Vladimir Putin: the Open Dialogue is a step towards shaping a new global growth model

On June 20, the Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Among the key topics, he noted the importance of developing a just and open platform for global growth, and emphasized a special role which played the Open Dialogue held at the National Centre RUSSIA. This initiative brought together participants from more than 100 countries and became one of the important steps towards creating a new model of international cooperation.

"Russia invites partners to contribute to shaping a new global growth model. Together, we will ensure the prosperity of our countries and the stable development of the whole world for many years to come. This is exactly why this year we held the Open Dialogue in Moscow, which was attended by representatives of more than a hundred states. We intend not only to make such a format regular, but also to build an entire ecosystem around it for discussing, working through and implementing breakthrough ideas. The global challenges which the modern world is  facing require an unconditional and global response. It is simply impossible to solve the problem alone, especially at someone else's expense. This is an illusion," Vladimir Putin said.

A session "Shaping a new Platform for Global Growth", a follow-up to the results of the Open Dialogue at the National Centre RUSSIA, opened the SPIEF business program on June 18. The moderator was Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation.

The discussion was attended by international experts from Russia, Cameroon, Spain, Azerbaijan and Canada, as well as by the authors of the best essays for the first Open Dialogue. The participants discussed new approaches to economic development, the potential of the countries of the Global South, demographic trends and the impact of future technologies.

Special attention was paid to the report prepared by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Expertise "Third Rome" based on the results of the Open Dialogue. The conclusions of the session shaped the basis of the entire SPIEF 2025 business program.

The first Open Dialogue at the National Centre RUSSIA became a platform for discussing the future in four areas: "Investing in people", "Investing in Technology", "Investing in the Environment" and "Investing in Connectivity". Experts from different countries wrote essays on these topics, and authors of the best papers were invited to Moscow, where they presented their own ideas. The format of the Open Dialogue will become an annual one.