Videos of the sessions
S&T Foresight: session 1, session 2, session 3, session 4
STI Policy: session 5, session 6, session 7
Special Workshop "Perspectives of Science and Technology in BRICS Countries"
November 1
Session 1: S&T Foresight
Chair: Leonid Gokhberg, HSE, Russia
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Catherine Bréchignac, Permanent Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences — keynote speech
Ozcan Saritas, Alexander Sokolov, HSE ISSEK, Russia; Ian Miles, HSE ISSEK, Russia, University of Manchester, UK — the Future of Foresight
Shigeharu Kato, NISTEP, Japan — NISTEP’s Contribution to Evidence-Based STI Policy
Alexander Chulok, HSE ISSEK, Russia — Global Challenges for Foresight Studies: a View through the Prism of Russian Experience
Session 2: Foresight: Societal Dimension
Chair: Banu Onaral, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, USA
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Vicente Guallart, Laboratory for Experimental Urban Design of the HSE Graduate School of Urbanism, Russia — New Urban Paradigms
Konstantin Vishnevskiy, HSE ISSEK, Russia — Digital Transformation: on the Way to Intelligent Society
Fabienne Goux-Baudiment, Research Centre for Futures Studies “proGective”, France — The Future of Jobs and Skills in the Middle East and North Africa: Preparing the Region for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Christopher H. Cordey, Futuratinow.com, Switzerland — Cyber Security Education/Capacity Building: How to Ensure States Will Get the Best Cyber Security Talents to Tackle the Future Cyber Security Issues
Thomas Thurner, HSE ISSEK, Russia; David Nelson Gimpel, Natural Resilience Foundation (New York), Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory of the University of California, Berkeley, USA — Energy as a Leverage Point for Paradigm Shifts
Session 3: Foresight: International Perspective
Chair: Alexander Sokolov, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Kuniko Urashima, NISTEP, Japan — Challenge for Interactive Advanced Foresight
Jose Cordeiro, Global Futures Studies and Research Center “The Millennium Project”, USA — Plan A (Immortality) and Plan B (Cryonics)
Banu Onaral, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, USA — Our Intelligent Future: a Window of Opportunity for Emerging Economies
Session 4: Corporate and Sectoral Foresight
Chair: Jose Cordeiro, Global Futures Studies and Research Center “The Millennium Project”, USA
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Yury Dranev, HSE ISSEK, Russia — Forecasting of Technology Impact on Economic Development Using Industry Clusterization
Nicholas Vonortas, The George Washington University, USA; HSE ISSEK, Russia — Corporate Foresight and Innovation: Effects of Integrative Capabilities and Organizational Learning
Chaiyatorn Limapornvanich, National Innovation Agency, Ministry of Science and Innovation of Thailand — A Comparative Review of Public Foresight Institutions and Implications for Innovation: The Case of Thailand
November 2
Session 5. Science and Technology in Russia: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects
Chair: Leonid Gokhberg, HSE, Russia
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Natalya Metalnikova, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation — Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
Tatiana Kuznetsova, HSE ISSEK, Russia — “Science in Russia: 2017” Report: an OverviewKonstantin Fursov, HSE ISSEK, Russia — New Challenges in Managing Science: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Russian Public Research Institutions
Mikhail Gershman, Vitaly Roud, HSE ISSEK, Russia — Doing Science in Russia: Measuring Business Climate for R&D Performers
Session 6: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Chair: Mario Cervantes, OECD, France
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Jonathan Linton, HSE ISSEK, Russia; University of Sheffield, UK; Konstantin Fursov, HSE ISSEK, Russia — Modelling the Future Structure of Innovation
Rafael Popper, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland — Future-oriented Sustainable Innovation Assessment and Management
Stanislav Zaichenko, HSE ISSEK, Russia — Transition of the Russian S&T System: Early Effects of the Crisis
Session 7: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Continued)
Chair: Mario Cervantes, OECD, France
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Bruno Brandão Fischer, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil — Evolution of University-Industry Collaboration in Brazil from a Technology Upgrading Perspective
Paola Rücker Schaeffer, Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas, Brazil — Quality Comes First: University-Industry Collaboration as a Source of Academic Entrepreneurship in a Developing Country
Marco Vivarelli, Institute of Economic Policy of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy — Is R&D Good for Employment?
Special Workshop "Perspectives of Science and Technology in BRICS Countries"
Chair: Andrey Anikeev, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Speakers (in the order of speaking):
Mario Cervantes, OECD, France — International Cooperation in Science and Technology for the Grand Challenges: Trends and Policies
Ekaterina Streltsova, HSE ISSEK, Russia; Jonathan Linton, HSE ISSEK, Russia; University of Sheffield, UK — Biotechnology in BRICS Сountries: Factors and Trends of the Nations' Capacity
Marcio de Miranda Santos, CGEE, Brazil — Analytical Support to Policy Development in Brazil: Examples of STI strategic Intelligence Processes
Yojna Patel, Embassy of India to the Russian Federation — Prospects of Science and Technology in India
Kenneth Nekhudzhiga , Gunther Bender, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa to the Russian Federation — Prospects of Science and Technology in South Africa
Anna Grebenyuk, HSE ISSEK, Russia — S&T Priorities for BRICS Countries: Mutual Benefits of Cooperation
Wrap-up