State Secretary - Deputy Director General for Execution of State Powers and Budgeting, ROSATOM
• Evgeny Petrov, Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources, Russian Federation
• Pavel Bereznyy, Head of Energy Department, Gazprom Neft PJSC
• Kseniya Yudaeva, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia
• Dmitry Belousov, Head of analysis and forecasting of macroeconomic processes, Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting
• Dr. Rakesh Agarwal, Secretary General, Risk Management Association of India
• Mr. Ahmed Shaheen, Board Member, Egyptian Credit & Risk Association (ECRA)

The questions related to ecotransport development are becoming more and more relevant. Оn the one hand, еcotransport is one of the possible locomotives developing domestic capital-intensive industries, on the other hand, it is one of the decisive components for making the urban environment comfortable. The evolution of the ecotransport industry creates demand for microelectronics, telecom networks, unmanned and battery technologies, metallurgy, composites and special chemicals, big data and artificial intelligence. The world’s interest in ecotransport and passion for it grows year by year.

A number of local companies have already gave up traditional hydrocarbon fuel transport, and moved to more eco-friendly alternatives, including hydrogen. The top priority option today is shifting to electric transport from hydrocarbon fuel transport. Such transition requires eco-friendly solutions from both, vehicle manufacturers and service and refueling infrastructure. Rosatom is actively involved in this process by forming a range of solutions — from energy storage systems based on lithium-ion batteries to refueling and service infrastructure with the prospect of creating an electric propulsion industry.

During a round table on electric propulsion we plan to discuss the opportunities for the domestic electric transport industry, the obstacles to introducing electric vehicles and related infrastructure, and the instruments to help the new industry grow.

Moderator:

• Irina Sokol, TASS Russian News Agency

Speakers:

• Harold Gruebel, Executive Director, KAMA
• Stephen Chen, Regional Manager, DFSK Motor
• Alexander Sorokin, General Director, AVTOTOR Holding
• Natalia Nikipelova, President, TVEL
• Dmitriy Gorevoy, Advisor to the Deputy, Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, the Government of Moscow
• Alexandr Kamashev, General Director, RENERA
• Irek Gumerov, Deputy General Director, KAMAZ
• Alexey Likhachev, Director for Strategy and Digital Technologies, GAZ Group
• Alexander Khvalko, Deputy Director General – Sales Director, Rosenergoatom JSC

Due to the global priority of climate change control the renewable energy sources (RES) are undergoing intense development and their share in the energy balance of countries is growing. This requires integrated solutions to assure low-carbon power generation in conjunction with reliability and economic availability of electric power. Volatility of the prices for hydrocarbon energy sources and instability of energy markets are additional factors stimulating interest in the RES.

We will discuss the plans and the challenges faced by the countries developing RES as well as the approaches to solve such problems as power output and consumption unevenness, compensatory facilities and diversification of power sources, requirements and tools for polluting emissions reduction, "green" tariffs and regulation in the area of RES.

In the discussion, we will also consider the practical experience and prospects of the technological approaches for the combination of various "green" generation types (wind and hydro power generation, energy storage units) in order to ensure stable power supply and efficient energy transition. We will exchange opinions on the approaches to searching solutions for the following problems: integration of various generation types into the energy system and their optimal combination, the role of energy storage units for assurance of energy systems reliability and flexibility; approaches to development of industrial cooperation, and effects from the growing industrial segments of production of power-generating equipment and its components in the national economies of the partner countries.

Moderator:

• Irina Gaida, expert of the Center for Energy Transition and ESG, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

Speakers:

• Evgeny Salkov, General Director, Rusatom Service JSC
• Grigory Nazarov, General Director, NovaWind JSC
• Denis Klyspovsky, Acting Director of the Department of mechanical Engineering for the Fuel and Energy Complex, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federtion
• Andrey Maximov, Director of the Electricity Development Department of the Ministry of Energy
• Alexey Zhikharev, Director of the Regional Energy Development Association, Partner Vygon Consulting
• John Nutt Managing Director, Delph Engineering Consulting (South Africa)
• Alexander Konyuhov, General Director, JSC Power machines
• Valery Seleznev, Deputy of the State Duma, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy (online)

Achieving technological sovereignty is one of the strategic goals of Russia’s development; digital independence is its key component. Vendors from “unfriendly” countries leaving Russia created opportunities and favorable conditions for development of Russian IT industry and greater number of IT solutions. CIOs of Russia’s largest companies will discuss maturity of their information service management systems — as well as approaches, challenges, and advantages of corporate process automation and export potential.

Moderators:

• Renata Abdulina, Chairman Association of the largest software and hardware consumers.
• Alexander Kalinin, chief Executive Officer SibEDGE.

Speakers:

• Evgeny Abakumov, Chief Information Officer State Atomic Energy Corporation «Rosatom».
• Mikhail Ermolaev, Chief Executive Officer Greenatom.
• Dariy Khalitov, Vice President for Information Systems Development Rostelecom.
• Roman Shchetkin, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information Technologies, Automation and Telecommunications Gazprom Neft.
• Boris Makevnin, Chief Information Officer PGSC T Plus.
• Igor Orellana Ursua, Technical and Executive Director CSoft Development.
• Andrey Klimov, Deputy General Director Astra Linux Group
• Shavkat Abdukamilov, Executive director Branch of National Research Nuclear Univercity MEPhI (Tashkent, the Republic of Uzbekistan)

The world is changing faster than ever before; the driving force behind this change is energy. It accelerates technological development, connects cities, and helps us build our future. That is the reason the planet needs state-of-the-art energy sources — such as small modular reactors.

ROSATOM has been efficiently operating low-power reactors on Russian nuclear icebreakers for years. These reactors proved their reliability by successfully spending decades in the harsh conditions of the Russian Arctic; the SMR technology is a logical continuation of them. SMRs are the ideal solution for powering isolated power grids and remote areas.

In a few years, the first on-shore SMR NPP powered by a RITM-200N reactor will be commissioned near the village of Ust-Kuyga (northern Yakutia). Unlike coal and diesel plants, SMR NPPs do not negatively affect the surrounding environment.

The following will be discussed during the roundtable:

• Progress of RITM-200N-powered SMR project in Yakutia
• Significance of SMR technologies for the development of regions with isolated power grids
• Existing Russian on-shore SMR projects
• Competitive differentiators of Russian SMR technologies on the world market

Moderator:

• Oleg Zhdaneev, Deputy Director General of the Federal State Budgetary Institution «Russian Energy Agency» of the Ministry of Energy of Russia

Speakers:

• Evgeniy Pakermanov, President, Rusatom Overseas JSC
• Andrey Maksimov, Director of Electric Power Industry Development Department, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
• Kirill Bychkov, First Deputy Chairman of Government in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
• Yulia Ermakova, Head of the Representation of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Moscow
• Evgeniy Fedoseev, Vice Minister for Industry, Energy Sector, Housing and Public Utilities of Krasnoyarsk Region (on-line)
• Evgeniy Adamov, Proryv Project Scientific Leader
• Yuri Korol, Chief Engineer, Transenergo JSC (JSCo «RISSIAN RAILWAYS» branch) (online)

The world is changing faster than ever before; the driving force behind this change is energy. It accelerates technological development, connects cities, and helps us build our future. That is the reason the planet needs state-of-the-art energy sources — such as small modular reactors.

ROSATOM has been efficiently operating low-power reactors on Russian nuclear icebreakers for years. These reactors proved their reliability by successfully spending decades in the harsh conditions of the Russian Arctic; the SMR technology is a logical continuation of them. SMRs are the ideal solution for powering isolated power grids and remote areas.

In a few years, the first on-shore SMR NPP powered by a RITM-200N reactor will be commissioned near the village of Ust-Kuyga (northern Yakutia). Unlike coal and diesel plants, SMR NPPs do not negatively affect the surrounding environment.

The following will be discussed during the roundtable:

• Progress of RITM-200N-powered SMR project in Yakutia
• Significance of SMR technologies for the development of regions with isolated power grids
• Existing Russian on-shore SMR projects
• Competitive differentiators of Russian SMR technologies on the world market

Moderator:

• Alexandra Ryabykh, co-founder of “Association of Women in the Nuclear Industry”, advisor to CEO of FSBE Hydrospecgeology, council member of the Eurasian Women’s Forum at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Speakers:

• Tatyana Terentyeva,​ Deputy Director General for HR, Rosatom Corporation, Russia
• Geni Rina Sunaryo, Head of the Women Development Department, HIMNI, Indonesia
• Rosalia Kamaeva, Deputy Head of Construction Projects Coordination Division, Uzatom Agency, Uzbekistan
• Princess Mthombeni, Founder of Africa for Nuclear, International Influencer, African Young Generation in Nuclear, member of Impact Team 2050, South Africa
• Minu Singh, Managing Director, Nuvia India Private Limited, India;
• Dorjbai Dalaijargal, Executive Director, Mon-Atom, Mongolia
• Togzhan Seifullina, Director, Kazakhstan Nuclear Society Association, Kazakhstan
• Bahire Gül Göktepe, Director, NUTEK Energy Consulting, Technology and Industry Inc., President, Women in Nuclear, Turkey
• Mai Huong, Deputy Director, Nuclear Training Center, VinAtom, Vietnam

Fundamentally new knowledge is now emerging in fundamental physics and determines the world technological leadership. The ability to generate such scientific achievements is one of the key factors in the competitiveness of highly developed countries’ economies on the one hand and an effective response to geopolitical challenges on the other.

The process of generating such knowledge is provided by a developed scientific and technological infrastructure, mega-science facilities, and a highly qualified scientific personnel.

How can fundamental knowledge turn into practical technologies? What can be done to ensure the regular flow of such technologies? How can technology be turned into a commercial product? What challenges does technology transfer face? How to create a request both for a replenishment of transfer mechanisms and a search for investors and partners as well?

Moderator:

• Andrey Reznichenko, Head of Editorial “Science” of the TASS News Agency, Guild Head of Science Journalists of Russia’s Union of Journalists

Speakers:

• Alexander Sergeev, Scientific Supervisor of NCPhM
• Denis Anishchuk, director of Civil Products of Rosatom’s NWC (nuclear weapons complex)
• Evgeniy Demikhov, head of department of the Physical Institute named after P.N. Lebedev RAS, Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (online)
• Vadim Medvedev, CEO of the National Technology Initiative Foundation (online)
• Alexander Fertman, Director of Science and Education Department, “Skolkovo” Fund
• Maxim Fedorov, Rector of the University of Science and Technology “Sirius” (online)
• Ilkhom Sadykov, Director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences, the Republic of Uzbekistan