According to its organizers the event serves as a main platform for the design and joint visualization of positive scenarios of future development, and only this Tuesday, in its first day, more than 20 events are planned to be developed.

The symposium is being held at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin and is supported by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Science and Higher Education and Culture of Russia.

The event will bring together experts and participants from 85 countries and all regions of Russia. The program of this first day includes round tables, lectures, master classes, public voting debates and a script workshop.

The symposium is divided into three thematic axes: «Society», «Technology» and «Global cooperation».

The theme “Global Cooperation” will include a discussion on the prospects for dialogue between Russia and African countries until 2063, where participants will work together to define a vision for the future.

Symposium attendees will be able to visit a robotics exhibition, see a robot artist, a robot dog, a robot cat, interact with the humanoid robot Ardi and try their luck in drone sports.

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