Programme

Each region of Russia has a unique cuisine with rich history and traditions. From Karelia to the Caucasus Mountains and from the Siberian steppe to Vladivostok, the culinary heritage is represented by unique national dishes and a variety of delicacies.
Supporting the development of local brands and domestic tourism is a crucial task in the current development of agribusiness. The session is devoted to the promotion of gastro tours, their diversity, and unique tours to wineries and farms, which are not part of the product line of leading Russian tour operators. The session will bring together experts, wineries, farmers, and the Association of Tour Operators of Russia to discuss how to properly package a gastro tour and make it marketable. The main goal is to promote local tourism and improve the image of the agricultural sector.
Discussion topics:
- Prospects for agritourism and gastro tourism
- Agritourism as a driver of domestic tourism
- Travel around Russia: new routes and opportunities
- The role of the Association of Travel Agencies in promoting domestic tourism
- Tools for promoting Russian agritourism

Moderator
Alexey Litvyakov, Managing Director, Russian Agricultural Bank

Panellists
Khayyam Aminov, Founder, Wild Dinners Project; Brand Chef, Krasnoyarsk Restaurant; Restaurateur
Oleg Bondarev, Founder, BeefStory Farm
Kovaleva Kovaleva, Founder, GastroMind
Inna Koryagina, Director of the Marketing and Communications Department, Russian Agricultural Bank
Mayya Lomidze, Executive Director, Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR)
Yelena Myagkova, Deputy Director, Bellini Group Gastronomic Ecosystem (Krasnoyarsk Institute of Gastronomy)
Emil Omarov, General Director, Derbent Wine Company
Evgeniya Perepelitsa, Head of the Zolotaya Balka Wine School
Maria Semenuk, Deputy marketing director, Snob Media
Yunis Teymurkhanly, Owner, Helvetia Hotel
Anita Tsoy, Singer; Founder, Anita Tsoy’s Recipes

Mayya Lomidze

Executive Director, Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR)

Co-chairman of the Expert Council on the implementation of the program for the promotion of tourist routes in the field of domestic and inbound tourism at the Federal Agency for Tourism. Maya Lomidze is a member of working groups of Government bodies, including the State Duma Committee on Tourism, the Public Council of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation
M.A.Lomidze regularly acts as a key expert in tourism and comments on all important events for the tourism industry for the media, including on leading TV channels, radio, electronic and printed publications.
Maya Lomidze is an important participant in international and Russian tourism exhibitions, conferences, seminars and other tourism events. She is invited to make presentations, be a speaker or moderator of the most important industry events.
Leading industry experts note her work on legislation in the field of tourism, her cooperation with federal and regional executive authorities in the field of tourism. Her active work in ATOR is highly appreciated by the management of the leading tour operator companies in Russia
In 2008, Maya Lomidze was awarded by the Federal Agency for Tourism with a Certificate of Honor "For fruitful cooperation and active support of state policy in the field of tourism".
In 2015, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation awarded Maya Lomidze the medal "Commonwealth in the Name of Salvation".
In 2017, Maya Lomidze was awarded the Gratitude Note of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
In 2024, Maya Lomidze was awarded the title of Honorary Tourism Worker by the Government of Moscow

Emil Omarov

General Director, Derbent Wine Company

Anita Tsoy

Singer; Founder, Anita Tsoy’s Recipes