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The Arctic Plan. International Perspective

Congress Centre, zone D, VEB.RF conference hall D2
Moderators
Maria Morgun
Chief Editor, Live Planet TV; Anchor, Correspondent, Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
Mikhail Khomich
Chief Managing Director, Chief Strategist, VEB.RF; Special Projects Director, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects (ASI)
Speakers and experts
Vladimir Panov
Special Representative for the Development of the Arctic, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM; Deputy Chairman, The State Commission for Arctic Development
Hide Sakaguchi
President, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Georgy Fotin
General Director, GDK Baimskaya
Alexey Chekunkov
Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Fan Yusin
Chairman, NewNew Shipping Line
Participants
Alexander Makarov
Director, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Analytics on the topic