XI International Forum of the Financial University

10:00–12:00 Leningradsky Prospekt, 51, bldg. 1, Nobel Prize Winners' Hall

Plenary Session “A New World Economy: Is It Each One for Themselves?”

Opening of the Forum and a strategic conversation about the emerging architecture of the world economy.

In today's world, we observe contradictory trends. On the one hand, the atomization of politics and the economy seems to be an obvious phenomenon. Countries actively discuss various types of sovereignty: not only political, but also economic, financial, technological, energy, and food.

And sovereignty is, above all, a bet on one's own strength. Countries no longer seem to believe in the magic of an open global world. They fear deep cooperation and integration, because they see how allies once considered reliable can betray (the countries of the Middle East have just experienced this firsthand). Discussion of a future major war has become almost mainstream in leading media — to put it mildly, not the best backdrop for conversations about a united world. Familiar logistics chains are collapsing, and the security of financial transactions is being undermined.

On the other hand, the rapid development of technology actually works to "stitch" the world together. For example, platform solutions become effective only if they are scaled to as many consumers as possible. That is why Russia constantly speaks about integration projects; we are an important part of the BRICS agenda and the generation of possible principles for the peaceful coexistence of civilizations. Paradox: technologically the world is working towards unity, while politically it is almost preparing for war. The world economy still retains the interdependence of markets, technologies, and capital. But the processes of fragmentation, protectionism, and localization of production are intensifying.

Moderator: Konstantin V. Simonov, Head of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University.

A.V. Novak Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
A.G. Siluanov Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
A.N. Shokhin Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of Entrepreneurs' Rights, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
P.V. Malkov Governor of the Ryazan Region
A.L. Kostin President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank
S. Ye. Prokofiev Rector of the Financial University
K. Rezig Minister of Trade and Export Promotion of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
L. Ortega Special Representative of the co-Presidents of the Republic of Nicaragua for Cooperation with the Russian Federation, Presidential Advisor on Investments, Trade, and International Cooperation

Discussion Questions:

How can we think about ensuring economic growth when everyone is talking about a global war?
How to preserve economic and technological sovereignty without abandoning mutual benefit in the era of digital transformation?
How do the autonomy of countries and independent strategies intertwine into the new reality of the global economy?
How is the transformation of the international financial system and the creation of new reserve currencies and payment mechanisms progressing?
Have regional economic unions become an alternative to global institutions? What is the real role of BRICS in the world economy?
How is the restructuring of the global supply chain progressing, and where is Russia's place in it?
How can Russia build a long-term economic growth strategy given growing risks?

14:00–16:00 Nobel Prize Winners' Hall

New Challenges and Opportunities for the World Economy

A discussion of the key shifts in the world economy, incl. the market fragmentation, new trade systems and points of growth

14:00–16:00 Room 1006

Transport and Economic Corridors in the Commonwealth of Independent States and in Greater Asia

Arranged in cooperation with the Executive Committee of the CIS Coordinating Transport Council. Logistics and infrastructure issues, and the new cooperation areas

14:00–16:00 Leningradsky Prospekt, 49/2, Grand Hall

Innovations in Public and Municipal Administration: Solutions That Bring Us Together

Management innovations help make the interaction of the state with the users of its services — citizens, businesses and organizations — more understandable, convenient and effective. Their value is determined by how much new approaches change the daily work of government bodies, take into account the needs of users and help solve their problems.

The discussion will focus on new ways of organizing the work of state and municipal authorities, interagency interaction and feedback, and the use of data and digital tools for decision-making. Participants will discuss how these approaches help improve the quality of services, simplify procedures for citizens and businesses, and build cooperation with organizations. Special attention will be paid to the novelty of management decisions, evaluation of their effect and the conditions for applying successful experience in other regions and municipalities.

Within the framework of the event, diplomas will be awarded to the winners of the III All-Russian Competition "The Best Executive Authority in the Field of Management Innovations", as well as the Financial University Prize in the Field of Quality of Life. The competition practices will become the basis for a conversation about how initiatives of individual teams can change the management system and create new opportunities for cooperation.

Within the framework of the panel discussion, the following will take place:

awarding of the winners of the III All-Russian Competition "The Best Executive Authority in the Field of Management Innovations";
awarding of the Financial University Prize in the Field of Quality of Life.

Moderator: Gulnaz M. Kadyrova, Dean of the Faculty "Graduate School of Management".

Speakers:

Valeriy D. Dzgoev, Director of the Center for Innovations in Public and Municipal Administration;
Stanislav Ye. Prokofiev, Rector of the Financial University;
heads of project teams and representatives of authorities — winners of the III All-Russian Competition "The Best Executive Authority in the Field of Management Innovations".

The discussion will be attended by representatives of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the Treasury of Russia, the Department of Finance of Moscow, and executive authorities at the regional and local levels.

Discussion Questions:

What new management approaches help bring authorities and users of services — citizens, businesses and organizations — closer together?
How to build interagency interaction and feedback with users in order to improve the quality of services and simplify procedures?
How do data and digital tools change management processes and the quality of decisions made?
How to evaluate the novelty and results of management practice and transfer successful experience to other regions and municipalities?

14:00–16:00 Leningradsky Prospekt, 49/2, Room 214

From Warehouse to Ecosystems: Logistics Transformation in the Era of Digital Platforms

E-commerce logistics is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. New challenges for warehouse infrastructure, the development of distributed logistics models and the emergence of new formats for storing, receiving and processing orders are changing the architecture of the market. Along with large distribution centers, partner warehouses, micro-halls and local formats for storing goods are developing. A special role in these processes is played by order pickup points (OPPs), which are gradually going beyond their usual functions and becoming multifunctional elements of the logistics infrastructure of digital platforms.

One of the promising directions is the development of multi-brand OPPs capable of serving orders from several marketplaces. Such a model can become not only a new stage in the development of logistics, but also an effective anti-crisis tool for small and medium-sized businesses. Combining orders from different platforms at one point potentially allows increasing labor productivity, optimizing the use of premises and personnel, increasing OPP utilization, reducing dependence on one marketplace and strengthening the financial sustainability of entrepreneurs. Session participants will discuss the prospects for the transformation of warehouse and logistics infrastructure, new models of interaction between digital platforms and entrepreneurs, increasing labor productivity and financial sustainability of OPPs, as well as the possibilities of forming a universal e-commerce infrastructure.

Within the framework of the session, the Association of E-Commerce Market Participants will present the results of an industry study on the transformation of order pickup points, which will become the basis for discussing the further development of the industry and finding practical solutions with the participation of leading digital platforms.

Moderators:

Yevgeniya N. Chernitskaya, Chair of the Association of E-Commerce Market Participants (AUREC);
Olga N. Zhiltsova, Associate Professor of the Department of Logistics, Financial University.

Speakers:

Anton V. Budanitsky, Advisor of the Department for Assessment of Industry and Regional Risks of the Risk Assessment Directorate of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring;
Nikolay Velichko, Head of the FBW RWB direction;
Andrey V. Dzhangiryan, Advisor to the Deputy General Director of Russian Railways OJSC, member of the RSPP Committee on International Cooperation;
Artyom V. Dolgikh, Business Development Director, Akselot-L LLC;
Irina I. Zilberberg, Head of the ABD Department, Avito;
Tatyana A. Ilyushnikova, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
Nikita V. Kuznetsov, Director of the Department for Domestic Trade Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation;
Yuliya N. Sukach, Owner of an OPP network, Co-Chair of the Association of E-Commerce Market Participants (AUREC);
Mukhamed A. Khamukov, Director for Strategic Partnerships, Ozon.

The discussion will be attended by representatives of the logistics business, the OPP market, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Rosfinmonitoring, representatives of the Belarusian State Economic University, Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after M. Tugan-Baranovsky, Tajik State University of Commerce, the International Logistics Club, etc.

Discussion Questions:

How will the architecture of warehouse infrastructure change and what new storage formats will be in demand by digital platforms?
Can an OPP turn into a universal logistics hub combining order pickup, acceptance of goods from sellers, processing of returns and local storage?
Is the multi-brand model capable of increasing labor productivity and business profitability?
Are digital platforms ready for shared use of infrastructure?
What technological, economic and regulatory barriers hinder the development of new formats?

14:00–16:00 Situation Centre