More than 3,000 young entrepreneurs and professionals summed up the year at "Creators" at the National Centre RUSSIA
The final event of Rosmolodezh.Enterprise and Rosmolodezh.Profi, "Creators", which brought together more than 3,000 young people, was held on 22 November at the National Centre RUSSIA. Young entrepreneurs, professionals, and students from across the country gathered to review the year’s results, share experience, and identify new directions for the development of their businesses and careers.
"Over this year, we have held more than 1,000 events within Rosmolodezh.Enterprise, the specialised programme for young entrepreneurs. More than 36,000 young people across the country have taken part in Rosmolodezh.Profi projects. Participants are proposing solutions for the processing industry and agriculture, developing IT technologies and the creative industries and launching social enterprises. As part of the national projects 'Youth and Children' and 'Personnel', we support the initiatives of young entrepreneurs and pay particular attention to developing early-career specialists, so that young people can realise their ideas in Russia and implement their business projects across the country," said Director of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov.
At the "Creators" marathon, Rosmolodezh.Enterprise and Tavrida.ART presented their joint project "Youth Code". It brought together representatives of the creative industries, public authorities and youth organisations to discuss current issues in visual communication with young audiences. Participants reviewed interim results of the "Youth Code" project and presented the findings of a study on the role of visual communication for the younger generation.
"The 'Youth Code' project is the result of a year-long effort by a large team. It is symbolic that we are completing its main stage at the National Centre RUSSIA – a place that brings together everything our country takes pride in. Today, young people have a strong demand for finding visual and language identity. That is why we brought together young creators, designers and marketers to hear how they see themselves and what language they want to speak. We see that the younger generation is proud of the traditions and achievements of the past and present and is ready to build on them. The ideas developed by the participants together with established professionals may become a foundation for the visual style of youth projects and programmes," noted Director of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov.
The main event of the forum was the awards ceremony for the winners of the All-Russian Award "Young Entrepreneur of Russia". Winners were selected in 17 categories covering all key sectors of the economy: from "Social Mission" and "Shield of the Fatherland" to "Creative Industries" and "Exporter of the Year". The honorary guests included public officials, well-known artists and leaders of the business community, among them Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Olga Petrova; Head of the "New People" faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Alexei Nechayev; designer, fashion designer and founder of the brand IGOR GULYAEV, Igor Gulyaev; theatre and film actress, TV presenter and co-founder of the charitable foundation supporting people with mental disabilities "I Exist!", Ksenia Alferova, and others.
The special category "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" was won by Artyom Davydov from the Smolensk region. He is the founder of the Yelninskaya Industrial Company, an enterprise with a full cycle of metalworking as well as capital repairs and deep modernisation of machinery. The entrepreneur has established the production of complex components such as spindles and screws and mastered the machining of large machine frames. Notably, under his leadership, the company developed a pre-production prototype of a heavy CNC milling machine.
"I did not expect to win, and it is incredibly rewarding! For me, this is a great honour and recognition. Now I know for sure: to dream big, to believe in yourself and the future and never give up – that is the true formula for success. And I plan to keep moving forward, following this principle," said Artyom Davydov.
The winner in the category "Preserving Historical Memory" was honoured by Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Sergei Pershin. The award went to Konstantin Budtuyev from the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. Chair of the Board of the Movement of the First and participant of the Presidential programme "Time of Heroes", Artur Orlov, presented the award in the special category "Shield of the Fatherland". It was received by Kristian Shumov from Moscow.
The Marathon of Initiatives became the main platform for presenting business projects. In a series of short pitches, young entrepreneurs, together with their mentors, presented their initiatives to the jury: visionary, mentor strategist, founder and president of Persona and BeautyPark, creator of the "Mentor Circle" programme and practising entrepreneur Igor Stoyanov; Director General of NexTouch, Nex-T Group, member of the Expert Council of ASI and Rosmolodezh, Vladimir Krikuschenko; Chair of the Board of Directors of JSC VBC and founder of TenChat, Semyon Tenyaev; and Director General of Portnovskaya Manufaktura "SHISHKIN" and creator of the brand Putin Team Russia, Dmitry Shishkin.
The Mentors’ Lounge operated in a consultation format. Young entrepreneurs and specialists received advice on a wide range of issues – from securing investment to building a team and developing a personal brand. Among the mentors were entrepreneur and Director General of the "CAPTAINS" Charitable Foundation, Yevgeny Isak, and the founder of the museum "In Silence" and the multimedia space "The Great Country", Maria Aizina, who also managed to provide consultations.
"Young Market" brought together 40 Russian brands from different regions. Visitors had the opportunity to speak directly with brand creators and learn about the specifics of their work.
At the analytical show "The Young Specialist’s Code" with blogger and musician Maxim Lutchak, company representatives and young professionals answered questions about their work in real time. A study conducted jointly with Avito Work and the "Islands" Centre helped align the expectations of young people and employers.
The talk show "Creators" brought together experts on one stage, including Italian pianist, TV presenter and blogger Lorenzo Bagnati. They shared with the audience personal stories of professional growth and overcoming difficulties. At the session "The Professional’s Path", the founder and CEO of the Marmeladych brand, winner of Forbes "30 Under 30" 2025 in the "Entrepreneurs" category, Grigory Solovyov, and other successful entrepreneurs spoke about their biggest mistakes and the lessons that helped them grow through setbacks.
"Events like 'Creators' offer something essential – direct access to experts, real networking with like-minded people, specific feedback and genuine opportunities for project development. I took part in the Mentors’ Lounge and the 'Marathon of Initiatives'. I was fortunate to work with expert Dmitry Shishkin: we discussed my project in detail, outlined the steps for cooperation and successfully presented the prepared pitch. As the owner of the adaptive clothing brand PeopleMODA, I especially value such opportunities for professional growth," said Polina Solodova, Director General of PeopleMODA LLC and a resident of the Rosmolodezh.Enterprise Community in the Sverdlovsk region.
The panel discussion "Time of Opportunities: Building the Economy of the Future" focused on the potential of the Far East, the Arctic and border regions. Participants examined the practices of entrepreneurs already implementing projects in these territories and discussed support mechanisms for those planning to launch businesses in the country’s high-potential regions.
The final meetings of youth council leaders from companies, regional teams for the development of youth entrepreneurship and the Rosmolodezh.Enterprise community brought together more than 360 representatives from across the country. They summarised the results of joint work over the year, during which more than 200 events for young entrepreneurs were held.
In 2026, a mentoring programme with a focus on the regional component is planned for launch. Established entrepreneurs will share their experience with newcomers. Particular attention was paid to the development of early-career specialists within companies.
At the "Opportunities Fair", partners – including the youth entrepreneurship development programme "I’m in Business", Russian Railways (RZD), the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and others – presented their career and educational programmes. Participants attended masterclasses on developing professional skills and took part in business games.
The event concluded with a performance by the singer Akmal, author and performer of his own hits and winner of the MUZ-TV Award 2025.
The organisers were Rosmolodezh.Enterprise and Rosmolodezh.Profi with the support of the National Centre RUSSIA and SberBusiness.
