XII Northern Dimension Online Forum

Webinar

EVENT TYPE Open

Language English and Russian

Translation Yes

Press Closed for press

Programme:

ENG | RUS

Event information

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the 12th Northern Dimension Online Forum, organized by the Northern Dimension Business Council in cooperation with the Association of European Businesses, the St Petersburg Graduate School of Management and the SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management.

The event will be held on 8 April 2021, from 12:00 to 17:00, Moscow time (UTC+3).

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This time, the Forum focuses on "Connectivity now. Boosting flows of people, information, energy, goods and services." The speakers include representatives from the Northern Dimension Member States and top-level Russian and European businesses.

The following speakers are foreseen at the Plenary Session:

Alexander Grushko, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia

Markus Ederer, Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation

Sebastian Tolstoy, President Ericsson Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Sergey Pavlov, First Deputy CEO, OAO RZD (Russian Railways)

Johan Vanderplaetse, AEB Board chairman, Senior Vice President, President for Russia and CIS, Schneider Electric

Rolf Jansson, President and CEO, VR Group; Co-Chairman of the Northern Dimension Business Council (NDBC)

Alexey Mordashov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PAO “Severstal”; Co-Chairman of the Northern Dimension Business Council (NDBC)

This year's Forum will also feature six different parallel sessions:

1. Creative Industries – Digital Solutions For Businesses «Connecting the Unconnected: the Role of Creative Industries within the Cross-Sectoral Cooperation»
2. Ecology & Circular Еconomy
3. Energy & Energy Efficiency
4. Health & Lifestyle “Digitalisation of Healthcare: Trends and Challenges”
5. Mobility “New Forms оf Mobility and Connectivity”
6. Transport & Logistics

The previous edition of the Forum gathered more than 800 online participants representing Russian and European ministries, agencies, regional authorities as well as business community and civil society from the Northern Dimension area.