The VII International Scientific Forum "Step into the Future" will be held in Moscow

On May 15, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics will host the VII International Scientific Forum "Step into the Future: Global Foresight, Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Leadership." The event will be held in Moscow as part of the Decade of Science and Technology 2022-2031 with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, as well as the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.

The development of artificial intelligence technologies in the context of globalization and increasing geopolitical risks require the formation of a strategic vision for the introduction of the latest scientific and technical developments in this area, their integration into the country's economy in order to strengthen Russia's position in the global digital space of the data economy. The main purpose of the forum is to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with the development of the data economy in Russia, the use of artificial intelligence technologies, taking into account possible risks and prospects.

The plenary session will include a discussion that will identify the emerging opportunities associated with the active introduction of AI, outline new areas of scientific breakthrough and international technological partnership to build a new digital paradigm of strategic leadership.

Experts will discuss areas of fundamental exploratory research focused on the further development of artificial intelligence in Russia, as well as their practical implementation within the framework of strategic directions defined by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government of the Russian Federation. The key speakers of the plenary session will be Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and Rector of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Ivan Lobanov, moderated by Maxim Kolesnikov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Ivannikov Institute of System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences Harutyun Avetisyan.

The Forum will be attended by international experts, heads of IT companies and companies in the field of artificial intelligence, representatives of government authorities, heads of leading universities and scientific organizations of the country. The key events of the forum will be joint discussion sessions with industrial, academic and technological partners of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. A joint session of Sberbank PJSC and the Plekhanov School of Business "Integral" "Modern educational trends in the era of the dominance of artificial intelligence technologies", a session of the Scientific Laboratory "Heterogeneous Computer Systems" of the Russian University of Economics "Artificial Intelligence in Automation of Integrated Circuit Design", a session of the Center for Competence of the Digital Economy of the Russian University of Economics in cooperation with the Association "Alliance in the field of Artificial Intelligence"Artificial Intelligence: the race for leadership", the session of ANO "Digital Economy" "Education and Training: partnership between government and Business" and the session of the Educational and Scientific Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence, Neurotechnology and Business Analytics of the Russian University of Economics together with representatives of foreign universities "Boundaries of the possible and limitless possibilities: overcoming barriers between artificial and natural intelligence".

View the detailed program of the forum and register on the website.