Agenda
09:30 - 10:30
Opening of the Forum
At the opening of the RIGF 2025 participants will be greeted by representatives of the government and business, the relevant ministry, Internet companies and academic circles. They will talk about the main topics of RIGF 2025, outline the topics for discussion at the forum, and note the main trends in the development of digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence and new technologies. The opening participants will also remind that 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the Cyrillic domain .РФ, which is celebrated on May 12, 2025.
Moderator:
Andrey Vorobyev,
Director of Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ
Participants:
Tatyana Matveeva,
Head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Communications Infrastructure
Sergey Boyarsky,
Сhairman of the State Duma Committee on Informational Policy, Technologies and Communications
Artem Sheikin,
First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building
Alexander Shoitov,
Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Chengetai Masango,
Head of Office, UN Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum
Anton Gorelkin,
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications, Chairman of the Board of ROCIT
Alexey Goreslavsky,
General Director of Internet Development Institute
Vadim Gluschenko,
Director of Center for Global IT-Cooperation
Kirill Izotov,
Director of RIPN
Andrey Kuzmichev,
CEO of Rucenter
10:30 - 12:00
The plenary session. Runet Digital Security: Between Sovereignty and Global Challenges
Over the past three years, a new threat contour has formed around the Runet and its users – from DDoS attacks with hacking and data destruction to propaganda and fraud. How sovereign is the Runet today, has it been possible to ensure the safety of citizens, both physical and moral, and how to limit the abuse of AI. Should we welcome the prospect of the return of foreign IT companies or focus on protecting our own IT sector. And how do we manage to cope with the challenges of digitalization and ensure data protection at the regional level?
Moderator:
Anton Nemkin,
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, coordinator of the federal party project "Digital Russia"
Participants:
Igor Alekseev,
Managing Director for Government Relations at Positive Technologies
Sergei Belyakov,
Cyberus Foundation's Partner
Stanislav Loginov,
Director of the Department of Informatization of the Tyumen Region
Sergey Plugotarenko,
CEO of ANO "Digital Economy"
Maxim Sonikov,
Minister of Digital Development, Information Technology and Communications of the Ryazan Region
Vladimir Todorov,
Director of Media Development at Rambler&Co, Editor-in-Chief of Lenta.ru
Alexey Eteyev,
Ministry of Digital Development of the Republic of Kalmykia
12:00 - 12:10
Collective photo of RIGF 2025 participants
12:10 - 12:30
Coffee break
12:30 - 12:50
Virtuti Interneti award presentation and traditional lecture by the laureate
В 2010 г. Координационный центр национального домена сети Интернет учредил специальную награду Virtuti Interneti («За заслуги в сфере интернета») – единственную в своем роде в Рунете.
Лауреатами награды становятся представители интернет-сообщества, бизнеса, науки и государства, внесшие значимый вклад в развитие Рунета и глобального интернета. Кандидатуру будущего лауреата выбирает Программный комитет Российского форума по управлению Интернетом, и церемония вручения награды, а также последующая лекция лауреата стала традиционным элементом программы РИГФ.
Participants:
Pavel Khramtsov,
Head of DNS projects of JSC CVKS "MSK-IX"
12:50-13:00
Presentation of the book "International Internet Governance"
13:00 - 14:00
Session 2. Technology Without Borders: International Cooperation Mechanisms
In a fiercely competitive global environment, every IT solution is more than just a product; it is a bridge between different cultures and economic realities. Russian IT companies can become key players in this field, because they are able not only to meet the needs of developing markets, but also to enrich these economies with unique technologies based on many years of experience and recent scientific progress.
Moderator:
Vadim Gluschenko,
Director of Center for Global IT-Cooperation
Participants:
Irina Andreeva,
Executive Director of the East Center for Business and Cultural Development
Ivan Dronov,
Digital Attache at the Russian Trade Mission in Indonesia
Ilya Massukh,
Director of ANO "Competence Center for Import Substitution in the field of ICT"
Maxim Cherepakhin,
Deputy General Director of ANO "METZ"
Denis Studentsov,
Director of Business Development, VisionLabs
Eduard Shantayev,
CEO of the Federal Center for the Development of the Russian Federation
14:00 - 15:00
Lunch
15:00 - 16:00
Session 3. Children Online: Technology and Safety
How do you teach children not only to use the internet, but also to understand the risks that it carries? Critical thinking is a key tool for being protected in the digital environment. The discussion will focus on ways to foster critical thinking, the right age to start teaching digital hygiene, and online threats the new generation is likely to encounter. The participants will talk about different types of literacy including information, digital and media literacy.
Moderator:
Urvan Parfentyev,
Coordinator of the Safe Internet Center, Director of the "NeDopusti" Foundation
Participants:
Elizaveta Belyakova,
Chairperson of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment
Olga Bochkova,
Founder and Head of the Olga Bochkova Security Academy
Anna Ivanova,
Director of the Content and Technology Department at Rambler&Co, Executive Director of the Rambler portal
Ekaterina Starostina,
Director of Corporate Communications at M1Cloud, Industrial Head of the Department of Information Security and System Administration at IThub College
16:00 - 17:00
Session 4. In the Digital Orbit: Internet from Space
Satellites do not only provide connectivity in the most remote places. They are a major component of the data economy. How is satellite internet developing in Russia and around the world? What barriers are preventing its greater penetration? How do we harmonize space and internet governance? We will have a discussion on how satellites help promote the data economy.
Moderator:
Mikhail Koryagin,
Director of Information Infrastructure, ANO "Digital Economy"
Participants:
Andrey Ionin,
Advisor to the General Director of GC Geoscan, Ph.D., member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy
Karen Kazaryan,
Digital Economy
Sergey Mardanov,
Deputy General Director for Business Development at SR Space
Milana Elerdova,
Deputy CEO, Sputniks Group
17:00 - 17:30
Coffee break
17:30-18:30
Session 5. Global Dialogue and the Digital Agenda
Twenty years ago, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) laid the foundations for a digital world that focused on people and the development of society, information and knowledge. WSIS+20 is a time to take stock and assess the progress made in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes and those of the Internet Governance Forum. We will discuss how the Global Digital Compact, adopted in 2024, can be the key to a more coordinated approach to digital governance, despite the disputes in the international arena.
Moderator:
Maria Bolshakova,
Deputy Director of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC)
Participants:
Anna Abramova,
Director of the MGIMO Center for Artificial Intelligence, Scientific director of the Master's degree program "Artificial Intelligence"
Cynthi Lesufi,
Chair, Council Working Group on WSIS&SDG, ITU
Vladimir Minkin,
Chief Researcher at The M.I. Krivosheev National Research Centre for Telecommunication
Gitanjali Sah,
ITU Strategy and Policy Coordinator
18:30-18:45
Technical break
18:45-19:45
Session 6. Guidelines for Countering Digital Disinformation
How can we effectively address disinformation while maintaining a balance between security and freedom of speech? In this session, we will discuss the measures already taken, their impact on society and the digital environment, as well as possible regulatory approaches that will help make the internet cleaner and safer.
Moderator:
Timofey Vi,
Expert of the Global Fact-checking Network (GFCN)
Participants:
Lidiya Vitkova,
PhD, Head of the Analytical Center for Cybersecurity Gazinformservice, Senior Researcher at the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Anton Gorelkin,
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications, Chairman of the Board of ROCIT
Ilya Emelin,
Director of Content Management at RUTUBE
Yuri Kolotaev,
PhD in Political Science, Senior Lecturer, Department of European Studies, Faculty of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University
Lily Ong,
Specialist in geopolitics and cybersecurity, journalist at Geopolitics360 (Singapore/USA)
19:45-20:00
Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of RIGF 2025 will feature the results of the work of the RIGF Youth Special Course participants. Also, the curator of the special course, Anastasia Savelyeva, will talk about the next Summer School on Internet Governance, which will be held in July-August 2025. Head of the Academy of Innovative Education and Development Olga Rubtsova will present educational projects that are jointly carried out by AEER and the Coordinaion Center for TLD .RU/.РФ. Head of the analytical department of the Center for Global IT Cooperation Andrey Ignatyev will present a new collection of reports of the Center for Global IT Cooperation, and Director of the Center for Global IT Cooperation Vadim Glushchenko will announce the upcoming Global Digital Forum and the IGF in June.
Moderator:
Andrey Vorobyev,
Director of Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ
Participants:
Anastasia Savelyeva,
RIGF Special Course curator
Olga Rubtsova,
Head of the Academy of Innovative Education and Development
Andrey Ignatiev,
Head of the analytical department of the Center for Global IT Cooperation
Vadim Gluschenko,
Director of Center for Global IT-Cooperation
Alexey Rogdev,
General Director of TCI LLC