The participants of the press conference were the honorary chairman of the BRICS Future Forum. Cloud Cities, laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize Rae Kwon Chung and the program director of the BRICS Future Forum. Cloud Cities, General Director of the management company of the Digital Evolution Ventures fund Evgeny Kuznetsov.
During the press conference, Rae Kwon Chung spoke about the key parameters of modern cities and the factors of their development, and also recalled that Moscow, as the venue for the Forum, is a leader in the development of urban infrastructure, including innovative infrastructure, not only among the BRICS countries, but also among other global megacities. In addition, the speaker noted that the BRICS Future Forum. Cloud Cities, will become decisive in shaping the future of the union's cities and the world as a whole.
"Moscow presents a very interesting model of a sustainable metropolis. Of course, Moscow — is one of the largest megacities in the world. Many large cities face problems in implementing the conditions of a green economy and sustainable development, but Moscow copes with this perfectly in terms of air, water, and housing quality. Compared to other megacities, such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, New Delhi — Moscow is a much more green city," — concluded Rae Kwon Chung.
Program Director of the Forum Evgeny Kuznetsov said that the structure of the event will include business, cultural and exhibition programs. One of the key topics of the forum will be the discussion of creating an effective and comfortable urban infrastructure that will create an additional pool of opportunities for residents of the metropolis and ongoing business projects. The next significant topic will be the business development block. As noted by Evgeny Kuznetsov, Moscow has formed a wide range of business support tools, many of which have been recognized internationally. The Forum will become a platform where specialists in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship development will be able to exchange experience and accelerate the development of modern business development tools in the BRICS countries.
The next block of the forum program will be the consideration of issues of stimulating creative and educational processes. The fourth significant block of the program will be the discussion of people's lives in the future, during the discussion experts will develop strategies for creating a comfortable life for the population of megacities.
"We will see a very bright and significant event. Moscow retains its position as one of the world's centers of intellectual discussion regarding the goals and directions of development. The composition of the Forum is designed to ensure effective dialogue between representatives of business and innovation, city authorities and residents of cities. It is important that the Forum will become a platform not only for discussing plans, ideas, prospects and global opportunities, but also for exchanging real experience in what people need," — said Evgeny Kuznetsov.
More than five thousand people will take part in the events of the BRICS Future Forum. Cloud Cities, and more than 300 specialists will become speakers and experts, including entrepreneurs, representatives of technology companies and startups, heads of cities, etc. The site plans to discuss technologies, new business models and public administration. Participants will develop algorithms for creating a comfortable, safe and high-tech environment to ensure the sustainable development of megacities, in accordance with the needs of modern man.
Let us remind you that the BRICS Future Forum. Cloud Cities is held in Moscow for the second time. The headliners of the business program in 2023 were: Nobel Peace Prize laureates — Professor of Economics Muhammad Yunus and Head of the International Committee of the Global Energy Prize Rae Kwon Chung, film director Emir Kusturica, Chairman of the Dubai Future Council for Digital Operations and visionary in the world of future megacities Aisha Bin Bishr, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt Khaled El-Attar, Director of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ankita Sachdev and other experts. A number of international agreements worth more than 33 billion rubles were signed at the forum.