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What skills will help young people build successful careers in a rapidly changing world? A discussion as part of the Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth" has begun at the session "The World of the Future: What Kind of World Will We Invent?", organised by National Centre RUSSIA at the International Festival of Youth — 2026. The session focuses on the question: "The World of the Future: What Kind of World Will We Invent?"
Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, will present global megatrends adapted for a young audience and explain which industries could offer Russia's future leaders the greatest opportunities for success.
The international expert project Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A
New Platform for Global Growth" is implemented by National Centre RUSSIA in
partnership with the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "The Third
Rome". The expert session has been held in Yekaterinburg for the third
time and continues the international discussion on shifts in global economic
and demographic balances, technological transformation and the role of people
in the new economy. Since its launch, the project has brought together more
than 3,000 essay authors and experts from over 120 countries, who have shared
their ideas, projects and proposals.
At the International Festival of Youth — 2026 (IFY-2026) in Yekaterinburg, the Chelyabinsk Region Governor Alexei Teksler visited the National Centre RUSSIA stand.
The National Centre RUSSIA stand — featuring the flagship Department Store project — is operating at the International Festival of Youth — 2026 in Yekaterinburg from 13 to 16 September.
At the stand, the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office also met with graduates of the first cohort of the National Centre RUSSIA Young Journalists School.