Business programme

The development of high-tech fields of science is critical for ensuring the technological sovereignty, leadership, and economic competitiveness of any country. Thus, the dynamically developing innovations in biotechnology and bioproduction, utilized across a wide range of economic sectors, constitute a sustainable bioeconomy and are essential for achieving the country’s independence in crucial aspects of societal life support. Although the scientific and technological sphere draws funding from various sources, including state corporations and organizations within the real sector of the economy, the pace of development in biotechnologies and innovations remains inadequate to satisfy market demands. The development of systemic support measures can help overcome related and cross-sectoral barriers that slow down the promotion of innovations and knowledge-intensive solutions. Simultaneously, prioritizing areas for promoting innovations in biotechnology and bioproduction is pivotal for the long-term establishment of the bioeconomy, thereby increasing society’s demand for the substance and quality of science and technology policy planning. The state’s responsibility in selecting science and technology development priorities also necessitates careful justification of decisions to support and finance science-intensive areas and projects that will furnish the economy and the social sphere with the latest developments and products.

Moderator
Andrey Fursenko, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation

Andrey Fursenko

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation

Born on July 17, 1949, in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). 1971 – graduated from Zhdanov Leningrad State University; Doctor of Physics and Mathematics. 1971-1991 – junior researcher, laboratory head, deputy director for research, leading researcher at the Ioffe Physical Technical Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Leningrad. 1991-1993 – Vice President of Advanced Technology Centre, St Petersburg. 1994-2001 – Director of Regional Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development, St Petersburg. From 2000 – Chairman of the Academic Council of the Centre for Strategic Research North-West Foundation. 2001-2002 – Deputy Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. From June 2002 – First Deputy Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. From December 2003 – Acting Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. March 9, 2004 – appointed Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Since May 21, 2012 – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. State award – Honorary Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Panellists
Maria Vorontsova, Member of the Presidium, Russian Association for the Promotion of Science
Vadim Govorun, Director, Research Institute of System Biology and Medicine (RISBM)
Sergey Ivanov, Executive Director, Member of the Board of Directors, EFKO Management Company
Wilmar Alfredo Castro Soteldo, Minister of People's Power for Agriculture and Lands of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Oksana Luth, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Popov, Head of Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Pavel Yakovlev, Deputy General Director for Early Development and Research of a Biotechnology Company, BIOCAD

Maria Vorontsova

Member of the Presidium, Russian Association for the Promotion of Science

Vadim Govorun

Director, Research Institute of System Biology and Medicine (RISBM)

Vadim M. Govorun
Direktor, Research Institute for Systems Biology and Medicine
Head, Laboratory of Simple Systems
PhD, Professor, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Member of the Council for Science and Education under the President of the Russian Federation, Member of the Presidium of the Council
• Head, Dept of Molecular and Translational Medicine, MIPT
Education and Expertise
• 1987: graduated from the 2nd Moscow N.I. Pirogov Medical Institute (Faculty of Medical Biology, Department of Biochemistry)
• 1991: Ph.D. thesis in the specialty “biochemistry”
• 2000: Doctoral dissertation in the specialties “biochemistry” 03.00.04 and “molecular biology” 03.00.03
• 2003: The title of professor in the specialty "biochemistry" awarded
• 2011: Elected as Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
• 2016: Elected as Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences (Physical and Chemical Medicine)
Scope of Research Interest
• Molecular diagnostics
• Genomics
• Proteomics
• Systems Biology
• Synthetic biology
Vadim Govorun was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (2019), the Order of Pirogov (2020).

Sergey Ivanov

Executive Director, Member of the Board of Directors, EFKO Management Company

Wilmar Alfredo Castro Soteldo

Minister of People's Power for Agriculture and Lands of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Oksana Luth

Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

Education
2001. Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
Specialty & Academic Degree: Economist, Finance and Credit
Work experience
1999 – 2000. Various positions in banking;
2000 – 2003. Economist of the Department of Credit and Advanced Products of the Executive Secretariat of the Bank's Work Bodies, Senior Economist of the Subsidiary Banks Credit Development Department of the Regional Business Lending Department at OJSC “Alfa Bank”;
2003 – 2010. Chief Economist, Manager of the Intersectoral Corporate Business Development Unit; Managing Director of the Second Key Account Department of the Corporate Unit; Managing Director of the Investment Services and Services Division of the Investment Unit; Managing Director of the Third Key Account Department of the Second Corporate Unit; Managing Director of the Construction Projects Financing Department of the Construction Projects Unit at OJSC "VTB Bank";
2010 – 2010. Unit Head of the Investment Programs Department; Head of the Non-Core Assets Service of the Investment Projects Department at the State Corporation “Rostechnologies”;
2010 – 2018. Director of the CRM Department; Director of Corporate Business Development Department; Director of the Key Account Department; Deputy Chairman of the Board at JSC Russian Agricultural Bank;
07.2018 – up to date. Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
State and departmental awards
2015. The Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Popov

Head of Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Pavel Yakovlev

Deputy General Director for Early Development and Research of a Biotechnology Company, BIOCAD