Responsible Development vs. Sustainable Consumption: Nature and Technology
Environmental changes resulting from human activity have become a serious challenge affecting all countries of the world without exception. The key question going forward is whether this challenge becomes an unresolvable problem, a threat or an opportunity, and will it radically change the global technological landscape? Will global warming, for example, encourage cooperation among the most developed countries, or will it further exacerbate competition between them? Is one of the UN’s goals – to feed humanity – achievable while maintaining food quality? How do new technologies affect these issues?
Moderator
Andrey Fursenko,
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
Panellists
Irina Bokova,
Independent Director, Chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee, PhosAgro; Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO (2009-2017)
Andrey Guryev,
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, PhosAgro
Alexander Dynkin,
President, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences
Mikhail Kovalchuk,
President, Kurchatov Institute National Research Centre
Gleb Nikitin,
Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region
Ilkka Herlin,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cargotec Oyj
Front row participants
Kirill Babaev,
Executive Director, LRC Publishing House
Nikolay Durmanov,
Leading Expert on Biological Safety and Ecology, Interregional Research and Education Centre; Professor, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Elena Eremenko,
Head of Moscow Office, Helmholtz Association
Elena Khlestkina,
Deputy Director, Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources Federal Research Centre