Global Digital Forum 2025

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Global

Digital Forum

June 5–6, 2025

Nizhny Novgorod

For participants Main Program Cultural Program Blogging contest

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

1 000+

IT experts on site

10 000+

IT experts online

170

companies participating in IT-EXPO

8 000 м2

exhibition space

10+

interactive formats

Opportunity

to sign agreements and deals

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

Bloggers From All Over the World Are Invited To Dive Into Russian IT

The Global Digital Forum has launched a contest for foreign bloggers. Content creators are asked to complete interesting tasks, such as test Russian AI services, take part in the Voice Assistant Challenge, or do a mini-interview on Russian IT trends with a random speaker of the Forum.

Grigorenko: Global Digital Forum is a tool for sharing best practices

The Global Digital Forum will be held in Nizhny Novgorod on June 5-6. It is expected to host 1.5 thousand foreign guests and more than 10 thousand online connections. The key topics of the discussions will be promising technologies and the development of artificial intelligence, bridging the digital divide between countries. Forum participants will be able to get acquainted with the exhibition exposition of the conference "Digital Industry of Industrial Russia" (CIPR), dedicated to high-tech solutions.

Grigorenko: The Global Digital Forum will be a tool for exchanging practices

The key topics of discussion by Russian and international experts at the forum will be promising technologies and the development of AI, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Bella Cherkesova took part in international events on telecommunication development

Bishkek, April 25, 2025 — Bella Cherkesova, Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Finance, took part in the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication Development Conference for the CIS countries.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin held talks with the UN Special Envoy for Digital Technologies A.S.Gill.

On March 31, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin had a telephone conversation with the UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Digital and Emerging Technologies A.S.Gill.

Moscow and Beijing have agreed to cooperate in the field of science and technology

MOSCOW, March 31. /tass/. The Moscow Innovation Cluster (MIC) and the Beijing Center for International Scientific and Technical Cooperation signed a memorandum on the development of partnership in the field of science, technology and innovation. This was reported to TASS by the MIC's press service.

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Speakers

Bella Cherkesova

Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Organizing Committee for 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

Maria Shakhova

Author and host of the project We and They. Head of the communication agency MSPR, Journalist, member of the Russian Association of Public Relations (RASO). Winner of the IRI National Award in the nomination Discovering Russia. Winner of the Cannes Lions award /Russia

Maleev Alexey

Director of the Center for the Development of IT Education at MIPT, former Vice-rector of MIPT, founder of the MIPT Olympiad Schools, CEO of Moscow Workshops ICPC, head of the coaching staff of the Russian national team at the international Olympiad of schoolchildren in computer science /Russia

Si Woo Kim

Head of Global Sales at Qroad /Republic of Korea (South)

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

Martin Norbert Held

Investor and Founder of Fancy Nerds AI /Russia / Austria

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

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

Amir Jafari

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Middle East Bank /Iran

Jonathan Austin Pasuan Marpaung

Associate Director - Cybersecurity Engineering, Kyndryl

ALI SALATOU Adji

Minister of Communications Technology and Digital Economy/ Republic of Niger

Michael Ocero

Acting Commissioner for e-Services at the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance / Republic of Uganda

Leon Juste Ibombo

Honorable Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy / Republic of Congo

Moctar Seck

Head of the Innovation and Technology Section UNECA at Africa

OUMOURI Mmadi Hassani

Minister of Post, Communications, Digital Economy, and Transparency / Union of the Comoros

Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga

Director General of the Information and Communication Technologies Commission / United Republic of Tanzania

Moses Kunkuyu Kalongashawa

Minister of Information and Digitalization/ Republic of Malawi

Angelika Karetkina

Journalist, presenter of the Spas TV/ Russia

Maslov Andrey

Director of the Center for African Studies, HSE

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

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