The First Global Digital Forum in Nizhny Novgorod
will bring together representatives of: international and regional organizations, government agencies, business, the academic community, and scientific circles
2782
IT experts on site
115
Countries
Agreements and memoranda to be signed
170
Companies participating in IT-EXPO
8 000 м2
Exhibition space
10+
Interactive formats
Honorable guests
Dmitry Grigorenko
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation / Russia
Tatiana Matveeva
Head of the Presidential Directorate for the Development of Information and Communication Technology and Communication Infrastructure of the Russian Federation /Russia
Bella Cherkesova
Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Global Digital Forum / Russia
ALI SALATOU Adji
Minister of Communications Technology and Digital Economy/ Republic of Niger
Leon Juste Ibombo
Honorable Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy / Republic of Congo
OUMOURI Mmadi Hassani
Minister of Post, Communications, Digital Economy, and Transparency / Union of the Comoros
Moses Kunkuyu Kalongashawa
Minister of Information and Digitalization/ Republic of Malawi
LIBOM Li LIKENG Minette
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications / Republic of Cameroon
Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga
Director General of the Information and Communication Technologies Commission / United Republic of Tanzania
Chun Vat
Honorable Secretary of State Ministry of Post and Telecommunications / Kingdom Cambodia
Moctar Seck
Head of the Innovation and Technology Section UNECA at Africa /Senegal
Simmalavong Santisouk
Honorable Deputy Minister of Technology and Communications / Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Košarac Staša
Honorable Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations / Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bratina Boris
Honorable Minister of Information and Telecommunications / Republic of Serbia
Hamza Mohammad Hanif
Honorable Deputy Minister of Communications & Information Technology / Afganistan
Cheikh Amadu Bamba Kote
Honorable Chairman of Board of Directors of the National Regulatory Authority / Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Sarmat Bitiev
Honorable Vice-Chair of the Committee of Communications and Mass Media / Republic of South Ossetia
Adam Moalim Mohamed
Honorable Minister of communication and technology / Federal Republic of Somalia
Roland Beruland
Chairman of the State Committee for Communications, Mass Communications and Digital Development / Republic of Abkhazia
Ali Abdulaziz Mohammed Janahi
Deputy Chief Executive of Information and eGovernment Authority / Kingdom of Bahrain
Prithvi Subba Gurung
Honorable Minister of Communication and Information Technology / Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Genet Teshome Jirru
His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Russian Federation / Ethiopia
Raul José Hernández Guerrero
Honorable Vice-Minister of Science and Technologies / Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Vershinin Sergey
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs / Russia
Amandeep Singh Gill
UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies
GDF is
a platform for international digital interaction based on respect, trust and equal opportunities for all participating countries. Forum participants will have the opportunity to attend high-level segment sessions with leaders of the digital sphere, take part in the formation of IT trends, gain new knowledge and find partners, learn about IT achievements in Russia and conclude deals/agreements.
News
Cifrateka: Digital Safety Without Language Barriers
Digital security is no longer the concern of a narrow circle of specialists — it has become part of everyday life, especially for children, parents, and teachers. To help society navigate the rapidly changing digital world, the “Cifrateka: A Library of Practical Knowledge” platform was launched. It brings together up-to-date materials on online threats and ways to protect against them — all in one place.
GDF Blogging Contest. It's time to create!
Participants of Global Digital Forum Blogging Contest can create content on their way to Russia. All they need is to use Russian AI!
Sergey Vershinin: Russia has Extensive Experience in Digital Sovereignty
At the upcoming Global Digital Forum in Nizhny Novgorod this June, the Russian party plans to discuss current aspects of the international digital agenda, including issues of security and sovereignty. In an interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Kristina Luna Rodriguez, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin explained what Russian companies can offer the countries of the Global South and East, why leading Western IT corporations have discredited themselves, and why the issue of artificial intelligence is overheated in the West.
From IT Department to National Security: How the Role of the CISO Is Changing Right Now
96% of companies can be hacked — this is confirmed by analytics from Positive Technologies and data from white hat hackers who perform penetration testing. While technical protection measures are constantly evolving, so are the tools used by attackers. Today's threats go beyond the perimeter and infrastructure: social engineering, generative AI and fake communication channels are becoming the primary vectors of compromise.
Educational Activities of the Global Fact-Checking Network
In a world where information spreads at incredible speed and fake news and disinformation are becoming increasingly sophisticated, the ability to verify facts gains particular value — not only for journalists and researchers, but also for anyone who uses the Internet. To help people acquire this skill, the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) is actively working on developing educational materials on fact-checking.
“Road to Yalta”: Russian Songs from International Guests on the GDF Stage!
Russian traditions, folk crafts, soulful music, cheerful ring dances, and energetic performances — all this awaits you at the GDF After Party! The stage will feature outstanding performers from Nizhny Novgorod, as well as international guests — the participants of the “Road to Yalta” international music festival.
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Speakers
Bella Cherkesova
Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Global Digital Forum / Russia
Tatiana Matveeva
Head of the Presidential Directorate for the Development of Information and Communication Technology and Communication Infrastructure of the Russian Federation /Russia
OUMOURI Mmadi Hassani
Minister of Post, Communications, Digital Economy, and Transparency / Union of the Comoros
ALI SALATOU Adji
Minister of Communications Technology and Digital Economy/ Republic of Niger
Leon Juste Ibombo
Honorable Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy / Republic of Congo
Moses Kunkuyu Kalongashawa
Minister of Information and Digitalization/ Republic of Malawi
Silaa Jerry William
Minister of Communications and Information Technology / Tanzania
Eduard Lysenko
Government of Moscow, Head of the Department of Information Technologies of Moscow / Russia
Si Woo Kim
Head of Global Sales at Qroad /Republic of Korea (South)
Maleev Alexey
Director of the Higher School of Software Engineering at MIPT, head coach of the Russian national team for the International Olympiad in Informatics under the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, and initiator and head of the Program Committee of the RuCode Festival / Russia
Martin Norbert Held
Investor and Founder of Fancy Nerds AI /Russia / Austria
Jashi Vaja Tamaz
CEO of UniStars /USA
Joseph Shutzman
Director of IT Transformation /USA
Aleksandr Miheev
CEO of VK Play, CEO of the "Games of Social Platforms" Business Unit, CEO of APRIORI (CEO of the Association of Professionals in Game Operations and Development) and Trade on the Development and Production of a Russian Gaming Console) /Russia
Daniel Liu
Founder of HURA /China
Andrey Vorobyev
Director of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ/ Russia
Evgeny Pankov
Data Analyst at the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ /Russia
Ostojic Dragutin
Computer scientist/ Teaching assistant / Serbia
Andrey Aleinikov
PR manager at the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ/ Russia
Ivan Kryazhev
Lead advisor of the International Department of the World Youth Festival Directorate / Russia
Maslov Andrey
Director of the Center for African Studies, HSE / Russia
Amir Jafari
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Middle East Bank /Iran
Jonathan Austin Pasuan Marpaung
Associate Director - Cybersecurity Engineering, Kyndryl / Indonesia
Moctar Seck
Head of the Innovation and Technology Section UNECA at Africa /Senegal
Angelika Karetkina
Journalist, presenter of the Spas TV/ Russia
Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga
Director General of the Information and Communication Technologies Commission / United Republic of Tanzania
Cesar Vidal
Writer, participant (online) / Spain/USA
Brandiettah Motlaleng
Influencer, blogger /RSA (Republic of South Africa)
Siddhartha Sarkar
Developer of the strategy of information warfare through social networks / India
Pepe Escobar
Geopolitical analyst, journalist / Brasil
Natasha Rostova
Вlogger / Russia
Patrick Mark
Blogger / Australia
Natasha Sol
Blogger / Australia
Ruslan Yusufov
Futurologist, Founder and Managing Partner, MINDSMITH / Russia
Fadwa AlBawardi
Founder/CEO, Fadwa AlBawardi Consulting (FSAB) / Saudi Arabia
Rodrigo Quevedo Silva
General Manager of Robotics Lab Scl and Founder of the Chilean Robotics Association / Chile
Jenan Al-Shehab
CTO, ELECTRODIS Tech / Kuwait
Fernanda Bruno
Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) – Postgraduate Program in Communication and Culture. Director of MediaLab.UFRJ. Founding Member of the Latin American Network of Surveillance, Technology and Society Studies (LAVITS) / Brazil
Konstantin Vishnevskiy
Director, Centre for Strategic Analysis and Big Data, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, HSE University / Russia
Aleksey Malinin
President of the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters / Russia
Artem Kureev
Editor-in-chief of the African Initiative news agency / Russia
Mamadou Ba
President of the Sahelian Perspective association, blogger / Mali
Andrey Bystritskiy
Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club / Russia
Valentin Smolyakov
First Vice President and Executive Director of the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia / Russia
Tatyana Startseva
General Director of K-Research / Kazakhstan
Vladimir Bobtsov
Deputy General Director of Industrial Solutions LLC / Belarus
Irada Sultanova
Managing Director of MARSA LLC / Azerbaijan
Ruslan Tagiev
General Director of Mediascope / Russia
Yijing WANG
Lead of International Cooperation, Global Alliance on AI for Industry, Center of Excellence, supported by UNIDO / China
Shen HAO
Dr, Deputy Chief Technologist of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute / China
Hammam Riza
President of KORIKA, Co-Chair Indonesia AI Roadmap 2025 / Indonesia
Habib Mohammed
Head of the Center for Excellence in AI and Robotics, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University / Ethiopia
Andrei Neznamov
Managing Director Сenter of human-centric AI Sberbank / Russia
Anastasia Pavlenko
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Strategic Partnerships Director, Innopraktika / Russia
Dzhabrail Matiev
Chief Marketing Officer, Russia & CIS / Russia
Nahima Diaz
Director General of the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Communications / Nicaragua
Savrasov Aleksei Borisovich
Project manager, Digital transformation and AI, UNIDO / Austria
Paul Lalovic
Partner and Global Lead at Agile Dynamics / Singapore
Larina Ekaterina
Director of the Department for the Development of Mass Media and International Cooperation Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation / Russia
Angelina Sudeykina
Kaspersky expert on children's online safety / Russia
Belyakova Elizaveta
Chairperson of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment / Russia
Mikhail Tolchelnikov
Result Driven Cyber Security – business consultant SABSA (CSF), CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Russia
Dmitry Kolesnikov
General director «Neimark» IT Cluster / Russia
Roman Rensin
Director “Gorky Tech” / Russia
Sunny Vaghela
CEO Techdefence labs / India
Michael Michie Kamau
Co founder EverseTech / Kenya
Alexander Titov
Deputy Secretary General, International Digital Economies Association iDEA / Philippines
Milos Jovanovic
President, OpenLink Group, Serbia and Professor at the University of Kragujevac / Serbia
Prabesh Subedi
Founder Digital Media Foundation / Kathmandu, Nepal
Cristina Amor Maclang
Secretary General International Digital Economies Association iDEA / The Philippines
Vladislav Mishchenko
Vice-President of the "Moscow Trade and Industry Chamber" Union for International and Interregional Activities / Russia
Dmitry Ontoev
Advisor to the Head of the Department of Information Technologies of Moscow / Russia
Niken Dwi Wahyu Cahyani
Senior Lecturer at Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Magister Study Program at Telkom University Bandung / Indonesia
Kebede Samuel Rahimeto
Head of Research division for Interpretable AI and Reinforcement Learning, Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute / Ethiopia
Non Arkara
Senior Smart City Expert, Digital Economy Promotion Agency / Thailand
G'ayratjon Burkhonov
Deputy Director, the Tashkent Department of Digital Development / Uzbekistan
Li Jie
Vice Chairman, Electronic Sports Working Committee of Internet Society of China / China
Xu Zhang
CEO, Doujing Technology / China
Hicham NOUHOU
International Experts in the video games Industry
Dmitry Markov
Chief Executive Officer, VisionLabs / Russia
Rajesh Udawat
Head of the Department of Planning and Information Technology of the City of Indore, Member of the Mayor-in-Council of the City of Indore / India
Aline Machado Da Matta
Head of the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities, UNITAC / Brazil
Nader Norouzi
Mayor of Kermanshah / Iran
Mohammed Alnaqueeb
Founding Member, Karda Organization for Human Development and Human Rights, Volunteer Projects Manager, Akkad Organization for Cultural Exchange / Iraq
Aisha Bin Bishr
Global Digital Transformation Expert, Strategic Leader in Smart City Initiatives / UAE
Hector Rodriguez
Vice-president of Havana Science and Technology Park / Cuba
Dmitriy Sluzhenikin
Advisor on Special projects AUTONOMOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION "NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER OF DIGITAL CRYPTOGRAPHY" / Russia
Sri Safitri
Secretary General for Partnership, KORIKA / Indonesia
Seizo Onoe
D​irector of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau МСЭ
Eric Armel NDOUMBA
Coordinator of the African Research Center in Artificial Intelligence (CARIA) / Republic of the Congo
Dmitry Samartsev
Chief Executive Officer, BI.ZONEGroup / Russia
Igor Lyapunov
Chief Executive Officer, SOLAR / Russia
Alexandr Shoytov
Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russian Federation / Russia
Yuliya Shlychkova
VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Kaspersky / Russia
Yury Maksimov
Co-founder of Cyberus international cybersecurity development foundation / Russia
Thabiso Thukani
Executive Manager: Research & Strategy, Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)
Anna Abramova
Director AI Centre, Moscow State Institute of International Relations / Russia
Anton Gorelkin
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma IT Committee, Chairman of the Regional Public Center of Internet Technologies (ROCIT) Board / Russia
Tikhon Makarov
Advisor to the Director General of ANPO "Dialog Regions" / Russia
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