Valdai Club

On April 24, within the framework of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation Project, a meeting with Roman Dushkin, CEO of A-YA Expert IT company, was held. The event was moderated by Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.

On 24 April, as part of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation project, the presentation of the report ‘The New Horizons of Multipolarity’, based on the research interests of the project participants, took place.

On April 24, within the framework of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation Project, a meeting with Alexander Gintsburg, Director of the Gamaleya National Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, took place. The event was moderated by Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.

On April 24, within the framework of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation Project, a meeting with Valery Fedorov, Director General of the Russia Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM), was held. The event was moderated by Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Regional dominance has traditionally been seen as a stepping stone to global power, but contemporary geopolitics challenges this assumption. Can a state achieve global influence without first establishing regional hegemony? This was discussed by the participants of the second session of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation project.

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Global South are a critical global initiative to combat climate change, environmental degradation and socio-economic disparity. The participants of the second session of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation project discussed the ways to overcome challenges that stand in the way of achieving these goals.

Conflict is a perennial feature of national politics, often perceived as synonymous with destructive risks. This participants of the second session of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation project sought to explore its multifaceted nature, recognizing that differences – along with the negotiations and discussions they provoke – frequently lead to a deeper understanding of complex issues, more effective dialogue and, ultimately, the resolution of contradictions.

On April 23, the Valdai Discussion Club opened the 2nd Youth Conference for participants of its Valdai – New Generation project at its Moscow headquarters. The two-day conference features an opening session, five thematic discussions, a summary debate, and the report presentation. The participants of the first session discussed the strategies and tools that BRICS can employ to build a more equitable global governance.

As competition intensifies, the AI-driven global landscape will require the development of new policies and agreements to mitigate risks and capitalize on the potential benefits of AI. What role can the Global Majority countries play in this process? Which AI-enabled areas do they see as most important? The participants of the second session of the 2nd Youth Conference of the Valdai Club’s New Generation project discussed these and other questions.

On April 21, the Valdai Club hosted a discussion titled “The Boundaries of Reason: The Diplomat’s Work in New Realities.” Rashid Alimov, Professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and at the Taihe Institute (China), Doctor of Political Sciences, SCO Secretary-General (2016–2018); Sergey Krylov, Professor of the Department of Diplomacy at MGIMO, Soviet and Russian diplomat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in 1993-1996; Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow of the Vivekananda International Foundation (India); Tsogtbaatar Damdin, Member of the Mongolian Parliament; Head of the Mongolian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (Mongolia), participated. The event was moderated by Anton Bespalov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.