02.12.2015

On 2 December 2015, the AEB held a round table “How to continue EU-Russia innovative cooperation in view of the current challenges and priorities” at the III national exhibition-forum VUZPROMEXPO 2015.

The session was aimed at identifying key opportunities and mechanisms for expanding the number of ways in which Russia and Europe can cooperate in science, education and industry. The round table was organised by the AEB Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations. The round table was moderated by Michael Akim, Chairman of the AEB Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations. Ruslan Kokarev, AEB COO, delivered a welcome speech to the participants. The H.E. Ambassador of Switzerland, Pierre Helg, shared the Swiss experience of conducting joint science and technology programmes. The speakers were: Sergey Salikhov, Director of the Department for Science and Technology of the RF Ministry of Education and Science, Artem Shadrin, Director of the Department of Social Development and Innovations of the RF Ministry of Economic Development, Richard Burger, Research & Innovation Counsellor, Head - Science & Technology and Other EU Policies Section of the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation, Igor Agamirzyan, General Director of Russian Venture Company, and Tatiana Sazonova, Head of Intellectual Property & Standards, PHILIPS LLC (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus and Central Asia).

The VUZPROMEXPO forum was organised by the RF Ministry of Education and Science jointly with the RF Ministry of Industry and Trade. The event was aimed at demonstrating modern and scientific projects in order to modernise Russian industry, and successful examples of close cooperation between European businesses and Russian universities. The main topics that were covered at the more than 100 events at VUZPROMEXPO 2015 were Russian import substitution policies and innovative development programmes, engineering work and industrial design, advanced production technologies, technology platforms, technological forecasting, the public-private partnership model for implementing major projects. A special focal point in the programme was on innovative cooperation between universities and companies. Following its motto "From idea – to reality", the forum served as a link between science and industry, developers and investors.

L–R: Ruslan Kokarev, AEB COO; Richard Burger, Research & Innovation Counsellor, Head - Science & Technology and Other EU Policies Section of the Delegation of the EU to the RF; Sergey Salikhov, Director of the Department for Science and Technology of the RF Ministry of Education and Science; Igor Agamirzyan, Director-General of Russian Venture Company; Tatiana Sazonova, Head of Intellectual Property & Standards, PHILIPS LLC; Artem Shadrin, Director of the Department of Social Development and Innovations of the RF Ministry of Economic Development.