TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY AND VYZOV FOUNDATION WELCOME SCIENTISTS FROM SIBERIAN FEDERAL DISTRICT TO "SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS. SIBERIA ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE" CONFERENCE

On April 16, Tomsk State University will host a conference "Science without Borders. Siberia Accepts the Challenge". It is poised to become the major event of the year for the scientific community of the Siberian Federal District and serve as an incentive for establishing clear motivation and aspirations among young scientists, researchers and developers to engage in science and technology in order tackle the paramount challenges for the development of our country and its society. 

The key topic of the event will be the VYZOV National Prize for Future Technologies as the current measure of support and popularization of scientific research and the contribution of scientists in the creation of future technologies. 

At the conference, participants will discuss measures to prevent the isolation of Russian science and to preserve international dialogue, the need to establish new contacts and make adjustments to the map of scientific cooperation. They will also discuss existing strategies in science and ways to improve them in close cooperation with the economic sector in order to ensure technological leadership of Russian pilot projects, support fundamental scientific discoveries, develop international scientific cooperation to solve global problems and create a model of protected space and trust in the scientific community. 

The conference will become a platform for sharing the experience and information regarding the achievements and prospects of the Russian science. The participants of the event will have an opportunity to attend visionary lectures by leading Russian scientists and business representatives.

The event will feature: 

– Dmitry Zauers, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprombank;

– Aleksey Fedorov, Head of Quantum Information Technologies research team at the Russian Quantum Center, Director of the Institute of Physics and Quantum Engineering at MISIS University, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the VYZOV Prize;

– Ilya Semerikov, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, researcher at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, VYZOV Prize winner in Future category.

  REGISTER FOR THE EVENT

  The event is timed to coincide with the Decade of Science and Technology announced in 2022 by the President of the Russian Federation. The mission of the Vyzov Foundation is to create an expert community in the sphere of future technologies, turn scientists into opinion leaders, popularize science and technological advancements, and to support sustainable international scientific dialogue. The conference is organized by the Vyzov Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Cultural Relations together with the Tomsk State University with support of the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers.