Countdown: one month to the launch of the Second Open Dialogue at the National Centre RUSSIA

Exactly one month remains until the start of the second Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth". The flagship event of the National Centre RUSSIA will take place from 27 to 29 April and will bring together experts and essay authors from around the world.

As part of the preparations for the second Open Dialogue, more than 1,600 essays from 100 countries have been collected. The authors shared their ideas about what our future will look like. More than 300 essays are expected to be included in the final collection.

At the selection stage, particular attention was paid to checking the originality of the submissions. The essays were analysed using an AI assistant, and their average originality score reached 95%. A total of 300 works have been selected for publication in the annual collection of essays by Open Dialogue authors.

Following interviews, more than 100 essayists from over 40 countries advanced to the in-person stage of the Open Dialogue. Nearly 6,000 minutes of communication in a video dialogue format were conducted in four languages: Russian, English, French, and Chinese. The interviews were conducted and assessed in partnership with the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome".

In one month, the authors of the most bold, engaging, and innovative concepts will present them at the Open Dialogue in Moscow and will also join discussions on the ideas, arguments, and proposals of other participants and experts.

The Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth" was first held in April 2025. The event, which became part of global history, brought together more than 3,000 experts from dozens of countries. By decision of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the Open Dialogue will be held annually.

The results of the first year of the project attracted significant public attention. The report "Shaping a New Platform for Global Growth", created based on the Open Dialogue, was presented at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. In January 2026, as part of a satellite event — the Expert January Dialogues — another key event took place: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of Russia, Maxim Oreshkin, presented five global megatrends of the future economy.