Business programme

Step into the Future: Human Resources for the Data Economy

06 Jun , 17:00–18:15
Goals and Objectives of Russia’s New Economic Cycle
pavilion F, conference hall F1

Even though more than 800 universities in Russia today have IT training programmes, and the number of state-funded IT majors has increased by 150% over the past five years, the country has a shortage of IT developers of 500,000–700,000 people. The data economy, which is based on the use of modern IT solutions, quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence, will require further changes in the established HR training system. How can we ensure that innovative skills for the data economy are acquired on a massive scale? How should we provide IT training at all stages of life? What is the image of the specialist of the future: what skills are needed given the continuous updating of IT technologies? How can we ensure that specialists are trained to develop domestic standards and protocols for working with data, cloud platforms, data centres, open-source repositories, and in-house computing power? Who will train engineers to solve problems related to the development of communication systems, highly sensitive sensors, quantum sensors, quantum communications technologies, and quantum encryption? What are the most effective methods and practices for training data scientists? How can we increase the efficiency of collaboration between educational centres, the government, IT companies that develop breakthrough digital technologies, academic institutions, and partners from countries that have friendly relations with Russia? How can we make the data science profession more attractive to students and graduates? What new approaches to teaching and educating students could improve the quality of data science training? What are the current trends in the development of AI in the higher education system as part of the implementation of Russia’s Data Economy national project?

Moderator
Ivan Lobanov, Rector, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Panellists
Alexey Agafonov, First Deputy General Director, Russia – Land of Opportunity
Anton Dumin, Head of the Department of Information Technology, Automation and Telecommunications, Gazprom Neft
Maxim Kolesnikov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Konstantin Markelov, Vice President, Director of Business Technologies, Tinkoff Bank
Alexey Nazarov, Vice President – Director of Non-Banking Services Development, Promsvyazbank
Sergey Plugotarenko, General Director, Digital Economy
Anna Stepanova, Deputy Vice President for Education Projects, VK
Victor Xu, Co-founder, Director, Zhengwei University
Alexey Fedorov, "Quantum Information Technologies" Scientific Group Head, Russian Quantum Center; Director, Institute of Physics and Quantum Engineering, MISIS University of Science and Technology
Alexander Khinshtein, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications

Front row participants
Mohammad Alajanabi, Associate Professor, Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq University; Editor in Chief, Mesopotamian Journal of CyberSecurity (online)
Evgeny Danchikov, Minister of the Government of Moscow, Head of the Main Control Department of the City of Moscow

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