Valdai Club

On September 18, the Valdai Club hosted a discussion dedicated to the technological gap between developed and developing countries, titled “How to Avoid Inequality in Access to the Digital Future.”

On September 14, the Valdai Club hosted a discussion dedicated to the fate of the property of Russians abroad, titled “Confiscation of Russian Assets: Limits of Aggravation.” The participants will also discuss Russia’s possible response in modern conditions.

The Valdai Discussion Club took part in the business programme of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) for the seventh time. On September 11, at 10:00 local time (GMT+10), the Club held a session, titled “Open Far East in the World Economy: Achievements and Plans for the Future”, featuring Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation — Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District.

On September 4, ahead of the Club's session at the Eastern Economic Forum-2023, the Valdai Club hosted a presentation of a report, titled "Russia and Asia: Paradoxes of a New Reality", featuring Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko.
  

On July 25, 2023, St. Petersburg hosted the Russian-African Conference of the Valdai Club, titled “Russia and African Countries: Established Traditions of Interaction and Prospects for Cooperation in a New World”. The participants of the fourth session discussed the Soviet legacy in Africa.

On July 25, 2023, St. Petersburg hosted the Russian-African Conference of the Valdai Club, titled “Russia and African Countries: Established Traditions of Interaction and Prospects for Cooperation in a New World”. The participants of the fourth session discussed the Soviet legacy in Africa.

On July 25, 2023, St. Petersburg hosted the Russian-African Conference of the Valdai Club, titled “Russia and African Countries: Established Traditions of Interaction and Prospects for Cooperation in a New World”. The Conference actually became the final synchronisation of watches at the expert level in the run-up to the summit. The first open session was dedicated to the political dialogue of Russia and African Countries.

On July 25, 2023, St. Petersburg hosted the Russian-African Conference of the Valdai Club, titled “Russia and African Countries: Established Traditions of Interaction and Prospects for Cooperation in a New World”. The Conference actually became the final synchronisation of watches at the expert level in the run-up to the summit. The first open session was dedicated to the political dialogue of Russia and African Countries.

On July 21, the Valdai Club hosted a discussion on the topic “National Identity as a Form of Geopolitical Struggle”.

On July 18, the Valdai Club hosted a presentation of the report titled “Russia and Africa: An Audit of Relations”, prepared especially for the Club’s Russia-Africa Conference, which will be held on July 25 in St. Petersburg. The conference will be the final synchronization of watches on the eve of the second Russia-Africa summit.