A new discussion from the series "Dialogues about the Future" to take place at the National Centre RUSSIA

As part of the preparations for the II International Symposium "Inventing the Future," the National Centre RUSSIA has launched a series of discussions where science meets futurology, and bold predictions are paired with real technological achievements.

On July 17 at 19:00, the third meeting titled "The Climate of the Future: Trends and Technological Opportunities" will take place at the National Centre RUSSIA as part of the project "Dialogues about the Future with Valery Fedorov."

The discussion will be moderated by Valery Fedorov, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and Director General of the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM).

The discussion will feature leading experts: futurologist, co-founder of the venture capital fund Orbita Capital Partners and representative of Singularity University, Yevgeny Kuznetsov, as well as Alexander Rodin, Executive Director of the Science and Technology Centre for Environmental Monitoring and Ecology at MIPT.

The experts will discuss advanced and promising technological developments in climate management both globally and in Russia, the challenges that can be addressed using new technologies, and the role of AI in emerging technologies for nature and climate.

The event is free to attend, with prior registration required on the website of the National Centre RUSSIA.The project "Dialogues about the Future with Valery Fedorov" is implemented by the National Centre RUSSIA in cooperation with the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and VCIOM.

The main idea of the project echoes one of the key messages of the II International Symposium "Inventing the Future" — to bring together the world’s leading minds to jointly design positive future scenarios through the synergy of science, technology, culture, and science fiction.

At the previous discussion, experts explored the future of medicine, the potential and limits of implementing future technologies in healthcare, and the social and ethical aspects of new approaches to treating various diseases. The first meeting focused on how science fiction literature influences public expectations of technology and stimulates scientific and technological initiatives.