Programme : 25.10.2021 / 11:45-13:45

Online stage of the Strategic Planning Leaders Forum 2020-2021 was held on 20-30 October 2020.

In-person stage will be held on 25-26 October 2021.

 

Forum Programme

Forum Concept

Forum In-Person Stage: Major Topics

25.10.2021

Part 2
11:45 - 13:45 Concept	2.G10. Round Table. International Interregional Cooperation Amidst Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic
	Organizers :  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations, ICSER Leontief Centre
XIV round table devoted to international cooperation continues its traditional work on addressing current challenges, discussing and highlighting the goals of international regional development and strategic territorial planning, based on the experience of the near and far abroad, as well as on the leading Russian experience. This year the discussion will be focused on developing interregional cooperation amidst overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading experts from Finland, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Switzerland, African countries and other countries will present their ideas and best practices in the context of the specific areas and the main topic of the round table in the social, cultural, environmental, economic fields. In addition, leading Russian experts will share their experience and results regarding the main themes of the session. The round table will also provide an opportunity to establish direct contacts and exchange experience of both foreign experts and the Russian authorities. The XIV International Round Table is planned to include the beginning of an official dialogue between the biggest network regional organizations, international and Russian ones, on the preparation and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. This document is going to promote the expansion of direct contacts between regions and organizations, exchange experience, initiate relevant projects, discuss new ideas, develop aspects of cooperation and promote regional development worldwide. The international round table will draw special attention to the 50th anniversary of the Association of European Border Regions and its fruitful activities.   Moderators : , Moderators : , Moderators : , Border Management in Africa: challenges, lessons learnt and way forward   , Covid-19 and beyond: a new vision of cross-border cooperation   , Youth aspect of cross-border cooperation in the Balkans   ,   ,   , COVID-19. Interregional Response: An Example of Open Higher Education   ,   , Issues of interregional interaction in the implementation of programs for the development of the electric power industry by territorial grid organizations. Experience of functioning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic   , Historical heritage of the Kaliningrad region: European significance and international cooperation   ,   ,   , Exchange of experience on the formation of a sustainable urban environment as an important part of interregional and municipal interaction. Overcoming Covid-19   , Exchange of experience on the formation of a sustainable urban environment as an important part of interregional and municipal interaction. Overcoming Covid-19   , Climate change and renewable energy: challenges of the modern world   ,
11:45 - 13:45	2.G9. Round Table. Local Self-Government: Development Paths
	Organizers :  State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government, All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government, All-Russian Congress of Municipalities, Union of Russian Cities,
On January 30, 2019, following the results of the last meeting of the Presidential Council for the Local Self-Government Development, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has instructed the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation to prepare a draft Basic Principles of the State Policy for the Local Self-Government Development in the Russian Federation until 2030. This instruction sets the task to all stakeholders to define what should be reflected in the Basic Principles, what are the current vectors of the local self-government development in Russia and what they could have been. In other words, the following questions have to be answered: - How relevant and applicable is the Russian experience of local self-government accumulated in recent years? Have we retained the essential features of this experience under current conditions? How useful and relevant is it in the medium and long term? - How to determine the model of modern local self-government in the country, taking into account state-society relations? - Will the municipal construction receive the necessary support from citizens? Will local self-government become creative power and gain the trust of people? - How democratic, successful and in-time is Russia’s national municipal policy? To what extent the policy has to be adjusted and what are the adjustment paths? - To what extent are the solidarity society institutions (primarily, territorial and functional local communities) integrated into the process of building a unified democratic system? How important and relevant is their role in decision-making?  Moderators : , Local government today and in the medium term   , Building up the interaction of authorities with the population in a pandemic. Experience of Russian cities and world experience   , Legal bases of international relations of local self-government bodies: state and prospects   ,   , Consolidating role and significance of the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government for the municipal community of Russia   , Directions for the development of local self-government in the context of constitutional amendments   , The Role of Local Self-Government Bodies in Ensuring the National Security of the State   , Some aspects of the development of local self-government in the regions of the Volga Federal District   , Social conflicts in local communities: between Scylla and Charybdis of responsibility and activism   , Topical issues of the activities of the executive and administrative body of local self-government on the example of the city of Chelyabinsk   , Welcome Address   ,   ,
11:45 - 13:45 Concept	2.G7. International Conference. Combining Urban and Transport Planning — How to Deal with Street and Road Networks Congestion Using Urban Planning Methods
	Organizers :  Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, JSC “Scientific and Research Institute of Motor Transport”, ICSER Leontief Centre, Association of Traffic Engineers
As the urbanization unfolds further, new IT solutions for transport have a significant impact on urban mobility and on the spread of new mobility trends and services. This, in turn, brings both new expectations and challenges. Topics to be discussed: - How urban planning and development affects transportation demand. - Urban transport challenges and transport mobility management. - Public urban passenger transport and new technologies (Mobility as a Service). Live broadcast   Moderators : , Moderators : , Planning a sustainable transport system in Skolkovo   , Urban public transport and the use of new technologies   , Policy Platform for Sustainable Transport: Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Program (THE PEP) and Vienna Declaration   , Policy Platform for Sustainable Transport: Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Program (THE PEP) and Vienna Declaration   , Computerized transport modeling in making urban planning decisions   , Greeting   , Greeting   , Features of planning solutions for the development of tram infrastructure on the example of the city of Perm   , City and transport: how to ensure a sustainable balance?   ,
11:45 - 13:45 Concept	2.B4. Panel Discussion. SDGs Implementation: Financing, Monitoring, and Best Practice in Cities and Regions
	Organizers :  Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Council of the Baltic Sea States, SGM Agency, ICSER Leontief Centre
An important area of implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda in Russia is its promotion to the regional and local levels. The focus of the participants in the second cycle of the panel discussion is the application of the recommendations of the Accounts Chamber in terms of the organizational and managerial aspects of SDG integration, the development of a methodology, of systems for monitoring, audit and voluntary reporting at the regional and municipal levels. The first initiatives and experience of Russian cities and regions will be presented, as well as the best practices of implementing the 2030 Agenda and voluntary reporting of world leading cities in promoting the SDGs. At the end of September 2021, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a Government decree establishing the directions of concessional financing and criteria for selecting green projects, a package of basic documents for launching sustainable development projects in Russia and green financing instruments. The use of international instruments for responsible sustainable investment, the formation of a domestic system of green finance will allow attracting private capital to finance green and adaptation projects of cities and regions, as well as ensuring Russia’s contribution to the implementation of the global The SDG achievement agenda. Topics to be discussed: - Monitoring SDGs implementation in the regions of Russia: first results and development challenges. - International recommendations and best practices of foreign cities - leaders in promoting the SDG agenda. - Russian taxonomy of green projects and the first experience of green financing of regions. - Russia-EU financial cooperation tools aimed at incorporating the SDGs into regional and municipal strategies.  Moderators : ,   ,   , Sustainable development is not the expected future, but our present   , Moderators : ,   ,   , Monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: the experience of the Rostov region   ,   ,   , Change your habits, not the climate! What an ordinary family can do for the sustainable prosperous development of a city   ,   ,