Programme

Art has a tremendous impact on the life of society and each individual. It reflects in artistic images the reality that surrounds us and serves to uphold society’s cultural level, forming our world views and upbringing. That is why cultural and educational projects are increasingly taking on the task of addressing socially important issues and attracting people’s attention.
‒ What is the role of the cultural sector in solving socially significant problems? How can cultural projects change a person’s attitude? What is being done now and what is the development trend in this area in the future?
‒ Is it necessary to hold separate cultural events that will affect socially significant topics?
‒ How can representatives of the arts sphere interact with business and NGOs to draw attention to important issues?

Moderator
Semyon Mikhaylovskiy, Rector, St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts

Semyon Mikhaylovskiy

Rector, St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts

Panellists
Anton Belov, General Director, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
Ксения Gorlevaya, Executive Director, Directorate of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum
Innokentiy Dementyev, Deputy General Director, Presidential Grants Foundation
Kseniya Dmitrieva, Head of Programm Special View, Art, Science and Sport Charity Foundation
Stanislav Kasparov, Director for Business Support Provision in Regions of Operations, SIBUR
Ekaterina Kruglova, Managing Director, Memory of Generations Charity Foundation
Mikhail Myagkov, Scientific Director, All-Russian Public-Government Organisation RUSSIAN MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Natalia Poppel, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Directorate, Severstal

Ксения Gorlevaya

Executive Director, Directorate of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum

Innokentiy Dementyev

Deputy General Director, Presidential Grants Foundation

Date of birth: 26.01.1987
Education:
2003-2008: Saint Petersburg State University, faculty of economics.
2015-2016: Kutafin Moscow State Law University.
Work experience:
2008-2010: worked in consulting company, was responsible for working out business plans, infrastructure projects and policies in innovation sphere.
2010-2013: worked in STC group («Speech Technology Center»), in 2011 became chief operating officer of LLC «STC-innovations», led a number of projects devoted to biometric technologies.
2013-2016: worked in the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, first as head of infrastructure unit, than since 2015 as Deputy director of the High Technologies Development Department. Was responsible for IT-industry development and supporting of technology parks.
2016-2017: worked in the Russian Venture Company (project office of the National Technology Initiative) as a Director of the NTI ecosystem development Department.
In May of 2017 became Deputy Director of the Presidential Grants Foundation, responsible for the organization of competitions for Russian non-profit organizations, pretending for grants of the President of the Russian Federation. Also responsible for monitoring and control of the implementation of supported projects.

Kseniya Dmitrieva

Head of Programm Special View, Art, Science and Sport Charity Foundation

Stanislav Kasparov

Director for Business Support Provision in Regions of Operations, SIBUR

Ekaterina Kruglova

Managing Director, Memory of Generations Charity Foundation

Born April 24, 1985 in Irkutsk. Studied at the Law department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of Russian Federation, between 2010 and 2011 did post-graduate studies at RANEPA. Between November 2010 and February 2016 acted as chief legal advisor of international branch legal department of Sperbank. March 3, 2016 appointed executive director at Pamyat Pokoleniy charity foundation. Married, raises a daughter.
Interview topics:
- history of charity in Rusia;
- forming trust towards charity;
- adaptation difficulties for people with disabilities;
- changing asteretype of a veteran;
- social and psychological adaptation of veterans and war participants.

Mikhail Myagkov

Scientific Director, All-Russian Public-Government Organisation RUSSIAN MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY