Business programme

Getting a Visa to the Land of Opportunity

17 Jun , 17:00–18:15
Investment in Development as Investment in People
Congress Centre, conference hall B4

Throughout the recent history of Russia, it was common practice for foreign managers and professionals to work in Russian organizations or offices of international companies. Today there is an outflow of foreign workforce from the Russian labour market. The policy of "abolishing Russian culture" abroad, closing borders, and interruption of banking services makes it difficult to choose Russia as a place to study or work. Our compatriots living abroad also have difficulty returning home, as well as maintaining economic and cultural ties with Russia. How can we work with the Russian-speaking population abroad in today's conditions? How can we form an image of Russia as a country in which to live, get an education, and build a career? What opportunities exist in Russia today for talented foreign specialists? Is it realistic for foreigners in today's economic conditions to obtain citizenship in the country of opportunity?

Moderator
Alexey Komissarov, Director General, ANO Russia – Land of Opportunity

Panellists
Alexander Brechalov, Head of the Udmurt Republic
Yevgeny Demin, Director General, SPLAT Global
Maria Zakharova, Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Alexey Likhachev, Director General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Evgeny Primakov, Head, Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo)

Front row participants
Vitaly Arestov, Winner of the International Track, Leaders of Russia National Management Competition (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Gleb Sibirtsev, Winner of the International Track, Leaders of Russia National Management Competition (Republic of Estonia)

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