The Roscongress Foundation`s Social Platform

The sophistication and maturity of society is based on its attitude towards people with disabilities. It’s not only a matter of humanity and ethics, but also of economic and social benefit. Creating conditions for the integration of people with disabilities into society is one of the key objectives on the path to creating the society of the future. The government, business, non-commercial sector, and public figures are joining forces to maintain social stability and solve the problems facing Russia. The panellists will discuss measures and systemic support to facilitate the adaptation of people with disabilities, as well as their rehabilitation, training, and employment.

Moderator
Innokentiy Dementyev, Deputy General Director, Presidential Grants Foundation

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.

Speakers
Pavel Gudkov, Deputy General Director, Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises
Maria Lvova-Belova, Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for Children's Rights
Anastasiya Prikazchikova, Chief Executive Officer, Charitable Foundation "Gift to an Angel"
Mikhail Terentyev, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Labour, Social Policy, and Veterans' Affairs, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Elena Topoleva-Soldunova, Chairman, Commission for the Development of the Non-Profit Sector and Support of Socially Oriented NPOs, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation; Director, Agency of Social Information
Anna Tsivileva, Chairman, Государственного фонда поддержки участников специальной военной операции «Защитники Отечества»

Pavel Gudkov

Deputy General Director, Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises

• Graduated with honors from the Cybernetics Department of the Faculty of Cybernetics at Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) in 2000.

• Worked at "1C" company from 1999 to 2011, including serving as Deputy Director from 2007 to 2011.

• Coordinated the Education Committee of the Computer and Information Technology Enterprises Association (AP KIT) and led the development of the country's first professional standards in the field of IT from 2006 to 2012.

• Elected to the Board of the Domestic Software Developers Association (ARPP) from 2009 to 2011.

• Appointed Deputy Director General of the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Science and Technology (FASIE) in 2011.

• Became the head of a working group responsible for evaluating programs for innovative development of state-owned companies in the "IT Application in Production and Business Processes" direction in 2016.

• Coordinated the direction of "Support for Projects in the Field of Science, Education, and Enlightenment" at the United Expert Council of the Presidential Grants Foundation since 2017.

• Became a member of the Public Council at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation in 2019.

• Joined the Grants Committee of the Russian Information Technology Development Foundation (RFRIT) in 2021.

• Became a member of the Council of the Deaf-Blind Support Foundation "Con-nection" in 2022.

• Elected Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization «Open Code» in 2023.

• Winner of the first All-Russian Managers' Competition "Leaders of Russia."

Maria Lvova-Belova

Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for Children's Rights

Mikhail Terentyev

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Labour, Social Policy, and Veterans' Affairs, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Elena Topoleva-Soldunova

Chairman, Commission for the Development of the Non-Profit Sector and Support of Socially Oriented NPOs, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation; Director, Agency of Social Information

She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Philology Department.
In 1993–1994 Elena Topoleva-Soldunova headed the editorial and publishing department of the Post Factum news agency, and she was also the production editor of the Russia-Europe newsletter.
From 1994 to the present, Ms Topoleva-Soldunova heads the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Agency for Social Information (ASI). It is a unique professional agency that regularly covers and promotes the activities of the non-profit sector, civic initiatives, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship and charity. Under her leadership, ASI conducts national informational campaigns that contribute to solving critical social issues: in partnership with Studio Dialogue NPO conducts the Our Children Campaign to prevent social orphanhood, as well as the So Easy! (“Tak prosto!”) Campaign to promote ideas of charity and volunteering in collaboration with other NPOs. The tak-prosto.org website has won the award in the Internet Social Projects nomination at the Moscow Festival of Social Advertising. In 2010, the Tak Prosto! Project has won a special award at the Silver Archer (“Serebryanyy Luchnik”) National Competition.
From 1999 to 2002 she acted as a member of the international jury of the human rights award established by The Body Shop.
Since 2005, she has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the LifeLine program.
Since 2006, member of the Public Council of the “2006 Year of Charity in Russia” National Initiative.
2008 – a member of the International Committee of the Year of Family in Russia.
2008–2009 – a member of the international Global Reporting Initiative working group on the development of an application for the NPOs reporting.
Since 2010, she is a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
In 2012 – 2014 she headed the CC RF Commission on social policy, labour relations and the quality of life. She co-headed the Public Institutions Development Expert Group under Strategy 2020 reforming.
From 2012 to 2016 she was a member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights.
From 2012 to present – Deputy Chairman of the Council on Social Guardianship under the Government of the Russian Federation, member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Since 2013 – Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Since 2014 – Chairman of the Commission for the Development of the non-profit sector and support of socially oriented NPOs.
Elena Topoleva-Soldunova is an expert in social marketing and advertising, corporate social responsibility and non-financial reporting.
Diplomas and Awards
Elena Topoleva-Soldunova’s work has been awarded various honours and awards.
She is a winner of the Impulse of Good (“Impuls Dobra”) 2014 award in ‘For Leadership in Promoting Social Entrepreneurship’ nomination. Elena has received the Second-Class Medal “For Merit to the Fatherland (2012) and Gold Badge of Honour ‘Public Recognition’ for her invaluable personal contribution in the development of philanthropy in Russia, active citizenship (2009). She received an Honourable Mention from the Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov for valuable expert contribution to the Council in 2009–2012 (2012), for invaluable contribution to the development of civil society institutions and active participation in the work of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (2010).
In 2016, Elena Topoleva-Soldunova became the Person of the Year according to the Donors Forum, as well as the winner of the Media Manager of Russia 2016 award in the nomination ‘For contribution to the industry development’. In 2017, she received the Honourable Mention from the Government of the Russian Federation for the invaluable personal contribution to promoting the implementation of state social policy, the development of charity and social guardianship.

Anna Tsivileva

Chairman, Государственного фонда поддержки участников специальной военной операции «Защитники Отечества»

Participants
Maria Grekova, Founder, Simple Things Project
Veronica Levenets, -
Ilya Morkovsky, Bloger
Anna Khryastunova, Director, Community of Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Maria Grekova

Founder, Simple Things Project

Anna Khryastunova

Director, Community of Entrepreneurs with Disabilities