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NEW RECLAMATION OF THE ARCTIC

We, 6 November

11:50 - 15:10

Congress Hall
(Pavilion 7)

Future of Multipolar World

Relay Discussion

Habitat

Rosatom State Corporation

RUDN University

The first part of the session focuses on the development of the future Arctic and the role of Rosatom State Corporation in advancing breakthrough technologies in nuclear energy, which are being applied in the Arctic region. Experts will discuss urban development in the extreme conditions of the North, the role of the nuclear icebreaker fleet in developing the Northern Sea Route, and the construction of small nuclear power plants capable of heating and lighting entire cities. Participants will also evaluate various international futuristic projects for Arctic development.

The second part of the session will explore potential paths and methods for international cooperation in the Arctic amid geopolitical turbulence. Leading experts from Russia and abroad will discuss prospects for collaboration in areas such as energy, sustainable use of natural resources, climate change, and more. Factors that both facilitate and hinder international cooperation in the Arctic will be examined, along with the current state and future development of regional multilateral institutions.

Moderators

Marina Kim

Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Marina Rekets

Vice Rector for International Activities, RUDN University

Sergey Zhiltsov

Head of the Department of Political Science and Political Philosophy at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Professor, Doctor of Political Sciences

Speakers

Igor Levitin

Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation

Andrey Chibis

Governor of the Murmansk Region

Aleksey Chekunkov

Minister of the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic

Anton Melnik

Producer, Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, member of the “Nika” Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science

Alexander Skryabin

Captain of the Lead Universal Nuclear Icebreaker Arktika

Konstantin Golubev

Doctor of Technical Sciences, General Director of ALMAZ CMDB, JSC, United Shipbuilding Corporation

Nikolai Utkin

First Vice President, Head of the Government Relations Unit at MMC Norilsk Nickel

Alexander Sergunin

Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations at St. Petersburg State University

Alexander Tyurin

science fiction writer, founder of Russian cyberpunk, Arctic specialist

Anna Kotlova

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Law at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Anurag Bisen

Senior Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation, India

Valery Konyshev

Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations at St. Petersburg State University

Vladimir Chukov

President of the “Arctic” Expedition Center of the Russian Geographical Society

Gao Tianming

Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, China

Ivan Zhudro

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Leading Researcher of the International Law Sector at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation

Laxman Kumar Behera

Associate Professor, Special Centre for National Security Studies (SCNSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Maxim Dankin

General Director of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Expert Center – Project Office for Arctic Development”