Programme

Science and technology have a unique potential not only to meet great challenges, but also to build trust between nations and peoples. A special role in this belongs to talented young people who drive science forward. In 2022, the President of Russia officially launched the National Decade of Science and Technology. Russia’s chairmanship of BRICS in 2024 is aimed, among other things, at implementing the priorities of interaction between young scientists and innovators. BRICS is literally young: the share of the young population is higher than the global average. Staking on scientific and technological development brings forward various mechanisms to support science-oriented youth. Young people already play a crucial role in economic and S&T development. What initiatives of the Decade could unite the science-oriented youth of the BRICS countries? What are the main priorities for the development of youth research and promotion of science? How much demand is there today for the formation of a community of young scientists and innovators? What new forms of cooperation and experience can be introduced in the BRICS joint work?

Moderator
Nikita Marchenkov, Chairman, Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for Science and Education; Head, Kurchatov Complex for Synchrotron-Neutron Research, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"

Nikita Marchenkov

Chairman, Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for Science and Education; Head, Kurchatov Complex for Synchrotron-Neutron Research, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"

Panellists
Mohsen Abdollahzadeh Aghbolagh, Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology, Baikal BRICS School, Irkutsk National Research Technical University
Denis Sekirinsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Konstantin Fursov, Associate Professor, ITMO University; Scientific Curator of the Exhibition “Decade of Science and Technology” as Part of the Exhibition-Forum “Russia
Tao He, Professor at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (online)
Ekaterina Khlunova, Deputy Director for BRICS, Analytical Center for International Scientific, Technological and Educational Programs

Mohsen Abdollahzadeh Aghbolagh

Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology, Baikal BRICS School, Irkutsk National Research Technical University

Denis Sekirinsky

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Konstantin Fursov

Associate Professor, ITMO University; Scientific Curator of the Exhibition “Decade of Science and Technology” as Part of the Exhibition-Forum “Russia

PhD in Sociology, Deputy General Director for Research and Education at the Polytechnic Museum, Associate Research Professor and Academic Supervisor of the Master programme on Science Communication at ITMO University, member of the Coordination Council for Youth Affairs of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, Russian Federation, author of over 70 scientific publications, participant and leader of research projects in various areas of science, technology and innovation development. Professional interests: sociology of science and technology, popularization of science, science communication, citizen science, education, user innovation.

Tao He

Professor at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ekaterina Khlunova

Deputy Director for BRICS, Analytical Center for International Scientific, Technological and Educational Programs

Front row participants
Alexey Volkov, Advisor to the Director, Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexander Dvoinikov, Acting Director General, Directorate of Scientific and Technical Programs
Ekaterina Rakhmankina, Advisor to the Deputy General Director for Science and Strategy, State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
Dmitry Savkin, Vice-Rector, Moscow Engineering Physics Institut

Alexey Volkov

Advisor to the Director, Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Alexander Dvoinikov

Acting Director General, Directorate of Scientific and Technical Programs

Ekaterina Rakhmankina

Advisor to the Deputy General Director for Science and Strategy, State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom

Dmitry Savkin

Vice-Rector, Moscow Engineering Physics Institut