Business programme

Youth Entrepreneurship: Empty Hype, or the Future of the Russian Economy?

05 Jun , 12:00–13:15
International Youth Economic Forum
Passage in zone G, Passage Hall

Entrepreneurship is undergoing a major transformation, and the government, business sector, and society need to talk and work together in order to develop youth entrepreneurship. A number of steps have already been taken in this area, and while these have been effective, a number of pressing questions remain. How has entrepreneurship transformed over the past few years? What skills do today’s young entrepreneurs need to have? What role is mentorship playing in helping to develop youth entrepreneurship? What best international practices for developing youth entrepreneurship currently exist?

Moderator
Alexey Repik, Chairman, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia); Chairman of the Board, Group R-Pharm

Panellists
Aleksandr Vaino, Head of Youth Initiatives Center, Agency of Strategic Initiatives (ASI)
Ivan Demchenko, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Novostal-M
Elena Druzhinina, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Maxim Oreshkin, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
Alisa Peiris, Founder, Holy Corn
Ameya Prabhu, Managing Director, NAFA Capital Advisors; Partner, UAP Advisors
Ksenia Razuvaeva, Head, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh)
Ahmad M. Hasnah, President, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

Front row participant
Oleg Semenenko, Managing Director, Head of GR and Special Projects, Sberbank

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