The event took place at Pavilion No. 19 “Atom” with the support of the Russian “Znanie” Society, which serves as the general partner of the Exhibition’s educational program.
The event featured three roundtable discussions where speakers explored questions such as: Can the future be manufactured, canceled, or even stolen? To what extent have the visions of science fiction writers and futurists come true, and why can technological progress be not only a source of hope for humanity but also a reason for rational fears?
The first discussion of the conference was titled “Why Does Russia Need a Vision of the Future?”
The session was moderated by Taras Varkhotov, Acting Head of the Department of Philosophy and Methodology of Science at the Faculty of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Participants in the discussion included Vadim Titov, General Director of “Rusatom – International Network, Vladimir Ikonnikov, Advisor to the Executive Director and General Producer of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Institute for Internet Development”, Alexey Maslov, Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies (MSU), Andrey Polosin, Vice-Rector of RANEPA, PhD in Psychology