The club is devoted to goals and objectives of the Strategy for the Innovative Development of the Russian Federation until 2020 and driving forces of the knowledge-based economy. Adoption of this Strategy demands that actors in the innovation process look at the launch of the knowledge-based economy from the new perspective and redefine the role of the federal center, regions (especially innovative ones), development facilitators, businesses, research organizations and universities, and international partners.

Key speakers:

• Sergey Narishkin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation
• Vladimir Mau, Rector, Academy of National Economy under the President of the Russian Federation
• Jerome Engel, Founder and Faculty Director of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Chair of the New Venture Creation and Venture Capital Program, Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California in Berkeley

Discussion participants:

• Alexey Ponomarev, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of RF
• Alexander Novak, The RF Minister of Finance Deputy
• Dmitriy Konov, CEO, SIBUR Holding Open Joint Stock Company
• Jury Koropachinsky, member of board of directors, Sigma.Innovazia, LLC
• Itay Zetelny, Ernst&Young partner, Israel, Chairman of Global initiative expert group in green technologies sphere
• Sergei Polyakov, Director General of Fund for Assistance in Venture Investment Development into Small Enterprises in Scientific-and-Technological Field
• Dorit Golender, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the State of Israel in the Russian Federation
• Viktor Tolokonskiy, Presidential Plenipotentiary in Siberian Federal District
• Viktor Kress, Governor of Tomsk Region, Chairman of the Council of Association of Innovative Regions of Russia
• Lev Kuznezov, Krasnoyarsk krai Governor